Projects and scholarships

2018 | Engineering Educationin Malta; pavingthe way for futureindustry, VOPS - Voluntary Organizations Project Scheme 2018

Awarded funding with my role being that of projectmanager. The scope of the projectwas establish the reasons for the lack of popularity in the uptakeof engineering by the young generation. This work was done on a voluntary basis on behalf of the Chamber of Engineers.

2018-present | MEDSOLAR, MCST - Commercialisation voucher programme.

Awarded funding with role as co-applicant

2012 - 2014 | High Integrity Low Distortion Assembly - HILDA, Framework Programme 7 (FP7).

Participated in the role of post-doctoral researcher. Designed and tested a finite element analysis model for the welding process applied to ship building structures. Liaising with key players in the ship building industry including the Center of Maritime Technologies (CMT) and Naval Architecture Progress (NAP). Apart from research activities, the role involved management of research activities related to the University of Malta work packages.

2011 - 2012 | Self Adjusting Vertical Axis Wind Turbines - SATVAWT, MCST Research & Innovation programme.

Participated in the role of researcher and was responsible for all activities related to aerodynamics and design of an innovative Vertical Axis Wind Turbine concept. The work involved close collaboration with both local and particularly foreign industries especially in the field of aerospace engineering. The work was awarded first place in the Malta Innovation Awards for scientific innovation in 2013.

2009 - 2011 | MEXNEXT, TUDelft.

Work carried as part of my PhD studies. Involved collaboration with various consortium partners in the analysis of the MEXICO data gathered in a previous project.