Professor Giacomini is an internationally recognized leader in the field of rock mechanics and rockfall analyses. She has made a seminal contribution to the study of rockfall phenomena. She has strived to translate her work into new-cost-effective and safe-engineered designs to protect Australian transport corridors, coastline communities and working environments exposed to these major natural and man-made hazards for the last two decades, with substantial economic, social and environmental benefits. She is a strong advocate of a more diverse and inclusive working environment and remarkably active in advancing gender and diversity equality in academia and in the engineering profession.