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Daniele Malomo

Title: 
Assistant Professor
Academic title(s): 

Ph.D.

Daniele Malomo
Contact Information
Email address: 
daniele.malomo [at] mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Professor Malomo is the director of McGill | struct-lab, a cutting-edge structural engineering research lab at McGill University working on old structures and materials, climate change-adapted design, numerical and experimental simulations, earthquake engineering. Research lead in various impactful sustainability-related construction repair, retrofit and reuse projects, he is an expert member of the International Scientific Committee on the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage (ISCARSAH). R&D activities include mechanical and durability characterization of old masonry, concrete, steel, timber for some of the most prominent existing buildings in Eastern Canada (e.g. Old Royal Victoria Hospital, Verdun's Natatorium, St. John's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception).

His work has recently been awarded by the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE), The Masonry Society (TMS), Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). Recognitions at McGill include the Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence (Early Career, 2025) and the Samuel & Ida Fromson Award for Outstanding Teaching (2023). He is Associate Editor for various prestigious engineering journals, including Structures (Elsevier) and the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing).

Link(s): 
Research website | struct-lab
Researchgate
Google Scholar
Degree(s): 
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, UC Berkeley (USA)
  • Ph.D., University of Pavia (Italy)
  • Visiting Researcher, University of Cambridge (UK)
  • M.Sc., University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italy)
Areas of expertise: 
  • Structural and earthquake engineering
  • Old structures and bridges
  • Numerical modelling
  • Structural and environmental lab testing
  • Forensic and collapse analysis
Courses: 
  • CIVE 207 - Solid Mechanics - 4 Credits (Winter)
  • CIVE 463 - Design of Concrete Structures - 3 Credits (Winter)
  • CIVE 616 - Nonlinear Analysis for Buildings - 4 Credits (Fall)
  • CIVE 625 - Condition assessment of existing structures - 4 Credits (Fall)
Research areas: 
Structural Engineering
Current research: 

  • Seismic assessment of Eastern Canada's old masonry buildings

  • Combined structural-energy retrofits with engineered timber

  • Material and building reuse through holistic engineering strategies

  • Corrosion and deterioration evaluation in concrete bridges

  • Climate change design adaptation for new masonry structures

  • Advanced discrete element simulation of large structures

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