Dr Maryam Ghodrat
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- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New SouthÌýÌýWale, Â鶹Éçmadou SydneyÌý (2014)
- Master of Engineering ,University of New South Wale, Â鶹Éçmadou Sydney (2010)
Dr Maryam Ghodrat is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering specialised in Fire Safety Engineering and leader ofÌý two research teamsÌýÌýÌýandÌýÌýÌýat School of Engineering and Technology, Â鶹Éçmadou‌ Canberra. Her research is interdisciplinary, focusing on the development of robust, scalable, and adaptive strategies to mitigate fire damage through effective design, construction, and use of buildings and materials.Ìý
Her research focuses on two primary areas:
- Fire Safety Design &
- Infrastructure ResilienceÌý
In the realm of fire safety, her work involves examiningÌýimpact of wildfires on the built environment, fire behavior of emerging construction materials, assessing fire performance of modern engineered facades and combustible cladding and investigating the fire safety of green walls. In the area of infrastructure resilience, she is working onÌý
- Urban Infrastructure resilience to fire disaster
- Quantifying fire safety performance of buildings includingÌýsustainable and fire resilient buildingsÌý
In 2022,Ìý Dr Ghodrat established and leadsÌýat School of Engineering and Technology Â鶹Éçmadou Canberra with several dedicated flame behaviour testing equipment to unravel the fundamental behaviour of materials, products and systems exposed to direct and indirect flame.ÌýShe has also designedÌýand builtÌýaÌýmodular subsonic combustion wind tunnelÌýfor visualisation of flame propagation at Â鶹Éçmadou.ÌýÌý
In her roles prior to joining Â鶹Éçmadou, Dr. Ghodrat's research primarily focused on developing accurate physical and CFD models to advance new energy technologies for renewable fuels such as hydrogen and biomass.
Maryam is currently serving as the Engineering Work Experience (Work Integrated Learning) Coordinator at the School of Engineering and Technology, Â鶹Éçmadou Canberra. She is actively contributing to the development of the school's new WIL program and aligning its policies with the newly implemented system.
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- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
More than 250k of internal and 700 k of external competitive grants as lead or co-investigator in the past 6 years.Ìý
- Goldstar award for 2024, ARC-DP placed top 10%
- Recognized as one of the top 2% of highly cited research scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier (2024).
- Goldstar award for 2023, ARC-DP placed top 10%
- School of Engineering and TechnologyÌýPublication award for outstanding research outcomeÌýÌýin 2022.Ìý
- Recognized as one of the top 2% of highly cited research scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier (2023).
- Goldstar award for 2022, ARC-DP placed top 10%
- Best Paper Award, InternationalÌýConference of Flow Dynamics (ICFD) conference, 2023
- People choice award for my pitch on "Pyrometric Lab" , Â鶹Éçmadou Pitch Night, 2023Ìý
- Researcher Development Awards for gender equity (WSU)
- Â鶹Éçmadou Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) Conference Travel Grant
- University Industry Postgraduate Award, the University of New South Wales
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Research Interest includes:
- Fire Safety Design
- Impact of wildfires on the built environment
- Smouldering combustion
- Fire and MaterialsÌý
- Wildland Urban Interface Fire ModelingÌý
- Li-ion Battery Fire SafetyÌý
- Urban AI, Built Environment and Climate change
- AI and hybrid methods in thermal analyses
- Cooling techs for batteries and fuel cells (Fire Safety Mitigation including detection inÌýEV's Li Ion Batteries)
- Energy-efficient thermal systems
- Thermo-Fluid visualisation
- Environmental heat & mass transfer
- Climate change impact on thermal systems
- Thermal management in sustainable buildings
Current research activities cover four broad and interdisciplinary fields :
Fire Safety EngineeringÌý
- Performance-based fire safety design
- Design and development of building fire safety strategies.
- Fire Safety analysis of new materialsÌý
- Fire Safety design and analysis of timber buildingsÌý
- Fire and smoke modelling
- MitigatingÌýfire damage by proper design, construction, arrangement and use of buildings, materials andÌýstructures
Design for Extreme Environment
- Application of data assimilation to risk and disaster management.
- Fire Safety and Smart Building
- Infrastructure and community resilience
- Fire modeling including CFD and zone modeling;
- Wind Engineering
Emissions and pollution Transport PhysicsÌý
- Numerical models in predicting atmospheric dispersion of pollutant.
- ComputationalÌýFluid dynamic simulation of plume dispersion in Urban areas
Decarbonization of Energy Sector
Focused on application of CFD modeling and thermodynamic analysis in design and optimization of energy-efficient technologies
- Hybrid renewable energy systems for net zero energy buildings (Thermodynamic analysis)
- Co gasification of biomass and EVA from end of life solar panels (Numerical modelingÌýand thermodynamic analysis)
- Thermodynamic analysis of multi generation power system based on Hybrid renewable energy configurations
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- Executive committee of Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. (MSSANZ)
- Scientific committee member of 5th International Conference on Fluid Flow and Thermal Science (ICFFTS 2024), Portugal
- Scientific committee member of International Conference on Fire Safety Engineering Research and Practice (iCFSERP-2024)
- Scientific committee member of 5th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering (2023, Sydney AUS)
- Scientific committee member of Australian Combustion Symposium, 2023, Darwin, NT
- Scientific committee member of Australian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 2023
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Mentor in International Association of Wildland Fire
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In the Media:
New 'fire lab' to help researchers develop better flame-resistant products (unsw.edu.au)
Warman returns to Â鶹Éçmadou Canberra
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Memberships
Member of :
- International association for fire safety science
- International Association of Wildland Fire
- Combustion Institute
- Australian Institute of Energy
- Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC)
- Woman in Science and Engineering (WisE)
- Science & Technology Australia
- Women in Engineering @ Â鶹ÉçmadouÌý
My Research Supervision
PhDs currently supervising:
- Mostafa AliÌý (Main supervisor)
- Osman EissaÌý(Main supervisor)
- Mahmoud WallyÌý(Main supervisor)
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Submitted/ ready to submit:
- Amir Hossein Sabouri Shirazi (Main supervisor)- Thesis to be submitted in May 2025
- Mohamad Sadeghi (Joint Supervisor)-ÌýThesis to be submitted in July 2025
- Ali Edalati NejadÌý(Joint Supervisor)- To be submitted in July 2025
HDR completion at Â鶹Éçmadou
Mojtaba AjorlooÌý(Main supervisor)
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Honour thesis as Main supervisor:
- Elise Kate SwannÌý Ìý(Thesis title :Flammability and Flame Resistance inÌýUpholstered Furniture)
- Rohnan ScottÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý(Thesis title: Smouldering Combustion of Fiber Insulation Materials)
- Matthew HordernÌý Ìý (Thesis title: Burning Behaviours of Polymeric Materials in Vehicle Furnishings)
- Jonathan LuÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (Thesis title : A Comparative Analysis of Thermal Performance of Firefighter Clothing)
- Philip L. DaviesÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý(Thesis title: Numerical investigation of the effect of wind speed on wildfire interaction with an idealized building)
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Bachelor of Technology thesis supervision:
- Hamish JoblingÌý Ìý (ThesisÌýtitle:ÌýAssessing flame retardancy of fibre-reinforced epoxy resin composites for aerospace and aviation)
- Melvin DingÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (ThesisÌýtitle: Post fire behaviour of aeronautical multi-layer polymer metal laminates)
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Post Doctoral research fellow:
- Dr Ao Li (Past)
- Dr Anan Du (past)
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HDR completions (as main supervisor):Ìý
- Juan Alonso
- Alvaro Alvarez
- Nirosh Nuwan Nammuni
- OlaoluwaÌýDawodu
- Zahra Nouri (co-supervisor)
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Accepting PhD students.ÌýÌý
PhD positions are available for highly motivated candidate in materials , civil or mechanical engineering .ÌýÌýKnowledge and experience in working with OpenFOAM software is highly desirable.
Ideal candidates should have:
- A four-year Bachelor's and two-years MSc degrees with high WAMs (minimum of 87%) and research experience from top institutions in the field of Mechanical or civil engineering
- A track record of publications in top-ranked scholarly journals and presentations in peer-reviewed conferences; and,
- Good interpersonal, communication, presentation and writing skills in English.
If you are interested in doing a PhD in my group , please send a copy of PDF combining your CV, Transcripts and English Test Results toÌým.ghodrat@unsw.edu.auÌý
My Teaching
I have taught in over 12 undergraduate and graduate courses, currently at Â鶹Éçmadou and in previous academic roles at other universities
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My current teaching at Â鶹Éçmadou:
- Heat transfer and Refrigeration (ZEIT37010)
- Introduction to Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (ZEIT1504)-ÌýCourse coordinatorÌý
- Electrical and Mechanical plants (ZEIT4504)- Course coordinatorÌý
- Engineering Mechanics (ZEIT1503)
- Engineering Research (ZEIT4500 and ZEIT4501)
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Previously taught at Â鶹Éçmadou:
- Mechanical and Electronic Design (ZEIT2501)
- Mechanics of Solids (CVEN2301)
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