Topic

Environment

See how engineering research is protecting ecosystems, improving air and water quality, and building a more sustainable planet.

Jean Andino
November 24, 2025
Fulton Schools Associate Professor Jean Andino develops patent-pending technology to control carbon dioxide levels in vehicles.
A portrait of Hannah Kerner
November 17, 2025
Turning data into decisions, Kerner is showing how artificial intelligence can help people and the planet thrive together.
Paul Grogan
September 30, 2025
Satellites, sensors and models unite in Paul Grogan’s work to deliver faster, smarter disaster response, turning orbiting assets into lifesaving allies.
students working along side of road
March 14, 2025
ASU researchers Matthew Fraser, Hasan Ozer and Pierre Herckes are challenging the standards for emissions modeling.
lettuce field in Arizona
March 7, 2025
Deniz Berfin Karakoc studies ways to ensure food transportation networks are resilient, cost-effective and sustainable.
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
February 6, 2025
Fulton Schools researchers assess circular economy strategies with Yum! Brands to replace restaurant single-use cups with reusable ones.
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 unitSSEBE
ASU engineering FURI student Solenne Norvor-Davis looks through a microscope with Assistant Professor Jordan Yaron in his lab.

Meet student researchers solving health and sustainability issues

Undergraduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
School or unitSBHSESCAISEMTESSEBE
2024 Tongji University Environmental Science & Engineering Summer School participants from ASU, Georgia Institute of Technology and Rutgers University pose for a group photo at the university’s campus in Shanghai, China.

Inspiring new environmental engineering insights

ASU and Tongji University created a global experience to foster collaboration and new perspectives on water and sustainability solutions.
School or unitFulton SchoolsSSEBE
Lake Pleasant

Climate change raises challenge to secure vital resource

Fulton Schools Professor Enrique Vivoni is leading ASU research to overcome the climate change threat to a vital source of water in the U.S. Southwest.
School or unitSSEBE
Mani Modayil Korah and Matthew Green working in lab

ASU researchers develop new tech to help mitigate carbon emissions

Mani Modayil Korah and Matthew Green receive support from the U.S. Department of Energy to curb climate change through innovative carbon capture technology.
School or unitSEMTE
A Gilbert, Arizona, park with grass and trees being watered with sprinklers.

How can cities go green to beat the heat?

ASU researchers pioneered first-of-its-kind research to understand how green spaces and irrigation can reduce the urban heat island effect and carbon emissions.
School or unitSSEBE
Coben Bourguet getting off a plane

Students calculate the carbon costs of Power Five shakeup

Recent changes to football conference alignments will increase carbon emissions, but computer science students and athletes will combine power to find solutions.
School or unitSCAI
A man kneels beside a large 3D printer and freshly printed ASU logo made of concrete.

Engineering low-carbon building materials

A new Fulton Schools research center is focusing on developing methods to end the harmful environmental impacts of manufacturing major construction materials.
School or unitDEWSCSEMTESSEBE
photovoltaic cells

Powering up clean energy systems education

A new ASU graduate degree launching in fall 2024 will use multiple disciplines of engineering to help reach the goal of a more sustainable future.
School or unitFulton SchoolsPOLY
Society of Water and Environmental Leaders students at a water plant

Making a splash in water professions

ASU organization Society of Water and Environmental Leaders provides students with valuable networking and professional development opportunities in the water and wastewater treatment industries.
School or unitSSEBE
Sridhar Seetharaman

DOE appoints ASU Engineering leader to advise on nation’s industrial emission reduction efforts

ASU faculty member Sridhar Seetharaman will help to devise U.S. strategy to protect the environment by decarbonizing industrial operations.
AI-generated graphic of a computer chip in a forest

Making eco-friendly microelectronics

ASU researcher Vidya Chhabria aims to reduce VLSI computing systems’ environmental impact with tools to calculate carbon footprint from manufacture to disposal.
School or unitECEE

Date range November 2025 – November 2023