ECEE Highlights:
2020 to the Present

Message from our director

Our faculty, students and staff have redoubled their collaborative efforts to strengthen and grow the programs in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. In the past few years, we have grown our faculty expertise and research efforts in energy and more recently, in microelectronics and semiconductors, to become an international hub for these areas.

Our primary focus is the education of students who are important contributors to our research. Our academic programs have grown significantly from about 1,200 students a decade ago to more than 3,600 in the Fall 2022 semester, including more than 280 doctoral students. Our sponsored research expenditures remain strong, exceeding $30 million for the past four years.

Our recognition includes U.S. News & World Report ranks of No. 34 for our electrical engineering graduate program and No. 20 for our undergraduate program in 2022. The online delivery method of our electrical engineering graduate program achieved a No. 2 ranking in 2023. This online mode has enabled an unprecedented tripling in undergraduate enrollment to more than 2,500 in a decade. Leveraging technology to provide innovations in our academic programs further improves the student experience.

We continue to accelerate our progress through aggressive faculty hiring. The extraordinary efforts of our dedicated faculty, staff and students drive the success of our school. Our programs and school have a bright future.

Stephen M. Phillips, PhD, PE
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Director of the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Two sided solar cells being held in the sun

Harnessing the sun, powering the future

Arizona State University’s AMPED Science and Technology center is focused on the three key components needed to electrify the entire energy sector: photovoltaics (solar), batteries and power electronics. Associate Professor Zachary Holman leads AMPED to advance Arizona’s New Economy Initiative goals while collaborating with industry partners.

Regents Professor wins IEEE Prize Paper Award

In 2004, Vijay Vittal and colleagues in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society defined stability criteria for the power grid. The team reconvened to redefine power grid stability considering renewable power sources such as solar technology. These efforts earned them a Prize Paper Award from the IEEE’s Power & Energy Society.

ASU researcher advances protein sequencing with NIH Innovator Award

Associate Professor Chao Wang won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research single-molecule protein sequencing. This technology can help diagnose diseases earlier in their progression and better understand cellular health.

Powering up computing capacity

Associate Professor Matthew Marinella is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories to improve the efficiency of radiation-hardened electronics.

Microelectronics innovations

#2

Best online master’s in electrical
engineering programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2023

30+

Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers Fellows

$34.7M

Research expenditures FY22

Ganapati Bhat accepts an award at left while holding his flexible medical device at right

ASU alum wins dissertation award for wearable medical device

Fulton Schools computer engineering alum Ganapati Bhat was inspired to change the lives of people with movement disorders with his wearable device research.

Albert Reed poses with his dog Frog, with a yellow background at left.

The DOD names student Albert Reed to the prestigious NDSEG program

Albert Reed, an electrical engineering PhD candidate, was recently selected to join the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship program.

Electrical engineering major Elizabeth Jones assists an elementary school student at GEAR Day 2018

Sun Devil wins national award for support of women in engineering

Elizabeth Jones was named an Outstanding Collegiate Member of the Society of Women in Engineering, an award given to only 10 society members each year.

Bertoni presenting to peers at a conference

Fulton Entrepreneurial Professors move innovation to market

Associate Professors Jennifer Blain Christen and Mariana Bertoni used their Fulton Entrepreneurial Professorships to advance their technology startups.

Sun Devil solar venture wins grand prize at national competition

Startup company SunFlex Solar, co-founded by Associate Professor Zachary Holman, became a finalist in a national competition to advance solar technology manufacturing.