Research

Bio-mediated Geotechnics

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Bio-inspired Geotechnics

In Bio-inspired Geotechnics, we discover fundamental mechanisms of various interactions between living things and geological materials, to abstract these mechanisms to engineering design principles, and to translate the design principles to autonomous, efficient, sustainable and intelligent geotechnics.

Our current research topics in Bio-inspired Geotechnics include: 1) Bio-inspired self-burrowing robots for autonomous underground exploration and monitoring, 2) Bio-inspired underground sensing and communication for underground internet of things, and 3) Bio-inspired sustainable countermeasures to natural hazards.

Recent publications on Bio-inspired Geotechnics at ASU can be found here.

Earthquake Engineering

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Engineering Education

Engineering Education is an interdisciplinary field of research that leverages the expertise from educators, engineers, and evaluators to create knowledge surrounding technical aspects in addition to teaching methods, curriculum development, and assessment.

Our current research topics in this field include 1) Problem Based Learning (PBL) in which learners work collaboratively to develop strategies to solve real-world problems, 2) evaluation of engineering educational programming and outreach, 3) creating an environment fostering a holistic engineering skillset that prepares students for a variety of engineering careers and accelerates their professional development, and 4) interdisciplinary curriculum development using principles of learning theories and instructional design for the pre-college, university, and practitioner levels, and in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

Research is often conducted across disciplines, departments, and even institutions. Recent engineering education publications related to geotechnics at ASU can be found here.

Geo-environmental Engineering

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Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

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