Enhancing software engineering education, developing new artificial intelligence models for cybersecurity, improving semiconductor material performance, advancing additive manufacturing capabilities and better understanding soft robotics control are just some of the ways Arizona State University students are addressing real-world challenges through hands-on research.
Undergraduate and graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU have several opportunities to conduct research that has real-world impact. Through individual projects mentored by Fulton Schools faculty members, students apply their classroom knowledge, build new skills and forge meaningful advances in the research themes of data science, education, energy, health, security, semiconductor manufacturing and sustainability.
In the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative, also known as FURI, and the Master’s Opportunity for Research in Engineering, or MORE, programs, participants conceptualize ideas, develop plans and investigate research questions during a semester.
Students participating in the Grand Challenges Scholars Program, or GCSP, can apply for additional funding to conduct research through the GCSP research stipend program. Conducting research is one part of the rigorous GCSP competency requirements designed to prepare students to solve the world’s most complex societal challenges.
These three programs enhance students’ ability to innovate, think independently and solve problems in their communities. They also benefit from the technical and soft skills they gain, which prepare them for their careers and the pursuit of advanced degrees.
Each semester, students who participate in FURI, MORE and the GCSP research stipend program are invited to present their findings at the Fulton Forge Student Research Expo. Learn more about five of the researchers participating in the fall 2024 event.
Meet them and more than 115 other student investigators at the Fall 2024 Fulton Forge Student Research Expo, which is open to the public, on Monday, Nov. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Memorial Union on the ASU Tempe campus.
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