Rate My Professor Azadeh Jafari

Dr Azadeh Jafari is a Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering at the University of Queensland, a role she began in 2024. Before joining UQ, she worked as a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide. Azadeh Jafari's academic background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, a Master's degree (coursework) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Guilan, and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Guilan.

The core of Dr Jafari's research is fluid flows, with a particular emphasis on turbulent flows found in many engineering and environmental applications. Her interests include the analysis of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence, the investigation of turbulent wind impacts in renewable energy plants such as solar and wind energy structures, the understanding and characterisation of turbulent canopy flows in agricultural fields, forests, solar arrays, and urban environments through wind tunnel experiments, field measurements, and analytical modelling, and the development of strategies for reducing turbulent drag on aircraft and ships. She is an affiliate of the Centre for Multiscale Energy Systems and was the recipient of the 2024 Early Career Researcher Award for excellence in research and active participation. Dr Jafari co-convenes the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS) Seminar Series and is a member of the AFMS Student/Early Career Researcher sub-committee. She has authored 45 works between 2016 and 2025. Major publications include 'Impact of field density on heliostat drag' (Solar Energy, 2025), 'Non-contact measurement technique for horizontal force perturbations in magnetic levitation systems' (Measurement Science and Technology, 2025), 'A resolvent analysis of the effect of passive perforated surfaces on wall-bounded turbulence' (International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2024), 'Effect of facet gap on heliostat wind loading' (Solar Energy, 2024), 'Heliostat wind loads: effects of the aspect ratio and ground clearance ratio' (Solar Energy, 2024), 'Frequency-tuned surfaces for passive control of wall-bounded turbulent flow - a resolvent analysis study' (Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023), and 'A review of static and dynamic heliostat wind loads' (Solar Energy, 2021).