Ghazanfarah Hafeez, Concordia University

Research

dynamic behaviour numerical modelling shear wall cross laminated timber buildings mass timber seismic beahviour vibration measurements connection

Latest funding

Towards Enhancing the Resilience of Mass Timber Buildings Through In-Situ Measurements and Numerical Methods
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Dynamic Behaviour of Mass Timber Buildings
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Dynamic Behaviour of Mass Timber Buildings
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$38,000

All 4 grants and awards

Towards Enhancing the Resilience of Mass Timber Buildings Through In-Situ Measurements and Numerical Methods

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Hafeez, Ghazanfarah

Keywords: Structural engineering; Wood, wood products and paper

$20,000

Dynamic Behaviour of Mass Timber Buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Hafeez, Ghazanfarah (Farah)

Keywords: dynamic behaviour; numerical modelling; shear wall; cross laminated timber buildings; mass timber; seismic beahviour; vibration measurements; connection; wood buildings; frames

$12,500

Dynamic Behaviour of Mass Timber Buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hafeez, Ghazanfarah (Farah)

Keywords: dynamic behaviour; numerical modelling; shear wall; cross laminated timber buildings; mass timber; seismic beahviour; vibration measurements; connection; wood buildings; frames

$38,000

Impact sound insulation in mass timber buildings: perception, modeling, and improvement

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lee, Joonhee J

Keywords: building acoustics; cross-laminated timber; floor assembly; floor vibration; footstep; human annoyance; impact noise; mass timber construction; psychoacoustics; timber engineering

$90,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: dynamic behaviour Dear Professor Hafeez, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on dynamic behaviour connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Towards Enhancing the Resilience of Mass Timber Buildings Through In-Situ Measurements and Numerical Methods" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]