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)
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2013-0668