Maryam Hojati

Contact


Phone: 505-500-4260
Fax: 505-277-1988

Physical Address

Room 3043
Centennial Engineering Center
Building # 112 on the UNM map

Mailing Address

01 1070
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1070

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Assistant Professor

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Personal Website

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Geo and Material Eng. Program), Pennsylvania State University

MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Structural and Earthquake Eng. Program), Amirkabir University of Technology

Biography

Dr. Maryam Hojati is an assistant professor in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the Pennsylvania State University. During her academic experience, she worked on a variety of research studies that equipped her with the skills to conduct diverse research in material, structure, and application of additive manufacturing in construction. She was involved in multiple phases of the NASA Centennial Challenge from 2016 to 2019 NASA to build a 3D-printed habitat for deep space exploration. She joined the CCEE department at UNM in Aug. 2019 and established the Advanced Sustainable Construction (ASC) Lab, leveraging her prior experience setting up a 3D-printing lab. Working alongside her team, she focused on designing and developing innovative sustainable materials, adapting them for additive manufacturing (AM) technology. Her research addresses three critical areas in the construction industry, including (1) designing and constructing resilient infrastructures (2) building affordable houses, and (3) designing sustainable construction materials and practices on the earth and beyond.

Teaching Interests

  • Advanced Construction Technologies
  • Infrastructure Materials Science
  • Concrete Materials and Durability
  • Design of Reinforced Concrete
  • Statics

Research Interests

  • Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure and Building Materials: Researching the design and development of cutting-edge, eco-conscious materials for use in infrastructure projects, emphasizing smart and green solutions.
  • Green Building Integration: Studying the design, characterization, and properties of green and low-carbon-footprint materials for seamless integration into building and civil infrastructure systems.
  • Materials for Space Projects: Exploring additive manufacturing processes for materials intended for space missions, with an emphasis on the use of indigenous materials
  • Advanced Housing Construction Technologies: Exploring additive manufacturing and digital construction techniques to create cost-effective and sustainable housing solutions.
  • Automation and Human-Machine Collaboration: Studying automation and human-machine interaction for sustainable construction