Dr Shooshtarian is a lecturer an active researcher in the fields of environmental sustainability, urban ecosystem and construction sustainability. He received his PhD in the Built Environment from RMIT University in 2017. He has extensive experience in designing and performing empirical research projects (quantitative and qualitative) and has established collaboration with different research teams in several national and international research projects. He has a soundtrack record of research outputs and attracting competitive research grants. He has more than five years of experience teaching construction management and environmental sustainability subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Iran and Australia. Dr Shooshtarian also has six years of experience working in the urban landscape industry. Salman is currently a member of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRAA) Victoria Waste Educator Working Group, International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) and International Association of Energy and Built Environment (ISEBE).