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Our people

SIRM brings together some of the brightest minds in sustainable futures, with diverse research backgrounds and complementary expertise in civil engineering, construction management, environmental science, geospatial science, engineering management and water & wastewater engineering to improve environmental and socio-economic sustainability.

Leadership team

Professor Chris Chow
Professor Chris Chow
Director, SIRM
Associate Professor Nicholas Chileshe
Associate Professor Nicholas Chileshe
Deputy Director, SIRM
Professor Delene Weber
Professor Delene Weber
Stream Leader, Smart Communities
Professor Mizanur Rahman
Professor Mizanur Rahman
Stream Leader, Natural Resources and Environmental Resilience
Professor Ke Xing
Professor Ke Xing
Stream Leader, Innovative Infrastructure and Asset Management
Associate Professor Ivan Lee
Associate Professor Ivan Lee
Technology Development Leader, Application of intelligent sensors and multimedia systems
Dr Natalya Schmerl
Dr Natalya Schmerl
Technical Team Leader: Commercial Testing

Full Members

Dr Aparna Samaraweera
Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 2921
Aparna.Samaraweera@unisa.edu.au
Dr Baden Myers
Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 6760
Baden.Myers@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Ben Van den Akker
Enterprise Fellow, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Ben.VanDenAkker@unisa.edu.au
Professor Chris Chow
Professor of Water Science and Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3670
Christopher.Chow@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Craig Styan
Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3356
Craig.Styan@unisa.edu.au
Professor Delene Weber
Professor of Environmental Science, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5279
Delene.Weber@unisa.edu.au
Dr Elsayed Abdelaal
Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5234
ElSayed.Abd-Elaal@unisa.edu.au
Dr Faisal Ahammed
Program Director, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3534
FaisalAhammed.Ahammed@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Guna Hewa Alankarage
Associate Professor in Water Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3094
Guna.Hewa@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor James Hopeward
Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3128
James.Hopeward@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Jeremy Coggins
Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1069
Jeremy.Coggins@unisa.edu.au
Dr Jim O'Hehir
General Manager:Forestry Centre of Excellence , UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 8997
Jim.OHehir@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Jing Gao
Associate Professor in Applied Information Management, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Jing.Gao@unisa.edu.au
Professor Jinming Duan
Academic Director: An De College, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5629
Jinming.Duan@unisa.edu.au
Dr Jun-Jie Zeng
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Jun-Jie.Zeng@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Justin Payne
Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1220
Justin.Payne@unisa.edu.au
Professor Ke Xing
Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3406
Ke.Xing@unisa.edu.au
Dr Khoi Nguyen
Lecturer: Geotechnical Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3742
Khoi.Nguyen@unisa.edu.au
Dr Ki Pyung Kim
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1263
Ki.Kim@unisa.edu.au
Dr Kirrilie Rowe
Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 0515
Kirrilie.Rowe@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Larissa Statsenko
Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 2041
Larissa.Statsenko@unisa.edu.au
Dr Leslie Huang
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3108
Leslie.Huang@unisa.edu.au
Dr Li Meng
Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3223
Li.Meng@unisa.edu.au
Dr Linda Shi
Casual research activities, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Linda.Shi@unisa.edu.au
Professor Md. Mizanur Rahman
Dean of Programs (Engineering & Aviation), UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5899
Mizanur.Rahman@unisa.edu.au
Dr Mehdi Amirkhani
Online Course Facilitator , University of South Australia Online
(08) 8302 2652
Mehdi.Amirkhani@unisa.edu.au
Dr Michael Evans
Program Director, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3316
Michael.Evans@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Nicholas Chileshe
AsProf in Construction and Project Management, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1854
Nicholas.Chileshe@unisa.edu.au
Mr Paul Havelberg
Regional Manager: Whyalla, UniSA Regional Hubs
(08) 8302 6005
Paul.Havelberg@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Rajibul Karim
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1837
Rajibul.Karim@unisa.edu.au
Professor Rameez Rameezdeen
Professor in Construction and Project Management, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1046
Rameez.Rameezdeen@unisa.edu.au
Dr Reza Hassanli
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1775
Reza.Hassanli@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor S. "Topa" Petit
Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5194
Sophie.Petit@unisa.edu.au
Dr Salwa Mohd Ishak
Program Director: Master of Project Management, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 0717
Salwa.MohdIshak@unisa.edu.au
Professor Sang-Heon Lee
Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3018
Sang-Heon.Lee@unisa.edu.au
Dr Sekhar Somenahalli
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1855
Sekhar.Somenahalli@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Sithara Walpita Gamage
Program Director: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil), UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 9942
Sithara.WalpitaGamage@unisa.edu.au
Dr Soheil Aber
Casual teaching activities, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3463
Soheil.Aber@unisa.edu.au
Dr Stefan Peters
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5245
Stefan.Peters@unisa.edu.au
Dr Subhashini Wella Hewage
Lecturer: Water Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 6270
Subhashini.WellaHewage@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Thong Pham
Enterprise Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3814
Thong.Pham@unisa.edu.au
Dr Tim Lau
Program Director, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Tim.Lau@unisa.edu.au
Professor Tom Raimondo
Dean Academic, College of Science, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 6661
Tom.Raimondo@unisa.edu.au
Dr Udara Ranasinghe Ranawalage
Lecturer, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Udara.RanasingheRanawalage@unisa.edu.au
Dr Vanika Sharma
Lecturer, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Vanika.Sharma@unisa.edu.au
Professor Xing Ma
Professor in Structural Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3109
Xing.Ma@unisa.edu.au
Professor Yan Zhuge
Professor in Structural Engineering, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3093
Yan.Zhuge@unisa.edu.au
Dr Yousef Amer
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3006
Yousef.Amer@unisa.edu.au
Dr Yue Liu
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Yue.Liu@unisa.edu.au
Dr Ian Clark
Adjunct Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1393
Ian.Clark@unisa.edu.au
Ms Joan Gibbs
Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5164
Joan.Gibbs@unisa.edu.au
Dr John Awad
Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3453
John.Awad@unisa.edu.au
Dr Mirjam Wiedemann
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, UniSA Business
(08) 8302 3489
Mirjam.Wiedemann@unisa.edu.au
Dr Yee Wei Law
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3409
YeeWei.Law@unisa.edu.au
Dr John Awad
Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3453
John.Awad@unisa.edu.au
Professor Simon Beecham
Emeritus Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3935
Simon.Beecham@unisa.edu.au
Dr Don Cameron
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5108
Donald.Cameron@unisa.edu.au
Dr Ian Clark
Adjunct Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1393
Ian.Clark@unisa.edu.au
Ms Joan Gibbs
Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5164
Joan.Gibbs@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Nima Gorjian
Adjunct Associate Research Professor, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Nima.GorjianJolfaei@unisa.edu.au
Professor Jim Jago
Adjunct Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3113
Jim.Jago@unisa.edu.au
Professor Patrick James
Adjunct Professor, UniSA STEM
Not Available
patrick.james@unisa.edu.au
Dr David Kemp
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, UniSA STEM
Not Available
David.Kemp@unisa.edu.au
Dr Tony Ma
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 2238
Tony.Ma@unisa.edu.au
Dr Paul Monis
Adjunct Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Paul.Monis@unisa.edu.au
Professor David Ness
Adjunct Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1821
david.ness@unisa.edu.au
Professor Wasim Saman
Emeritus Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3008
Wasim.Saman@unisa.edu.au
Dr Harsha Sapdhare
Industry Adjunct, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Harsha.Sapdhare@unisa.edu.au
Dr Chris Walker
Adjunct Industry Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
Not Available
Chris.Walker@unisa.edu.au
Mr Tim Golding
Manager Technical Services: Civil, Mechanical and Environmental, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5120
Tim.Golding@unisa.edu.au
Ms Amanda Johnston
Team Leader: Executive Services, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5091
Amanda.Johnston@unisa.edu.au
Dr Andy Noble-Judge
University Transfer, People, Talent and Culture
(08) 8302 6648
Andy.Noble@unisa.edu.au
Ms Courtney Sommer
Project Officer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3991
Courtney.Sommer@unisa.edu.au
Mrs Elizabeth Stevens
Senior Academic Services Officer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3110
Elizabeth.Stevens@unisa.edu.au

Affiliate Members

Professor Jinming Duan
Academic Director: An De College, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 5629
Jinming.Duan@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Jixue (Jerry) Liu
Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 3054
Jixue.Liu@unisa.edu.au
Dr Laura Morrissey
University Transfer, People, Talent and Culture
Not Available
Laura.Morrissey@unisa.edu.au
Associate Professor Jorge Ochoa Paniagua
Senior Lecturer, UniSA STEM
(08) 8302 1250
Jorge.OchoaPaniagua@unisa.edu.au
Dr Subha Parida
Lecturer in Property, UniSA Business
(08) 8302 0170
Subha.Parida@unisa.edu.au

PhD Candidates

  • Fatemeh Abad
  • Abbas Abbara
  • Derrick Aikins
  • Oluyimide Akinnawonu
  • Sonali Madhuwanthi Hewa Alankarage
  • Abdulrahman Alshahri
  • Bianca Amato
  • Tesfa Andualem
  • Arifuzzaman Arifuzzaman
  • Sasan Aryaee
  • Stacey Curtis
  • Vandad Dayan
  • Bikash Devkota
  • John Devlin
  • Weiwei Duan
  • Andrew Edwards
  • El-Sayed Elbayome
  • Mohamed Eldeib
  • Mohamed El-Naqeeb
  • Amir Elseady
  • Martin Fidge
  • Stephen Fildes
  • Mohammad Rizal Firmansyah
  • Hurriyatul Fitriyah
  • Justine Flahaut
  • Robert Freda
  • Zihong Gan
  • Wei Gao
  • Mayen Geu
  • Shawn Gonzalez-Scott
  • Saeed Haijan
  • Alan Harbour
  • Guangtong Huang
  • Ruixin Huo
  • Bemah Ibrahim
  • Soleman Imbiri
  • Mehdi Javadi
  • Md Ahasan Kabir
  • Pasindu Karunatilaka
  • Shahid Ali Khan
  • Farid Khayyer
  • Kenneth Lever
  • Jingbo Liu
  • Amirhesam Mashayekhi
  • Genine Meredith
  • Hasan Momotaz
  • Peter Mrartin
  • Thanusshan Packiyarajah
  • Thalpe Panditha Wattage Sonali Panithawatta
  • Kayvan Pourhassan
  • Ahmed Said
  • Hossein Sanaei Ataabadi
  • Mt Helder Serra Cardeira
  • Shadi Shayan
  • Nayasha Shoniwa
  • Sagun Shrestha
  • Neve Skinner
  • Yuhui Sun
  • Jessica Tejeda Cuevas
  • Maheshi Tennakoon Mudiyaselage
  • Diane Thompson
  • Van Man Tran
  • Ayaz Umer
  • Shanika Vidana Gamage
  • Mahesh Wickramaarachchige
  • Chathuri Widanalage
  • Zhonghui Wu
  • Zenghao Xu
  • Lin Xu
  • Zhiqing Xu
  • Chizhengping Yang
  • Mohsen Zarei
  • Jiaying Zhang

  • Haneen Alghawnmeh

  • Abdulrahman Alshahri

  • Hassan Amjad

  • Fahad Anees

  • Gloria  Asamoah

  • Hamad Bin Ghanem

  • Yang Cao

  • Zheyuan Cao

  • Wagdy Elgeezawy

  • Hamid Fatemi

  • Stephen Fricker

  • Md Mehedi Hassan

  • Jasmin Hiller

  • A B M Rafiquel Islam

  • Chamaka Karunanayake

  • Clement Lartey

  • Tri Le

  • Isar Lemeire

  • Joseph Mifsud

  • Thomas Prosser

  • Dulini Rathnayake Mudiyanselage

  • Shawn Scott

  • Ziyu Sun

  • Ranthi Tharindi Yasara Wijekoon Mudiyanselage

  • Fengyi Wu

  • Xiaoni Wu

  • Junrun Xia

  • Liang Zhao

  • Jiahui Zhen

Contact us

Australian students

Phone: +61 8 8302 2376
Enquiry: unisa.edu.au/enquiry

International students

Phone: +61 8 9627 4854
Enquiry: unisa.edu.au/enquiry

For further information please visit unisa.edu.au/study
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