University of Malta

The Physical Oceanography Research Group (PO-Res.Grp) of the University of Malta has a long track record of participation in joint collaborative projects in some cases as lead partner such as in the case of the Interreg Italia-Malta CALYPSO projects which led to the operational HF radar network for the Maltese Islands and the Malta-Sicily Channel. Through these projects strong links exist with both local and regional stakeholders. It is also a partner in several European and Mediterranean networks including MonGOOS (the GOOS Regional Alliance for the Mediterranean) and MedGLOSS.

The Physical Oceanography Research Group (PO-Res.Grp) of the University of Malta has a long track record of participation in joint collaborative projects in some cases as lead partner such as in the case of the Interreg Italia-Malta CALYPSO projects which led to the operational HF radar network for the Maltese Islands and the Malta-Sicily Channel. Through these projects strong links exist with both local and regional stakeholders. It is also a partner in several European and Mediterranean networks including MonGOOS (the GOOS Regional Alliance for the Mediterranean) and MedGLOSS.

Research activity in Materials and Structural - Civil Engineering, Coastal and marine infrastructure, Cement based materials, durability of materials, degradation of concrete and reinforced concrete, corrosion of reinforcement, chloride-ion penetration in concrete, fibre-reinforced self-compacting, self-healing concrete, Nano-materials in concrete, alkali-activated concrete, recycling of waste materaisl for high performance materials, repair and strengthening, restoration of structures. Life Cycle Analysis. Structural Modelling and Analysis & Design.

Offshore energy storage, focusing on underwater hydropneumatic energy storage for offshore renewables.

Research activities are concerned with: shipboard microgrids (innovative shipboard propulsion and power systems); energy efficiency of shipboard power systems; integration of battery storage systems for plug-in-hybrid and all-electric vessels; cold ironing technologies; Energy management systems; green ports (integration of renewables and storage).

Group undertakes multidisciplinary studies of seafloor and sub-seafloor environments using advanced mapping and observational techniques. Researchers combine established strategies with innovative data, concepts and methods from geology and geophysics to address fundamental questions in marine geosciences. The key driver of the research is to understand the fundamental processes and dynamics of seafloor and sub-seafloor evolution, with applications ranging from hazard to resource assessment.