{"id":26,"date":"2023-08-27T22:51:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-10-14T00:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:36:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0517rr-1024x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0517rr-1024x226.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0517rr-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0517rr-768x169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0517rr-1536x339.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0517rr-2048x452.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2025<br>L-R: Habeeb, Henry, Emmanuel, Anna Liddle, Anna K., Abidemi, Lune, Jamie, Maxwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5655-a-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5655-a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5655-a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5655-a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5655-a-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5655-a-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Summer 2024<br>L-R: Emmanuel, Adam, Taylor, Henry, Yasen (collaborator), Ryan, Matthew, Habeeb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/01\/Headshot_2023.2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/01\/Headshot_2023.2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/01\/Headshot_2023.2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/01\/Headshot_2023.2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/01\/Headshot_2023.2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4004476\">Emmanuel Salifu<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BEng Agricultural &amp; Environmental Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Nigeria. 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSc. Environmental Engineering (with Distinction), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dual-PhD: in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Pass with no corrections), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. &amp; in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor | <a href=\"https:\/\/ssebe.engineering.asu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment -SSEBE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Global Futures Scientist | <a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/\">Home &#8211; Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty | <a href=\"https:\/\/cbbg.engineering.asu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office:<\/strong> Room 124, GWC, 650 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:emmanuel.salifu@asu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emmanuel.salifu@asu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emmanuel-salifu\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gray-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4215f169791366c579d8e23b9fd8e13d\">Doctoral Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/Habeeb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/Habeeb.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/Habeeb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4748436\">Adesola Habeeb Adegoke<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">BEng Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">MEng Civil Engineering (Distinction), University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>PhD Focus:<\/strong> Mycelium-based Soil Improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakaana, H., <em>Adegoke, A. H.,<\/em> &amp; Salifu, E., Effect of Engineered Fungi-Mycelium Growth on Soil Recovery and Erosion Resistance of Wildfire-Impacted Soils. <em>International Conference on Biomediated and Bioinspired Geotechnics (ICBBG 2025)<\/em>, Tempe, Arizona, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Adegoke, A. H.<\/em>, Kashour, Y., Alothman, S., Zapata, C., Salifu, E., 2025. Influence of Fungal Mycelium on Desiccation Cracking in Expansive Soils. <em>International Conference on Biomediated and Bioinspired Geotechnics (ICBBG 2025)<\/em>, Tempe, Arizona, USA. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53243\/ICBBG2025-73\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53243\/ICBBG2025-73<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuckett, T., <em>Adegoke, A.<\/em> and Salifu, E., 2025. Optimizing Fungal Growth Duration and Concentrations of Cementation Solutions for Fugitive Dust Mitigation via FICP. In&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical Frontiers 2025<\/em>&nbsp;(pp. 444-453). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1061\/9780784485996.042\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1061\/9780784485996.042<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott B, Zaloumis JL, Salifu E, <em>Adegoke HA<\/em>, Alaufi S, Fraser M, Kavazanjian E, Garcia-Pichel F. 2024. Abiotic crust formation in fallow agricultural desert soils through carbonate cementation reduces fugitive dust.&nbsp;<em>Cambridge Prisms: Drylands<\/em>. 2025;2:e3. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/dry.2024.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/dry.2024.5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/Anna-photo2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/Anna-photo2.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/Anna-photo2-229x300.jpeg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4965113\">Anna Kwablah<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">BSc Geological Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>PhD Focus:<\/strong> Coupled THBCM Processes in Soils<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kwablah, A.D.,<\/em> Adegoke, A.H., Iyer, K.K. and Salifu, E., 2025. Hydromechanical Response of Moderately Calcareous Clayey-Sand Treated with Nutrient Additive or Cementation Solution. In&nbsp;5th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils and Biotechnology applied to Geotechnical Engineering (EUNSAT2025 + BGE), <em>E3S Web of Conferences<\/em>&nbsp;(Vol. 642, p. 05006). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1051\/e3sconf\/202564205006\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1051\/e3sconf\/202564205006\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1051\/e3sconf\/202564205006<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0034-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-653 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0034-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0034-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0034-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0034-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0034-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4965113\">Abidemi Ajayi<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">BEng. Mechanical &amp; Production Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">MEng Aerospace Engineering, St. Petersburg State University, Russia. 2010 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">MEng Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA. 2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>PhD Focus:<\/strong> Development of Mycochar-based Sorbents<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/IMG_2604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-569 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/IMG_2604.jpg 803w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/IMG_2604-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/IMG_2604-768x961.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4785903\">Lune Martin<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sophomore, BSE Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barretthonors.asu.edu\/\">FURI Scholar, Spring &amp; Fall, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Project:<\/strong> Myco-cides for wildfire fuels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Martin, L.,<\/em> Nakaana, H. and Salifu, E., 2025.&nbsp;Nutrient Dynamics and Retention in Fire-Affected Soils Treated with Engineered Fungal Mycelia Growth.&nbsp;<em>2025 ASABE Annual International Meeting<\/em>. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13031\/aim.202500841\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13031\/aim.202500841<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0016-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/Story-SALIFULAB-251003-0016-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maxwell Zhao<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sophomore, BSE Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Project:<\/strong> MycoMed Materials<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5667-a-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4785903\">Henry Nakaana<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Junior, BSE Civil Engineering, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/furi.engineering.asu.edu\/\">FURI Scholar, Spring &amp; Fall 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Project:<\/strong> Soil Restoration Post-wildfire <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nakaana, H.,<\/em> Adegoke, A. H., &amp; Salifu, E.*, Effect of Engineered Fungi-Mycelium Growth on Soil Recovery and Erosion Resistance of Wildfire-Impacted Soils. <em>International Conference on Biomediated and Bioinspired Geotechnics (ICBBG 2025)<\/em>, Tempe, Arizona, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Martin, L.,<\/em> Nakaana, H. and Salifu, E., 2025.&nbsp;Nutrient Dynamics and Retention in Fire-Affected Soils Treated with Engineered Fungal Mycelia Growth.&nbsp;<em>2025 ASABE Annual International Meeting<\/em>. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13031\/aim.202500841\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13031\/aim.202500841<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/2by0ocxe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/2by0ocxe.png 526w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/2by0ocxe-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/04\/2by0ocxe-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4591687\">Anna Liddle<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Junior, BSE Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barretthonors.asu.edu\/\">Barret Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Project:<\/strong> Fungi-MOFs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/1758358138417.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/1758358138417.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/10\/1758358138417-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/manojramchand\/?originalSubdomain=my\">Manoj Kumar<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">PhD Candidate, Monash University, Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recipient of the: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/graduate-research\/programs-industry\/international-graduate-research-mobility\">Monash University PhD Global Mobility Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Visiting period: October 2025 &#8211; January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Project:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-609 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/05\/DSC0018-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3418350\">Salim Al Aufi<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BSE Civil Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topic:<\/strong> Field-Scale Deployment of Enzyme Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduated:<\/strong> MS Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering; May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alaufi, S., <\/em>Scott, B., Salifu, E., &amp; Kavazanjian, E. 2025. Correlation of Penetration Resistance with Erosion Resistance of EICP-treated Soil for Fugitive Dust Studies. <em>International Conference on Biomediated and Bioinspired Geotechnics (ICBBG 2025)<\/em>, Tempe, Arizona, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alaufi, S.,<\/em> Salifu, E., &amp; Kavazanjian, E. 2025. Optimization of Treatment Solution for Dust Mitigation on Agricultural Land Using EICP. <em>International Conference on Biomediated and Bioinspired Geotechnics (ICBBG 2025)<\/em>, Tempe, Arizona, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott B, Zaloumis JL, Salifu E, <em>Alaufi, S.<\/em>, Adesola, H.A., Fraser, M., Kavazanjian, E., Garcia-Pichel, F*., 2024. Abiotic crust formation in fallow agricultural desert soils through carbonate cementation reduces fugitive dust. <em>Cambridge Prisms: Drylands<\/em>. Published online 2024:1-28. DOI:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/cambridge-prisms-drylands\/article\/abiotic-crust-formation-in-fallow-agricultural-desert-soils-through-carbonate-cementation-reduces-fugitive-dust\/1AFA7FFA2E9C44811687E2ED1B11627B\">10.1017\/dry.2024.5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-433 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5682-a-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/taylor-tuckett&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi7ndWX2daMAxVRDkQIHZQTISsQFnoECB0QAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vj2pWa08rUv1k_hWjxhZq\">Taylor E. Tuckett<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">BSE Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), Arizona State University, Tempe AZ USA. 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Topic:<\/strong> Fungal-mediated Biomineralization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Graduated:<\/strong> MS Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering; December 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tuckett, T., <\/em>Adegoke, A. and Salifu, E., 2025. Optimizing Fungal Growth Duration and Concentrations of Cementation Solutions for Fugitive Dust Mitigation via FICP. In&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical Frontiers 2025<\/em>&nbsp;(pp. 444-453). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1061\/9780784485996.042<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salifu, E.,<strong> <\/strong><em>Tuckett, T. <\/em>and Yu, X., 2025. Fungal-Mycelium Biocover: A Novel Biogeotechnology for Improving Soil Resistance to Water and Wind Erosion. In&nbsp;<em>Geo-EnvironMeet 2025<\/em>&nbsp;(pp. 1-9). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1061\/9780784485682.001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Current Position:<\/strong> Geotechnical Engineer-in-Training at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hdrinc.com\/locations\/US\/Washington\/Seattle\">HDR Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5664-a-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew Oless<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CBBG-REU, Summer 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5679-a-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adam Fruehe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CBBG-YSP, Summer 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/04\/cailyn-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/04\/cailyn-1.jpeg 422w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/04\/cailyn-1-260x300.jpeg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cailynn Gaskin-Dethloff<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CBBG-YSP, Spring 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/02\/Gabriel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/02\/Gabriel.jpg 200w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/02\/Gabriel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3426151\">Gabriel Moreno<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior, BSE Civil Engineering, (Minor &#8211; Environmental Science), Arizona State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduated, Spring 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Current Position:<\/strong> Field Engineer I, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiewit.com\/\">Kiewit Corporation<\/a>, California<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5674-a-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5674-a-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/salifulab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/07\/SSEBE-Salifu-Lab-2024-EG-5674-a-200x300.jpg 200w, 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