Dr. Fatemeh Javidan
Senior Lecturer, Structural Engineering
Campus
Biography
Dr Fatemeh Javidan is a senior lecturer in structural engineering at Federation University Australia. She holds a PhD in structural engineering from Monash University, awarded in 2017, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the ARC Nanocomm Hub-Monash University in 2018.
Fatemeh has a track record of securing research funding from government and industry partners, leading projects in carbon-efficient construction, high-strength steel, resilient infrastructure and innovative engineering education.
She has held leadership roles in course coordination, program development, and accreditation for civil engineering degrees. She has teaching experience across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including structural analysis, advanced structural design, finite element analysis, engineering materials, common first-year engineering units, and capstone projects.
More about Fatemeh
Qualifications
- PhD Structural Engineering, Monash University
- Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, Federation University
Areas of interest
- Sustainable and low-carbon construction materials
- Waste-derived and circular materials for construction
- High-strength steel and advanced structural reinforcement
- Engineering for extreme actions
- Structural simulation and numerical modelling
- Engineering education and authentic learning in civil engineering
Grants
- 2025: Principal Investigator, “Waste to Construction” by Maitri Scholarships and Fellowships Grant Programs
- 2021: Principal Investigator, “Carbon accounting in small-scale construction”, by Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Innovation Connections
- 2020: Partner Investigator, “Scaled boundary finite element”, by Department of Education, Destination Australia
Awards
- 2025: Living Values Award for Innovation, by Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation, Executive Dean, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University
- 2021: Dean’s Women in STEM Researcher of the Year Award School of Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences Staff Excellence Awards
- 2019: Future Women Leaders Award, Monash University
- 2017: Postgraduate Publication Award (PPA), Faculty of Engineering, Monash University
- 2015: First place, Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, Monash University
Specialist roles
- Course Coordinator Master of Civil Engineering, Federation University Australia
- Publications
Embodied Carbon Assessment of Signage Systems in Urban Environments: Case Studies from Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/urbansci10020096
Leveraging Computer Technology for Authentic and Impactful Peer Assessment in Civil Engineering Education
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-2334