Maria Rosaria Marsico is presently Associate Professor of Strucural Dynamics at the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences of the University of Exeter, UK. She was awarded a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering in 2008 at the University of Naples Federico II and she was Research Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Bristol, UK woking on the instabiliy of cables in cable-stay bridges.

She investigates the use of sustainable and innovative materials to reinforce elastomers and enhance the vibration isolation properties of elastomeric devices. In 2021 she secured two EPSRC Knowledge Exchange Funding Impact Accelerator Accounts (IAA) and a UKRI Research England Innovation Platform for Collaboration Funding to engage with industries and explore partnership schemes, which resulted in two filed patents on which this research will capitalize.

She is regularly invited to present her research, for instance at the 2024 Global Summit for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021 International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers and at the 2021 IoM3 Elastomers in Infrastructure session.

She she was Visiting Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of California Berkeley in 2008-09 and she optimised an innovative method to design buckling and roll-out displacement for multilayer elastomeric bearings used for seismic protection.

Dr Marsico has reviewed grant applications and sits on panels for UKRI and for the UK Higher Eucation Academy.

Awards

2021: Incubator Fellow 'Research-Based Community-Engaged' University of Exeter

2020: EASD Junior Research Prize in the area of Application of Structural Dynamics (European Association of Structural Dynamics)

2020: 'Lucani insigni' Award, A distinctive person from Lucania, Italy, by Regional Basilicata Council.

2018: Princilap Fellow of the Hiegher Education Academy

Leaderhsip Roles

2020- Admission Lead, Engineering at the University of Exeter, UK

Past Chair of the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA Exeter Branch (2016-18)

Early Career Researcher Rep for Engineering. Fecabook ECRN. LinkedIn ECRN UoE Engineering.

External Relations Champion for Engineering at CEMPS.

Equality & Diversity Co-ordinator (Engineering), University of Exeter.

Funder of Robogals Chapter at CEMPS.

Research-led learning. Watch my controbution to the Education Strategy 2015-2020.

2014-2016 Co-ordinator of the Exeter MSc in Structural Engineering.

Professional Experience

2016: Member of the EPSC Associate Peer Review College.

2014: Member of the Italian Working Group ‘Earthquake Risk Assessment Plan’ (€444,176.02).

2010-2012: Project Engineer at SOMMA MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

2006: Expert witness for Italian Court, Potenza, Italy.

2005-2006: Project Engineer for GAMMA ENGINEERING.

2005-2008: Engineer Consultant for BLG ENGINEERING GROUP.

2005: Engineer Consultant for FEEVA Architecture.

PhD Studenthsip

Ph.D self-funded studentship under my supervision in the areas of:

Advanced Materials

1. Graphene-Based Composite Materials for Seismic Isolation of Structures (Maria Rosaria Marsico) contact email M.R.Marsico@exeter.ac.uk

2. Metamaterial-based design of seismic resistant structures (Maria Rosaria Marsico) contact email M.R.Marsico@exeter.ac.uk

Aerospace

1. Advanced composites for boosting resilience of strategic equipment operating in wobbling environments in the medical and aerospace industry (Julian Londono Monsalve) contact email J.Londono-Monsalve@exeter.ac.uk or M.R.Marsico@exeter.ac.uk

I would he happy to supervise PhD Students in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Please contact me!

Teaching

ECMM153 - Conceptual Design of Buildings

ECMM158 - Active and Passive Control systems

ECMM151 - Introduction to Earthquake Engineering

Past Teaching

ECMM152 - Conceptual Design of Bridges

ECMM138 - Innovative Antiseismic Technologies

ECMM103 - Computer Aided Engineering Design

ECMM101 - Industrial Case Studies

ECM3171 - Computer Aided Drawings

ECM1101 - Professional Studies, Skills and Development

Students say about me.

‘I am writing to you to thank you for the help you provided me. I will write the University of Exeter to thank for your help’ (January 2016)

‘So in this mail, I'd like to express my gratitude to you. You as my supervisor, helped me a lot in this year. Thank you very much for your concern and care’ (May 2015)

‘I just want to thank you for all your support and your dedication towards my project. I would not have done it without your help and support. I am very grateful’ (June 2015)

‘Maria is excellent at giving prompt advice or answers to questions and used a lot of different methods to explain ideas (videos, slides, handouts etc.)’ (May 2015)

Colleagues say about me.

‘Maria, I think we learned lots together working on Industrial Case Studies. Thanks so much for your help and your support in everything from admissions to modules’ (Dec 2015)

‘I have really learned how to be teacher through my time [with you], and I couldn't have made it to the end without [your] help and support’ (Dec 2015)

‘I have really enjoyed working with you’ (June 2015)

PGRs say about me.

It made me love my job, my research and it made me determined that I can do it! ( May 2014)

It’s a very inspiring session and really useful having international scholars as speakers. (May 2014)