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
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
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
