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Dr Maryam Ghodrat is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering specialised in Fire Safety Engineering and leader ofÌý two research teamsÌýÌýÌýandÌýÌýÌýat School of Engineering and Technology, ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ‌ Canberra. 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 two primary areas:

1. Fire Safety Design &
2. 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 ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ 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 ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ.ÌýÌý

In her roles prior to joining ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ, 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, ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ Canberra. She is actively contributing to the development of the school's new WIL program and aligning its policies with the newly implemented system.