Prof. Dr. Ailar Hajimohammadi is currently an Associate Professor at the UNSW Sydney, Australia. She received her Ph.D. degree in sustainable cementitious materials from the University of Melbourne in 2011. She worked in the international technology company AspenTech for four years (2011-2015) where she gained experience in industry consultation and training. She did three years of postdoctoral research at the Infrastructure Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (2015-2018) before joining the faculty at the University of New South Wales. Her research examines the chemistry of materials to develop innovative construction elements with attractive properties. She is also investigating waste management and resource-recovering strategies towards circular economy in civil and construction projects. She obtained The Award of Excellence, Aspen Technology Field Operations, industry award. Her main research areas include Geopolymers, Alkali Activated Binders, Blended Cements, and Carbon Negative Construction Elements.