Prof. Ruben Paul Borg

Prof. Ruben Paul Borg

Prof. Ruben Paul Borg

  B.E.&A.(Hons)(Melit.),Spec.Struct.Eng.(Milan),Ph.D.(Sheff.), Eur.Ing.,C.Eng.,M.I.C.E.,C.Env.,M.I.E.D.,M.A.S.C.E.,F.I.C.T.,M.C.S.,Perit

Professor

Room 213
Built Environment Building
University of Malta
Msida
  +356 2340 2872
FULBRIGHT Scholar 2023-2024
Visiting Professor Missouri S&T, USA.

Education:
Ph.D.(Sheff.) Department Civil & Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK
Spec.Struct.Eng.(Milan) Department Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
B.E.&A.(Hons.)(Melit.) University of Malta
Quality Management Systems Auditor CertiQuality, Italy

Affiliations:
Architect & Civil Engineer, Perit Warrant, Republic of Malta
Eur.Ing. Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs
C.Eng. Chartered Engineer
C.Env. Chartered Environmentalist
Member, Institution of Civil Engineers UK
FELLOW, Institute of Concrete Technology UK
Member, Institution of Engineering Designers UK
Member, Concrete Society UK
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers US
Member, Kamra Tal-Periti Malta

Scientific Committees:
Convenor, FIB Commission 7 - TG 7.8:Recycled Materials and industrial by-products for high performance reinforced concrete structures.
Member FIB Commission 7 (International Federation for Structural Concrete) Sustainable Concrete
Member RILEM Committee MCC: Mechanical Characterization and Structural design of Textile Reinforced Concrete
Member Expert Group CEN TC350 Sustainable Construction
Member Expert Group CEN TC250 Structural Eurocodes
Expert Member, 'Aquis' Construciton Products Regulations, European Commission.
Chairman ECCE European Council of Civil Engineers, Knowledge & Technology
Member Board of Directors, iiSBE International Initiative Sustainable Built Environment
ICE Institution of Civil Engineers UK, Malta Representatve
Member ACE Architects Council of Europe, Environment & Sustainable Architecture
Chairman MGPEI Malta Group of Professional Engineering Institutions
President & Founding Member SBE Malta - iiSBE Malta Chapter
Member UNESCO Megalithic Temples Scientific Committee Malta
Member Ministerial Scientific Committee Xrobb l-Ghagin Neolithic Site, Malta
Executive Board Member BICC Building Industry Consultative Council, Government of Malta
Chairman Research & Innovation Committee BICC
Member, National Standards Structures Committee BICC
Council Member Kamra Tal-Periti, Chamber of Architects & Civil Engineers
Chairman Built Environment Committee; Coordinator Civil Engineering Encounters, KTP
  • Concrete Materials and Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Durability of Materials
  • Waste Recycling
  • Sustainable Construction & Life Cycle Analysis
  • Structural Vulnerability, Earthquake Engineering & Cultural Heritage
  • Quality Management Systems & Product Certification
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Research Projects (Principal Investigator, Lead partner):

SINCERE HORIZON EUROPE Project - Modern Heritage and advanced Materials (PI)
NBSINFRA HORIZON EUROPE Project Nature Based Solutions and Infrastructure (PI)
ReMED INTERREG EURO-MED Project (Lead Partner and PI)
Re-CON FUSION-MCST Geopolymer Concrete Waste Recycling (PI)
SMACORT TUBITAK-MCST 3D Printed Concrete Sustainable Facade Elements (PI)
DiHICS SINO-MALTA Digital Technlogies Concrete Bridges
3D CONCRETE REP-MCST (PI)
RECP REP-MCST Recycled Poultry (PI)
BEACON ERASMUS+ CLimate Change Built Envrironment (PI)
CIRCULR_B Project Circular Buildings
MODENERLANDS Project Energy Floating Modular Structures
Deconstruction & Waste Recycling in Construction, BICC Malta (PI)
Reinforced Concrete Water-Tower Restoration Project, MSDEC PA (PI)
ReSHEALience HORIZON2020 Project Ultra-High Durability Concrete (PI)
CESBA MED Interreg Med Project Sustainable Med Cities (PI)
CABARET ERASMUS+ Project Disaster Resilience in Asia (PI)
SIMIT-THARSY Interreg Italia-Malta Coastal Tsunami Hazard
ANDROID European LLP Disaster Resilience (PI)
SIMIT Interreg Italia-Malta Integrated Civil Protection Network - Earthquake Engineering
SARCOS Project Self-Healing Concrete
TU1404 Project Cement Based Materials
BridgeSpec TU1406 Project Bridge Performance Assessment
WINERCOST TU1304 Built Environment Wind Energy Technology
TU0701 Project Quality of Suburban Building Stock
C25 Project Sustainable Construction Life-Cycle Structural Engineering
HYDRIA UNESCO-GWP Project Water Engineering in Antiquity (PI)
C26 Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events
C16 Urban Habitat Construction

Editorial Board Member:

International Journal Advanced Science, Engineering, Information Technology; SCOPUS Q2
International Journal Sustainable Architecture & Civil Engineering; SCOPUS Indexed
Energy Self Sufficient Building Journal, CKAIT GBC Passive House Czech
Innova Journal, Building Industry Consultative Council

Awards:

Energy Globe International Award: Xrobb l-Ghagin Sustainable Development Centre 2013
Prix d'Honneur Conservation Award: Reinforced Concrete Water Tower Conservation 2022
Overall Award Judge Caruana Curran DLH: Water Tower Conservation 2022
Energy Globe International Award: Reinforced Concrete Water Tower Conservation 2022
MASP Malta Architecture, Spatial Planning Awards Commendation: Water Tower Conservation 2022

Research Activity:

Ultra High Durability High Performance Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete
Self-Healing of Cement Based Materials
Waste Materials & Industrial By-products in Concrete, Limestone Waste Recycling
Geopolymer Concrete
Durability Assessment, Repair & Restoration of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainable Construction
Vulnerability Assessment & Resilience

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