
My Expertise
Sustainability in Construction
Waste valorisation and circular economy
Carbon utilisation and minerlisation
Construction 3D printing
Geopolymer concrete
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Construction Materials, Construction EngineeringSEO tags
Biography
Dr Ali Kashani is a Senior Lecturer 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...view more
Dr Ali Kashani is a Senior Lecturer 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 – Experimental and numerical analysis for structural and durability optimisation of 3D printed concrete walls in single- and double-story houses printed in different climates – Direct research contract funded by Contour 3D
- 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 low-carbon concrete
Currently supervising
PhD students |
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2023 - 2026 | Dengyu You – Experimental and Numerical Analysis for Structural Optimisation of 3D Printed Concrete Walls |
2022 - 2026 |
Reza Namini – Modelling CO2 transportation and reaction mechanisms to predict concrete durability against carbonation and corrosion |
2023 - 2026
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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 | Liming Yang (Joint with Dr Sepasgozar) – Nozzle Optimisation for 3D printing Concrete |
2021 - 2024 |
Zuobang Yao (joint with Dr Kim) – Beneficiation of mine tailings into concrete binders |
2019 - 2023 |
Hamid Bayat – Fibre-reinforced lightweight concrete for 3D printing |
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My Engagement
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2023 - 2024 | Guest Editor of Journal of Case Studies in Construction Materials (Q1) |
2019 - 2021 |
Guest Editor of Journal of Applied Sciences (Q1) 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
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