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Ali Matin Nazar

About

Ali Matin Nazar is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering (CIE) at the School of Engineering Design and Built Environment (EDBE), Western Sydney University. He has over a decade of experience in the fields of intelligent structures, structural health monitoring, smart materials, and self-powered sensors. Ali’s extensive work with triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators has significantly advanced energy harvesting and sensing systems, aiming to enhance sustainability and efficiency in infrastructure monitoring. He has authored numerous impactful papers and patents, significantly enriching the engineering community’s understanding of advanced material technologies. His research continues to focus on multifunctional materials for infrastructure, enhancing bridge monitoring systems, and developing innovative energy harvesting technologies. Ali Matin Nazar has received several prestigious awards, including the First Prize Paper Award at the 8th International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling in Coastal and Port Engineering and Science in Zhoushan, China, in 2020. He was also a candidate at the World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS-2020) in Wenzhou, China, highlighting his recognition as a leading figure in the field of civil engineering research globally.

Areas of Research

  • Structural health monitoring and bridge management systems.
  • Energy-efficient technologies and sustainable infrastructure development.
  • Advanced sensing techniques using piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators.
  • Multifunctional materials for infrastructure resilience and energy harvesting.
  • Sensor networks for real-time structural monitoring.

Publications

  • Matin Nazar A, Xu Haiwei. Tree leaf-inspired magnetic nanogenerator for energy harvesting and potential sensing applications. Measurement (2025). Published online March 1, 2025:117213-117213. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2025.117213
  • Matin Nazar A, Zhu H, Xu H, Zhang Z, Arash Rayegani, Rashidi M. Magnetically circular layered triboelectric nanogenerators by advanced self-sensing composites. MRS Communications. Published online July 9, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00583-y
  • Matin Nazar A, Narazaki Y, Rayegani A, Rahimi Sardo F. Recent Progress of Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Self-powered Sensors in Transportation Engineering. Measurement. Published online October 2022:112010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.112010
  • Egbe KJI, Matin Nazar A, Jiao P. Piezoelectric-triboelectric-electromagnetic Hybrid Rotational Energy Harvesters (H-REH). International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2022;235:107722. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107722
  • Jiao P, Matin Nazar A, Egbe KJI, Rayegani A. Magnetically circular layers triboelectric nanogenerators (MCL-TENG) for velocity sensing and damage detection. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 2022;53:102644. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102644
  • Matin Nazar A, Egbe KJI, Jiao P. Hybrid Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Walking Sensing. Energy Technology. Published online March 17, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200063
  • Jiao P, Matin Nazar A, Egbe KJI, Barri K, Alavi AH. Magnetic capsulate triboelectric nanogenerators. Scientific Reports. 2022;12(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04100-2
  • Matin Nazar A, Egbe KJI, Jiao P, Wang Y, Yang Y. Magnetic lifting triboelectric nanogenerators (ml-TENG) for energy harvesting and active sensing. APL Materials. 2021;9(9):091111. doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0064300

 

Supervisor

Associate Professor Maria Rashidi


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