Dr. Tariq Nazir
Details
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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tariq.nazir@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-4785-7736
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
About
Dr Tariq Nazir is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at RMIT University, specialising in electrical power system equipment, high voltage systems, advanced dielectric materials, and fire-safe electrical infrastructure. He was awarded the prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Early Career Industry Fellowship to develop flame-retardant coatings aimed at preventing pole-top fires in electricity networks, strengthening Australia’s bushfire resilience and grid safety. He also secured funding under Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite Program as Lead Entrepreneur to advance flame- and arc-resistant electrical cable insulation systems toward industry translation and commercialisation. Previously, he was a recipient of the RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowship and a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship in the United States. In teaching, Dr Nazir has coordinated and delivered courses in electrical engineering, such as electrical machines, power system protection, high-voltage engineering, and power transmission and distribution, etc. across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr Nazir’s research spans insulation diagnostics, partial discharge detection, nanodielectrics, machine learning for condition monitoring, superconducting cryogenic dielectrics, and energy storage technologies. He has attracted over $2 million in competitive research funding and supervised numerous PhD and master’s students. He has authored more than 70 publications, received over 3,000 citations (h-index 30), and was recognised as one of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in a citation study. A Fulbright Alumnus and Associate Editor of High Voltage (Wiley/IET), he is a Senior Member of IEEE, IEEE DEIS. He actively collaborates with industry and utilities to translate research into safer, more resilient power infrastructure.
Research fields
- 510602 Plasma physics; fusion plasmas; electrical discharges
- 400805 Electrical energy transmission, networks and systems
- 400899 Electrical engineering not elsewhere classified
- 400507 Fire safety engineering
- 401602 Composite and hybrid materials
- 510404 Electronic and magnetic properties of condensed matter; superconductivity
- 401609 Polymers and plastics
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 13 Climate Action
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
- RMIT University
- EE
- Melbourne, Australia
- 23 Feb 2026 – Present
- Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
- Victoria University
- ISILC
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
- Fulbright Fellow
- Florida State University
- Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)
- Tallahassee, United States
- 1 Jan 2023 – 5 Jun 2023
- RMIT Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- RMIT University
- EE
- Melbourne, Australia
- 22 Apr 2022 – 1 Jan 2025
- Adjunct Lecturer
- UNSW Sydney
- SEE&T
- Sydney, Australia
- 1 Sep 2021 – 30 Dec 2021
- Postdoctoral Fellow (Industry)
- UNSW Sydney
- Sydney, Australia
- 20 Sep 2018 – 29 Nov 2021
- Adjunct Lecturer
- UNSW Sydney
- SEE&T
- Sydney, Australia
- 1 Jul 2018 – 30 Dec 2019
- Postdoctoral Writing Fellow
- UNSW Sydney
- SEE&T
- Sydney, Australia
- 1 May 2018 – 30 Jul 2018
- Visiting Research Fellow
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an, China
- 5 May 2017 – 5 May 2017
- Visiting Research Fellow
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an, China
- 15 Sep 2016 – 15 Nov 2016
- Academic Staff (Casual)/ Head Lab. Demonstrator
- UNSW Sydney
- SEE&T
- Sydney, Australia
- 15 Mar 2015 – 15 Mar 2018
- Lecturer
- Qassim University
- Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
- 12 Feb 2013 – 1 Sep 2014
Supervisor projects
- Integrated Approach to High-Voltage Cable Condition Monitoring: Evaluating Insulation Performance, Electrical Stress, and Defect Dynamics.
- 15 Apr 2024
- Co-polymer derived Nanoporous Carbon and its Composites for Energy Storage Application
- 18 Dec 2023
- Quantum dots for electrochemical and energy storage applications
- 14 Dec 2023
- IMPACT OF ACCELERATED ULTRAVIOLET WEATHERING ON BORON NITRIDE FILLED SILICONE RUBBER OUTDOOR HV INSULATION MATERIAL UNDER HVAC STRESS.
- 14 Nov 2023
Teaching interests
Teaching Qualifications:
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) || Advance HE, UK || Nov. 2020
- UNSW Engineering Course Design Institute (CDI) || UNSW Sydney || Aug. 2020
- Foundations of University Learning and Teaching (FULT) || UNSW Sydney || Sept. 2019-Nov. 2019
Teaching at RMIT:
- EEET2273/EEET2671 -Protection and High Voltage Engineering (Course coordinator, lecturer) - 2026
- EEET2263 - Electrical Plants (Lecturer) - 2026
- EEET2249 -Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Lecturer, tutor, examiner) – 2022, 23 & 24
- EEET2273/EEET2336 -Protection and High Voltage Engineering (Course coordinator, lecturer) - 2024
Courses Taught at UNSW SYDNEY
- ELEC4611-Power system equipment (Tutor/lecturer, examiner, head lab demonstrator)
- ELEC9712-High voltage systems (Lecturer, tutor, examiner)
- ELEC3111-Distributed Energy Generation (Lecturer, tutor, examiner)
- ELEC1111-Electrical circuit fundamentals (lab demonstrator, tutor, examiner)
Teaching at Others
- Electrical machines
- Electrical measurements and instrumentation
- Power systems protection
- Power systems analysis
- Introduction to electrical power engineering
- Power transmission, distribution, and utilisation
- Electrical network analysis
Research interests
Dr Nazir’s research spans insulation diagnostics, partial discharge detection, nanodielectrics, machine learning for condition monitoring, superconducting cryogenic dielectrics, and energy storage technologies. Dr. Nazir has authored over 70 publications, including papers in top-tier journals like IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, High Voltage, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, Polymer Reviews, Composites Communications, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Polymer Testing, Polymers, Fire Safety Journal and was listed among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in a Stanford-Elsevier global citation impact study. My publications have garnered >3000 citations with an h-index of 30. He is Associate Editor of High Voltage (Wiley/IET) and has served in editorial roles with Springer Nature and MDPI. His research excellence is further underscored by multiple awards, including the Fulbright Fellowship, RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowship, and a Recognition of Excellence Award for promoting US-Australia research diplomacy.
His thought leadership and innovations have attracted global media attention, and he continues to influence the energy sector through his technical contributions, professional affiliations (IEEE Senior Member, Engineers Australia, CIGRÉ), and policy advocacy on power infrastructure safety and sustainability.
