Resilience Engineering

UArizona engineering faculty are focused on designing next-generation structures, systems and communities that can thrive under stress and recover from extreme events. Resilient design anticipates and prepares for change in social, economic, physical and environmental systems.

Our research

UArizona Chemists Develop Flame Retardant Sulfur Plastics from Fossil Fuel Waste

The new material is flame retardant, unlike almost all other plastics on the market.

Brennan Breen smiling while shoveling for Compost Cats

Brennan Breen on Finding Sustainable Solutions in Unlikely Places

Diana Githu in front of a wall of leaves

Carson Scholar Diana Githu Embodies What It Means To Be An Environmentalist

Trainee William Borkan Conducts Internship with the Navajo Nation EPA Superfund

Rebakah Waller in a greenhouse

PhD Candidate Rebekah Waller Shows Us How Greenhouses Can Transform the Future of Agriculture

Have you ever heard of Controlled Environment Agriculture? Read more about how PhD candidate Rebekah Waller helps to make our food systems more sustainable.

Startup Licenses UArizona Alternative Solar Energy System

The high-efficiency photovoltaic system licensed by Gen3 captures more heat and energy than currently available solar panels.

UA student working to create ‘non-clogging’ toilet paper

Toilet paper isn’t something many people think about until we either need it, we’re out of it or as many people saw this spring, it was nowhere to be found.

Harnessing the Sun to Purify Concentrated Waste Streams

A team of engineers and scientists is developing a solar-powered desalination system to recover water from concentrated waste streams with maximum efficiency.