New Carbon Economy Consortium: Building research programs to support 21st Century economic opportunity

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New Carbon Economy Consortium: Building research programs to support 21st Century economic opportunity

Now is the time to map paths to the breakthrough research programs and forward-looking university-business partnerships that will serve as the hubs for this new carbon economy. This is an

ASU undergraduate intern awarded by Idaho National Laboratory

Brianna Fornes, an undergraduate at Arizona State University, was recently awarded Best Technical Presentation by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This award highlights her work during a summer internship at

ASU scientists inspire high school student across country

Albert Kyi is entering the 11th grade this fall at Grace Church High School in New York City, NY, and has demonstrated a passion for innovation and sustainability far beyond

ASU researchers receive accolades for solar energy research

Making ASU the largest recipient of funding in the 2017 Photovoltaics Research category, ASU researchers – including three sustainability scientists – received $4.3 million in Department of Energy SunShot Awards for their work to make solar cost-competitive.

Exploring opportunities for collaborative partnerships in Bulgaria

A team from Arizona State University, led by ASU Lightworks® Director Bill Brandt, wrapped up a week-long series of meetings with Bulgarian institutions in Sofia, Bulgaria. These meetings established collaborative

Vision for rehabilitated watershed lands ASU team with award

An ASU team took the overall prize in the "Make the Ala Wai Awesome" challenge, an international student design competition that asked contestants to rehabilitate a critical Oʻahu watershed containing one of the nation’s most polluted bodies of water.

Sustainability alumnus named to Greenbiz '30 Under 30'

ASU LightWorks Program Coordinator Samson Szeto has been named to the 2017 GreenBiz "30 Under 30," the second year in a row that a School of Sustainability graduate has made the list of young professionals striving to make both their workplace and the world a better place.

Science within Art: #ArtTree

The interactive artificial carbon capture tree, or #ArtTree, bridges the gap between science and art through a creative project that models a real-life technology. It was built as an artistic

2017 Vision Award presented to ASU LightWorks®

The 2017 Vision Award was presented to the ASU LightWorks® Accelerator team by ASU's Knowledge Enterprise Development (KED). This award is given to a staff member or team who has

Milton Sommerfeld: Legacy and Lifetime Achievements

Appropriately dubbed "The Wizard of Ooze," Milton Sommerfeld illuminated the world of algae with vibrant imagery and bubbling-good humor. With this tribute we remember Sommerfeld, who died in May 2017 and left an enduring legacy of research – both at ASU and well beyond its walls.

2017 Algae Industry Magazine’s International Readers’ Poll

Algae Industry Magazine’s (A.I.M.) International Readers’ Poll is an assessment of where the algae industry is today, and what dominated 2016. It singles out those who are driving the industry’s

Charrettes at ASU and Earth Day Texas: Interview with ASU LightWorks®

A national series of charrettes is being held to drive acceleration of all profitable clean solutions in different industries, such as oil and gas, transportation, etc. The goal of these