Prof. Sinagra joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Malta in 1993 as Lecturer and has subsequently risen to Professor. His teaching interests have been in the areas of physical chemistry, polymer chemistry as well as environmental chemistry. Prof. Sinagra has tutored a number of students doing research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including doctoral studies.
He has been head of the Department of Chemistry since 2008 and after spending some years as Deputy Dean took up the Deanship in 2019.
CHE3416 - Chemistry and Material Properties of Polymers
Other University Responsibilities:
Prof. Sinagra has a number of responsibilities outside the Faculty of Science:
Chairman of the Institute for Sustainable Energy
Member of the Board of the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking
Member of the Board of the Centre for Liberal Arts and Science
Affiliations:
Prof. Sinagra is a Fellow of the Institute of Science and Technology as well as the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Chartered Chemist and Scientist through the Society.
Education and Scientific Networks:
University of Malta representative on the European Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education Network
MVice President of the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association
National Boards and Committees
Presently, Prof. Sinagra is a member of the following National Boards:
Chairman of the Pesticides Control Board
Member of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Focal Point Board
Member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the Environment
University of Malta observer on the Food Safety Commission
International
Member of the Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Reviewer for a number of international peer-reviewed journals