Research Group

2025
L-R: Habeeb, Henry, Emmanuel, Anna Liddle, Anna K., Abidemi, Lune, Jamie, Maxwell
Summer 2024
L-R: Emmanuel, Adam, Taylor, Henry, Yasen (collaborator), Ryan, Matthew, Habeeb

Principal Investigator

Emmanuel Salifu

Emmanuel Salifu

Assistant Professor

School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Salifu integrates geotechnics, biology, and environmental systems to develop climate-responsive, nature-inspired solutions for resilient infrastructure and sustainable landscapes.

Doctoral Researchers

Adesola Habeeb Adegoke

Adesola Habeeb Adegoke

Graduate Research Associate,

ENGR School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Research Enterprise - Salifu, Emmanuel - JM

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Anna Kwablah

Graduate Research Associate,

ENGR School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Research Enterprise - Salifu, Emmanuel - JM

Abidemi Ajayi

Abidemi Ajayi

Graduate Research Associate

ENGR School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Research Enterprise - Salifu, Emmanuel - JM

Undergraduate Researchers

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Lune Martin

Sophomore, BSE Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University

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Henry Nakaana

Junior, BSE Civil Engineering, Arizona State University

Anna Liddle

Anna Liddle

Junior, BSE Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University

Visiting Researchers

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

PhD Candidate, Monash University, Malaysia

Alumni

Salim Al Aufi

Salim Al Aufi

BSE Civil Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. 2023

Taylor E. Tuckett

Taylor E. Tuckett

BSE Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), Arizona State University, Tempe AZ USA. 2023

Matthew Oless

Matthew Oless

CBBG-REU, Summer 2024

Adam Fruehe

Adam Fruehe

CBBG-YSP, Summer 2024

Cailynn Gaskin-Dethloff

Cailynn Gaskin-Dethloff

CBBG-YSP, Spring 2024

Gabriel Moreno

Gabriel Moreno

Senior, BSE Civil Engineering, (Minor – Environmental Science), Arizona State University.

Graduated, Spring 2024

Ryan Cotter Willis

Ryan Cotter Willis

CBBG-REU, Summer 2023

Junior, BE Environmental Engineering University of Arizona

Thalia Gonzalez – Young Scholar from Basis Chandler, 2022-2023 (AP Project)

Collaborators

Professor Sumi Siddiqua, Professor, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Canada.

Dr. Sravan Muguda-Viswanath, Assistant Professor, Durham University, UK

Dr. Brian Scott, Postdoctoral Scholar and Project Manager, ABOR Dust Mitigation Project, ASU, USA

Dr. Caitlyn Hall, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Arizona