Angeli Jayme

Angeli Jayme knew she wanted to be an engineer since desiring to build a home for her parents as a child. Jayme’s interest in engineering was solidified as an undergraduate student.

“My love for engineering became more apparent when I joined the University of Nevada, Reno’s Concrete Canoe team,” she says. “It was one of my core memories, wherein we thoroughly enjoyed creative problem-solving and camaraderie for an engineering competition.”

Starting in January 2025, the new assistant professor of civil, environmental and sustainable engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is an expert in pavement structural mechanics and asphalt concrete materials.

Jayme’s work has evaluated the multidisciplinary confluence of tire loading, environmental conditions and layered pavement systems. She uses laboratory experiments, advanced numerical tools and field testing to represent the complex nature of loaded pavements.

Jayme was first introduced to the field as an undergraduate student through internships with the Nevada Department of Transportation.

“Pavement networks serve as the main artery system of our society,” she says. “Improving such necessary infrastructure to connect communities is a complex problem.”

Jayme says the Fulton Schools’ emphasis on inclusive excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration and its reputation for outstanding engineering research and education inspired her to join as a faculty member.

In her new role, she looks forward to creating solutions to climate change’s impact on pavement infrastructure. Jayme aims to incorporate flexible and adaptable technologies into transportation to make it more sustainable and resilient.

She will teach courses in transportation engineering; highway materials, construction and quality; pavement performance and management; bituminous materials and mixtures; and advanced pavement systems. Jayme also plans to get involved with student organizations, citing them as highly impactful on her own education.

Over the course of her career, Jayme has received numerous awards, including the K. B. Woods Award from the National Academies Transportation Research Board, the title of Associate Member in the Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering, the American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation and Development Institute Outstanding Younger Member Award and the title of Rising Star from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rising Stars in Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop.

Outside of work, she enjoys engaging her creative side by practicing yoga, baking, singing and playing the ukulele.

Meet the newest faculty members of the Fulton Schools of Engineering here.

Written by TJ Triolo