Here are the winners of 2025 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation
Ventures springing from work led by two Fulton Schools faculty members are among award finalists for the upcoming 2025 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation, which honors Arizona’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Crystal Sonic, Inc., which sprung from work led by Mariana Bertoni, a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering and director of Defect Lab at ASU, is a finalist for the spinout award. Enkoat, which emerged from the lab of Narayanan Neithalath, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, is also a finalist for the award. Both ventures are nominated for the Innovator of the Year award in the Small Company category. Read more about Crystal Sonic and Enkoat.

