Dr Maria Vahdati
- Head of Sustainable Energy, Environment and Engineering
- Programme Director, MSc Renewable Energy: Technology & Sustainability
- School Positive Minds Facilitator
- 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.