Domenico GallipoliProfessor
Education
Higher education
1996-2000 Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
1990-1996 Laurea in Ingegneria Civile
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (110/110 “cum laude”)
2003-2004 Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
School of Education, Durham University, Durham, UK
Academic posts
2012-Pres. Professor in Civil Engineering
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
2010-2012 Reader in Civil Engineering
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
2007-2010 Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
2002-2007 Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Durham University, Durham, UK
2000-2002 “Marie Curie” Research Fellow
Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
1999-2000 “Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche” (Italian Research Council) Fellow
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Honorary and visiting posts
2012-Pres. Honorary Senior Research Fellow
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
2008-2009 Visiting Lecturer in Civil Engineering
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
2004 Visiting Research Fellow
Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain
Responsabilities
Memberships of editorial boards
2006-2009 Member of Editorial Board of International Journal Géotechnique
2007 Member of Editorial Board of the Géotechnique Symposium in Print on “Geo-thermal Characteristics of Ground”
2008-Pres. Member of the Scientific Committees of 9 International conferences
Secondments to industry (full time):
Fév. 2014 Research and Development consultant
Juil. 2014 Enterprise :UMS GmbH, Munich, Germany
Fév. 2015 Research and Development consultant
Juil. 2015 Enterprise : PESSL GmbH, Weiz, Autriche
Août 2014, Research and Development consultant
Août 2015, Enterprise : TECNOPENTA Srl, Padova, Italie
Août 2016
Fév. 2016 Research and Development consultant
Juil. 2016 Enterprise : UMS GmbH, Munich, Germany
Memberships of scientific networks
2015–Pres. EU-funded “Marie Curie” Innovative Training Network (14 partners)
Project title: Training Engineers and Researchers to Rethink geotechnical Engineering for a low carbon future (TERRE)
Role: Scientist in Charge
2013–Pres. EU-funded “Marie Curie” Industry-Academia Partnership & Pathways (7 partners)
Project title: Monitoring systems to Assess Geotechnical Infrastructure subjected to Climatic hazards (MAGIC)
Role: Scientist in Charge
http://www.magic-iapp.com
2004–2008 EU-funded “Marie Curie” Research Training Network (6 partners)
Project title: Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils for Engineering
Role: Network Coordinator
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Organisation of scientific meetings
2011 Chair and Editor of Proceedings of the
“Géotechnique Symposium in Print on Partial Saturation in Compacted Soils”
Institution of Civil Engineers, London (UK)
Number and origin of participants: 70 engineers and researchers mainly from Europe
2008 Chair and Editor of Proceedings of the
“1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT08)”
Durham University, Durham (UK)
Number and origin of participants: 155 delegates from 29 countries worldwide
2015 Member of Organizing Committee of the
“33èmes Rencontres Universitaires de Génie Civil (RUGC15)”
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (France)
Number and origin of participants: 225 delegates mainly from francophone countries
Supervision
Research supervision and external examining
2002-Pres. Supervisor of 10 PhD, 5 Postdoc and 14 Masters
Seven PhD students have graduated, one is in 1st year, one is in 3rd year and one is writing-up the dissertation. Of the seven PhD students who graduated, five hold permanent academic posts in universities in Finland, Norway, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Iraq, one holds a “Marie Curie” fellowship at a university in France and one holds an engineering position in a multinational company in the UK.
2011-Pres. PhD Examiner in the following foreign institutions:
Imperial College (UK), Trinity College (Ireland), Queen’s University (UK), University of New South Wales (Australia), Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), Durham University (UK), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
Publications
Keynote/invited talks at international scientific meetings
- 13 keynote/invited talks at peer-reviewed international conferences/symposia
- 9 invited seminars at different universities in Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France and UK
- 3 invited talks at international doctoral/advanced schools in Italy and France
- 50+ oral presentations in conferences
Summary of publications
- 44 refereed papers in international journals
- 49 refereed papers in international conferences
- 14 refereed papers in national conferences
- 2 edited books, 1 book chapter, 1 book review
- 2 guest editorship of international journals
Citations
- 1371 citations, h-index = 16, i10-index = 27
(Google Scholar)
- 838 citations, h-index = 14, i10-index = 18
(Scopus)
Selection of 5 recent publications relevant to the scientific domain
- F. D’Onza, S.J. Wheeler, D. Gallipoli, M. Barrera Bucio, M. Hofmann, M. Lloret-Cabot, A. Lloret Morancho, C. Mancuso, J.-M. Pereira, E. Romero Morales, M. Sánchez, W. Solowski, A. Tarantino, D.G. Toll, R. Vassallo (2015). Benchmarking selection of parameter values for the Barcelona basic model. Engineering Geology, 196: 99–118 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.06.022
- D. Gallipoli, A.W. Bruno, F. D’Onza, C. Mancuso (2015). A bounding surface hysteretic water retention model for deformable soils. Géotechnique, 65(10): 793–804 - http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/full/10.1680/jgeot.14.P.118
- T.M.H. Le, D. Gallipoli, M. Sánchez, S. Wheeler (2015). Stability and failure mass of unsaturated heterogeneous slopes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 52(11): 1747-1761 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2014-0190
- V. Sivakumar, J. Zaini, D. Gallipoli, B. Solan (2015). Wetting of compacted clays under laterally restrained conditions: effects of initial state, overburden pressure and mineralogy. Géotechnique, 65(2): 111–125 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.14.P.019
- P. Grassl, C. Fahy, D. Gallipoli, S.J. Wheeler (2015). On a 2D hydro-mechanical lattice approach for modelling hydraulic fracture. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 75: 104–118 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2014.11.011