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Sustainability

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Klaus Lackner

Klaus Lackner is pulling CO2 out of thin air

An ASU engineering professor is developing technology that shows promise for helping to reduce the troublesome buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Developing alternative concrete materials to protect the environment

An ASU engineer is formulating new kinds of concrete that could be made without the harmful greenhouse gases emitted in the production of conventional concrete.
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Striving for stronger structural sustainability

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will support ASU engineer Pingbo Tang’s effort to improve the maintenance, safety and resilience of civil infrastructure.
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Sustainability project aims at boosting water, electrical systems resiliency

ASU engineers are exploring how the Southwest can fortify its power and water infrastructure to deal with future climate challenges.
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CNCE aims to achieve net-zero emissions through technology such as air capture of carbon dioxide

New ASU center aims for negative carbon emissions

What if we had the ability to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Air capture technology developed by researchers at the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions could actually "scrub" carbon dioxide from the air.
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ASU engineers have role in national effort to better protect water quality

A new research center will focus on developing advanced methods for dealing with contaminants in water systems.
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Study charts chemicals for potential health concerns

ASU engineer Rolf Halden is working to reveal which of the ever-growing kinds of chemicals being produced could become threats to humans and the environment.
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Exploring environmental impacts of solar technologies

ASU engineers are contributing to research aimed at providing a clearer picture of the long-term effects of today's emerging renewable energy technologies.
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Ben Wender

EPA fellowship aids student’s research for safer use of nanotechnology

A graduate research fellowship award will support an ASU engineering doctoral student’s efforts to guide innovation of new nanotechnologies that reduce risks to environmental and human health.
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Professor Bruce Rittman, arms crossed and smiling, stands in the foyer of a modern ASU building.

Rittmann receives inaugural international award for promoting interdisciplinary research

ASU professor Bruce Rittmann's work to combine microbiology with engineering has earned him an international award from two of the world's leading science and engineering organizations
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Building the framework for the future of biofuels

Do plant-based fuels offer a realistic reprieve from a fossil-powered future? An ASU engineer examines the full life cycle of biofuels through cultivation, production and beyond.
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Daniel Eisenberg

Research aims to ramp up resilience of critical engineered systems

National Science Foundation fellowship awards are supporting an engineering doctoral student's work on ways to better fortify civil infrastructure.
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Scholarship, fellowship will propel engineering student’s water research

The challenges of assuring safe, clean water for a growing human population motivates David Hanigan’s environmental engineering pursuits.
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Fulton Schools dean honored for environmental engineering achievements

Paul Johnson, dean of ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, is recognized for work to protect human health from impacts of soil and water contaminants
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Work on contaminant removal methods earns research paper awards

An ASU engineering postdoctoral research associate and a doctoral student won best research paper awards at a major environmental engineering conference.
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ASU, NGA to address national security risks posed by climate change

Eight ASU engineers are on a research team that will assess the potential for climate change to result in threats to national security
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Enrique Vivoni

Vivoni’s work in hydrology earns engineering research prize

Enrique Vivoni is being honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers for advances he is helping to make in hydrology and related areas
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Display of determination

Marlynn Radford-Brown persevered through academic detours and personal loss. Now she's interviewing nationally and considering law school.
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Date range April 2015 – May 2014