Adjunct Research Fellow
Overview
Dr Negareh Ghasemi received her BSc and MSc degrees in Electronic and Electrical Engineering in 2003 and 2007 respectively. She obtained her PhD in Power Electronics in 2013. She received Outstanding Thesis Award from Queensland University of Technology in 2013. She has more than 10 years working experience in industry and academia. Dr Ghasemi is an active member of IEEE Women in Engineering and an Editorial Board member of International Journal of Power Electronics. Dr Ghasemi has been collaborating with several international universities and institutes in Japan and Germany. Her research interests include Power Electronics and Control, Pulsed Power and Ultrasound Systems and their applications.
Research Interests
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Power Electronics and Control
Power electronics system consists of switching electronic circuits to control and convert the electric power. Power electronics technology is the basis of many power electronics applications including switching power supplies, energy conversion systems, high power ultrasound system excitation and pulsed power. -
Pulsed Power
Pulsed power technology refers to the of very short high power electrical pulses. Pulsed power is an emerging technology can be effectively applied in many industrial and bioelectric applications such as water treatment, food processing, sterilization. The pulse parameters can highly influence the effectiveness of pulse power systems. Power electronics systems are usually applied to generate desired pulses. -
Ultrasound Systems
Ultrasound systems are found to be effective technologies in several applications due to their ability mechanical energy in electrical energy and vice versa. To achieve efficient energy conversion performance of these systems, excitation systems should be designed properly considering operating frequency, power level, load conditions.
Research Impacts
My research works in the field of energy conversion systems, particularly in pulsed power and ultrasound systems provided a great benefit to health, the environment, and society. My academic background and experience in electrical engineering enabled me to lead and contribute to multiple collaborative projects through which I could train, support, and supervise several new research staff and many students in the field and have been helping them to build their future careers. Since 2019, I secured over $1M research grants and funding support including NHMRC-IDeas grant, ACARP grant and Childeren's Hospital Foundation grant.
Here is a summary of the beneficial outcomes of my research:
A benefit to health- Producing microbiologically-safe donor breastmilk using pulsed power technology
- The NHMRC human milk project aims to improve health outcomes and advance the care of vulnerable preterm and low birth weight infants. Globally, about 15 million babies are born preterm every year (>1 in 10 babies); this number is rising. Poor nutrition in preterm infants during the early weeks of life has major effects on later-life health outcomes. Breastmilk contains an array of important immunoprotective and nutritional biomolecules that are destroyed during the thermal processing of donor breastmilk. Thus, creating next-generation feeding options of microbiologically safe and biologically active donor breastmilk to improve early infant care is hugely important. We secured a Children's Hospital Foundation grant and an NHMRC-Ideas grant for developing static and dynamic systems for the treatment of human breastmilk.
Social and environmental sustainability- Wastewater treatment using ultrasound and pulsed power technologies
- Toxic organic pollutants found in industrial wastewater are one of the major threats to human and ecosystem health. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic organic compounds that can harm human and ecosystem health due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. We developed an advanced system for the treatment of wastewater using an ultrasound system which was effective for the removal of a wide range of PAHs pollutants and produced no secondary pollutants. the outcome of this research work has been published in the Water and Environment Journal.
A benefit to society- Sustainable food production
- Mushrooms are a source of proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, and minerals.We designed and developed a pulsed power system to increase the growth rate and total yield and alter the nutritional composition of Pleurotus Ostreatus white oyster mushrooms. The experimental results showed an increase in the mean crude fat and protein content as well as a 34% increase in the total yield of the stimulated samples. The outcome of this project has been published in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. Also, we secured a reserresearch, Industry Kickstarter grant from the UQ Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Publications
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Journal Article: Advances in pulsed electric stimuli as a physical method for treating liquid foods
Zare, Farzan, Ghasemi, Negareh, Bansal, Nidhi and Hosano, Hamid (2023). Advances in pulsed electric stimuli as a physical method for treating liquid foods. Physics of Life Reviews, 44, 207-266. doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.01.007
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Journal Article: Nanosecond pulsed electric field treatment of human milk: effects on microbiological inactivation, whey proteome and bioactive protein
Zhang, Jie, Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz, Duley, John A., Cowley, David M, Shaw, Paul N., Koorts, Pieter and Bansal, Nidhi (2022). Nanosecond pulsed electric field treatment of human milk: effects on microbiological inactivation, whey proteome and bioactive protein. Food Chemistry, 406 135073, 135073. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135073
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Journal Article: Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation and removal: a review
Leung, Shui Cheung Edgar, Shukla, Pradeep, Chen, Dechao, Eftekhari, Ehsan, An, Hongjie, Zare, Firuz, Ghasemi, Negareh, Zhang, Dongke, Nguyen, Nam-Trung and Li, Qin (2022). Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation and removal: a review. Science of the Total Environment, 827 153669, 153669. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153669
Grants
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An emerging pulsed power technology for dewatering mineral tailings
(2021–2024) Australian Coal Association Research Program
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(2020–2024) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
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In-situ dewatering of processed kimberlite slimes (Pulse Power).
(2018–2019) Technological Resources Pty Limited
Supervision
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Developing Advanced Non-Thermal Processing Technique for Sustainable Food Production
Doctor Philosophy
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Low temperature plasma for sterilisation and wound healing
Doctor Philosophy
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Bioactive breastmilk pasteurised by nanosecond pulsed electric field
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Book Chapter
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Pulsed electric field processing of milk
Bansal, Nidhi, Zare, Farzan, Ghasemi, Negareh and Zhang, Jie (2022). Pulsed electric field processing of milk. Non-thermal processing technologies for the dairy industry. (pp. 11-34) edited by M. Selvamuthukumaran and Sajid Maqsood. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003138716-2
Journal Article
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Advances in pulsed electric stimuli as a physical method for treating liquid foods
Zare, Farzan, Ghasemi, Negareh, Bansal, Nidhi and Hosano, Hamid (2023). Advances in pulsed electric stimuli as a physical method for treating liquid foods. Physics of Life Reviews, 44, 207-266. doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.01.007
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Zhang, Jie, Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz, Duley, John A., Cowley, David M, Shaw, Paul N., Koorts, Pieter and Bansal, Nidhi (2022). Nanosecond pulsed electric field treatment of human milk: effects on microbiological inactivation, whey proteome and bioactive protein. Food Chemistry, 406 135073, 135073. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135073
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Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation and removal: a review
Leung, Shui Cheung Edgar, Shukla, Pradeep, Chen, Dechao, Eftekhari, Ehsan, An, Hongjie, Zare, Firuz, Ghasemi, Negareh, Zhang, Dongke, Nguyen, Nam-Trung and Li, Qin (2022). Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation and removal: a review. Science of the Total Environment, 827 153669, 153669. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153669
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Increasing the production yield of white oyster mushrooms with pulsed electric fields
Zare, Farzan, Ghasemi, Negareh, Bansal, Nidhi, Garg, Abhishek and Hosano, Hamid (2021). Increasing the production yield of white oyster mushrooms with pulsed electric fields. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 49 (2) 9340594, 805-812. doi: 10.1109/TPS.2021.3053071
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Zhang, Jie, Zare, Firuz and Bansal, Nidhi (2020). Real-time method for rapid microbial assessment of bovine milk treated by nanosecond pulsed electric field. IEEE Transactions On Plasma Science, 48 (12) 9250655, 4221-4227. doi: 10.1109/tps.2020.3033556
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Identifying the prestress force in prestressed concrete bridges using ultrasonic technology
Hussin, Manal, Chan, Tommy H. T., Fawzia, Sabrina and Ghasemi, Negareh (2020). Identifying the prestress force in prestressed concrete bridges using ultrasonic technology. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 20 (10) 2042014, 2042014. doi: 10.1142/S0219455420420146
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Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater using dual-mode ultrasound system
Ghasemi, Negareh, Gbeddy, Gustav, Egodawatta, Prasanna, Zare, Firuz and Goonetilleke, Ashantha (2019). Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater using dual-mode ultrasound system. Water and Environment Journal, 34 (S1) wej.12540, 425-434. doi: 10.1111/wej.12540
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz and Hosano, Hamid (2019). A review of pulsed power systems for degrading water pollutants ranging from microorganisms to organic compounds. IEEE Access, 7 8871099, 150863-150891. doi: 10.1109/access.2019.2947632
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Feedforward control method for single-phase inverters with non-linear load
You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda, Ghasemi, Negareh and Meng, Fanrong (2019). Feedforward control method for single-phase inverters with non-linear load. IET Power Electronics, 12 (12), 3131-3140. doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5273
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You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda, Ghasemi, Negareh and Gong, Bing (2019). Elimination of current oscillation in isolated three-port power converters using active damping method. IET Power Electronics, 12 (11), 2802-2809. doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5613
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You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, D. Mahinda, Ghasemi, Negareh and Fu, Bin (2019). Virtual resistor-based integrated DC bus voltage conditioner for stability improvement of cascaded power converters. IEEE Access, 7 8764334, 95959-95969. doi: 10.1109/access.2019.2929104
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A novel modulation and control method for double-switch buck-boost converter
You, Jiang, Fan, Weiyan, Ghasemi, Negareh and Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda (2019). A novel modulation and control method for double-switch buck-boost converter. IET Power Electronics, 12 (5), 1160-1169. doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5907
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An active power decoupling method for single phase DC/AC DAB converters
You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, D. Mahinda, Ghasemi, Negareh and Malan, Wynand Louis (2019). An active power decoupling method for single phase DC/AC DAB converters. IEEE Access, 7 8618299, 12964-12972. doi: 10.1109/access.2019.2893286
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Disturbance rejection control method for isolated three-port converter with virtual damping
You, Jiang, Liao, Mengyan, Chen, Hailong, Ghasemi, Negareh and Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda (2018). Disturbance rejection control method for isolated three-port converter with virtual damping. Energies, 11 (11) 3204, 3204. doi: 10.3390/en11113204
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DC bus voltage stability improvement using disturbance observer feedforward control
You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda and Ghasemi, Negareh (2018). DC bus voltage stability improvement using disturbance observer feedforward control. Control Engineering Practice, 75, 118-125. doi: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2018.03.018
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Loop-shaping method based current sharing controller design for parallel DC/DC converters
You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda and Ghasemi, Negareh (2018). Loop-shaping method based current sharing controller design for parallel DC/DC converters. IET Power Electronics, 11 (12), 1937-1945. doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2017.0146
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Enhanced meta-heuristic methods for selective harmonic elimination technique
Etesami, Mohammadhossein, Vilathgamuwa, D. Mahinda, Ghasemi, Negareh and Jovanovic, Dejan P. (2018). Enhanced meta-heuristic methods for selective harmonic elimination technique. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 14 (12) 8272454, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/TII.2018.2799602
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Optimal cooperative management of energy storage systems to deal with over- and under-voltages
Mokhtari, Ghassem, Nourbakhsh, Ghavameddin, Anvari-Moghadam, Amjad, Ghasemi, Negareh and Saberian, Aminmohammad (2017). Optimal cooperative management of energy storage systems to deal with over- and under-voltages. Energies, 10 (3) 293, 293. doi: 10.3390/en10030293
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz, Davari, Pooya, Vilathgamuwa, Mahinda, Ghosh, Arindam, Langton, Christian and Weber, Peter (2017). Dissimilar trend of nonlinearity in ultrasound transducers and systems at resonance and non-resonance frequencies. Ultrasonics, 74, 21-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2016.09.023
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Particle swarm optimisation-based modified SHE method for cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters
Etesami, Mohammadhossein, Ghasemi, Negareh, Vilathgamuwa, Don Mahinda and Malan, Wynand Louis (2017). Particle swarm optimisation-based modified SHE method for cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters. IET Power Electronics, 10 (1), 18-28. doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0864
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Ghasemi, N., Zare, F., Boora, A. A., Ghosh, A., Langton, C. and Blaabjerg, F. (2012). Harmonic elimination technique for a single-phase multilevel converter with unequal DC link voltage levels. IET Power Electronics, 5 (8), 1418-1429. doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2011.0457
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Improving the efficiency of high power piezoelectric transducers for industrial applications
Davari, P., Ghasemi, N., Zare, F., O'shea, P. and Ghosh, A. (2012). Improving the efficiency of high power piezoelectric transducers for industrial applications. IET Science Measurement and Technology, 6 (4), 213-221. doi: 10.1049/iet-smt.2011.0209
Conference Publication
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Do real life visuals help students to learn engineering
Liu, Aaron Lei, Nourbakhsh, Ghavameddin, Ghasemi, Negareh, Ledwich, Gerard, Miller, Wendy and Zhu, Binxin (2019). Do real life visuals help students to learn engineering. 4th International Conference on Intelligent Green Building and Smart Grid (IGBSG 2019), Hubei, Yi-chang, China, 6-9 September 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/IGBSG.2019.8886213
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Etesami, Mohammad Hossein, Vilathgamuwa, D. Mahinda, Hiller, Marc, Walker, Geoff and Ghasemi, Negareh (2019). Multi-objective modulation scheme development for optimal control of cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverters. 13th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS), Toulouse, France, 9-12 July 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PEDS44367.2019.8998935
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Analysis of effective pulsed power excitation for intracellular electropermeabilization
Zare, Farzan, Naranpanawe, Lakshitha and Ghasemi, Negareh (2018). Analysis of effective pulsed power excitation for intracellular electropermeabilization. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association, Portotoz, Slovenia, 25-29 June 2018.
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Switched-capacitor-based nanosecond pulse generator using SiC MOSFET
Nguyen, Minh-Khai, Zare, Firuz and Ghasemi, Negareh (2018). Switched-capacitor-based nanosecond pulse generator using SiC MOSFET. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Auckland, New Zealand, 27-30 November 2018. New York, NY USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757883
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A Single Phase DC-AC Dual Active Bridge Series Resonant Converter For Photovoltaic Applications
Hong, Jiatu, Vilathgamuwa, D. M., Ghasemi, N., Ishrat, T. and You, Jiang (2017). A Single Phase DC-AC Dual Active Bridge Series Resonant Converter For Photovoltaic Applications. IEEE 12th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS), Honolulu Hi United States, 12-15 December 2017. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PEDS.2017.8289184
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Analysis and Control of Integrated DC Bus Voltage Conditioner for Cascade Power Converter System
You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, D. M., Ghasemi, N. and Malan, W. L. (2017). Analysis and Control of Integrated DC Bus Voltage Conditioner for Cascade Power Converter System. 3rd IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia, Kaohsiung Taiwan, 3-7 June 2017. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992093
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You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, D. M., Ghasemi, N. and Malan, W. L. (2017). Control Method for Ripple Current Reduction and Grid Current Correction in a Single Phase DC-AC DAB Converter. IEEE 12th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS), Honolulu Hi United States, 12-15 December 2017. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PEDS.2017.8289220
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You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, D. M., Ghasemi, N. and Malan, W. L. (2017). LLC Circuit Based Ripple Current Suppression Method for Single Phase Bidirectional DC-AC DAB Converter. 3rd IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia, Kaohsiung Taiwan, 3-7 June 2017. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992121
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On Assessment of Prominent Heuristic Methods towards Selective Harmonic Mitigation
Etesami, M. H., Ghasemi, N., Vilathgamuwa, D. M. and Malan, W. L. (2016). On Assessment of Prominent Heuristic Methods towards Selective Harmonic Mitigation. 2nd IEEE Annual Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC), Auckland New Zealand, 5-8 December 2016. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/SPEC.2016.7846205
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Abedi, Naeim and Mokhtari, Ghassem (2016). Real-time Method for Resonant Frequency Detection and Excitation Frequency Tuning for Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Brisbane Australia, 25-28 September 2016. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2016.7749329
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Ripple elimination for DC/AC DAB converter with phase shift and duty cycle control
You, Jiang, Vilathgamuwa, D. M., Ghasemi, N. and Malan, W. L. (2016). Ripple elimination for DC/AC DAB converter with phase shift and duty cycle control. 2nd IEEE Annual Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/SPEC.2016.7846204
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A technique for analysing GOOSE packets when testing relays in an IEC 61850-8-1 environment
Nick, Shawn , Nourbakhsh, Ghavameddin , Ghosh, Arindam and Ghasemi, Negareh (2015). A technique for analysing GOOSE packets when testing relays in an IEC 61850-8-1 environment. SEAPAC 2015: South East Asia Protection and Automation Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 17-18 March 2015.
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Narimani, A., Nourbakhsh, G., Ledwich, G. F., Walker, G. R. and Ghasemi, N. (2015). Financially Optimized Scheduling of Electric Energy Storage in Presence of Renewable Energy Resources. IEEE 6th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), Aachen Germany, 22-25 June 2015. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PEDG.2015.7223061
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Hussin, Manal , Chan, Tommy H. T., Fawzia, Sabrina and Ghasemi, Negareh (2015). Finite element modelling of lamb wave propagation in prestress concrete and effect of the prestress force on the wave’s characteristic. 10th RMS Annual Bridge Conference: Bridges – Safe and Effective Road Network, Ultimo, NSW Australia, 2 - 3 December 2015.
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Walker, Geoffrey R. and Broadmeadow, Mark A. H. (2015). Real Time Maximum Power Conversion Tracking and Resonant Frequency Modification for High Power Piezoelectric Ultrasound Transducer. IEEE 11th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS), Sydney Australia, 9-12 June 2015. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PEDS.2015.7203524
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A high cell count cascade full bridge converter for wide bandwidth ultrasonic transducer excitation
Walker, Geoffrey R., Ghasemi, Negareh, Broadmeadow, Mark A. H. and Ledwich, Gerard F. (2014). A high cell count cascade full bridge converter for wide bandwidth ultrasonic transducer excitation. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Pittsburgh, PA United States, 14-18 September 2014. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2014.6953686
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Power Converters Design and Analysis for High Power Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers
Davari, Pooya, Ghasemi, Negareh and Zare, Firuz (2014). Power Converters Design and Analysis for High Power Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers. 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE-ECCE Europe), Lappeenranta Finland, 26-28 August 2014. Piscataway NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/EPE.2014.6910986
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz, Ghosh, Arindam and Langton, Christian (2012). A High Frequency Current Source Converter with Adjustable Magnitude to Drive High Power Piezoelectric Transducers. 15th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference and Exposition (EPE-PEMC ECCE Europe), Novi Sad Serbia, 4-6 September 2012. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/EPEPEMC.2012.6397206
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Power electronic converters for high power ultrasound transducers
Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz, Davari, Pooya, Weber, Peter, Langton, Christian and Ghosh, Arindam (2012). Power electronic converters for high power ultrasound transducers. 2012 7th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), Singapore, Singapore, 18-20 July 2012. Piscataway NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICIEA.2012.6360806
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Ghasemi, Negareh, Zare, Firuz, Langton, Christian and Ghosh, Arindam (2011). A new unequal DC link voltage configuration for a single phase multilevel converter to reduce low order harmonics. 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011), Birmingham, UK, 30 August-1 September 2011. Piscataway NJ United States: IEEE.
Other Outputs
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In-situ dewatering of processed kimberlite slimes, report to Rio Tinto Copper Diamond
Edraki, Mansour, Zare, Firuz and Ghasemi, Negareh (2019). In-situ dewatering of processed kimberlite slimes, report to Rio Tinto Copper Diamond. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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An emerging pulsed power technology for dewatering mineral tailings
(2021–2024) Australian Coal Association Research Program
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(2020–2024) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
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In-situ dewatering of processed kimberlite slimes (Pulse Power).
(2018–2019) Technological Resources Pty Limited
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Developing Advanced Non-Thermal Processing Technique for Sustainable Food Production
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Low temperature plasma for sterilisation and wound healing
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Bioactive breastmilk pasteurised by nanosecond pulsed electric field
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
