Dr Maryam Ghodrat
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wale, UNSW Sydney (2014)
- Master of Engineering ,University of New South Wale, UNSW Sydney (2010)
I am a Senior Lecturer and leader of Adaptive Design for Resilient Infrastructure research group at School of Engineering and Technology, UNSW Canberra.
My research is interdisciplinary and broadly focused on development of robust, scalable, and adaptive solution techniques for computational fluid dynamics, error estimation, parallel computation and design under uncertainty. My research also focuses on the development of accurate physical and CFD models to advance new energy technologies for renewable fuels such as hydrogen and biomass.
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
External
- Garratt, M., Kasmarik, K., Miroschnichenko, A., Hattori, H., Ghodrat, M., Plested, J., Anavatti, S., Solnstev, A., Bishop, D., Tran, T., Alcock, G., Gooding, D., (2024-25) Heterogeneous Robot Teaming and Sensor Enhancements for Active CBRN Threat Modelling, Defence Innovation Network Strategic Investment Initiative, $498,931
- ARC Research Hub for Fire Resilience Infrastructure, Assets and Safety Advancements (FRIASA) in Urban, Resources, Energy and Renewables Sectors, (IH220100002), $4,999,700, (2024-28), Solo Chief investigator from UNSW Canberra
- ARC Research Hub for Nanoscience-based Construction Material Manufacturing, (IH150100006), $5,000,000, (2018-22), Chief Investigator
- Ghodrat, M., “CFD Simulation of fire-wind interaction and its effect on buildings in bushfire prone areas”,1000 KSUs equivalent to $25000, Australia National Computational Facilities, National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme, (2024)
- Ghodrat, M., “Improved modeling approach for fire-enhanced wind load on building structures”,1000 KSUs equivalent to $25000, Australia National Computational Facilities, National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme, (2023)
- Ghodrat, M., “Improved modelling approach for wildland-urban interface fire spread”, 1000 KSUs equivalent to $25000, Australia National Computational Facilities, National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme, (2022)
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Ghodrat, M., “Numerical tool for bushfire modeling and its impact on building resilience design and firefighter's safety”, 500 KSUs equivalent to $12500, Australia National Computational Facilities, National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme, (2021)
Internal
- Abpeikar, S., Ghodrat, M., Frankcombe, T., Wang, M., (2023), Li-Ion Battery Fire Risk Mitigation using Deep Learning approach, AI Hub Seed Funding, $50,000
- Ghodrat, M., Klein, H., Simeoni , A., (2023), Visualisation of wind-driven wildfire spread into Wildland Urban Interface, UNSW@ADFA Goldstar Grant, $40,000.
- Talluru, Murali K., Kramer, M., Ravi, S., Liow, L., Niven, R., Ghodrat, M., Gai, S., (2023), Velocity and Temperature anemometry for Hydro-Aero-Pyro flows in the SEIT experimental facilities, $143,000.
- Ghodrat, M., Sharples, J., Kasmarik, K., Abpeikar, S., Plested, J., Hattori, H., Miroshnichenko, A., (2022), Using AI in modelling bushfire propagation in complex environments, AI Hub Seed Funding, $45,000
- Ghodrat, M., Kleine, H., Tahtali, M., Kramer, M., Talluru, K., Escobedo-Diaz, J,. ( 2022), Bushfire modeling research Group, SEIT Self-Forming Research Grant Bid, $27,563
- Lee, Chi King., Ghodrat, M., Mohotti, D., Al-Deen, S., Wijesooriya, K., Weerasinghe, D.,Shill, S., (2022), Resilient Infra-structure, SEIT Self-Forming Research Grant Bid, $37,313
- Ghodrat, M., Kleine, H., Tahtali, M., Kramer, M., Talluru, K., Escobedo-Diaz, J,. ( 2021), Bushfire modeling research Group, SEIT Self-Forming Research Grant Bid, $38,500
- Lee, Chi King., Ghodrat, M., Mohotti, D., Al-Deen, S., (2021), Resilient Infra-structure, SEIT Self-Forming Research Grant Bid, $47123.45
- Ghodrat, M.: (2020) ,Fundamental aerodynamic analysis of fire effects on wind velocity in Bushfire Prone Areas using CFD modeling , UNSW@ADFA Rector's Start-Up Grant, $50,000.
- School of Engineering and Technology Publication award for outstanding research outcome in 2022.
- 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, International Conference of Flow Dynamics (ICFD) conference, 2023
- People choice award for my pitch on "Pyrometric Lab" , UNSW Pitch Night, 2023
- Researcher Development Awards for gender equity (WSU)
- UNSW Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) Conference Travel Grant
- University Industry Postgraduate Award, the University of New South Wales
Current research activities cover three broad and interdisciplinary fields :
Design for Extreme Environment
- Application of data assimilation to risk and disaster management.
- Fire Safety and Smart Building
- Infrastructure and community resilience
- Fire modeling including CFD and zone modeling;
- Wind Engineering
Numerical simulation (CFD modeling)
- Solution Verification
- Mesh Adaptation
- Shape Optimization
- Code coupling
- High-performance computing
Emissions and pollution Transport Physics
- Numerical models in predicting atmospheric dispersion of pollutant.
- Computational Fluid dynamic simulation of plume dispersion in Urban areas
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 modeling and thermodynamic analysis)
- Thermodynamic analysis of multi generation power system based on Hybrid renewable energy configurations
- 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
In the Media:
New 'fire lab' to help researchers develop better flame-resistant products (unsw.edu.au)
Warman returns to UNSW Canberra
Memberships
Member of :
- Australian Fluid Mechanics
- 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 @ UNSW
My Research Supervision
Current PhDs:
- Mojtaba Ajorloo (Main supervisor)
- AmirHossein Sabouri (Main supervisor)
- Osman Eissa (Main supervisor)
- Mahmoud Wally (Main supervisor)
- Mostafa Ali (Main supervisor)
- Ali Edalati (Joint supervisor)
- Mohamad Sadeghi (Joint supervisor)
Honour thesis as Main supervisor:
- Elise Kate Swann
- Rohnan Scott
- Matthew Hordern
- Jonathan Lu
- Philip L. Davies
Post Doctoral research fellow:
- Dr Ao Li (current)
- Dr Anan Du (past)
HDR completions (as main supervisor):
- Juan Alonso
- Alvaro Alvarez
- Nirosh Nuwan Nammuni
- Olaoluwa Daniel Dawodu
Accepting PhD students.
PhD positions are available for highly motivated candidate in materials , civil or mechanical engineering . Knowledge 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 to m.ghodrat@unsw.edu.au
My Teaching
I have taught in over 12 undergraduate and graduate courses, currently at UNSW and in previous academic roles at other universities