Behzad Fatahi

Professor Behzad Fatahi is a distinguished academic in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), specializing in geotechnical engineering, railway infrastructure, and sustainable construction technologies. With a career spanning over 16 years at UTS, he has served as Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning (2024-present), Head of Discipline (2020-2024), and School Research Coordinator (2012-2017). His research focuses on unsaturated soil mechanics, dynamic soil-structure interaction, and green infrastructure solutions.

• Academic Appointments: Professor (2024-present), Associate Professor (2017-2024), Senior Lecturer (2011-2017), Lecturer (2008-2011)
• Research Leadership: Supervised 21 PhD students to completion, developed groundbreaking techniques for landfill waste reuse and tyre-derived aggregates in railway construction

His work on seismic resilience of LNG tanks and bioengineered soil stabilization has received international recognition, including the 2023 Best Research Paper Award at the Australasian Association for Engineering Education conference. Professor Fatahi's industry experience includes geotechnical engineering roles at Coffey International and SES Engineering prior to academia.

• Key Research Contributions:
  • Developed green corridor models for railway lines using coupled flow-deformation equations
  • Pioneered AI-integrated teaching frameworks for civil engineering education
  • Advanced machine learning techniques for intelligent compaction and structural buckling analysis

As a Category 1 supervisor, he mentors graduate researchers in Civil Engineering, Geomechanics, and Earthquake Engineering. His peer-reviewed work (>240 publications) demonstrates technical excellence and innovation across multiple geotechnical domains.