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Shira Shecter

Meet students researching biofuels, batteries and more

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

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

Paving a sustainable future, one road at a time

ASU researcher creates bio-based materials for transportation infrastructure and mentors the next generation.
School or unitSustainabilityTransportation
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

ASU-led team tests germicidal ultraviolet light as a cost-effective, safer alternative to chemical disinfectants to reduce health risks and equipment damage.
School or unitWater
Six people standing in front of a banner

Collaboration builds stronger roads, brighter futures

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.
School or unitSustainabilityTransportation
Hopi Nation Community Solar Project

Building a blueprint for rural energy resilience

ASU researchers lead efforts to create energy sovereignty in rural communities through hybrid microgrid development
School or unitEnergy

Endowing a brighter future for engineering students

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

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

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

Inaugural master’s degree cohort turns big data into big futures.
School or unitData science
Poster session.

The gift of student success

Focus on preparing students for successful careers embodies donors’ values.
Overhead view of a freeway interchange

Transforming Arizona’s highways with innovative solutions

ASU-led projects will reduce road repairs, predict actual drive time, manage roadside plants to cut wildfire risk and determine vehicle impact costs.
School or unitTransportation
students working along side of road

Research trio tests environmental risks of tire emissions

ASU researchers Matthew Fraser, Hasan Ozer and Pierre Herckes are challenging the standards for emissions modeling.
School or unitEnvironmentSustainabilityTransportation
Aaron Fairchild, Dharanidharan Arumugam and Subramaniam “Subby” Rajan

New fellowship honors structural engineering professor

The Subby Rajan Structural Engineering Fellowship honors Fulton Schools Professor Subramaniam “Subby” Rajan and celebrates his lifelong commitment to education.
School or unitEducation
aCT members

Resilient roads crack less, last longer

ASU researchers’ novel thermal insulator added to asphalt creates more durable roads with less maintenance needs.
School or unitSustainability
Fulton Schools Assistant Professor Dwarak Ravikumar, left, and Dileep Nakka, associate research technologist, right, review data in their joint research project with Yum! Brands on circular economy strategies to replace single-use cups with reusable cups. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Single-use or reusable cups? New project seeks answers

Fulton Schools researchers assess circular economy strategies with Yum! Brands to replace restaurant single-use cups with reusable ones.
School or unitEnvironmentSustainability
An illustration of a reindeer working on a laptop.

2024 year in review: Engineering with purpose

In 2024, the faculty, staff and students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU took the initiative to innovate with intent.
School or unitData scienceEducationEnergyHealthManufacturingRoboticsSecuritySustainability
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

Microbes, medicine and mentorship

Fulton Schools researcher Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown has blended disciplines to develop innovative solutions for environmental and human health, including groundbreaking advancements in autism diagnosis and treatment.
School or unitEnvironmentHealth

Date range November 2025 – December 2024