Book Chapters
1. Ghafari, E., Witkoske, E., Liu, Y., Zhang, C., Bukowski, A., Jiang, X., Kucukgok, B., Ferguson, I., Lundstrom, M., and Lu, N. “Chapter 4: III-nitrides Thermoelectric for Waste Heat Recovery”, in III-Nitrides Materials, Devices, and Nano-structures, ed. ZC. Feng, Imperial College Press (ICP), (2017): 37.2.
2.Ghafari, E., Feng, Y., Ghahari, SA., Severgnini, F., Lee, EJ., Zhang, CY., Kucukgok, B., Ferguson, I., and Lu, N. “Chapter 9: Nanocomposites for Thermoelectricity”, in Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications, ed. Z. Guo, Y. Chen and N. Lu, ISBN: 978-3-527-34213-6 Publisher: Wiley-VCH Inc. To be published in late 2016/early 2017.
2.Ghafari, E., Feng, Y., Ghahari, SA., Severgnini, F., Lee, EJ., Zhang, CY., Kucukgok, B., Ferguson, I., and Lu, N. “Chapter 9: Nanocomposites for Thermoelectricity”, in Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications, ed. Z. Guo, Y. Chen and N. Lu, ISBN: 978-3-527-34213-6 Publisher: Wiley-VCH Inc. To be published in late 2016/early 2017.
Peer-reviewed Journals
1. Ghafari, E., Jiang, X., Lu, N., Surface Morphology and Beta-phase Formation of Single Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Composite Nanofibers. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, (Accepted and to be published in Sep 2017)
2.Feng, Y., Jiang, X., Ghafari, E., Kucukgok, B., Zhang, C., Ferguson, I., Lu, N., Metal Oxides for Thermoelectric Power Generation and Beyond. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, (Accepted and to be published in Sep 2017).
3.Ghahari, S.A., Ghafari, E., Assi, L., Pore structure of cementitious materials enhanced by graphitic nanomaterials: A critical review. Frontier of Structural and Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s11709-017-0431-9
4.Ghahari, S.A., Ghafari, E., Lu, N., Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on thermoelectric properties of cement composite for waste heat harvesting. Construction and Building Materials, 2017. 146: p. 755-763.
5.Ghafari, E., Feng, Y., Liu, Y., Ferguson, I., Lu, N., Investigating process-structure relations of ZnO nanofiber via electrospinning method. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017. 116: p. 40-45.
6.Alyamac, K., Ghafari, E., Ince, R., Development of eco-efficient self-compacting concrete with waste marble powder using the response surface method. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017. 144: p. 192-202.
7.Liu, Y., Li, Q.X., Wan, L.Y., Kucukgok, B., Ghafari, E., Ferguson, I., Zhang, X., Wang, S., Feng, Z.C., Lu, N., Composition and temperature dependent optical properties of Al x Ga 1-x N alloy by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Applied Surface Science, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.309
8.Liu, Y., Ghafari, E., Jiang, X., Feng, Y., Feng, Z.C., Ferguson, I., Lu, N., Temperature-dependent optical properties of AlN thin films by spectroscopy ellipsometry. MRS Advances, 2017. 2(5): p. 323-328
9.Ghafari, E., Feys, D., Khayat, K., Feasibility of using natural SCMs in concrete for infrastructure applications. Construction and Building Materials, 2016. 127: p. 724-732.
10.Ghafari, E., Ghahari, S.A., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L., Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on autogenous shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 2016. 127: p. 43-48.
11.Ghafari, E., Ghahari, SA., Feng, Y., Severgnini, F., Lu, N, Effect of Zinc oxide and Al-Zinc oxide nanoparticles on the rheological properties of cement paste. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2016. 105: p. 160-166.
12.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Critical review on eco-efficient ultra high performance concrete enhanced with nano-materials. Construction and Building Materials, 2015. 101, Part 1: p. 201-208.
13.Ghafari, E., Arezoumandi, M., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Influence of nano-silica addition on durability of UHPC. Construction and Building Materials, 2015. 94: p. 181-188.
14.Ghafari, E., Bandarabadi, M., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Prediction of Fresh and Hardened State Properties of UHPC: Comparative Study of Statistical Mixture Design and an Artificial Neural Network Model. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2015. 27(11): p. 04015017.
15.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Statistical mixture design approach for eco-efficient UHPC. Cement and Concrete Composites, 2015. 55(0): p. 17-25.
16.Ghafari, E., Hugo, C., Júlio, E, RSM-based model to predict the performance of self-compacting UHPC reinforced with hybrid steel micro-fibers. Construction and Building Materials, 2014. 66(0): p. 375-383.
17.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Portugal, A., Durães, L., The effect of nanosilica addition on flowability, strength and transport properties of ultra high performance concrete. Materials & Design 2014. 59: p. 1-9.
18.Ghafari, E., Naderi, M., Effect of Different Curing Regime and Cementitious Materials on the Bond Strength of Self Compacting Mortars. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2011. 5(12): p. 421-428.
2.Feng, Y., Jiang, X., Ghafari, E., Kucukgok, B., Zhang, C., Ferguson, I., Lu, N., Metal Oxides for Thermoelectric Power Generation and Beyond. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, (Accepted and to be published in Sep 2017).
3.Ghahari, S.A., Ghafari, E., Assi, L., Pore structure of cementitious materials enhanced by graphitic nanomaterials: A critical review. Frontier of Structural and Civil Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s11709-017-0431-9
4.Ghahari, S.A., Ghafari, E., Lu, N., Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on thermoelectric properties of cement composite for waste heat harvesting. Construction and Building Materials, 2017. 146: p. 755-763.
5.Ghafari, E., Feng, Y., Liu, Y., Ferguson, I., Lu, N., Investigating process-structure relations of ZnO nanofiber via electrospinning method. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017. 116: p. 40-45.
6.Alyamac, K., Ghafari, E., Ince, R., Development of eco-efficient self-compacting concrete with waste marble powder using the response surface method. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017. 144: p. 192-202.
7.Liu, Y., Li, Q.X., Wan, L.Y., Kucukgok, B., Ghafari, E., Ferguson, I., Zhang, X., Wang, S., Feng, Z.C., Lu, N., Composition and temperature dependent optical properties of Al x Ga 1-x N alloy by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Applied Surface Science, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.309
8.Liu, Y., Ghafari, E., Jiang, X., Feng, Y., Feng, Z.C., Ferguson, I., Lu, N., Temperature-dependent optical properties of AlN thin films by spectroscopy ellipsometry. MRS Advances, 2017. 2(5): p. 323-328
9.Ghafari, E., Feys, D., Khayat, K., Feasibility of using natural SCMs in concrete for infrastructure applications. Construction and Building Materials, 2016. 127: p. 724-732.
10.Ghafari, E., Ghahari, S.A., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L., Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on autogenous shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 2016. 127: p. 43-48.
11.Ghafari, E., Ghahari, SA., Feng, Y., Severgnini, F., Lu, N, Effect of Zinc oxide and Al-Zinc oxide nanoparticles on the rheological properties of cement paste. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2016. 105: p. 160-166.
12.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Critical review on eco-efficient ultra high performance concrete enhanced with nano-materials. Construction and Building Materials, 2015. 101, Part 1: p. 201-208.
13.Ghafari, E., Arezoumandi, M., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Influence of nano-silica addition on durability of UHPC. Construction and Building Materials, 2015. 94: p. 181-188.
14.Ghafari, E., Bandarabadi, M., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Prediction of Fresh and Hardened State Properties of UHPC: Comparative Study of Statistical Mixture Design and an Artificial Neural Network Model. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2015. 27(11): p. 04015017.
15.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Statistical mixture design approach for eco-efficient UHPC. Cement and Concrete Composites, 2015. 55(0): p. 17-25.
16.Ghafari, E., Hugo, C., Júlio, E, RSM-based model to predict the performance of self-compacting UHPC reinforced with hybrid steel micro-fibers. Construction and Building Materials, 2014. 66(0): p. 375-383.
17.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E, Portugal, A., Durães, L., The effect of nanosilica addition on flowability, strength and transport properties of ultra high performance concrete. Materials & Design 2014. 59: p. 1-9.
18.Ghafari, E., Naderi, M., Effect of Different Curing Regime and Cementitious Materials on the Bond Strength of Self Compacting Mortars. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2011. 5(12): p. 421-428.
Conference papers and presentations
1.N. Lu, S. Ghahari, E. Ghafari, Y. Feng, “Effects of Oxide Nanoparticles on Thermoelectric Behavior of Cement Composites for Energy Harvesting Applications,” 2017 TRB Session 382- Nanotechnology, Washington DC, Jan 8-12, 2017. Invited Talk.
2.P. Panchmatia, E. Ghafari, S. Ghahari, J. Olek & N. Lu, “Nano-silica Coated Aggregate: Effects on Strength, Microstructure, and Transport Properties of Mortars,” 2017 TRB Session 382- Nanotechnology, Washington DC, Jan 8-12, 2017. Invited Talk.
3.E. Ghafari, Y. Feng, S. A Ghahari, A. Bukowski, N. Lu, “Investigating process-structure relations of ZnO nanofiber via electrospinning process for piezoelectricity,” the 2016 International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering, Haikou, China. July 18-22, 2016. Keynote Talk.
4.E. Ghafari, S. Ghahari, Y. Feng, and N. Lu, “Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting in Civil Infrastructures,” Anna Maria Workshop XVII, Tampa, FL, Nov 16-18, 2016.
5.S. A Ghahari, E. Ghafari, N. Lu, “Hydration Behavior of Cement Past with Al-Zinc Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles,” the 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. July 10-13, 2016.
6.E. Ghafari, S. A Ghahari, L. Castano, Y. Feng, N. Lu, “Poster: Thermoelectric concrete for energy harvesting in civil infrastructures,” the 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. July 10-13, 2016.
7.Ghafari, E., Feys, D., Khayat, K. H. “Admixture Compatibility of Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” International Concrete Sustainability Conference, Miami, FL, May 11-13, 2015. Invited Talk.
8.Van Der Vurst, F., Ghafari, E., Feys, D., De Schutter, G.” Influence of Addition Sequence of Materials on Rheological Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete” 23rd Nordic Rheology Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, Aug 13-14, 2014.
9.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “New robust design approach for optimized sustainable UHPC,” the Fourth International fib Congress, Mumbai, India, Feb 10-13 2014.
10.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “Development of Ultra High Performance Self Compacting Concrete,” the Fifth North American Conference on the SCC Design and Use, Chicago, IL, USA, May 12–15, 2013.
11.Ghafari, E., Bandarabadi, M., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “Design of UHPC using Artificial Neural Networks,” 10th International Symposium on Brittle Matrix Composites, Warsaw, Poland, Oct 15-17, 2012.
12.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “Design of UHPFRC with enhanced ductility and flowability,” 8th Rilem conference on fiber reinforced concrete, Guimares, Portugal, Sep 19-21, 2012.
13.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L. “Optimization of UHPC by adding nanomaterials,” 3rd international symposium on ultra-high-performance concrete and nanotechnology for high performance construction materials, Kassel, Germany, Mar 7-9, 2012.
14.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L. “Enhanced Durability of Ultra High Performance Concrete by Incorporating Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” the 2nd International Conference Microdurability, Delft, Netherland, Apr 11-13, 2012.
15.Ghafari, E., Naderi, M. “Assessing bond strength of self compacting concrete using friction transfer method,” 6th International RILEM conference on self-compacting concrete, Montreal, Canada, Sep 26-29, 2010.
2.P. Panchmatia, E. Ghafari, S. Ghahari, J. Olek & N. Lu, “Nano-silica Coated Aggregate: Effects on Strength, Microstructure, and Transport Properties of Mortars,” 2017 TRB Session 382- Nanotechnology, Washington DC, Jan 8-12, 2017. Invited Talk.
3.E. Ghafari, Y. Feng, S. A Ghahari, A. Bukowski, N. Lu, “Investigating process-structure relations of ZnO nanofiber via electrospinning process for piezoelectricity,” the 2016 International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering, Haikou, China. July 18-22, 2016. Keynote Talk.
4.E. Ghafari, S. Ghahari, Y. Feng, and N. Lu, “Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting in Civil Infrastructures,” Anna Maria Workshop XVII, Tampa, FL, Nov 16-18, 2016.
5.S. A Ghahari, E. Ghafari, N. Lu, “Hydration Behavior of Cement Past with Al-Zinc Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles,” the 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. July 10-13, 2016.
6.E. Ghafari, S. A Ghahari, L. Castano, Y. Feng, N. Lu, “Poster: Thermoelectric concrete for energy harvesting in civil infrastructures,” the 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. July 10-13, 2016.
7.Ghafari, E., Feys, D., Khayat, K. H. “Admixture Compatibility of Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” International Concrete Sustainability Conference, Miami, FL, May 11-13, 2015. Invited Talk.
8.Van Der Vurst, F., Ghafari, E., Feys, D., De Schutter, G.” Influence of Addition Sequence of Materials on Rheological Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete” 23rd Nordic Rheology Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, Aug 13-14, 2014.
9.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “New robust design approach for optimized sustainable UHPC,” the Fourth International fib Congress, Mumbai, India, Feb 10-13 2014.
10.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “Development of Ultra High Performance Self Compacting Concrete,” the Fifth North American Conference on the SCC Design and Use, Chicago, IL, USA, May 12–15, 2013.
11.Ghafari, E., Bandarabadi, M., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “Design of UHPC using Artificial Neural Networks,” 10th International Symposium on Brittle Matrix Composites, Warsaw, Poland, Oct 15-17, 2012.
12.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E. “Design of UHPFRC with enhanced ductility and flowability,” 8th Rilem conference on fiber reinforced concrete, Guimares, Portugal, Sep 19-21, 2012.
13.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L. “Optimization of UHPC by adding nanomaterials,” 3rd international symposium on ultra-high-performance concrete and nanotechnology for high performance construction materials, Kassel, Germany, Mar 7-9, 2012.
14.Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L. “Enhanced Durability of Ultra High Performance Concrete by Incorporating Supplementary Cementitious Materials,” the 2nd International Conference Microdurability, Delft, Netherland, Apr 11-13, 2012.
15.Ghafari, E., Naderi, M. “Assessing bond strength of self compacting concrete using friction transfer method,” 6th International RILEM conference on self-compacting concrete, Montreal, Canada, Sep 26-29, 2010.
Selected Technical Reports
1.Ghafari, E., Baig, A., Nicoletta, K., Feys, D., Ferron, R.D., Khayat, K.H, Admixture Compatibility of Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Pavement and Structural Concrete. 2014, Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety/NUTC program. Published in: The national academies of sciences engineering and medicine.
2.Feys, D., Asghari, A., Ghafari, E., Hernandez, A., Van Der Vurst, F., De Schutter, G., Influence of Mixing Procedure on Robustness of Self-Consolidating Concrete. 2014, Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety/NUTC program. Published in: The national academies of sciences engineering and medicine.
2.Feys, D., Asghari, A., Ghafari, E., Hernandez, A., Van Der Vurst, F., De Schutter, G., Influence of Mixing Procedure on Robustness of Self-Consolidating Concrete. 2014, Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety/NUTC program. Published in: The national academies of sciences engineering and medicine.