School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

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Environment and sustainability

Phosphate powers life as we know it; yet most of us flush it down the drain

ASU alumnus Jim Geisbush, fourth from left, and Samuel Ariaratnam, the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering, second from right, stand with the team from Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhai, China, and the Huayuan Group in March 2024. Geisbush, who earned his civil engineering doctorate from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, was mentored by Ariaratnam during an international research

ASU program creates new pathways for civil engineering careers

February 13, 2026

Helmick Professor of Environmental Engineering Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown stands beside an ion chromatography instrument and other equipment in her lab. Krajmalnik-Brown says her new Helmick Professorship will help support new interdisciplinary research, strengthen collaborations and offer meaningful student experiences. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Helmick Professorship to fund new solutions to health issues

February 03, 2026

Ramping up resilience in critical infrastructure

February 02, 2026

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Environment and sustainability

ASU, SRP project takes flight to improve water supply forecasting

January 21, 2026

Samuel Ariaratnam, a professor of construction engineering and the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction within the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, was recently elected president and named a Fellow of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Trenchless tech expert breaks new ground as UESI president

January 08, 2026

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Science and technology

2 ASU faculty named NAI fellows

January 06, 2026

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Sun Devil community

ASU alum at forefront of innovating AI in the construction industry

December 11, 2025

A graphic depicting the periodic table elements lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum connected to their uses in batteries, microchips, steel, satellites, jets and common items like coins and soda cans.

Science and technology

Securing America's critical minerals supply

December 10, 2025

Palo Verde Blooms

Sun Devil community

Outstanding Graduate establishes mentorship program

December 01, 2025

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Science and technology

From campus to company: How research sparked a new water tech startup

October 22, 2025