
My Expertise
Sustainability in Construction
Waste valorisation and circular economy
Carbon capturing and minerlisation
Construction 3D printing
Construction Automation
Geopolymer concrete
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Construction Materials, Construction EngineeringSEO tags
Biography
Dr Ali Kashani is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sustainable Concrete and 3D printing and a Churchill Fellow in Construction 3D Printing with extensive experience in research, development, and commercialisation of advanced and sustainable construction materials. One of his research area is 'Construction Automation' via development of novel high-performance materials and techniques for robot-aimed construction including 3D printing....view more
Dr Ali Kashani is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sustainable Concrete and 3D printing and a Churchill Fellow in Construction 3D Printing with extensive experience in research, development, and commercialisation of advanced and sustainable construction materials. One of his research area is 'Construction Automation' via development of novel high-performance materials and techniques for robot-aimed construction including 3D printing. His other main area of research is sustainable construction materials for 'Circular Economy' including wastes valorisation, carbon capturing and mineralisation, low-carbon construction materials, sustainable concrete, and alkali-activated materials (geopolymers).
My Grants
Selected major grants:
- Ali Kashani – Developing a mortar for 3D printing using a gantry system – Direct research contract funded by Contour 3D
- Ali Kashani, Taehwan Kim, and Stephen Foster – Development of Sustainable Concrete with Glass Waste Mixes – An Innovation Connection Grant by XL Concrete and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- Tuan Ngo and Ali Kashani – Demonstration and developing VicRoads’ specification for use of waste glass in concrete – Funded through a competitive R&D scheme of Sustainability Victoria in partnership with Level Crossing Removal Authority, KBR, John Holland, Hanson, and VicRoads
- Tuan Ngo and Ali Kashani – Impact-resistant concrete safety road barrier with recycled tyre – Funded through a competitive R&D scheme of Tyre Stewardship Australia in partnership with Saferoads and VicRoads
- Tuan Ngo, Ali Kashani, and Ailar Hajimohammadi – A novel application of recycled glass in lightweight concrete – Funded through a Competitive R&D scheme of Sustainability Victoria in partnership with PrefabAUS
- Tuan Ngo and Ali Kashani – Novel applications of recycled tyre in lightweight composite sandwich panels – Funded through a competitive R&D scheme of Tyre Stewardship Australia in partnership with PrefabAUS
My Awards
- Churchill Fellowship for 3D printing of houses sponsored by AVJennings
My Research Supervision
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Areas of supervision
PhD Scholarships may be available for research-enthusiastic local and international students with excellent academic grades (GPA of 80 and above) and at least one journal paper or equivalent research experience.
If you are eligible to get a scholarship (or if you have your own scholarship), please email (ali.kashani@unsw.edu.au) your updated CV, official transcripts, and a brief summary of your research interest.
Available research areas:
- CO2 mineralisation in concrete
- High-performance and sustainable construction materials and techniques for 3D printing
- Next generation of sustainable concrete and composites
Currently supervising
PhD students |
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2022 - 2026 |
Reza Namini – Modelling CO2 transportation and reaction mechanisms to predict concrete durability against carbonation and corrosion |
2022 - 2025
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Rizwan Hameed – CO2 sequestration in low-carbon concretes |
2022 - 2025
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Emad Golafshani – Developing a sustainable mix design of concrete containing waste materials using machine learning and metaheuristic optimization algorithms |
2021 - 2024 |
Zuobang Yao (joint with Dr Kim) – Shrinkage behaviour of 3D printing alkali-activated materials |
2019 - 2023 |
Hamid Bayat – Fibre-reinforced lightweight concrete for 3D printing |
2018 - 2022 |
Mohsen Rezaei (co-supervisor) – Mixture Optimisation, Shrinkage Behaviour & Structural Integrity of 3D printed structure |
2018 - 2022 |
Tianchun (Echo) Wang (co-supervisor) – Utilization of waste glass fines in concrete and evaluation of its alkali-silica reaction |
2018 - 2022 |
Sachinthani Ayesha Karunarathna (co-supervisor) – A sustainable application of waste tyre in concrete road barriers |
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My Engagement
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2019 - 2021 |
Guest Editor of Journal of Applied Sciences (Q1, IF: 2.217) for the special issue of "Microstructures and Materials for Additive Manufacturing" |
2020 - 2021 |
Associate Editor of Journal of Frontiers in Built Environment for the special topic of “Materials and Technologies Towards Low-Carbon Concrete’ |
My Teaching
CVEN 4104 'Sustainability in Construction'
CVEN 9731 'Project Management Framework'
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
