Infrastructure and Environment

• BSc (First Class Hons) in Chemistry, Edinburgh University
• PhD in Physical Chemistry, Cambridge University

• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• Chartered Engineer (C Eng)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers
• Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers
• Member of the International Association for Fire Safety Science

• Spontaneous combustion
• Fire investigation.
• Fire behaviour of combustible materials (ignition and fire growth)
• Fire dynamics

• Chairman of the International Association for Fire Safety Science
• Chairman of the Education and Professional Development Committee of the Institution of Fire Engineers
• Editor: Fire Safety Journal

• Bachelor of Engineering (Auckland), 1st Class Honours
• Doctor of Philosophy (Sydney)

• Mechanics and behaviour of particulate solid
• Handling and characterisation of granular solids and powders
• Silo pressures and solids flow
• Finite element and discrete element modelling

Dr. Jasotharan Sriharan is a Research Associate in Composite Design and Testing at The University of Edinburgh and a member of the MATTERS Group. His research focuses on developing advanced design tools to accelerate material and structural innovation.

He is experienced in the design, manufacturing, and testing of  architected materials  structures. His current research interests include:

• Inverse design of architected materials and structures
• Local buckling of thin-walled composite structures
• Multifunctional cellular materials
• Mechanics of advanced cellular and sandwich structures
• Additive manufacturing techniques for advanced materials