The Research & Innovation Award 2023 from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates for the project titled:
“INVESTIGATIONS ON THE UTILIZATION OF PALM TREES FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS”
Memberships:
Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers
Rotary Club of Suzhou - Paul Harris Fellow, President Elect, Secretary, Chair for Administration
Academic Board Member at XJTLU
Management Committee Member (representing Ireland) of COST Action FP1004 Enhance mechanical properties of timber, engineered wood products and timber structures
Management Committee Substitute (representing Ireland) and Working Group Member of COST Action FP1402 Basis of structural timber design - from research to standards
Member of Working Group 2 of COST Action FP1101 Assessment, Reinforcement and Monitoring of Timber Structures
Member of Task Group 1 of Timber Standards Consultative Committee of National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
Society of Wood Science and Technology
Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland
Editorial duties:
Guest Editor of Special Issue of Sustainability Journal. Emerging Technologies to Promote Sustainability and Mitigate Climate Change through Asset Lifecycle
Editorial Board of Journal of Architectural Design and Construction Technology
Scientific Board of Materialy Budowlane
Reviewer of Construction and Building Materials
Reviewer of Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Reviewer of Wood and Fibre Science
Reviewer of Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Editor Area of Journal of Building Chemistry 'Chemical modifications of wood'
Invited presentations:
EXPO 2020 Dubai. Panelist, Advanced sustainable trends in built environment to advance wellbeing
Carbon Footprint Summit 2021
International Conference on Smart Technologies for Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development (ICSTEESD-2020). Keynote, Novel construction materials and technologies with potential in post COVID-19 era
Co-Chair: 44th International JVE Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
‘International Conference on Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering and infrastructural developments (IC-RACEID-2019). Keynote, Emerging trends in sustainable construction materials, (Nagpur, India)
Promatap 2019 (Lodz Expo, Poland)
International Eco-Conference EKON 2018 (EKON Foundation, Poland)
GLOBAL BAMBOO AND RATTAN CONGRESS 2018 (China National Convention Center, Beijing)
International Eco-Conference EKON 2017: Circular Economy-The Economy of the Future (EKON Foundation, Poland)
The National Sustainability Summit 2015 (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
Innovations in Timber Construction, Industry Seminar (National University of Ireland, Galway)
COST Action FP 1011. Trainer, Training School on Reinforcement of timber structures (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2014)