In this category, our research has been focused on :

1. Development of biomimetic catalysts and enzymes:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-52936-3 

2. Biological soil stabilization of problematic soils ( expansive, collapsible, and dispersive soils as well as dust mitigation):

2.1. Stabilizing soils susceptible to wind erosion (through new bioplymers, e.g., Inulin):

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-82289-8 

2.2. Stabilizing soils susceptible to wind erosion (through new biopolymers, e.g., CMC):

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1875963721000331 

2.3. Expansive soil stabilization

2.3.1.Expansive/Swelling soils (via enzymatically-induced carbonate precipitation ( EICP))

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10706-024-02901-6?utm_source=researchgate.net&utm_medium=article 

2.3.2. Expansive/Swelling soils (via microbially-induced carbonate precipitation ( MICP))

2.3.2.1. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40996-017-0066-z 

2.3.2.2. Sadjadi, M., E. Nikooee, and G. Habibagahi. 2014. “Biological treatment of swelling soils using microbial calcite precipitation.” In Unsaturated soils: Research and applications, 917–922. London: CRC Press.

2.4. Dispersive  soil stabilization (via MICP):

2.4.1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001670611731193X 

2.4.2. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sasan-Moravej/publication/321530838_Bio-stabilisation_of_dispersive_soils/links/5b1f7fae0f7e9b0e373e4517/Bio-stabilisation-of-dispersive-soils.pdf

2.5. Collapsible soil stabilization (via MICP):

Sisakht, B. N., E. Nikooee, G. Habibagahi, and A. Niazi. 2015. “Stabilization of collapsible soils: A biological technique.” In Proc., European Conf. Soil Mech

2.6. MICP-induced alteration of retention properties of unsaturated soils (of application to the strength increase and drought mitigatioin)

2.6.1. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002053 

2.6.2. https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2020/55/e3sconf_e-unsat2020_05009/e3sconf_e-unsat2020_05009.html

2.6.3. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=mQ4DtDIAAAAJ&citation_for_view=mQ4DtDIAAAAJ:u-x6o8ySG0sC 

3.  Discrete element simulation of biocemented sand dunes under sand bombardment  (saltation phenomenon)

In press (will be added later on)!

Core  Current and Past Team Members:

Sajjad Deylaghian 

Alireza Dehghani

Farshad Karimian

Sasan Moravej

Rahim Saffari

Roozbeh Owji

Babak Nikeghbal Sisakht

Mohammadali Mobarezi

Esmaeel Rahbari