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Associate Professor

Kazem Ghabraie

Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning Student Experience

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering

Orcid identifier0000-0002-1043-3403
  • Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning Student Experience
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering
  • +61 3 524 79574 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Kazem is an expert in topology and structural optimisation. His research
interests also includes using sustainable and recycled material in
construction. Before joining Deakin in 2016, he was a Lecturer at USQ. He has
also taught at RMIT and Victoria University. He completed his undergraduate
and master's degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Tehran, Iran and
obtained a PhD in civil engineering from RMIT, Melbourne in 2009.

Kazem is a Senior Lecturer in civil engineering at the School of Engineering
in Deakin University based at Waurn Ponds Campus. Before joining Deakin in
2016, he was a Lecturer in civil engineering at USQ. He has also taught at
RMIT and Victoria University.

Kazem completed his undergraduate and master's degree in civil engineering at
the University of Tehran, Iran. He obtained a PhD in civil engineering from
RMIT, Melbourne.

Kazem is an expert in topology and structural optimisation. He is also doing
research on using sustainable and recycled material in construction. His
current research projects include:
* Topology optimisation considering manufacturing constraints, particularly additive manufacturing.
* Lightweight structures
* Designing and optimising connections
* Timber structures, particularly cross laminated timber (CLT)
* Sustainable and recycled material in construction

Research Groups
Topology Optimisation Group

[Sustainable Composite Materials and Structures
Group](https://www.deakin.edu.au/engineering/research/infrastructure-and-
environment-research-theme)

[Engineered Timber Structures
Group](https://www.deakin.edu.au/engineering/research/infrastructure-and-
environment-research-theme)

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning Student Experience
    Deakin University, School of Engineering

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Royal Melb Inst. of Technology
  • Master of Civil Engineering – Structure
    University of Tehran
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Ed. Learning & Teaching
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering
    University of Tehran

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Civil engineering
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Building
  • Materials engineering
  • Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Engineering