Professor Kavazanjian's expertise includes geotechnical engineering for infrastructure development, with a focus on seismic design, waste properties and waste containment system design, and biogeotechnical ground improvement.

Dr. Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei is an Assistant Professor of (bio)geotechnical engineering at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University.

Salifu leads interdisciplinary (Ag-Env-Bio-Geotech) engineering research in the development of sustainable nature-based solutions to mitigate risks associated with soil systems in civil infrastructure and agriculture.