Will a $150,000 inflatable lunar landing pad created by 16 ASU students actually work? After nearly a year of arduous work designing and building the pad, the students gather north of Flagstaff, Arizona to put it to the test.
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Featured experts
Scroll through our list of ASU faculty whose expertise aligns with today’s headlines and global conversations. Click on the experts' names to learn more about their expertise and recent media articles.
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee is a clinical professor of law. Ferguson-Bohnee is an expert in Indian law, election law and policy matters, voting rights and status clarification of tribes.
Thom Reilly is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy. Reilly is an expert in child welfare, public administration and human resources management.
Harris Lewin is a prominent genome scientist spearheading one of biology’s most ambitious moonshot goals — a complete DNA catalog of life's genetic code by the end of this decade.
Stavros Kavouras directs the Hydration Science Lab, where he studies the mechanisms by which water intake impacts health and performance.
Heather Ross holds a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Her expertise is in healthcare practice and technology policy.
Floris Wardenaar is an assistant professor of sports nutrition in the College of Health Solutions. Wardenaar is a sports nutritionist whose interests include athlete hydration, particularly in hot climates; dietary supplements and new feeding concepts for athletes.
Ariane Middel is an assistant professor in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering. Middel is an urban climatologist who studies the effects of Urban Heat Islands on the body and ways to keep peoples’ body temperatures down in moments of extreme heat.
Pope Moseley is a research professor in the College of Health Solutions. Moseley is a lung and intensive care physician and biomedical sciences researcher.
Anthony Lamanna is an associate professor of civil engineering and sustainable development, with professional expertise in the retrofit, repair and adaptive reuse of existing structures.
Leah Gerber is a professor of conservation science in the School of Life Sciences and founding director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes. Gerber is an expert in ecosystems, science policy and conservation.
Yan Shoshitaishvili is an associate professor at the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering. He is an expert in computer systems, computer hacking and cybersecurity.
Punam Ohri-Vachaspati is a professor in the College of Health Solutions. Her work explores the disparities surrounding nutrition within schools and communities.
ASU in the media
Science
Once thought a fantasy, effort to sequence DNA of millions of species gains momentum
 Arizona PBS
Arizona State and EPIXC joint projects aimed at reducing CO2 emissions |
 KJZZ
How this voter hotline will help tribal voters navigate ballot box obstacles on Election Day |
 AZCentral
'Death is just as beautiful as life:' What is Day of the Dead and when is it? |
 The Associated Press
Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year boarding school policy |
Featured videos
NASA big idea challenge
 The Mexican mother of Tempe
Hispanic Heritage Month: ASU alumna retraces her lineage to the Mexican mother of Tempe, a pioneer who contributed to ASU’s founding. |
 Alfredo Gutierrez : Hispanic Heritage Month story
More than 50 years ago, a young Vietnam veteran enrolled at ASU on the GI Bill. Amid the conflicts and protests of the late 1960s, he left campus before he graduated. Alfredo Gutierrez went on to become a state legislator, political consultant and prominent human rights activist in Arizona. |
 60 years of ASU Gammage
ASU Gammage, one of the most iconic venues in Arizona, marks its 60th anniversary. The “pink birthday cake” building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, debuted on Sept. 18, 1964. It has hosted hundreds of arts performances, political debates, funerals, graduations and more. |
 Ink’d Greetings: ASU alum’s card kiosk
Alumna Sammi Ekmark's Ink'd Greetings brings on-demand greeting cards to the Tempe campus. |
Quick facts
ASU is No. 1 in the US for innovation
For the tenth straight year, U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU No. 1 on its “Most Innovative Schools” list, ahead of Stanford and MIT. ASU again topped the list based on a survey of peers: College presidents, provosts and admissions deans around the country nominated up to 10 colleges or universities that are making the most innovative improvements.
Top 1 percent of world's most prestigious universities
ASU is in the top 1 percent of the world's most prestigious universities as ranked by Times Higher Education in the only global performance tables that measure research-intensive universities across core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
A top producer of the world's elite scholars
ASU, Harvard, Stanford and the University of Chicago are the only four institutions in the nation with elite Rhodes, Marshall and Churchill scholarship winners. ASU’s six faculty and 15 student Fulbright scholars in the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program are yet another testament to the breadth and excellence of the university’s programs.
Among best graduate schools in the US
ASU graduate programs place among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings. Twenty-one graduate programs are top 10 in the country, ranking among the best schools for law, education, business, public affairs, fine arts and others.
News from ASU
ASU honors veterans, public servants with annual Salute to Service celebration
 Edison Awards announces Michael M. Crow as 2025 Achievement Award honoree |
 Verses for Vets workshops use poetry to help heal |
 ASU ranks No. 1 in 2024 for Teach for America corps members |
 Labriola Center book award shines 'bright light' on Indigenous scholars |