Science@ASU

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, and the Arizona FIRST Robotics Planning Committee, in conjunction with Arizona State University’s (ASU’s) Applied Learning Technologies Institute, announce the FIRST RoboTech Expo at Arizona State University (ASU) on October 28, 2006. The event will take place at the new ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus, located at 411 N. Central Avenue, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. It will include a mini robotics competition, followed by workshops taught by FIRST volunteers on everything from team building, to fund raising, to safety and mentoring. The event will be free and open to the public. FIRST, “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” is a worldwide, non-profit organization whose mission is to create a world where science and technology are celebrated, and students are inspired to pursue careers in math, engineering and technology. Chandler-based Microchip Technology is the Organizing Sponsor and a “Leader in Technology Sponsor” of the FRC Arizona Regional. The Company is also an Official Supplier to FIRST, with Its donations of semiconductor and development-tool products to all 1,300 FIRST robotics teams worldwide.

See what students are doing in the Graphic Information Technology (GIT) Commercial Photography Studio.

Highlights from the November 30, 2007 event, which showcased the variety of groundbreaking, high-tech projects taking place at the Polytechnic campus.

ATIC develops highly effective and efficient solutions by using the most skilled contemporary science and technology talent to foster collaborations.

University Vice President and Dean Keith Hjelmstad introduces the College of Technology and Innovation.

Engineering associate professor Tom Sugar is featured in this alt^I video about SPARKy, a below-the-knee prosthetic device that Sugar and his colleagues developed with the Military Amputee Research Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology (LARB) Web site: http://larb.asu.edu LARB carries out fundamental and applied microalgal research, especially in the utilization of microalgae for renewable energy production, environmental bioremediation, and for human nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. In addition to research, LARB is actively engaged in education, training and workforce development. Undergraduate and graduate students have opportunities for hands-on experience in the latest technologies in biology and biotechnology.