STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Kate Nguyen
Position:
Deputy Head of Department, Civil & Infrastructure (R&I)
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399258164
Email:
kate.nguyen@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Kate (Thuy Quynh) Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at RMIT University. She works in Advanced Construction Materials with a focus on fire performance of materials and structures. She is the leader of the Innovative Fire & Facade Engineering Group and presently involved in a number of projects on fire design and protection of buildings in Australia and overseas.
Awards and Honours
- Batterham Medal for Engineering Excellence 2021, Australian Academic of Technological Science and Engineering
- L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science 2020, Australia and New Zealand, L'OREAL-UNESCO Foundation
- RMIT Award for Research Excellence – Early Career Researcher (Enterprise) 2020, RMIT University
- Executive Dean's Research Award (Level C) 2020, School of Engineering
- Victoria Fellow in Physical Sciences 2019, veski
- Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2019, Australian Research Council
- Early Career Researcher Grant 2018, The University of Melbourne
- Best paper award, 4th International conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology 2013
- Best presentation and poster award, Postgraduate conference, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne 2011
- VIFOTEC 2006
- Best student award by Minister of Education and Training, Vietnam 2006
- Valedictorian, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2006
- Best final year research project at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2006
- Dean's Honours List, School of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2003, 2004 & 2005
- Odon-Vallet Scholarship, 2005
Publications
- Dr Kate Nguyen's publications can be viewed at her Google Scholar page.
Professional memberships and significant contributions
- Member of Fire and Facade Working Group - Council of Tall Building and Urban Habitat
- Member of Geopolymer Concrete sub-committee of AS 3600 Concrete Code Committee, Standards Australia
- Member of International Association for Fire Safety Science
- Member of Engineers Australia
- Editor of Mass Timber Construction Journal
- Expert Witness for the Court Case of Royal Women Hospital Facade (S ECI 2018 00062)
- Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne (2019 - now)
- Reviewers of Australian Research Council, Journal of Composites Part B: Engineering, Journal of Building Engineering etc
- Companion of the Order of Hanoi, 2006 for community engagement
Research interests
- Fire dynamics and fire protection engineering
- Fire safety design compliant to codes and standards
- CFD modeling
- Fire performance of materials and effect of flame retardants
- High performance concrete
- Nanotechnology and sustainable materials in construction
- Nanocomposites
- High performance building facade systems
By appointment, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
- PhD (Civil Engineering) - The University of Melbourne, Australia
- MEng (Chemical Engineering) - Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
- BEng (Materials Engineering, Honours) - Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
- Senior Lecturer, Civil And Infrastructure Engineering, RMIT University (2019 - now)
- Chief Engineer, Cladding Safety Victoria (2021 - now)
- Research Fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne (2016 - 2019)
- Rahardjo, A.,Navaratnam, S.,Zhang, K.,Tushar, Q.,Nguyen, K. (2024). Suitability of Foamed Concrete for the Composite Floor System in Mid-to-High-Rise Modular Buildings: Design, Structural, and Sustainability Perspectives In: Sustainability, 16, 1 - 14
- Abu-Zidan, Y.,Nguyen, K. (2023). A machine learning approach for calibrating ABL profiles in large-eddy simulations In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 232, 1 - 11
- Yang, J.,Zang, Y.,Yang, J.,Wakefield, R.,Nguyen, K.,Shi, L.,Trigunarsyah, B.,Parolini, F.,Bonomo, P.,Frontini, F.,Qi, D.,Ko, Y.,Deng, X. (2023). Fire safety requirements for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): A cross-country comparison In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 173, 1 - 13
- Loh, T.,Stehle, J.,Zhang, K.,Shi, L.,Nguyen, K. (2023). An experimental and numerical analysis of the fire resistance of concrete elements incorporating ROBOVOID void formers In: Structures, 47, 2452 - 2464
- Egodagamage, H.,Yapa, H.,Buddika, H.,Navaratnam, S.,Nguyen, K. (2023). Effective use of biochar as an additive for alkali-activated slag mortar production In: Construction and Building Materials, 370, 1 - 13
- Fernando, S.,Gunasekara, C.,Shahpasandi, A.,Nguyen, K.,Sofi, M.,Setunge, S.,Mendis, P.,Rahman, M. (2023). Sustainable Cement Composite Integrating Waste Cellulose Fibre: A Comprehensive Review In: Polymers, 15, 1 - 20
- Loh, T.,Nguyen, T. (2023). Durability and fire resistance of compressed wheat-straw (triticum aestivum) panels subjected to real-world aging environments In: Industrial Crops and Products, 203, 1 - 11
- Nguyen, H.,Abu-Zidan, Y.,Zhang, K.,Nguyen, K. (2022). Machine learning-based surrogate model for calibrating fire source properties in FDS models of façade fire tests In: Fire Safety Journal, 130, 1 - 12
- Soufeiani, L.,Nguyen, T.,White, N.,Foliente, G.,Wang, H.,Aye, L. (2022). Fire safety performance of 3D GFRP nanocomposite as a cladding material In: Fire Safety Journal, 133, 1 - 11
- Pilipenets, O.,Gunawardena, T.,Kin Peng Hui, F.,Nguyen, K.,Mendis, P.,Aye, L. (2022). Upcycling opportunities and potential markets for aluminium composite panels with polyethylene core (ACP-PE) cladding materials in Australia: A review In: Construction and Building Materials, 357, 1 - 14
- ARC Research Hub for Fire Resilience Infrastructure, Assets and Safety Advancements (FRIASA) in Urban, Resources, Energy and Renewables Sectors. Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub from (2024 to 2029)
- Novel oriented timber composites for fire safety of Net Zero construction. Funded by: Australia Research Council Future Fellowship Grant from (2024 to 2028)
- Enabling the Reuse of Demolished Bricks through a New Mortar Design (A new mortar design enabling the reuse of demolished bricks). Funded by: Sustainability Victoria-Circular Economy Innovation Fund from (2024 to 2024)
- Degradation mechanisms of structural composites under extreme weather (administered by University of Southern Queensland). Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2023 via Other University from (2023 to 2026)
- AI based conversion of unrecyclable waste into engineered building products. Funded by: Dasma Environmental CRC-P from (2022 to 2025)
1 PhD Completions8 PhD Current Supervisions