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School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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Reimagining water systems in the age of AI
Associate Professor Tiezheng Tong received the inaugural National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering award for AI-driven water sustainability.
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Can game theory save the grid?
An ASU research team is modeling how private infrastructure choices affect public water and power systems.
Additional research stories
Explore how faculty and students in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment are advancing knowledge and solutions through their research.
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Using electricity to remove hard-to-treat water pollutants
June 17, 2026
ASCE award honors Sergi Garcia-Segura’s sustainable electrochemical processes for water purification.TopicsCivil engineeringEnvironmental engineering -
Recovering critical minerals from waste
June 2, 2026
ASU researchers develop ways to refine and reuse discarded materials to reduce reliance on imports.TopicsArtificial intelligenceEnvironmentSustainabilityWater -
Ramping up resilience
January 30, 2026
New Helmick Professor of Infrastructure Resilience Mikhail Chester will lead work to create transformative pathways for critical infrastructure. -
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.TopicsEnvironmentHealth -
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. -
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.TopicsEnergySustainability
How are we shaping the built environment?
SSEBE faculty have earned a remarkable range of honors, awards, and recognition across fields of engineering, sustainability, infrastructure, and education.
Our research and classroom activities advance the long-lasting improvement of the human condition by shaping a resilient and sustainable built environment. The school’s work spans society’s physical infrastructure and the integrated systems that sustain health, prosperity, and social well-being.
Our award-winning faculty members are advancing discovery and leading research centers dedicated to sustainable infrastructure and climate resilience, hydrological innovations, bio-mediated and bio-inspired geotechnics, low-carbon structures and materials, and smart mobility.
Ram PendyalaProfessor and Director, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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Faculty members from the Fulton Schools were elected into the National Academy of Inventors for their contributions in microelectronics and bioremediation.
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Samuel Ariaratnam, whose research in underground construction methods preserves roads, leads a group focused on utilities and surveying while mentoring engineers.
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Enrique Vivoni earns three prestigious fellowships for advancing research in water systems and climate resilience.
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