Dr Maria Vahdati

- Programme Director, MSc Renewable Energy: Technology & Sustainability
- School Positive Minds Facilitator
- School Athena Swan Team Co-Chair.
- Module Convenor for: Energy & the Environment (CEM241), Energy Research Skills (CEM19A), Energy Research Dissertation (CEM19B) and Renewable Energy Systems (CEM160).
Areas of interest
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Wind, hydro, solar and biomass energy systems design and modelling
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Earth Architecture
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Ground source heat pumps and PV system hybrids
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Energy in buildings.
Postgraduate supervision
Recent PhD supervision (completed):
2017
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Enhancing strength and durability of adobe bricks by introducing bio inspired stabilisers.
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Innovative, integrated greywater and green wall systems for improving water security; treatment and recycling to provide alternative water resources.
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Energy use and reduction in UK commercial kitchens.
2016
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The recovery of cassava waste for heat generation in cassava-based bioethanol plants in Thailand: social practices and environmental impact.
2015
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The development of an assessment criteria framework for sustainable non-residential buildings in Saudi Arabia.
2014
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Analysis of historical solar irradiance data and development of a virtual pyranometer method for real-time PV monitoring.
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A computational fluid dynamics investigation of a vertical axis augmented wind turbine design for the built environment.
2013
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Classification methods for an ill-posed reconstruction with an application to fuel cell monitoring.
2011
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Analysis tools for urban wind turbines.
Research centres and groups
University of Reading Energy and Environmental Engineering Research GroupAcademic qualifications
- BSc
- PhD
- Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy.
Professional bodies/affiliations
Chartered Member of the Institute of Chemical EngineersPublications
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Elgamal, A.
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Vahdati, M.
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Shahrestani, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8741-0912 (2022) Assessing the economic and energy efficiency for multi-energy virtual power plants in regulated markets: a case study in Egypt. Sustainable Cities and Society , 83 ISSN: 2210-6707
- Haji Ismail, F. , Shahrestani, M. , Vahdati, M. , Boyd, P. , Donyavi, S. (2021) Climate change and the energy performance of buildings in the future – a case study for prefabricated buildings in the UK. Journal of Building Engineering , 39 ISSN: 2352-7102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102285
- Khan, M. , Shahrestani, M. , Hayat, T. , Shakoor, A. , Vahdati, M. (2019) Life cycle (well-to-wheel) energy and environmental assessment of natural gas as transportation fuel in Pakistan. Applied Energy , 242 pp. 1738-1752. ISSN: 0306-2619 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.196
- Prakobboon, N. , Vahdati, M. , Shahrestani, M. (2018) An environmental impact assessment of the management of cassava waste: a case study in Thailand. International Journal of Biomass & Renewables , 7 (2). pp. 18-29. ISSN: 2289-1692
- Mudie, S. and Vahdati, M. (2017) Low energy catering strategy: insights from a novel carbon-energy calculator. Energy Procedia , 123 pp. 212-219. ISSN: 1876-6102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.244
- Mudie, S. and Vahdati, M. (2017) Fat, oil and grease reduction in commercial kitchen ductwork: a novel biological approach. Waste Management , 61 (March). pp. 28-39. ISSN: 0956-053X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.01.041
- Burgess, P. , Vahdati, M. , Essah, E. (2015) Investigation of the accuracy of historical irradiance products and interannual variability of solar irradiance using Met Office ground data. IET Renewable Power Generation , 9 (5). pp. 405-411. ISSN: 1752-1416 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2014.0386
- Banani, R. , Vahdati, M. , Elmualim, A. (2013) Demonstrating the importance of criteria and sub-criteria in building assessment methods. pp. 443-454.
- Balila, A. and Vahdati, M. (2013) Wall materials and techniques available for low cost housing in Khartoum from a sustainability point of view.
- Lowery, N. , Vahdati, M. , Potthast, R. , Holderbaum, W. (2013) Classification and fault detection methods for fuel cell monitoring and quality control. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology , 10 (2). ISSN: 1550-624X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4023565
- Varney, K. and Vahdati, M. (2013) Photovoltaic and solar-assisted ground-source heat pump systems . Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability , 166 (1). pp. 32-45. ISSN: 1751-7680 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1680/ensu.11.00006
- Saker, D. , Millward, M. , Vahdati, M. , Essah, E. (2012) Uncovering the potential of domestic demand side management to maximise the diffuions of renewable energy.
- Burgess, P. , Vahdati, M. , Essah, E. , Davies, D. , Phillip, S. (2012) Progress toward a virtual pyranometer for low cost performance monitoring of PV systems.
- Burgess, P. , Vahdati, M. , Essah, E. , Philip, S. , Davies, D. (2012) Development of a virtual pyranometer for performance monitoring of PV systems.
- Burgess, P. , Vahdati, M. , Davies, D. , Philip, S. (2011) Preliminary performance monitoring of a 40kWp PV system on a commercial building. pp. 45-48.
- Burgess, P. , Vahdati, M. , Davies, D. (2011) An investigation of the impact of time of generation on carbon savings from PV systems in Great Britain. pp. 2730-2737.
- Vahdati, M. , Nobile, R. , Barlow, J. , Mewburn-Crook, A. (2011) Dynamic stall for a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in a two-dimensional study. (Volume 15 (Wind Energy Applications) )
- Vahdati, M. and O'Nions, P. (2000) Design and development of a low NOx Coanda ejector burner . Journal of the Institute of Energy , 73 (494). pp. 12-17. ISSN: 0144-2600
- Vahdati, M. (1999) Advances in module design for membrane distillation.
- Vahdati, M. (1999) Permeate flux modeling of membrane distillation. Filtration and Separation , 36 (1). pp. 49-53. ISSN: 0015-1882 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0015-1882(99)80017-2
- Burgoyne, A. , Vahdati, M. , Priestman, G. (1995) Investigation of flux in flat-plate modules for membrane distillation. Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing , 3 (3-4). pp. 161-175. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/apj.5500030305