Professor Filippo Giustozzi
Professor
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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filippo.giustozzi@rmit.edu.au
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About
Experienced leader in road engineering passionate about advancing the Australian infrastructure sector; focused on delivering practical and readily implementable research outcomes.
Professor Filippo Giustozzi is an accomplished expert specialising in road and airport infrastructure. He earned his second Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University (USA) and served as the Chair of the Technical Committee on Sustainable and Resilient Pavements at the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in the USA from 2017 to 2022.
Since 2008, he has been actively involved in numerous significant road and airport construction projects worldwide. Professor Giustozzi engages in collaborative efforts with national and international government bodies, local governments, industry, and product stewardship associations. These collaborations aim to deliver projects covering a wide range of topics, primarily focusing on the sustainability of transport infrastructure and the use of recycled materials for road and airport applications.
Within RMIT University, Professor Giustozzi leads the Intelligent Materials for Road and Airport Pavements research group. He manages the largest university-based, fully-equipped asphalt, and bitumen laboratory in Australia. This state-of-the-art facility currently employs over 20 researchers with diverse backgrounds, spanning civil engineering, materials science, chemistry, and environmental science.
Awards:
-RMIT University, Executive Dean’s Research Excellence Award - Level D (Associate Professor)
Award date: 2020
Recipients: Filippo Giustozzi
-RMIT University, School of Engineering, Teaching Award
Award date: 2019
Recipients: Filippo Giustozzi
-RMIT University, Certificate of Excellence in Teaching
Award date: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Recipients: Filippo Giustozzi
Professor Filippo Giustozzi is an accomplished expert specialising in road and airport infrastructure. He earned his second Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University (USA) and served as the Chair of the Technical Committee on Sustainable and Resilient Pavements at the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in the USA from 2017 to 2022.
Since 2008, he has been actively involved in numerous significant road and airport construction projects worldwide. Professor Giustozzi engages in collaborative efforts with national and international government bodies, local governments, industry, and product stewardship associations. These collaborations aim to deliver projects covering a wide range of topics, primarily focusing on the sustainability of transport infrastructure and the use of recycled materials for road and airport applications.
Within RMIT University, Professor Giustozzi leads the Intelligent Materials for Road and Airport Pavements research group. He manages the largest university-based, fully-equipped asphalt, and bitumen laboratory in Australia. This state-of-the-art facility currently employs over 20 researchers with diverse backgrounds, spanning civil engineering, materials science, chemistry, and environmental science.
Awards:
-RMIT University, Executive Dean’s Research Excellence Award - Level D (Associate Professor)
Award date: 2020
Recipients: Filippo Giustozzi
-RMIT University, School of Engineering, Teaching Award
Award date: 2019
Recipients: Filippo Giustozzi
-RMIT University, Certificate of Excellence in Teaching
Award date: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Recipients: Filippo Giustozzi
Supervisor projects
- Predicting the vulnerability of road pavements subjected to landslides
- 30 Jan 2024
- Evaluation Of Contaminants Leaching From Asphalt Pavements
- 4 Sep 2023
- Stabilization of Expansive Soils Using Recycled Wastes from End-of-Life Solar PV panels
- 23 May 2023
- Exploring new frontiers for recycled materials in road pavements
- 10 Mar 2023
- Development of an Enhanced Method to Utilize the Waste Tire Rubber (WTR) and Waste Tire Steel Fiber (WTSF) to Improve the Structural Performance of Concrete Members
- 17 Jan 2023
- Co-processing of neat bitumen by chemical modification and oxidation for high modulus asphalt
- 23 Sep 2021
- Odours and Emissions from Bituminous Road Materials and their Mitigation
- 3 May 2021
- Asphalt materials for sustainable transport infrastructures
- 12 Dec 2020
- Environmental Challenges in Incorporating Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Pavements
- 10 Nov 2020
- Prioritization Model for Road Pavement Maintenance Fund Allocation Considering Cross Assets
- 6 Mar 2020
- Swelling Mechanism and Swelling Behaviour of Expansive Clay and Clay Minerals
- 4 Feb 2020
- Numerical Modelling of the Hydraulic Performance and Clogging Development of Porous Asphalt Mixes Using CFD and DEM
- 23 Jan 2020
- Predicting the vulnerability of road pavements subjected to landslides
- 2 Jan 2020
- Stabilization of Unsealed Mine Haul Roads Using MSWI Fly Ash under Seasonal Moisture Variation
- 25 Oct 2019
- Crumb Rubber Asphalt Binder Characterization and Specifications for Road Pavement Applications
- 4 Dec 2018
- Development of Hybrid Polymer Modified Bitumen for Road Pavement Applications
- 7 Sep 2018
- Recycling Cigarette Butts in Bitumen and Asphalt Concrete for Pavement Construction
- 1 Mar 2018
- Correlating Bitumen Properties to Asphalt Performance: Challenges and Experimental Results
- 23 Oct 2017
- Healing Efficiency of Cementitious Materials for Durable and Intelligent Transport Infrastructures
- 22 Jun 2017
- Sustainable Soil Stabilization for Unsealed Roads Subjected to Operational Loads
- 1 Mar 2017
Teaching interests
Supervisor interest areas:
-Transport infrastructure design and maintenance
-Recycled materials in infrastructure
-Life-cycle assessment
-Sustainability
-Polymer modified bitumen and asphalt
-Smart pavement materials
-Pavement design
-Permeable pavements
-Ageing and weathering (UV radiation) of bituminous materials
Supervisor projects:
-Odours and emissions from bitumen and recycled material-modified bitumen
-Correlation between bitumen and asphalt mixtures properties
-Hybrid polymers for bitumen modification
-Crumb rubber modified bitumen and asphalt specifications
-Bitumen photo-oxidisation mechanisms (UV damage)
-Asphalt rejuvenation via chemically modified waste cooking oil
-Release of microplastics from polymer-modified asphalt materials
-Anti clogging flood-resilient permeable asphalt pavements
-Enhancement of asphalt using passenger tyres crumb rubber, pre-treatment strategies and future recyclability
-Waste plastic modified bitumen and asphalt
Programs:
-BH077 - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering)
-MC257 - Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering)
-Transport infrastructure design and maintenance
-Recycled materials in infrastructure
-Life-cycle assessment
-Sustainability
-Polymer modified bitumen and asphalt
-Smart pavement materials
-Pavement design
-Permeable pavements
-Ageing and weathering (UV radiation) of bituminous materials
Supervisor projects:
-Odours and emissions from bitumen and recycled material-modified bitumen
-Correlation between bitumen and asphalt mixtures properties
-Hybrid polymers for bitumen modification
-Crumb rubber modified bitumen and asphalt specifications
-Bitumen photo-oxidisation mechanisms (UV damage)
-Asphalt rejuvenation via chemically modified waste cooking oil
-Release of microplastics from polymer-modified asphalt materials
-Anti clogging flood-resilient permeable asphalt pavements
-Enhancement of asphalt using passenger tyres crumb rubber, pre-treatment strategies and future recyclability
-Waste plastic modified bitumen and asphalt
Programs:
-BH077 - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering)
-MC257 - Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering)
Research interests
Prof. Giustozzi and his team are dedicated to delivering practical research outcomes that significantly advance the Australian infrastructure sector and update current technical specifications. This is achieved through nationally relevant projects focusing on the use of recycled materials in roads and airports.
In recent years, he has established the largest fully-equipped university-based laboratory in Australia for asphalt and bituminous materials, capable of conducting a variety of tests. This cutting-edge facility spans chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and materials science, with a specific emphasis on the sustainability of transport infrastructure.
Prof. Giustozzi and his team have been pioneers in developing the first testing protocol for assessing microplastics release from road pavements, high-temperature emissions from asphalt materials, and leaching of pollutants from asphalt pavements. Prof. Giustozzi played a leading role in the national Austroads project APT6305 on Road-grade recycled plastics for sustainable asphalt pavements, funded by the Transport and Infrastructure Council, which brings together Commonwealth, State, Territory, and New Zealand Ministers for Transport.
Their research outcomes have led to several new field applications, including the construction of real roads using innovative and sustainable products. Within his team, they also possess expertise in life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting of materials, with a clear focus on the decarbonization of transport infrastructure.
Research keywords:
Roads, Airports, Transport infrastructure, Pavements, Asphalt, Bitumen, Recycling, Sustainability, Life cycle assessment, Polymers, Fibres, End-of-life tyres, Recycled plastics, Rejuvenators, Carbon footprint, Net-zero transport infrastructure
In recent years, he has established the largest fully-equipped university-based laboratory in Australia for asphalt and bituminous materials, capable of conducting a variety of tests. This cutting-edge facility spans chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and materials science, with a specific emphasis on the sustainability of transport infrastructure.
Prof. Giustozzi and his team have been pioneers in developing the first testing protocol for assessing microplastics release from road pavements, high-temperature emissions from asphalt materials, and leaching of pollutants from asphalt pavements. Prof. Giustozzi played a leading role in the national Austroads project APT6305 on Road-grade recycled plastics for sustainable asphalt pavements, funded by the Transport and Infrastructure Council, which brings together Commonwealth, State, Territory, and New Zealand Ministers for Transport.
Their research outcomes have led to several new field applications, including the construction of real roads using innovative and sustainable products. Within his team, they also possess expertise in life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting of materials, with a clear focus on the decarbonization of transport infrastructure.
Research keywords:
Roads, Airports, Transport infrastructure, Pavements, Asphalt, Bitumen, Recycling, Sustainability, Life cycle assessment, Polymers, Fibres, End-of-life tyres, Recycled plastics, Rejuvenators, Carbon footprint, Net-zero transport infrastructure
