Advancing industries of the future
With the support of funding from the state of Arizona, ASU has launched six science and technology centers that provide the expertise, facilities and infrastructure to collaborate with industry and develop future-focused technologies and science-based solutions. STCs enable breakthroughs in innovation in areas key to Arizona’s thriving as a tech hub, positioning our state for global leadership in the emerging industries of the new knowledge and technology-driven economy.
Through deep connections with industry and informed by market needs, STCs act as force multipliers by helping accelerate discovery, grow and attract new enterprises to the state, build the workforce through training and skill-building and drive entrepreneurship through knowledge translation, technology transfer and support for startups.
Connect with Sustainability Innovation
STCs bring together faculty and student researchers, industry professionals and entrepreneurs to take big ideas from the lab to market across six key clusters of future science applications and technologies.
AMPED: Advanced Materials, Processes, and Energy Devices
Advances new materials and devices for solar, battery and power electronics for the broad electrification of the energy sector.
MADE: Manufacturing, Automation and Data Engineering
Creates foundational manufacturing technologies and methods using process science and engineering, robotics and automation, data analytics, cyber and AI.
PERFORM: Human Performance
Develops novel technologies to enhance physical and cognitive performance and improve medical prevention and interventions.
EXTREME: Extreme Environments
Addresses challenges of growing population centers by engineering resiliency into transportation, energy, water and materials systems that impact future cities.
ACT: Advanced Communications
Drives innovation in physical information systems and sensing and communications solutions to meet the emerging demands of high-bandwidth applications.
Sustainability Innovation
Furthers Arizona’s most pressing societal and environmental challenges and foster sustainable economic growth.
Leverages and grows ASU’s core facilities
ASU Core Research Facilities provide state-of-the-art equipment, specialized services and expert consultation and training to help industry solve the most pressing research challenges.
Funds joint research projects with industry
STCs will make matching funds available to further the impact of industry-funded research. Attend a joint industry-academia Proposers Day to define research priorities and capability needs across research thrusts in the STCs.
Supports student entrepreneurship and innovation
Through the Impact Engineering Fellowship, ASU doctoral students can conduct use-inspired research at an STC-partnered company, non-profit, national lab or government agency. Recent grads and postdocs can gain entrepreneurial experience by bridging academic research and community impact through startup and tech transfer opportunities.
Trains present and future workers
STCs build Arizona’s skilled workforce through training programs and customized technical courses developed in partnership with industry to help workers find the right jobs and to help businesses grow and succeed.
Connect with ASU about customized workforce development opportunities
Join us for an STC Proposer’s Day
Several times each year, ASU’s science and technology centers host a Proposers Day, an interactive forum that convenes ASU faculty members and industry to define research and development priorities based on industry needs. Proposers Days foster rapid university-industry collaborations that unlock new capabilities and solve business and technology problems to improve Arizona’s competitiveness in high-tech sectors.
Connect with us and be informed of the next STC Proposer’s Day.