Nariman Mahabadi

Nariman Mahabadi is an Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Prior to joining ASU, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Akron and was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.

Dr. Mahabadi’s research focuses on multiphysics coupled processes in porous and subsurface systems, with applications in bio-inspired geotechnics, geothermal energy, subsurface energy recovery, critical minerals and mining, resilient infrastructure, and geoenvironmental engineering. His work combines computational modeling, experimental methods, and bio-mimetic design to address challenges such as infrastructure resilience, hazard mitigation, carbon sequestration, groundwater remediation, and sustainable resource recovery. His long-term vision is to advance bio-mimetic and nature-inspired engineering systems, leveraging multifunctional biological networks to create robust, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions for geotechnical, civil, mechanical, and biomedical applications. His research has been supported by agencies including the NSF, DOE, and DOT.