Full Professor University of Malta FULBRIGHT Scholar USA, Visiting Professor Missouri S&T USA Adjunct Professor Vellore Institute of Technology India
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
University of Malta: Coordinator Industrial Heritage Platform Member Committee for Sustainability Member Gender and Equity Committee Board of the Insistitute for Sustainable Energy
Affiliations: Architect & Civil Engineer, Perit Warrant, Malta Eur.Ing. Federation Europaenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingenieurs CEng Chartered Engineer CEnv 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 Concrete Institute US Member American Society of Civil Engineers US Member Kamra Tal-Periti Malta
International Appointments: Convenor, FIB Commission 7 - TG 7.8:Recycled Materials and industrial by-products for high performance reinforced concrete structures. FIB Commission 7 International Federation for Structural Concrete: Sustainable Concrete RILEM Committee MCC: Mechanical Characterization & Structural design of Textile Reinforced Concrete Expert Group CEN TC350 Sustainable Construction Expert Group CEN TC250 Structural Eurocodes Expert Member 'Aquis' Construciton Products Regulations, European Commission. Chairman ECCE European Council of Civil Engineers, Executive Committee Knowledge & Technology Board of Directors, iiSBE International Initiative Sustainable Built Environment ICE Institution of Civil Engineers UK, Malta Representatve ACE Architects Council of Europe, Environment & Sustainable Architecture Committee
National Appointments: Director Climate Action Authority, Government of Malta Executive Board BICC Building Industry Consultative Council, Government of Malta Chairman Research & Innovation, BICC Government of Malta Chairman MGPEI Malta Group of Professional Engineering Institutions UNESCO Megalithic Temples Scientific Committee Malta Inter-Ministerial Scientific Committee Xrobb l-Ghagin Neolithic Site Malta National Standards Structures Committee BICC Government of Malta Council Member Kamra Tal-Periti, Chamber of Architects & Civil Engineers Chairman Built Environment Committee & Coordinator Civil Engineering Encounters KTP Co Founder & President SBE Malta iiSBE Malta Chapter Co Founder & Hon Secretary, Malta Industrial Heritage Association MIHA Commission Member Kummissjoni Interdjocesana Ambjent Council Member National Scouts Council
Concrete Materials and Reinforced Concrete Structures
Durability and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Waste Recycling and Circular Economy
Sustainable Construction & Life Cycle Analysis
Structural Vulnerability, Earthquake Engineering & Cultural Heritage
Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Quality Management Systems & Product Certification
Research Projects (Principal Investigator, Lead partner): SINCERE HORIZON EUROPE Project Modern Heritage and advanced Materials NBSINFRA HORIZON EUROPE Project Nature Based Solutions and Infrastructure ReMED INTERREG EURO-MED Project - Lead Partner ReCON FUSION-MCST Geopolymer Concrete Waste Recycling SMACORT TUBITAK-MCST 3D Printed Concrete Sustainable Facade Elements DiHICS SINO-MALTA Digital Technlogies Concrete Bridges 3D CONCRETE REP-MCST RECP REP-MCST Recycled Poultry BEACON ERASMUS+ CLimate Change Built Envrironment CIRCULAR_B Circular Buildings MODENERLANDS Energy Floating Modular Structures Deconstruction & Waste Recycling in Construction BICC Malta Reinforced Concrete Water-Tower Restoration Project MSDEC PA ReSHEALience HORIZON2020 Project Ultra-High Durability Concrete CESBA MED Interreg Med Project Sustainable Med Cities CABARET ERASMUS+ Project Disaster Resilience in Asia SIMIT-THARSY Interreg Italia-Malta Coastal Tsunami Hazard ANDROID European LLP Disaster Resilience 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 C26 Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events C16 Urban Habitat Construction
Editorial Board Member: International Journal Advanced Science, Engineering, Information Technology International Journal Sustainable Architecture & Civil Engineering Energy Self Sufficient Building Journal, CKAIT GBC Passive House Czech Innova Journal, Building Industry Consultative Council
Awards: Xrobb l-Ghagin Sustainable Development Centre 2013 - Energy Globe International Award
Reinforced Concrete Water Tower Conservation 2022 - Prix d'Honneur Conservation Award - Overall Award Judge Caruana Curran DLH - Energy Globe International - MASP Malta Architecture, Spatial Planning Awards Commendation
Ex-Deutsche Welle Radio Station Wildlife Rehab. Centre & Nature Park Xrobb l-Ghagin 2024 - Prix d'Honneur Conservation Din l-Art Helwa Award - Energy Globe International - MASP Malta Awards Special Commendation
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 & Climate Resilience
