Farhad Aslani

Dr Farhad Aslani is the Director of the Materials and Structures Innovation Group (MSIG). The aim of the MSIG is developing new structural materials, designs and technologies to maximise the benefit to national strategic development plans and infrastructures. Dr Aslani also leads the newly established Engineering Materials research cluster at UWA, jointly with Professor Tim Sercombe. In addition, he is the School's representative on the UWA Sustainability Committee.

Dr Aslani holds an Adjunct Associate Professor position in Structural and Concrete Engineering at Edith Cowan University (ECU).

Looking for students for projects related to:

Smart and sustainable construction materials,

Advanced concrete technology (conductive concrete, self-compacting concrete, geopolymer concrete, lightweight concrete, heavyweight concrete, engineered cementitious composite, and ultra-high performance concrete),

Fire performance of structures,

Advanced reinforced concrete structures,

Steel-concrete composite structures,

Rehabilitation and strengthening techniques, 

Offshore structures, and

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) of cementitious/geopolymer composites.

Aslani, F. (2019). “Teaching equipment for Structural Concrete unit to improve student learning experience,” School of Engineering, University of Western Australia, Grant Value: $30k.

Aslani, F. (2018-20). “Research fund,” School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Grant Value: $170k.

Ma, G., Aslani, F. (2017). “Development of 3D printing conductive concrete for EMP shielding,” DP180104035, Australian Research Council Discovery Project, Grant Value: $383k.

Ma, G., Aslani, F. (2017). “Conductive Geo-Concrete,” OSEN Group Pty Ltd, Grant Value: $180k.

Aslani, F. (2016). “Start-up and SWT research funds,” School of Engineering, University of Western Australia, Grant Value: $100k.

Aslani, F., Paradowska, A., Uy, B. (2015). “Residual stresses in spiral and longitudinally welded mild steel tube columns,” NBI P5012, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Instrument: KOWARI, Grant Value: $50k.

Dr Aslani worked as the head of Structural Engineers in Arman Rah Gharb Consulting Engineers Company for four years. He supervised three main projects related to bridge engineering and seismic retrofitting and rehabilitation of bridges with $3.6M allocated government fund.

Dr Farhad Aslani has published over 145 refereed journal articles with 117 co-authors. The outcomes of his researches are highly valued and cited by other researchers, he has an h-index of 30, 2755 citations, and i10-index is 76 according to Google Scholar while the citations and h-index recorded on Scopus are 2239 and 27. 

In 2018, Dr Aslani was the Chairman of The 13th International Conference on Steel, Space and Composite Structures (SS18), UWA, Perth, Australia: SS18 Program. He also is co-chair of Concrete 2021, The 30th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, 5 - 8 September 2021, which will take place in Perth, Australia.

Dr Aslani is an editorial board member of several international journals. He also regularly serves as an invited reviewer for several national and international research funding bodies, books, journals and conferences.