NSF CAREER Awards
at the Fulton Schools
40 NSF CAREER Awards earned by ASU Engineering faculty in the past five years
Early-career faculty members in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have a strong track record of earning highly competitive and prestigious awards, including the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
“Through these CAREER Awards, the NSF has recognized the potential of our early-career faculty to transform their respective fields and advance transformational research,” says Kyle Squires, ASU’s senior vice provost for engineering, computing and technology and dean of the Fulton Schools of Engineering. “The engineering and scientific communities stand to benefit greatly from the unique integration of education and research embodied by these talented young investigators.”
NSF CAREER Awards support the nation’s most promising junior faculty members as they pursue outstanding research, excellence in teaching and the integration of education and research.
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2024–2025
Tiffany Bao
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Achieving Autonomous Symbolic Execution through Learning from Humans
Zhichao Cao
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Towards Disaggregated Persistent Key-Value Stores
Heejin Jeong
The Polytechnic School
Enhancing Self-Directed Hand Rehabilitation with AI-Driven Recovery Dynamics Monitoring and Motivation Boosting
Mohamed Houssem Kasbaoui
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Consistent Immersed Boundary-Modeled Large Eddy Simulations for Flows with Complex and Deforming Surfaces
Hannah Kerner
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
AI for the Digital Planet – Advancing Machine Learning for Satellite Remote Sensing Data for the Future
Dina Verdín
The Polytechnic School
Developing Novel Methods and Tools for Engineering Education Researchers
Hua Wei
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
The Next Frontier in Urban Data Analytics: From Prescriptive to Actionable
2023–2024
Xiangyang Dong
School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
Additive Manufacturing of Structural Battery Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites
Houqiang Fu
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Ultrawide Bandgap Aluminum Nitride FETs for Power Electronics
Kailong Jin
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Nanoscale Resolution of Near-Interface Crystallization in Multicomponent Semicrystalline Polymeric Materials
Wonmo Kang
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Manufacturing of Continuous Network Graphene-Copper Composites for Ultrahigh Electrical Conductivity
Mojdeh Khorsand Hedman
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Holistic Distributed Resource Management and Discovery via Augmented Learning and Robust Optimization
Beomjin Kwon
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Kookjin Lee
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Accelerating Scientific Discovery via Deep Learning with Strong Physics Inductive Biases
Xiangjia (Cindy) Li
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Nick Rolston
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Design of Thermomechanically Robust Metal Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic Devices
Hasti Seifi
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Democratizing Haptics: Enabling Novice Designers with Vibrotactile Models and Tools
Zhe Xu
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Temporal Causal Reinforcement Learning and Control for Autonomous and Swarm Cyber-Physical Systems
2022–2023
Ayan Mallik
The Polytechnic School
A Multi-dimensional Study of Electromagnetic Interference in Wide Bandgap Power Electronics: Modeling, Estimation, and Mitigation
Ruijie Zeng
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Re-engineering Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure: Upscaling In-field Conservations for Regional Sustainability
Houlong Zhuang
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Developing Quantum Algorithms for High-Entropy Alloy Discovery
2021–2022
Abhinav Acharya
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Understanding the Immunometabolism-Epigenetic Crosstalk in Dendritic Cells
Kumar Ankit
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Understanding the origins of pearlite discontinuities in eutectoid microstructures: Modeling & Experiments
Deliang Fan
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Efficient, Dynamic, Robust, and On-Device Continual Deep Learning with Non-Volatile Memory based In-Memory Computing System
Christian Hoover
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Troy McDaniel
The Polytechnic School
Anamitra Pal
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Kenan Song
The Polytechnic School
Xiaojun Tian
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Circuit-Host Interactions
Arul Mozhy Varman
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Unraveling the impact of decoupling the carbon metabolism of microbial cell factories on bioproduction
Ruoyu “Fish” Wang
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Re-configurable, Source-Language-Agnostic Decompilation for Binary Programs
Jia Zou
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Rethink and Redesign of Analytics Databases for Machine Learning Model Serving
2020–2021
Ahmed Alkhateeb
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Enabling Highly-Mobile Large-Scale MIMO Systems with Machine Learning
Gautam Dasarathy
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Learning and Leveraging the Structure of Large Graphs: Novel Theory and Algorithms
Emma Frow
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Reconfiguring Life: Care and control in bioengineering
Nicolo Michelusi
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Adaptive Communications and Trajectory Design for UAV-assisted Wireless Networks: a Multi-Scale Decision Framework
Giulia Pedrielli
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
LEarning to Search with Structure (LESS), a Unifying Algorithmic Framework for Gray Box Optimization of Biomanufacturing Systems
Jorge Sefair
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Models and Algorithms for Strategic Conservation Planning
Yang Weng
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Faithful, Reducible, and Invertible Learning in Distribution System for Power Flow
Yu Yao
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Ultra-compact High-speed Infrared Polarimetric Spectroscopic (IRPS) Imaging system
Yu “Tony” Zhang
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
When Reality Fails Expectations: Containing Reflective Domain Models for Human-Aware Planning and Learning of Robotic Teammates
2019–2020
Daniel Aukes
The Polytechnic School
Dynamic Modeling and Fabrication of Compliant Material Systems for On-Demand Specialist Robots
Bruno Azeredo
The Polytechnic School
Electrochemical Nanoimprinting of Inorganic Semiconductors: Towards Manufacturing of Three-dimensional Free-Form Optical Devices
Samantha Brunhaver
The Polytechnic School
Ready for Change: Fostering Adaptability along the Engineering Pathway
Margaret Garcia
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Balancing Local and Systemic Resilience in the Western Water Network
Jennifer Kitchen
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Design Automation of Integrated Power Electronics: From Architectures to Circuits
Robert LiKamWa
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Rhythmic Pixel Region Interface Systems for Efficient, Performant, and Precise Augmented Reality
Ariane Middel
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Human Thermal Exposure in Cities – Novel Sensing and Modeling to Build Heat-Resilience
Brent Nannenga
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Understanding ferritin biomineralization by high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy
Yulia Peet
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Interaction of Turbulence with Flexible Surfaces: Coherent Structures and Near-Wall Dynamics
Barbara Smith
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Multi-Parametric Electrophysiology for High-Resolution Deep Brain Circuit Analysis
Siddharth Srivastava
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Generalizable and Reliable Behavior Synthesis in Uncertain Open-World Environments
Sze Zheng Yong
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Towards Non-Conservative Learning-Aided Robustness for Cyber-Physical Safety and Security
Wenlong Zhang
The Polytechnic School
Facilitating Human Interaction with Assistive Robots Through Intent Signaling and Inference
2018–2019
Heather Emady
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Quantification of the powder-liquid interface via multi-scale granulation
Stephanie Gil
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Multi-agent decision making and optimization using communication as a sensor
Matthew Green
School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Using electrostatic interactions to guide microstructure and mechanical properties in block polyelectrolytes
Zachary Holman
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Transparent, passivating, and carrier-selective heterojunction contacts for silicon and cadmium telluride solar cells
Hyunglae Lee
School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Transparent robot-aided rehabilitation (TRAIN): Robot-aided rehabilitation with refined characterization of altered biomechanics & enhanced physical human-robot interaction
Qin Lei
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
A universal block of “series connected SiC MOSFET” for medium/high voltage converter
Mohamed Sarwat
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Towards spatial data systems support for the Internet of Things
Junliang Tao
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Integrated research and education on bio-inspired burrowing
George Trichopoulos
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Enabling non-line-of-sight imaging with terahertz holography
Chao Wang
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Integrated optofluidic chips towards label-free detection of exosomal microRNA biomarkers
2017–2018
Heni Ben Amor
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Preventive robotics: learning and adaptation for predictive human robot symbiosis
2016–2017
Treavor Boyer
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Sustainable urine processes through integration of education and research
Adam Doupé
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Next generation black-box web application vulnerability analysis
Mehdi Nikkhah
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Cardiac ischemia on-a-chip: probing mechanisms underlying molecular, cellular and tissue-level adaptive responses after injury
Umit Ogras
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Transforming personalized computing with flexible systems-on-polymer
Jay Oswald
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Novel coarse-grained simulations to study relationships linking morphology and plastic resistance in semi-crystalline polymers
Yueming Qiu
Bridging the gap between engineering simulation and reality of home energy-efficiency improvements via big-data analysis
Fengbo Ren
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Building energy-efficient IoT frameworks – A data-driven and hardware-friendly approach tailored for wearable applications
Jae-sun Seo
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Designing ultra-energy-efficient intelligent hardware with on-chip learning, attention, and inference
Hanghang Tong
Network robustification: theories, algorithms and applications
Robert Wang
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Phononic properties of colloidal nanocrystal superlattices
2015–2016
Jennifer Blain Christen
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Adapting flexible display technology for optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation
Candace Chan
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Engineering structure and ionic conductivity in Li7La3Zr2O12 nanowire-based solid electrolytes
Jingrui He
Modeling the heterogeneity of heterogeneity: Algorithms, theories and applications
Ximin He
Bioinspired adaptively reconfigurable material systems for programmable and autonomous metal ion separations
Shimeng Yu
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Scaling-up resistive synaptic arrays for neuro-inspired computing
Ming Zhao
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Coordinated QoS-driven management of cloud computing and storage resources