Meet our team: powering cutting-edge research.
Paul Westerhoff
Regents Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- 480/965-2885
- ISTB4 - Room 395D TEMPE AZ 85287-3005
Westerhoff's research focuses on environmental geochemistry; food, water, and energy nexus; drinking water treatment and water quality.
Gabe Rice
Project Mgr Research
ENGR Engineering Dean's Office Research Advancement-Pre Award
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- 480-965-5642
- 699 S. Mill Ave Tempe AZ 85281
Jocelyne Moore
Administrative/Events Program Coordinator
ENGR School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Research
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- 480-727-1594
- 781 S Terrace Rd Tempe AZ 85257
Lead innovators
Alireza Farsad
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
ENGR School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Anca Delgado
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Delgado’s research focuses on natural and synthetic microbiomes for treatment of contaminants and production of high-value biochemicals.
Andrew Webber
School of Life Sciences
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- 480/965-8725
- FULTN 420 TEMPE AZ 85287-7805
Webber is a professor in the School of Life Sciences and most recently served as executive director in the Office of the University Provost where he oversaw University Accreditation and Academic Program Reviews.
Chao Ma
Associate Professor
School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
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- 6155 S Innovation Way West 350H, ISTB12 Mesa AZ 85212
Dwarakanath Ravikumar
Assistant Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Ravikumar's research interests are designing and implementing circular economy solutions to address climate change, and guide and improve the sustainability outcomes of large-scale technology transitions.
Edward Kavazanjian
Regents Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- 480/727-8566
- GWC 112B Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics 650 E. Tyler Mall Tempe AZ 85287-3005
Professor Kavazanjian's expertise includes geotechnical engineering for infrastructure development, with a focus on seismic design, waste properties and waste containment system design, and biogeotechnical ground improvement.
Soyoung Seo
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
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- 602/496-4280
- Biodesign C293 Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287
Seo's spotlight areas of research include the development of sustainable polymers from renewable resources and advanced macromolecular composites.
Ellen Stechel
Deputy Director and Professor of Practice
School of Molecular Sciences
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- PO Box 878204 ASU LightWorks 77 E University Drive Tempe AZ 85287-8204
Jeffrey Self
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Jeffrey Self is an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy. His research focuses on the development of sustainable polymer materials and processes.
James Miller
Professor of Practice
Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
James (Jim) E. Miller is a chemical engineer who has directed his efforts towards energy, materials, and chemical processing research. Current efforts are focused on high temperature, thermally driven sustainable processes.
Justin Flory
Associate Director, Research
Center for Negative Carbon Emissions
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- 480/965-9938
- Office: Walton Center for Planetary Health, Room 324; 777 East University Dr Tempe AZ 85281
Dr. Flory has an interdisciplinary background with a BS in physics, seven years industry experience, and a PhD in biological design. He works with faculty to develop proposals and manages 2 DOE and 1 NSF funded projects.
Kevin Redding
Professor
School of Molecular Sciences
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- 480/965-0136
- PSC-C305 Bateman Physical Science Center TEMPE AZ 85287
Redding is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the School of Molecular Sciences at ASU. His current research interests are in structure/function studies of photosynthetic reaction centers and other related areas.
Lenore Dai
Vice Dean and Professor
Fulton Schools of Engineering
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- 480/965-4112
- BYENG 640 ISTB4 263 Tempe AZ 85287-6106
Dai is a professor and the vice dean of faculty administration in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. She served as the director of the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy from 2015 to 2022.
Mariana Bertoni
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
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- 480/727-0755
- ENGRC 173 TEMPE AZ 85287-5706
Bertoni heads the DEfECT Lab at ASU, working to establish an efficient platform of energy technologies based on earth abundant and environmentally benign materials with the potential of achieving terawatt-level deployment.
Matthew Green
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
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- 480/965-8051
- ENGRC 277 Tempe AZ 85287-6106
Green is the Director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions. His research focuses on polymers for use in applications such as water purification, carbon dioxide capture, and nanocomposites.
Meng Tao
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
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- 480/965-9845
- ENGRC 157 TEMPE AZ 85287
Tao's research interests range from semiconductor surfaces, interfaces and thin films; terawatt-scale solar photovoltaics to two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides and chemical vapor deposition.
Marylaura Lind
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
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- 6161 E Mayo Blvd MC8720 Phoenix AZ 85054
Dr. Lind research interests are in membrane separations and medical devices.
Otakuye Conroy-Ben
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- CNTR BLDG MESA AZ 85287
Conroy-Ben's research focuses on the biological effects of polluted water. Her research interests include environmental endocrine disruption, metal and antibiotic resistance in bacteria and wastewater epidemiology.
Peter Fox
Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- 480/965-1734
- ISTB4 365 TEMPE AZ 85287-3005
Fox has focused his work on natural treatment systems and water reuse for the last 12 years. His expertise is in water reuse biological treatment and salinity and brine disposal
Peter Lammers
Research Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- 480/727-1484
- 7418 Innovation Way South Rm 103 Mesa AZ 85212
Lammers' expertise includes plant physiology, biochemistry and wastewater treatment.
Patrick Phelan
Professor
Fulton Schools of Engineering
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- 480/965-1625
- ENGRC 463 TEMPE AZ 85287-6106
Phelan researches and teaches in the area of sustainable energy, thermal transport and thermal management.
Bruce Rittmann
Center Director and Regents Professor
Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology
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- 480/727-0434
- BDA 210B TEMPE AZ 85287-5701
Rittmann is a Regent's Professor and the director of the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology. He is an international leader in the use of microbial communities to provide services to society.
Ruijie Zeng
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- 480/727-2944
- 777 East University Dr. Room 423 Tempe AZ 85281
Zeng studies feedback between human activities and the land surface hydrologic cycle using modeling, remote sensing and data-driven methods in complex systems with multiple interactions.
Sergio Garcia Segura
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Garcia-Segura's expertise includes electrochemical water treatment.
Shahnawaz Sinha
Research Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Sinha's primary area of research is in the area of drinking water, water treatment plant optimization, water quality research, pilot-scale studies, seawater and brackish water desalination and industrial water treatment.
Shuguang Deng
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Deng's research interests include adsorbents, catalysts and membranes for sustainable energy and clean water applications.
Seth Tongay
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
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- ENGRC 493 Tempe AZ 85287-6106
Cutting-edge research in manufacturing next-generation materials for electronics, national security, and sustainability.
Treavor Boyer
Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Boyer's research focuses on drinking water and wastewater treatment, urine source separation, nutrient management and resource recovery. Undergraduate/Graduate Program Chair for Environmental Engineering.
Tianfang Xu
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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- 480/965-7666
- WCPH 412 777 E. University Dr. Tempe AZ 85287
Xu focuses on enhancing water resources systems and groundwater flow, transport and interaction predictions with process-based models, machine and deep-learning and satellite remote sensing.
Tiezheng Tong
Associate Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Tong's research focuses on desalination and water purification. He has received numerous awards, including the 2022 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.
Xiangfan Chen
Associate Professor
School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
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- 6155 S. Innovation Way West, ISTB12 MESA AZ 85212
Chen's research interests focus on advanced manufacturing for emerging applications in the areas of photonics, energy and biomedical engineering.
Yujin Park
Associate Professor
CISA - School of Applied Sciences and Arts
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- 6073 S. Backus Mall, Room 340D Mesa AZ 85212
Park research focuses on horticultural crop physiology and controlled environment agriculture.