Prof., MArch, MSc, PhD, FHEA Alireza Behnejad
is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He achieved his first master’s degree in architectural engineering in 2001, followed by a second MSc in Structural Engineering, a PhD in Geometry of Spatial Structures in 2018, along with a Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching from the University of Surrey.
Alireza is the Director of the Spatial Structures Research Centre of the University established by Prof Z S Makowski in 1963. He has also had thirteen years of experience as an Architect and Director of a company in the field of design and construction of prefabricated light weight structures, prior to joining the Centre.
He is an Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Space Structures, that is a peer-reviewed journal with the aim to provide an international forum for the interchange of information on all aspects of analysis, design and construction of space structures.