Paul Westerhoff
Regents Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Westerhoff's research focuses on environmental geochemistry; food, water, and energy nexus; drinking water treatment and water quality.
Recent stories
September 29, 2025
ASU-led team tests germicidal ultraviolet light as a cost-effective, safer alternative to chemical disinfectants to reduce health risks and equipment damage.
September 10, 2024
Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff discusses water usage in the semiconductor industry.
August 3, 2023
ASU engineers are seeking ways to alleviate threats to human and environmental health posed by almost indestructible “forever chemicals”.
September 13, 2021
ASU engineering researchers are helping to lead a new science and technology center focused on reducing agricultural use of phosphorus extracted from the earth.
Additional stories
Dedication to education was cornerstone of engineering professor’s career
March 25, 2021
Daniel Jankowski was a demanding teacher and strict academic leader — which is why former students and colleagues honor the late mechanical engineering professor.
Paul Westerhoff receives 2021 Jankowski Legacy Award
March 24, 2021
Paul Westerhoff is being recognized with the 2021 Daniel Jankowski Legacy Award for his decades of work at ASU as an administrator, researcher and professor.
Progress in water treatment earns accolades for engineering researchers
June 29, 2020
Naushita Sharma and Paul Westerhoff received accolades from the American Water Works Association for exemplary research in drinking water treatment.
ASU rapidly engineers solution for medical staff battling COVID-19
May 21, 2020
ASU Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff, fellow faculty and students have created a practical face-mask decontamination solution to help combat COVID-19.
ASU professor Paul Westerhoff selected for 2019 Clarke Prize
July 30, 2019
Paul Westerhoff has been named the 2019 Clarke Prize Laureate for outstanding achievement in water science and technology by the National Water Research Institute.
Transforming the mindset on nanomaterials
May 22, 2019
The narrative on nanomaterials is shifting from being a potential source of contamination to becoming valuable tools for the benefit of human and environment health.
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.
A Nanoparticle and an Engineer Walk into a Lab: Using Nanotech to Purify Water
March 29, 2018
On World Water Day, Fulton Schools Regents' Professor Paul Westerhoff explains how global water challenges are being tackled with nanotechnology.
Making sustainable strides in nanotechnology
March 12, 2018
A Fulton Schools doctoral student and two faculty members swept the top research awards at a major international nanotechnology conference.