Dr. Mirzababaei is a distinguished senior lecturer of Geotechnical Engineering at Central Queensland University's Melbourne campus, a position he has held since 2016. With a rich professional background, he brings extensive experience gained from his roles as a Project Engineer and Senior Engineer in Civil/Geotechnical engineering projects from 2004 to 2008.

His academic journey includes the successful completion of a PhD focused on the innovative topic of "Reinforcement of Clays using waste carpet fibres," conducted in collaboration with EnviroLink (United Kingdom), a governmental body renowned for its contributions to environmental research.

In 2012, Dr. Mirzababaei embarked on a post-doctoral project aimed at investigating the shear failure of Queensland heavy haul railway networks, a crucial initiative conducted in partnership with Aurizon, Australia’s leading rail freight operator.

Dr. Mirzababaei's scholarly contributions extend to over 50 published journal articles, demonstrating his dedication to advancing the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Additionally, he serves as an esteemed Associate Editor for the prestigious ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.

Since 2004, Dr. Mirzababaei has been at the forefront of innovation, actively designing automated laboratory equipment tailored for geotechnical engineering testing and research, showcasing his commitment to enhancing experimental methodologies in the field.

Currently, his research endeavors are centered around the temperature-related behavior of stabilised soils and the exploration of soil stabilisation using cutting-edge, environmentally-friendly materials, reflecting his dedication to addressing contemporary challenges with sustainable solutions.

• 2020-Present: Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University (Melbourne-Australia)
• 2016-Present: Lecturer, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University (Melbourne-Australia)
• 2013-2015: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University (Rockhampton-Australia)
• 2008-2012: Sessional Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford (Bradford-United Kingdom)
• 2011-2012: Sessional Lecturer, schools of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London (London-United Kingdom)Qualifications

• 2008-2012: PhD, University of Bolton (Bolton-United Kingdom)
• 2003-2006: MSc., Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran, Iran)
• 1999-2003: BSc., Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran)

• 2017-Present: Geotechnical Engineering Design (PG Students), Central Queensland University, Australia
• 2017-2018: Mining Engineering systems and legislation (PG Students), Central Queensland University, Australia
• 2016-2017: Mine Management & Safety (UG Students), Central Queensland University, Australia
• 2016-2017: Australian Engineering Practice (PG Students), Central Queensland University, Australia
• 2013-2016: Geotechnical Engineering (UG Students), Central Queensland University, Australia
• 2013-2016: Capstone Structure and Geotechnical Engineering (UG Students), Central Queensland University, Australia
• 2011-2012: Geotechnical Engineering (UG students), University of East London, London, United Kingdom
• 2008-2012: Advanced Materials (UG students), University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
• 2008-2012: Geotechnical Laboratory (UG students), University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

• Soil stabilisation with environmental-friendly materials
• The behaviour of reactive clays
• Soil reinforcement
• Thermal behaviour of stabilised clays
• Railway geotechnology
• Numerical modelling of geotechnical structures
• Laboratory large-scale testing of soil-structure interactions
• Remote sensing and geotechnical field instrumentation
• Particle Image Velocimetry analysis of geotechnical structures and models
• Designing advanced closed-loop controlled testing equipment for research
• Use of IoT in Geotechnical Engineering Practice

• Associate Editor: ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (2018-Present)
• Guest Editor: Special Issue "Stabilisation and Reinforcement of Clays with Environmentally Friendly Materials" (2020)
• Editorial committee member of GeoChina 2018 conference (July 2018)
• Editorial Committee member of Transportation Geotechnics and Geoecology Conference (May 2017)

• Invited lecture by Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (2018)
• Invited lecture by Tongji University, Shanghai, China (2018)
• Invited lecture by Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (2017)

• Geotextiles and Geomembranes
• Geosynthetics International
• Computers and Geotechnics
• Soil Dynamics
• ASCE Materials in Civil Engineering
• Construction and Building Materials
• Soils and Foundations
• Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
• Applied Clay Science
• ASTM Testing Journal
• ICE Ground Improvement
• Minerals
• Neural Computing and Applications

• 2018-2019: CQUniversity, Block grant. Soil stabilisation for mine haul roads (CI), $85,225
• 2017-2017: Consultancy job for Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland, $5,000
• 2017-2019: CQUniversity, New Staff Research grant, $14,480
• 2018: Publon global Peer Reviewer Award (top 1% of global peer reviewers in Engineering)
• 2018: CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor Award “Publication Recognition”
• 2018: CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor Award for "Outstanding Student Satisfaction factor"
• 2016: CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor Award, $1,000 for "Best Practice in Learning and Teaching"
• 2015: CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor award for "Distance Educator of the Year 2015"
• 2015: CQUniversity School of Engineering award for "Outstanding Student Satisfaction factor"

• Triaxial test accessories for upgrading to temperature-controlled test (2019)
• Apparatus for determining the thermal conductivity coefficient of soil and rock samples (2019)
• Temperature controlled swell potential testing equipment (Fully Software-controlled, -1.5 to 50°C) (2018)
• Temperature controlled Consolidation testing equipment (Fully Software-controlled, -4 to 50°C) (2019)
• Advanced loading frame with closed-loop load/displacement control for small-scale footing test (2017)
• Pressure panel for the static and dynamic triaxial test (2016)
• Equipment, software and data logging system for determining the Poisson ratio and E modulus of cylindrical rock samples (2012)
• Suction probe for measuring negative pore-pressure in slopes (2010)
• 6-way triaxial pressure panel (2009)