Year | Citation |
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2017 | Jamei, E., & Rajagopalan, P. (170101). Urban development and pedestrian thermal comfort in Melbourne. Solar Energy, 144 (681-698). |
2016 | Jamei, E., Rajagopalan, P., Seyedmahmoudian, M., & Jamei, Y. (160201). Review on the impact of urban geometry and pedestrian level greening on outdoor thermal comfort. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 54 (1002-1017). |
2015 | Jamei, E., Jamei, Y., Rajagopalan, P., Ossen, D. R., & Roushenas, S. (150201). Effect of built-up ratio on the variation of air temperature in a heritage city. Sustainable Cities and Society, 14(1), (280-292). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Sustainable built environment
- Smart cities and urban informatics
- Urban climatology and thermal balance
- Environmental urban planning and public health
- Energy performance of buildings and use of renewable energy systems in built environment
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Elmira Jamei
Dr. Elmira Jamei is a Senior Lecturer and course chair of the Building Design program. She is also the deputy program leader for the Infrastructure and the Built Environment program at the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities at VU.
Before being appointed to Victoria University, she contributed to teaching and research in Architecture and Urbanism across Australia and Asia, where she also practised as an architect and urban designer in diverse design companies. Elmira has worked for 10 years as the project leader, and key researcher in several national and international collaborative projects within Asia, Australia, and Middle East.
She led several successful grants, collaborative research projects and industry engaged works which resulted in publications in high impact research journals and awards including 'Vice Chancellor's Citation Award for Excellence in Research and Research Training', 'Graham Treloar Research Prize', and 'Collaborative research prize' from Chinese Academy of Science.
Elmira brings a substantial knowledge base and practical skills in environmentally sustainable design, smart cities, climate sensitive design, renewable energies in architecture and planning, and use of novel visualization techniques in built environment. She has led and coordinated a number of projects in the area of energy, urban thermal balance and performance of buildings in diverse climates.
Elmira’s research expertise has been also well recognised with industry funded projects. For example, she took on many leadership roles such as leading the research grant on 'Green our rooftop' project, managing several national and international collaborations on 'urban climatology and thermal balance in temperate and tropical cities', and coordinating multiple interdisciplinary projects such as 'Sustainable energy management and forecasting strategies for urban residential areas' and 'Waste management and clean energy in cities'.
Qualifications
- PhD, Deakin University, Australia, 2016
- Master of Urban Design, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), 2012
- Bachelor of Architectural Engineering (Honours), QUA, 2008
Key publications
Elmira has over 45 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Elmira's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 3 of 34)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2021
Social Value Creation for Transport and Infrastructure
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Dr Malindu Sandanayake, Dr Xiaocui Lou, Dr Hing-wah Chau, Aspr David Goodwin, Prof Zora Vrcelj, Dr Riccardo Natoli, Dr Melissa Chan, Dr Jonny Bouras
For period: 2021-2022
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$593,000 |
2020
Quantifying and Optimising the Impact of Green Roof Coverage on UHI, Energy Consumption and Outdoor Comfort
From: Green our Rooftop Research Grant
Other investigators: Prof Zora Vrcelj, Dr Hing-wah Chau
For period: 2020-2021
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$25,000 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
No. of students | Study level | Role |
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1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
Other supervision of research students
Awards
Year | Award |
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2019 |
Vice Chancellor's Citation Award for Excellence in Research and Research Training (Early Career) - Victoria University |
2015 |
Graham Treloar Research Prize - Deakin University |
2015 |
Collaborative Research Project Award - Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) |
2014 |
Higher Degree by Research Journal Award - Deakin University |
2013 |
"Three Minutes Thesis" Competition award - Deakin University |
2013 |
Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPRS) - Deakin University |
Professional memberships
- Advisory Panel, Elsevier
- Scientific Committee member, The International Urban Design Conference 2017
- Scientific Committee member, Architectural Science Association
- NBBD Representative, Course Governance Committee Victoria University
- NBBD Course Chair, Course Chairs Forum at Victoria University.
Media appearances
18th July 2013
Elmira Jamei - 2013 Deakin University 3 Minute Thesis Finalist
A 3MT presentation on the effect of vegetation on local micro climate