Dr. Hojat Hematabadi | Fracture and Damage Mechanics | Editorial Board Member
Research Assistant at Department of Environmental Civil Engineering | United States
Dr. Hojat Hematabadi is a timber engineering and wood–biocomposite specialist whose research spans structural performance, micromechanics, computational modeling, and sustainable biomaterials, drawing on his background as a research scholar at Virginia Tech University in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials and his earlier academic roles as a graduate researcher in Gorgan University and lecturer in the Department of Wood Science and Technology in Kerman, supported by foundational studies at Tarbiat Modares University and the University of Zabol, and strengthened through significant practical experience such as managing particleboard production in Bam; his scientific contributions include influential publications on bending strength, hybrid cross-laminated timber behavior, comparative shear and bending test methodologies, mechanical properties of poplar-based CLT panels, damage reduction in wood composites, and indoor air-quality improvement through urea treatment, complemented by nationally recognized inventions including methods to reduce formaldehyde emissions from wood-based composites, rapid weathering-test machinery for wood materials, and industrial wood-plastic composites derived from pistachio pruning residues; he has also led multiple research and engineering projects involving FRP-reinforced CLT, fatigue analysis of engineered wood, and advanced 3D damage modeling using ABAQUS UMAT, while maintaining strong expertise in finite element modeling, Python scripting, RFEM for timber design, Simapro-based life cycle assessment, and advanced statistical tools; additionally, he contributes to the global scientific community as an editorial board member for journals such as Insight – Civil Engineering, Architecture and Design Review, Materials Physics and Chemistry, and Sustainable Forestry, and his work has been consistently acknowledged through academic honors and competitive rankings that highlight his standing as a top young researcher in the field of engineered wood products and sustainable structural materials.
Featured Publications:
Hematabadi, H., McDonald, A. G., & Ibrahim, A. A. (2025). Shear performance of PrinTimber composite beams for sustainable 3D-printing structures. Materials and Structures.
Rostampour Haftkhani, A., & Hematabadi, H. (2022). Effect of layer arrangement on bending strength of cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufactured from Poplar (Populus deltoides L.). Buildings.
Hematabadi, H., Madhoushi, M., Khazaeian, A., & Ebrahimi, G. (2021). Structural performance of hybrid Poplar–Beech cross-laminated timber (CLT). Journal of Building Engineering.
Hematabadi, H., & Hindman, D. P. (2021). Comparison of test methodologies for computing bending and shear stiffness of cross-laminated timber. Journal of Testing and Evaluation.