Faculty by discipline
Geotechnical
Nasser Hamdan
Nasser Hamdan
Assistant Research Professor, Director of Industrial Collaboration, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Research Interests
Biogeotechnical engineering for ground improvement, Biogeochemical processes, Biopolymers, Mineral precipitation in soils, Geomicrobiology
nasser.hamdan@asu.edu
480-965-2277
Tempe campus
William Houston
William (Bill) Houston
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Geotechnical engineering
Edward Kavazanjian, Jr.
Edward Kavazanjian, Jr.
Regents Professor and Director of Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Research Interests
Biogeotechnical engineering, ground improvement, geotechnical earthquake engineering, waste containment system design, mechanical properties of municipal solid waste
Edward.Kavazanjian@asu.edu
480-727-8566
GWC 112B
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Tempe campus
Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei
Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
Sustainable Geotechnics, Biogeotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement
hkhodadadi@asu.edu
480-965-103
GWC 120
Tempe campus
Jean Larson
Jean Larson
Assistant Research Professor and Education Director, CBBG
Research Interests
Engineering education
Jean.Larson@asu.edu
480-965-7804
GWC 118
Tempe campus
Leon A. van Paassen
Leon A. van Paassen
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Engineering geology, geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, soil mechanics, ground improvement
Leon.Vanpaassen@asu.edu
480-965-1075
GWC 122
Tempe campus
Jafar Razmi
Jafar Razmi
Research Professor
Research Interests
Material behavior, fatigue and damage in engineering structures, infrastructural design and behavior under transportation, environmental, and other dynamic loads in geotechnical engineering. Additive Manufacturing and its numerous applications such as in the fabrication of new materials, process optimization for AM of metals, and experimental characterization of metallic powders.
jafar.razmi@asu.edu
480-965-2543
ISTB2
Tempe campus
Junliang (Julian) Tao
Junliang (Julian) Tao
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Bioinspired burrowing mechanisms, bioinspired geosystems, smart and sustainable geosystems, soil behavior
julian.tao@asu.edu
480-965-1108
GWC 126
Tempe campus
Claudia Zapata
Claudia Zapata
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Geotechnical engineering, environmental effects in pavement design
Claudia.Zapata@asu.edu
480-727-8514
GWC 124
Tempe campus