Project investigator/ researcher of the following research projects:
Micro-Optical MEMS, Micro-mirrors and Pico-projectors LAB4MEMSII
Date: Nov 2014 to date
Position: Co-Investigator
Funding body: European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC)
Cable Pre-Tensioner for Quay Walls Civil Applications
Date: Oct 2016 to date
Position: Principal Investigator
Funding body: Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT)
Understanding the Effect of Outfit Welding on Thin Plate Bulkheads
Date: Dec 2014 – Feb 2016
Position: Principal Investigator
Funding body: British Arospace Engineering (BAE) Systems
High Intergrity Low Distortion Assembly
Date: Sept 2012 – Aug 2015
Position: Principal Investigator at UOM
Funding body: European Seventh Framework Programme FP7
Fabrication of Advanced Hybrid Composite Sandwich Panels - Testing and Simulation
Date: Sept 2011 – Sept 2013
Position: Co-Investigator
Funding body: MCST R&I Programme 2011
Innovative Fibre Reinforced Composites Designed for Higher Structural Performance
Date: Feb 2011 – Oct 2013
Position: Principal Investigator
Funding body: MCST R&I Programme 2009
Design and Analysis of an Innovative Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structure ofr Deep Water Applications in the Maltese Islands
Date: Nov 2010 – Sept 2013
Position: Co-Investigator
Funding body: MCST R&I Programme 2019
Mitigating Distortion and Residual Stresses in Aluminium Welded Plates
Date: Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
Position: Principal Investigator
Funding body: University of Malta
Creating Opportunities for the Manufacture of Lightweight Components
Date: Apr 2006 – Dec 2008
Position: Research Fellow
Funding body: DTI
Load Testing of Bridge Parapet Prototype
Date: Nov 2006 – Apr 2007
Position: Co-Investigator
Funding body: Renfrewshire Council
Development of Plastic Collapse Criteria for Pressurised Components
Date: Sept 2004 – Sept 2006
Position held: Research Fellow
Assessed by EPSRC referees with an overall assessment ‘Tending to Outstanding’.
Funding body: EPSRC
Simulation Design Tool for Fusion-Welded Stiffened-Plate Fabrication
Date: Dec 2001 – Mar 2005
Position held: Research Assistant / Research Fellow
Assessed by EPSRC referees with an overall assessment ‘Tending to Outstanding’.
Funding body: EPSRC
