Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi has received his PhD in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering from RMIT University with multiple awards and prizes. He has worked in different research and teaching roles at tertiary education institutes in Australia, China, Pakistan, and the USA. Syed's research contributed to the development of different modified methods for aggregate treatment, models to predict the performance of concrete, equations for design guidelines, and patented Rubberised Concrete Processing Technology. Syed was awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Research Impact, RMIT School of Engineering HDR Impact Prize 2020, HDR Publication Prize 2019, City of Melbourne Open Innovation Competition Finalist - RMIT LaunchHUB Prize, and CSIRO On Prime performance bonus prize. He has presented his research at multiple international conferences and industry meetings. With over 90 published papers, Syed has been recognised in the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Elsevier and Stanford University, USA. Syed's research work has also been featured in radio interviews and international media outlets' 50+ news articles/blogs.