HDR Graduates
Dr. Tariq Aziz
Graduated PhD in 2024
"Fire Performance of Geopolymer Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Utsab Katwal
Dr. Qingtao Huang
Graduated PhD in 2024
"Development Of Spray-Applied Fire-Resistive Materials And Concrete"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Dr. Weiqi Xing
Graduated PhD in 2024
"Evaluation of Sustainability Performances on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Through Life Cycle Perspectives"
Principal Supervisor: Vivian W.Y. Tam
Co-Supervisor/s: Khoa N. Le, Jianli Hao, Jun Wang
Dr. Zahra Nouri Emamzadeh
Graduated PhD in 2023
"Improving chemical properties of polymer formwork"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Maryam Ghodrat
Dr. Bulbul Ahmed
Graduated PhD in 2023
" Analysis And Design Of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Members Considering Size Effect"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Utsab Katwal
Dr. Shohreh Alaedini
Graduated PhD in 2023
"Analysis of Refurbished AMP Tower in Sydney"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Dr. Ferozkhan Safiyullah
Graduated PhD in 2023
"Computational Modelling to Improve the Wake and Rotor Aerodynamics of Wind Turbine Using Artificial Intelligence"
Principal Supervisor: Vivian W.Y. Tam
Co-Supervisor/s: Khoa N. Le, Jingyu Yu
Dr. Masoud Mohammadi
Graduated PhD in 2023
"Development of Bridge Information Model (BrIM) for Digital Twinning and Management Using TLS Technology"
Principal Supervisor: Maria Rashidi
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Dr. Nazanin Salehi
Graduated PhD in 2023
"Performance of Lightweight Floor Diaphragms"
Principal Supervisor: Hamid Ronagh
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Dr. Sasan Saidian
Graduated PhD in 2023
"Composite Design of Gypsum Board-Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Stud Walls"
Principal Supervisor: Hamid Ronagh
Co-Supervisor/s: Nariman Saeed
Dr. Bing Xiao
Graduated PhD in 2022
"A Fmework for Evaluating the Sustainability of the Recycled Concrete Industry: A Case Study in Shenzhen, Flagship Megacity of China"
Principal Supervisor: Vivian W.Y. Tam
Co-Supervisor/s: Khoa Le, Anthony Butera
Dr. Ehsan Taheri
Graduated PhD in 2022
"The Effect of Base Isolation on Cold Formed Steel Rack Structures"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Hamid Ronagh, Ahmad Firouzianhaji
Dr. Erfan Keshavarzian
Graduated PhD in 2022
"Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Air pollutant Dispersion in Urban Areas"
Principal Supervisor: Kejun Dong
Co-Supervisor/s: Kenny Kwok, Ming Zhao
Dr. Hamed Mehrabi
Graduated PhD in 2022
"Study on Metal Forming of Anisotropic Metal Alloys: Fundamentals, Hardening Behaviours and Formability"
Principal Supervisor: Richard Yang
Co-Supervisor/s: Baolin Wang
Dr. Nima Usefi
Graduated PhD in 2022
"Hybrid Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems for Buildings"
Principal Supervisor: Hamid Ronagh
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali, Doctor Kamyar Kildashti, Doctor Nariman Saeed
Dr. Soheila Peyrovi Cheshnasar
Graduated PhD in 2022
"The Composite Behaviour of Gypsum Board Covered Light Steel Floors under Flexure"
Principal Supervisor: Hamid Ronagh
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali, Pejman Sharafi
Dr. Esmaeel Eftekharian
Graduated PhD in 2021
"Investigating Pollution Caused by Moving Vehicles and the Effects of Wind in Street Canyons"
Principal Supervisor: Yaping He
Co-Supervisor/s: Ming Zhao
Dr. Farnaz Alinoori
Graduated PhD in 2021
"Reinforcement of Timber Frames for Compression Perpendicular to Grain in Midrise Buildings"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Hamid Ronagh
Dr. Mahya Askarian
Graduated PhD in 2021
"Fire Performance of Geopolymer Concrete Filled Steel Tube Columns"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Zhong Tao, Farhad Asiani
Dr. Md Jaynul Abden
Graduated PhD in 2021
"Development Of Novel Form-Stable Composite Phase Change Materials And Integration In Building For Thermal Regulation "
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Dr. Solmaz Pourzeynali Miankouh
Graduated PhD in 2021
"Sub-structural Condition Assessment of Bridge Structures Under Moving Vehicles"
Principal Supervisor: Xinqun Zhu
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali, Maria Rashidi
Dr. Xingqiang Wang
Graduated PhD in 2021
"Stress-Strain Models Of High Performance Steels And Concrete After Exposure To Elevated Temperatures"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Dr. Reza Amirifar
Graduated PhD in 2020
"A Numerical Study on the Effect of Shape on the Structure and Dynamics of Colloidal Particles"
Principal Supervisor: Kejun Dong
Co-Supervisor/s: Qinghua Zeng
Dr. Richard Abubakar Shuaibu
Graduated PhD in 2020
"Material Behaviour And Structural Applications Of Cost-Effective Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Dr. Samaneh Pourmohammadi-mojaveri
Graduated PhD in 2020
" Fire Performance of Recycled Rubber-Filled Normal Strength Concrete"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Zhong Tao, Richard Wuhrer, Georgius Adam
Dr. Seyed Amir Hosein Jafari
Graduated PhD in 2020
"Development and Optimisation of the Linear Wind Generator: PowerWindow"
Principal Supervisor: Ming Zhao
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali, Kenny Kwok, Farzad Safaei, Buyung Kosasih
Dr. Azadeh Noori Hoshyar
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Computational Intelligence for Structural Health Monitoring"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Ranjith Liyanapathirana
Dr. Dianwei Gao
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Impact Resistance and Energy Absorption of Chiral Lattic and Aluminium Foam"
Principal Supervisor: Chunwei Zhang
Co-Supervisor/s: Xinqun Zhu
Dr. Ehsan Hassanli
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Flow Enhancement In and Around Buildings for Wind Energy Harvesting"
Principal Supervisor: Ming Zhao
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Ms Farhana Noor
Graduated Research Master's in 2019
"Comparison Between Quantile Regression Technique and Generalised Additive Model for Regional Flood Frequency Analysis"
Principal Supervisor: Ataur Rahman
Co-Supervisor/s: Sathaa Sathasivan
Dr. Farzaneh Tahmoorian Asgary Borrojerd
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Application of Waste Material in Road Pavements"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Chin Leo, Samanthika Liyanapathirana, Vivian W.Y Tam
Dr. Fezeh Lotfi
Graduated PhD in 2019
"The Low Energy Consumption Forward Osmosis Desalination Process"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Dharma Hagare
Dr. Mina Mortazavi
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Lateral Capacity and Seismic Characteristic of Hybrid Cold Formed and Hot Rolled Steel Systems"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Pejman Sharafi
Dr. Paritosh Giri
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Integrated Approaches for Non-Destructive Testing of Construction Materials and Structures"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Xinqun Zhu
Dr. Rakul Bharatwaj Ramesh
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Finite Element Model-Based Code Calibration for Design of Steel Fibre Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams"
Principal Supervisor: Won Hee Kang
Co-Supervisor/s: Olivia Mirza
Dr. Richardson Joseph
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Scale-dependent Fracture in Gradient Elastic Materials"
Principal Supervisor: Baolin Wang
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Mr Ruizhi Jin
Graduated Research Master's in 2019
"Numerical Study on the Multiphase Flow in the CAP Cyclone"
Principal Supervisor: Kejun Dong
Co-Supervisor/s: Ming Zhao
Dr. Saeed Nemati
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Foam-filled Structural Panels Using Pneumatic Fabric Formwork for Rapidly Assembled Buildings"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Dr. Zeshan Alam
Graduated PhD in 2019
"Seismic Performance and Design Guides of Asymmetric Building Structures"
Principal Supervisor: Chunwei Zhang
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Dr. Graeme James McKenzie
Graduated PhD 2018
"Design Criteria for Blast Loadings in the Australia Environment with Special Reference to Controlled and Uncontrolled Demolitions Implosions"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Dr. Kwok Shing Wong
Graduated PhD 2018
"Effects of Low-Frequency, Low-Acceleration Motion on Manual Task Performance"
Principal Supervisor: Kenny Kwok
Co-Supervisor/s: Vaughan Macefield
Dr. Pooya Abtahi
Graduated PhD 2018
"Energy Dissipating Facade Systems Designed to Reduce Structural Response during Earthquakes"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Won Hee Kang, Doctor Olivia Mirza
Dr. Rui Li
Graduated PhD 2018
"Seismic properties of jooints composed of CFST columns and RBS composite beams"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Zhong Tao
Dr. Saber Taghavipour
Graduated PhD 2018
"Characterisation of Concrete Materials Using Non-Destructive Wave-Propagation Testing Techniques"
Principal Supervisor: Sergiy Kharkivskiy
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali, Won Hee Kang, Olivia Mirza
Dr. Utsab Katwal
Graduated PhD 2018
"Advanced Analysis of Steel-Concrete Composite Frames"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Kamrul Hassan, Tian Yi Song
Ms Yifang Cao
Graduated Research Master's 2018
"Fire-Resistant Geopolymer Concrete and its Application in Concrete Filled Steel Tubes"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Zhu Pan, Richard Wuhrer
Dr. Devaka Manoj Abeysing Jayawardana Yapa
Graduated PhD 2017
"Wireless Sensor System for Infrastructure Health Monitoring"
Principal Supervisor: Sergiy Kharkivskiy
Co-Supervisor/s: Samanthika Liyanapathirana, Xinqun Zhu
Dr. Mahdi Moosa Zadeh
Graduated PhD 2017
"Novel Ultra Wideband Antennas for Microwave Imaging Applications"
Principal Supervisor: Sergiy Kharkivskiy
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Dr. Md Ashraful Islam
Graduated PhD 2017
"Advanced Microwave Embedded Sensors for Infrastructure Health Monitoring"
Principal Supervisor: Sergiy Kharkivskiy
Co-Supervisor/s: Samanthika Liyanapathirana
Dr. Parveen Khanehzaei
Graduated PhD 2017
"Effects of Thermal and Seepage Actions on Seismic Response of Roller Compacted Concrete Dams"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Chunwei Zhang
Dr. Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Dileepa Nuwan Rathnayake
Graduated PhD 2017
"Evaluating Sewer Corrosion Control Options Using a Novel Laboratory Scale Sewer System"
Principal Supervisor: Sathaa Sathasivan
Co-Supervisor/s: Bal Krishna KC
Dr. Shamila Salek
Graduated PhD 2017
"Mechanical, Structural and Microstructural Investigations of a Novel Concrete for Special Structural Applications"
Principal Supervisor: Bijan Samali
Co-Supervisor/s: Richard Wuhrer, Georgius Adam
Dr. Xin Yu
Graduated PhD 2017
"Concrete Made with Steel Slag and Waste Glass and its Application in Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Fedelis Mashiri, Tian Yi Song, Zhu Pan
Ms Zahra Esmati
Graduated Research Master's 2017
"Microwave Antennas for Infrastructure Health Monitoring"
Principal Supervisor: Sergiy Kharkivskiy
Co-Supervisor/s: Bijan Samali
Dr. Md Kamrul Hassan
Graduated PhD 2016
"Behaviour of Hybrid Stainless-Carbon Steel Composite Beam-Column Joints"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Olivia Mirza, Tianyi Song
Dr. Brendan James Kirkland
Graduated PhD 2015
"Behaviour and Design of Composite Steel-Concrete Beams Subject to Flexure and Axial Load"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Olivia Mirza, Brian Uy
Dr. Mohammad Yousuf
Graduated PhD 2015
"Static and Impact Behaviour of Hollow and Concrete Filled Steel Columns"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Fidelis Mashiri, Brian Uy
Dr. Mohamed Adel Nabeeh Abdelaziz Ghannam
Graduated PhD 2015
"Behaviour of Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Columns Under Fire Conditions"
Principal Supervisor: Zhong Tao
Co-Supervisor/s: Fidelis Mashiri, Tian Yi Song
Dr. Steven Lamb
Graduated PhD 2013
“The Effect of Wind-Induced Tall Building Motion on Occupant Comfort, Wellbeing and Work Performance”
Principal Supervisor: Kenny Kwok
Co-Supervisor/s: Vaughan Macefield, Nigel Bond, Darren Walton
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