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ASU Presidential Enrichment Speech 01-18-2007

If you are going to be in the Scottsdale, Arizona area you won’t want to miss this.
The President’s Community Enrichment Programs proudly presents:
Impacts, Innovations and Our Rapidly Urbanizing Planet
“Become involved in the discovery process and join us for and inside look at how ASU is transforming our world.”
Presented by Jay S. Golden, PhD, SCPM, REA
Director, […]

NCE researcher selected for NSF Nanoscale Exploratory Research grant 10-27-2006

NCE researcher and Associate Director Patrick Phelan helped land a $110,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Nanaoscale Exploratory Research.
Here is an abstract of his team’s award:
Proposal Number: CTS-0608850
Principal Investigator: Robert Peck (formerly Patrick Phelan)
Other Investigators: Tae-Woo Lee (Co-Principal Investigator), Ravi Prasher (Co-Principal Investigator), J. Rafael Pacheco (Co-Principal Investigator)
Proposal Title: NER: […]

SMART in the News 10-04-2006

Joby Carlson, Lab Manager at the NCE SMART Innovations was interviewed on the local Channel 3 (KTVK) news. Joby discusses urban heat island mitigation and new technologies the NCE is researching.
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The Beginning 07-10-2006

At the National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations we are always looking for new ways to educate the masses on the necessity of integrating sustainabilty into all aspects of development. Whether that be through using recycled materials in pavements, decreasing our dependency on non-renewable fossil fuels or uncovering new technologies that drastically decrease […]

Official Launch of the National Center of Excellence 04-25-2006

New renewable technology is being developed to help mitigate urban heat islands and lower energy consumption at the new National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy. The ASU center will focus on creating a new generation of sustainable materials and renewable technology (SMART) innovations, with funding support from the U.S. […]

National Sustainable Materials for the Urban Environment Conference 04-24-2006

National Sustainable Materials for the Urban Environment Conference
Learn more of the April 24th conference focusing on cool pavements
View the conference agenda
View the conference flyer

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide in our desert 08-28-2005

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide in our desert
By Kathleen Ingley, The Arizona Republic, Aug. 28, 2005

Heat Island Effect Impacting Weather 08-22-2005

Heat island effect impacting weather
Geography Professor Anthony Brazel, Aug. 22, 2005
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Cooling an Asphalt Jungle 06-05-2005

ASU works with utilities to ease urban heat buildup
By Joe Kullman, East Valley Tribune, June 5, 2005
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