Dr Maryam Ghodrat
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- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New SouthÌýÌýWale, ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç SydneyÌý (2014)
- Master of Engineering ,University of New South Wale, ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Sydney (2010)
Dr Maryam Ghodrat is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering specialised in Thermal Fluid and Energy System with key focus on fire dynamics and ignition modeling. She is leading two research teamsÌýÌýÌýandÌýÌýÌýat School of Engineering and Technology, ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ‌ Canberra with a team of 5 PhD students, one RA and 6 honour students. 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 novel materials.Ìý
Her research focuses on:
- Smouldering Combustion
- Flame Dynamics and SuppressionÌý
- 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 facadesÌý and investigating 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 buildings ,Ìýthis includes fire safety of large scale energy storage systems and batteries.
In 2021, Dr Ghodrat established and leadsÌýat School of Engineering and Technology ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç 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 ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ.ÌýÌý
In her roles prior to joining ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ, 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.
She is currently serving as the Engineering Work Experience (Work Integrated Learning) Coordinator at the School of Engineering and Technology, ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç 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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- Teaching and Supervision
Chief Investigator (CI) of two competitive Category 1 grants and one Category 2 grant.
- 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" , ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Pitch Night, 2023Ìý
- Researcher Development Awards for gender equity (WSU)
- ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç 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:
- Smouldering combustion
- Fire and MaterialsÌý
- Li-ion Battery, thermal runaway mitigationÌý
- 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
- Fire Safety Design
- Impact of wildfires on the built environment
- Wildland Urban Interface Fire ModelingÌý
Current research activities cover four broad and interdisciplinary fields :
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Design for Extreme Environment
- Application of data assimilation to risk and disaster management.
- Li-ion batteries andÌýlarge scale energy storage systems safetyÌý
- 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
Fire Safety Design
- 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
- MitigatingÌýfire damage by proper design, construction, arrangement and use of buildings, materials andÌýstructures
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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- Co Chair and Program lead : Australian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2024, Canberra , AustraliaÌý
- Guest Editor , International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (Proceeding of AFMC34 conference)ÌýÌý
- 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 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç 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 @ ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇÌý
My Research Supervision
Honour thesis as Main supervisor:
- Jamie Van Den BergÌýÌý Ìý(Thesis title :Post fire behaviour of aeronautical multi-layer polymer metal laminates)
- Nikita KhaliavinÌý Ìý Ìý (Thesis title :Thermal Stability and Fire Performance of Natural Fiber Fabric-Reinforced Polymer Composites with Different Fire Retardants)Ìý
- Johnny NabuaiÌýÌý(Thesis title:ÌýAssessing flame retardancy of Fibre reinforced epoxy resin composite for aerospace and aviation
- ÌýÌýJoshua LowthÌý (Thesis title:Ìýflammability behaviour of wood-based composites)
- Ashleigh Burns (Thesis title:ÌýDeveloping eco-friendly waterborne fabric coating for CBRN equipment)ÌýÌý
- Matthew AustinÌý (Thesis title:ÌýPost fire behavior and microstructure degradation of aeronautical polymer composites)
- 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 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç and in previous academic roles at other universities
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My current teaching at ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ:
- 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 ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ:
- Mechanical and Electronic Design (ZEIT2501)
- Mechanics of Solids (CVEN2301)
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