Researcher

Associate Professor Ailar Hajimohammadi

Biography

Associate Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

A/Prof Ailar Hajimohammadi received her Ph.D. on sustainable cementitious materials from the University of Melbourne in 2011. She worked in the international technology company AspenTech for four years (2011-2015) where she gained experience in industry consultation and training. She did three years of postdoctoral research at the Infrastructure Engineering Department,...view more

Associate Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

A/Prof Ailar Hajimohammadi received her Ph.D. on sustainable cementitious materials from the University of Melbourne in 2011. She worked in the international technology company AspenTech for four years (2011-2015) where she gained experience in industry consultation and training. She did three years of postdoctoral research at the Infrastructure Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (2015-2018) before joining the faculty at the University of New South Wales. Ailar’ s research examines the chemistry of materials to develop innovative construction elements with attractive properties. She is also investigating waste management and resource recovering strategies towards circular economy in civil and construction projects.

My Grants

72 hours of beamtime (PDF-CT), Advance Photon Source, USA (~$57,600)
School of Engineering International Fellowship ($8000)
24 hours of Neutron beamtime, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA (~$45,269)
96 hours of Australian Synchrotron beamtime (~$76,800 )
Dyson Fellowship, international mobility grant (~5000)
Sustainability Victoria research grant ($100,000)
96 hours Synchrotron FTIR beamtime, Australian Synchrotron (~$76,800)

My Qualifications

PhD in Sustainable construction materials and geopolymers, University of Melbourne, Australia.

MEngSc in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran.

My Awards

The Award of Excellence, Aspen Technology Field Operations, industry award ($5000)
$1250 MATS travel scholarship, University of Melbourne
$1000 RT-CAS travel scholarship, University of Melbourne
$1000 travel assistance scholarship, PFPC centre
$2000 travel grant, Geopolymer Alliance
one of the positions for the Cheiron Synchrotron School at Spring 8 in Japan ($5000)
$30,000 Scholarship from industry “Geopolymer Alliance”
$1200 Travelling scholarship, NSRRC (Taiwan).
Ian Potter Foundation $1500 travel grant

My Research Activities

Research interests:

Sustainable and resilient construction materials

Geopolymers
Alkali activated binders
Blended cements
Carbon negative construction elements

Waste minimization and resource recovery in civil and construction

Circular economy in civil and construction projects
Prefabrication and 3D printing
Uptake of wastes in construction
Converting wastes into useful products

Advanced materials for sustainable infrastructure

Cement foam, geopolymer foam
Thermal Insulators and acoustic barriers
Impact resistance
Fire resistance

My Research Supervision

Areas of supervision

Low-carbon construction materials (geopolymers, alkali activated cements, blended cements)
the use of waste in construction and civil projects
Advanced materials and composites

Potential PhD candidates can reach me by email (ailar.hm@unsw.edu.au)

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