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Christian Hoover

Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Hoover's research interests include structural and solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, multi-scale material characterization, materials and structural testing.

Recent stories

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Civil engineer Christian Hoover is leading a team to test and catalog different meteorite characteristics to aid NASA’s Planetary Defense mission.

2022 NSF CAREER Award winners with 10 portraits

Eleven faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have received NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Awards in 2022.

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Christian Hoover is working to develop glassy metallic-organic frameworks that can be used for applications such as CO2 capture.

Materials science and engineering graduate student Christabel Wireko Arthur conducts nanoparticle research for health care applications.

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering students conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges in health, sustainability, data science and more.

Additional stories

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ASU professor builds a student-focused learning environment

Assistant Professor Christian Hoover draws upon real-world examples and past experiences in education to focus on student needs in the classroom.