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SSEBE

School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Jim Geisbush and Samuel Ariaratnam stand with the team from Sun Yat-sen University

ASU program launches global civil engineering careers

February 10, 2026
Fulton Schools researchers combine cultural immersion and student learning opportunities to create new global career paths and build collaborative networks.
Portrait of Mikhail Chester over an illustration

Ramping up resilience

January 30, 2026
New Helmick Professor of Infrastructure Resilience Mikhail Chester will lead work to create transformative pathways for critical infrastructure.
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

Helmick Professorship to fund new solutions to health issues

January 27, 2026
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown says professorship funds will support innovative projects, partnerships and continued leadership in microbiome research and mentorship.
Pooyan Fazli and Hasti Seifi

2025 Year in review

December 31, 2025
Throughout the year, the Fulton Schools community remained focused on innovation with purpose, responsibility at scale and impact that extends from student success to global communities and beyond.
ASU sunburst logo sign in front of palo verde tree

2 engineering faculty elected NAI fellows

December 22, 2025
Faculty members from the Fulton Schools were elected into the National Academy of Inventors for their contributions in microelectronics and bioremediation.
Samuel Ariaratnam, a professor of construction engineering and the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering at the Del E. Webb School of Construction, was recently elected president and named a fellow of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Trenchless tech expert breaks new ground as UESI president

December 18, 2025
Samuel Ariaratnam, whose research in underground construction methods preserves roads, leads a group focused on utilities and surveying while mentoring engineers.
Peter Lammers giving a tour at the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation

Algae-powered innovation

December 2, 2025

Research by Fulton Schools faculty and students enabled by the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation is helping to set the stage for a productive clean-energy bio-economy.
EnergySustainability
Portraits of Jeff Ehret, Vani Kola, Harriet Nembhard and His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori

Four alumni honored at 2025 Fulton Schools Hall of Fame

November 19, 2025

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University celebrated four exceptional alumni during the 2025 Hall of Fame ceremony.
Shira Shecter

Meet students researching biofuels, batteries and more

November 3, 2025

Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
Enrique Vivoni standing in front of a fountain.

Making waves in hydrology

October 29, 2025

Enrique Vivoni earns three prestigious fellowships for advancing research in water systems and climate resilience.
Water
Elham-Fini holding a piece of asphalt.

Paving a sustainable future, one road at a time

October 16, 2025

ASU researcher creates bio-based materials for transportation infrastructure and mentors the next generation.
SustainabilityTransportation
ASU Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff standing in front of experimental hardware for the Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Biofilm Inhibition (GULBI) investigation. The setup features four parallel reactors with glowing blue BioCells, illuminated by side-emitting optical fibers and LEDs.

Stopping slime on Earth and in space

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.
Water
Six people standing in front of a banner

Collaboration builds stronger roads, brighter futures

September 2, 2025

FORTA, LLC. renewed a named professorship with ASU after a successful 20-year collaboration with pavement researchers in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
SustainabilityTransportation
Hopi Nation Community Solar Project

Building a blueprint for rural energy resilience

August 12, 2025

ASU researchers lead efforts to create energy sovereignty in rural communities through hybrid microgrid development
Energy

Endowing a brighter future for engineering students

August 5, 2025

Terracon, an employee-owned engineering consulting firm, is establishing a $50,000 endowed scholarship to support civil engineering students.
Friends of Civil and Environmental Engineering Education and Vice-Chair Camille Armendariz, PE, of Black & Veatch, shakes hands with a student who passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam after presenting him with an Engineer in Training stole during the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment’s Graduation Celebration in May 2025. Photographer: Lisa Irish/ASU

Industry partners’ support boosts student success

June 30, 2025

Professional guidance and support help build our future workforce.
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.
Two men standing on a stage and holding a laptop.

ASU’s data science dream team

May 9, 2025

Inaugural master’s degree cohort turns big data into big futures.
Data science

February 2026 – May 2025