Summer Research Initiative (SURI)
The Fulton Schools has summer opportunities for qualified students to gain engineering research experience.
Summer Research Initiative 2026
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University offers opportunities for qualified students to gain engineering research experience at a top research university. Participants acquire an in-depth understanding of what it would be like to pursue a doctoral degree through a full-time (30 to 40 hours/week) eight-week summer research program, starting with two weeks of remote involvement.
Eligible U.S. citizens, permanent residents, ASU-sponsored F-1/J-1 visa students and international applicants receive a $5,000 stipend and on-campus housing. Research projects across a wide range of engineering fields are available.
Students between the junior and senior years of their undergraduate degree and those currently pursuing master’s degrees who are considering pursuing a doctorate will be given highest priority. Participants work under the mentorship of research faculty for the eight-week long research program and have opportunities to network with industry partners, other faculty and their peers through a variety of events and activities.
The program dates for SURI 2026 are 05/18/2026 to 07/17/2026.
Learn more about SURI
To find out more about the SURI program, how to apply, the benefits and opportunities, and to get your questions answered, view this recorded webinar from this year’s info session!
Whether you are ready to pursue your graduate education or are still exploring opportunities, we encourage you to consider participating in a summer research program, as it can help you get a sense of the graduate experience.
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The program’s diversity was a valuable aspect. Interacting with peers from various disciplines and backgrounds broadened my perspective and taught me to appreciate different approaches to problem-solving. It fostered an inclusive learning environment where everyone’s unique expertise was celebrated.
Past SURI participant
Applications for SURI 2026are closed now!
SURI 2026 Project Opportunities
SURI 2026 Projects List
Information regarding available research projects for SURI 2026 can be found in the table below.
The SURI 2026 Catalog of Opportunities has all the details about each project.
| Faculty Name | School | Program/Expertise Area | Campus/Worksite location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aditi Chattopadhyay | SEMTE | Structural Health Monitoring, Multiscale Modeling, Multifunctional Materials and Adaptive Structures | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Nick Rolston | ECEE | Renewable Energy Materials and Devices; Batteries and Photovoltaics | ASU Research Park |
| Paul Westerhoff | SEBE | Sustainable Water Treatment Using Advanced Materials | ISTB4 |
| Meng Tao | ECEE | Solar electrolyzer for green hydrogen production | ERC |
| Suzan Allaham | ASA | AI impact on first year students | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Feng Yan | SEMTE | Thin film photovoltaics and photodetectors via emerging chalcogenides materials | ASU Tempe Campus/ASU Research Park |
| Hua Wei | SCAI | LLM, multi-agent system, Education | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal | ECEE | Semiconductor devices | ASU Tempe campus |
| Vidya Chhabria | ECEE | Chip design | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Jaron Mink | SCAI | Cybersecurity, Trustworthy Human-AI Interaction; Online Safety | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Leixin Ma | SEMTE | Machine learning-aided modeling and design, Computational mechanics | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Taejoon Kim | ECEE | Post-Quantum Resiliency for Next-Generation Wireless Networks | |
| Linqin Mu | SEMTE | Critical minerals, sustainable battery materials, advanced characterizations | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Eileen Seo | SEMTE | Polymer chemistry, materials synthesis, sustainability, nanotechnology | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Jiefeng Sun | SEMTE | Robotics, control, embedded systems, mechanical design | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Beomjin Kwon | SEMTE | Mechanical properties of nanomaterials, computational simulation | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Kunal Garg | SEMTE | Robotics, control theory, multi-robot systems, Applications of AI in path planning | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Aman Arora | SCAI | Chip design, Applied ML | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Aman Arora | SCAI | Chip design, Applied ML | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Chao Wang | ECEE | Point-of-care pathogen detection | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Daniel E. Rivera | SEMTE | control systems engineering, system identification, application to behavioral medicine interventions (for both prevention and treatment). | ASU Tempe campus (ERC 416) |
| Dragica Vasileska | ECEE | semiconductor device physics, nanotechnology, computational electronics | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Gautam Dasarathy | ECEE | ASU Tempe Campus | |
| Jeff Zhang | ECEE | Computer Architecture, AI/ML Hardware and System, Energy-efficient Computing | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Jia Zou | SCAI | Unified and Verifiable Privacy Policies for Data and AI/ML Models (database systems, data privacy) | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Jian Li | SEMTE | semiconductors | ASU research park |
| Krishnendu Chakrabarty | ECEE | Microelectronics, Applied AI | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Krishnendu Chakrabarty | ECEE | Microelectronics, Applied AI | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Krishnendu Chakrabarty | ECEE | Microelectronics, Applied AI | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Kumar Ankit | SEMTE | Structural materials for advanced fission and fusion reactors | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Kumar Ankit | SEMTE | Impact of water vapor on corrosion behavior of Fe- and Ni-based alloys | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Lin Li | SEMTE | Computational Materials and Mechanics | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Mike Ranjram | ECEE | Power electronics; power magnetics | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Minglei Qu | SEMTE | Advanced manufacturing | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Mo Jiang | TPS | Energy and medicine systems, Chemical production, Material recycling | ASU Poly Campus |
| Nariman Mahabadi | SSEBE | Subsurface Exploration using Robotic sensing and AI | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Ravi Yellavajjala | SSEBE | Sustainable materials | ISTB2 |
| Ravi Yellavajjala | SSEBE | Metal AM | ISTB2 |
| Rong Pan | SCAI | Time series analysis, data science | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Ruoyu Wang | SCAI | Cybersecurity | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Ryan Milcarek | SEMTE | Industrial electricification, energy management, and efficiency | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Shenghan Guo | SMSN | Data processing and AI-augmented inline sensing for Aerosol Jet prognostics | ASU Polytechnic Campus |
| Sui Yang | SEMTE | self-assembly, 3D printing for nanophotonics and photonic chip | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Vikram Kodibagkar | SBHSE | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Vivek Gupta | SCAI | Natural Langauge Processing, Cybersecurity, Online Safety | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Wanxin Jin | SEMTE | Robotics, Dexterous Manipulation, Robot Learning | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Wenlong Zhang | SMSN | Robotics and control systems, soft robotics, aerial robotics, human-robot inteaction, and manufacturing robots | ASU Polytechnic Campus |
| Wenlong Zhang | SMSN | Robotics and control systems, soft robotics, aerial robotics, human-robot inteaction, and manufacturing robots | ASU Polytechnic Campus |
| Xi Yu | MSN | Robotics, Multi-robot coordination, Control and automation | ASU Poly Campus |
| Xin Xu | TPS | VR course development on energy materials | ASU Poly Campus |
| Yan Shoshitaishvili | SCAI | Cybersecurity | ASU Tempe Campus |
| Zach Berkson | SEMTE | Sustainability, adsorption, reaction kinetics, nanostructured materials | ASU Tempe Campus |