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Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei

Assistant Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Khodadadi Tirkolaei's research interests include Geotechnical Engineering, Biogeotechnical Engineering, Biogeotechnologies for Mining & Critical Minerals, and Circular Materials for Geoinfrastructure

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Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei, an assistant professor of civil, environmental and sustainable engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, holds up a biocemented soil sample to be tested in his laboratory at Arizona State University. Photographer: Lisa Irish/ASU

Stabilizing soils sustainably

September 24, 2026

NSF CAREER Award recipient Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei will explore how proteins can guide mineral bond formation between soil particles.

man spraying liquid on a rocky slope in the woods

Recovering critical minerals from waste

June 2, 2026

ASU researchers develop ways to refine and reuse discarded materials to reduce reliance on imports.