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Claudia Zapata

Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Zapata's research focuses on unsaturated and expansive soils, soil behavior under static/repeated loads, fluid flow and volume change modeling, environmental impacts, and soil improvement.

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A group of award recipients and leadership from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) posing together at an awards ceremony. Among the group are ASU SSEBE faculty members being honored for their foundational impact on civil engineering, including Director Ram Pendyala (middle right) and Associate Professor Claudia Zapata (third from right). They are standing indoors in front of a professional event backdrop.

Civil engineering faculty members honored for foundational impact

June 26, 2025

The American Society of Civil Engineers is honoring Ram Pendyala, Enrique Vivoni and Claudia Zapata for their contributions to the field of civil engineering.

A group photo of Ram Pendyala and his research team with their bicycles.

Designing next-generation transportation systems

March 17, 2023

Fulton Schools faculty members Ram Pendyala and Claudia Zapata will help to lead new national research centers in creating innovative and more sustainable transportation systems.

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Summer research sizzles at ASU

August 16, 2018

Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering hosted four National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates programs this summer.