Dr. Amin Soltani
Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Campus
Biography
Dr. Amin Soltani is a senior lecturer and undergraduate course coordinator of civil engineering in the Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability at Federation University, Australia (since June 2020). He also holds an honorary and adjunct fellow appointment with the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia (since October 2020).
Amin completed his PhD in geotechnical engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2018, receiving the Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Before joining Federation University, Amin was a research fellow in geotechnical engineering at the Universities of Melbourne and Adelaide (2018–2020), where he led and contributed to several high-profile research projects funded by reputable industry partners, city councils and state government agencies in South Australia and Victoria. Amin is the recipient of several research awards – including the prestigious VESKI Victoria Fellowship from the Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation – recognizing his contributions to civil geotechnical engineering research and innovation.
Amin is a chartered professional engineer (CPEng, NER, PEng, MIEAust) with Engineers Australia; his research focuses on (i) Experimental and Data-Driven (including ML/AI) Soil Mechanics, (ii) Sustainable Geomaterials and (iii) Bio-Geotechnics. A central theme of Amin’s applied, cross-disciplinary research involves the valorization of solid waste materials and industrial by-products, often in tandem with [bio]polymer technology, to develop, characterize, model and deploy low-carbon, high-performance geomaterials (or solutions) for a wide range of civil engineering applications, thereby fostering ‘sustainable’ and ‘resilient’ infrastructure systems for future generations. Amin has co-authored one original book in bio-geotechnics, as well as over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles in high-ranking international journals. He also currently serves as associate editor and editorial board member for several international civil geotechnical journals.
Fields of research
- Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy
- Civil geotechnical engineering
- Civil engineering
More about Amin
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran
- Master of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide
- Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary Education), Federation University
Areas of interest
- Experimental and data-driven (including AI) soil mechanics
- Sustainable geomaterials
- Bio-geotechnics
Areas of expertise
A central theme of Amin’s applied, cross-disciplinary research involves the valorization of solid waste materials and/or industrial by-products, often in tandem with [bio]polymer technology, to develop, characterize, model and deploy low-carbon, high-performance geomaterials (or solutions) for a wide range of civil engineering applications, thereby fostering ‘sustainable’ and ‘resilient’ infrastructure systems for future generations.
Awards
- 2022: VESKI Victoria Fellowship Award (Physical Sciences)
- 2022: Federation University, Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence (Early Career Researcher)
- 2021: School of Engineering, IT and Physical Sciences, Federation University, Dean’s Awards for Research Excellence (Early Career Researcher)
- Civil engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Pavement engineering
Specialist roles
- Undergraduate course coordinator, Civil engineering, IISS, Federation University
- Associate editor, Environmental geotechnics (ICE publishing)
- Associate editor, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer Nature)
- Editorial board member, Geotechnics (MDPI publishing)
- Editorial board member, Geotechnical and geological engineering (Springer Nature)
Professional association memberships
- Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
- Australian Geomechanics Society (MAustGS), Victoria Chapter
- International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (MISSMGE)
- Australasian Association for Engineering Education (MAAEE)
- VESKI Connection (as Victoria Fellow)
Future Regions Research Centre (FRRC)
- Publications
Discussion of 'Strength Evaluation of Expansive Soil Stabilized with Lead-Zinc Mine Tailings and Cement: An Artificial Intelligence Approach' [DOI: 10.1007/s42947-02400450-y]
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s42947-024-00459-3
Leveraging Computer Technology for Authentic and Impactful Peer Assessment in Civil Engineering Education
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-2334