Environment

Sustainable by design

May 12, 2021

The National Science Foundation has recognized Jorge Sefair with a CAREER Award for his work to better inform decisions about the design of conservation areas.

Fixing fragile foundations

April 28, 2021

ASU engineering experts offer perspective on the Biden administration’s $2 trillion plan to improve American infrastructure.

Algae engineering: stepping stone to sustainable solutions

November 5, 2020

A Fulton Schools research center explores uses of biochemicals produced by algae to provide clean energy, treat wastewater and restore environmental health.

Seeking solid scientific ground for engineering soil sustainability

July 8, 2020

A field research station at ASU’s Polytechnic campus designed to probe water and soil interactions could help solve big soil erosion problems.

ASU engineer solving the puzzle of regional water management

April 22, 2020

Margaret Garcia is developing a set of models to help policy-makers make informed decisions about water use and infrastructure in water supply networks.

Tracking a silent killer

April 20, 2020

Ariane Middel has been awarded an NSF CAREER award to further pursue her research in the SHaDE lab, which looks at heat from a human perspective.

COVID-19 may alter the future of how we navigate work and leisure

March 24, 2020

Social distancing to combat the novel coronavirus may transform our expectations about commuting to work, recreational travel and even package delivery.

EPICS students look to improve usability of an Arizona treasure

March 6, 2020

Julie Larsen and Arianna Comes are working to develop a faster autonomous alert system for E. coli measurements in the Oak Creek Watershed.

ASU researchers develop new hydrologic forecasting model from the ground up

February 24, 2020

A first-of-its-kind hydrologic model increases understanding of soil moisture conditions that affect monsoons, agriculture, flooding and land-use in the desert.

ASU engineers at the frontier of water research

January 10, 2020

The Fulton Schools were well represented at the annual Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium.

Assessing the quality of water to improve the quality of life

October 16, 2019

Otakuye Conroy-Ben earned the Technical Excellence Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society for her research and involvement with Native American communities.

Going FFAR with agricultural research

August 22, 2019

ASU researchers have been awarded a grant to develop tools to help small farmers reduce food waste and more aptly meet consumer demand.

Multidimensional environmental challenges

June 27, 2019

Fulton Schools faculty led an international conference to explore potential remedies to the world’s most critical environmental problems.

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.

Burrowing sensor robots could unearth nature’s subterranean secrets

November 6, 2018

ASU engineers will use bio-inspired robots to chart a course for the next generation of underground wireless sensing networks.

Pioneering biotechnology researcher honored with Stockholm Water Prize

September 6, 2018

Arizona State University Regents’ Professor Bruce Rittmann was named a 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.

Modeling the present to improve future predictions of extreme rain

June 8, 2018

Assistant Professor Giuseppe Mascaro characterized daily rainfall extremes in Metro Phoenix to support hydrologic, engineering and climate studies.

Klaus Lackner’s ASU KEDtalk: Carbon is a terrible thing to waste

November 16, 2017

Klaus Lackner, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering professor of civil, environmental and sustainable engineering and director of Arizona State University's Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, asks "We clean up our trash. Why not clean up after our carbon use?" in an ASU KEDtalk hosted by ASU's Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development.