Civil Engineer, Scientist and Circular Economy Advocate
Dr Danish Kazmi is a civil and geotechnical engineer, researcher, award-winning science communicator and sustainability enthusiast. He completed his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia in 2022. Danish currently works as a Geotechnical Engineer with GHD in Brisbane. He also holds an Adjunct Lecturer position at UQ, where he continues to be involved in leading-edge research to help develop transformative civil and geotechnical engineering solutions emerging from cross-institutional and university-industry collaborations. After completing his PhD, he previously worked as a full-time Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at UQ through a highly competitive Fellowship funded by the Australian Government.
His research focuses on developing sustainable geomaterials by recycling ever-increasing wastes as eco-friendly alternatives to depleting natural sand and aggregates in geotechnical construction, helping to reduce the over-exploitation of natural sand and supporting the transition to a circular economy. Danish has won numerous prestigious awards, initiated high-level cross-institutional collaborations, and has regularly been featured in the media. His research has been published in top-ranking scientific journals and magazines. He has also published a number of high-definition Video Abstracts to communicate his research to the broader society. He is an invited peer-reviewer for leading international journals.
Danish is a UQ Global Change Scholar and Future Leader, certified Carbon Literate and an accredited Mental Health First Aider.
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