He has experience in Civil Engineering, with emphasis on Structural Engineering and non-conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT). His continuing research on bamboo and integrated composites reinforced with vegetable fibers and bamboo started in 1979, developing structural elements using recently developed materials. He has been carrying out research programs considering the theoretical and experimental analysis of Plates and Shells. He has been founding member of the committee of the ISO norm for Bamboo Structures besides being the founding member of INBAR (International Network for Bamboo and Rattan). He has edited and co-edited 15 books besides 11 book chapters. Dr. Ghavami presented more than 35 invited Keynote lectures in four continents of the globe. He has supervised more than 80 Master and Ph.D., thesis besides being organizer and co-organizer of many International conferences. He is the author and co-author of more than two hundred and forty technical papers.