AOIBHINN NÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN
BSc Theoretical Physics 2005
AOIBHINN NÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN
In October 2020, Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, academic and broadcaster, received the Maths Week Ireland award fo...
Science and Technology
ANNE-MARIE BUTLER
BAgrSc 2001, PhD 2006, Diploma Financial Advice 2010, Diploma Financial Services 2011
ANNE-MARIE BUTLER
In March 2021, Dr Anne- Marie Butler became Honorary President of the Irish Agricultural Science Teachers Association...
DAVID O’CONNOR
Diploma Business Studies 1998
DAVID O’CONNOR
In January 2021, David O’Connor became a Research Associate at the world’s largest museum and research complex,...
SHANE KIERNAN
BBLS 2004
SHANE KIERNAN
In June 2021, AI agricultural start-up Iamus Technologies, led by CEO Shane Kiernan and based at UCD, was named one...
FIONA DOOHAN
BSc Industrial Microbiology 1994
FIONA DOOHAN
In March 2021, Professor Fiona Doohan was honoured with the NovaUCD Innovation Award 2021 for her success in enhanci...
STAN LALOR
BAgrSc Animal and Crop Production 2002, MAgrSc Crop Science 2005
STAN LALOR
In September 2020, Dr Stan Lalor was appointed Director of Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc. He is responsible for lead...
ISEULT LYNCH
BSc Chemistry 1995, PhD Chemistry 2000, Executive MBA 2012
ISEULT LYNCH
In March 2021, Professor Iseult Lynch became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Lynch is the Chai...
NIALL ENGLISH
BE Chemical Engineering 2000, PhD Chemical Engineering 2004, Certificate University Teaching and Learning 2011
NIALL ENGLISH
Professor Niall English’s AquaB Nanobubble Innovations Ltd won the 2020 IChemE Global Award in the water category,...
AOIBHINN NÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN
BSc Theoretical Physics 2005
In October 2020, Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, academic and broadcaster, received the Maths Week Ireland award for her work in raising public awareness of mathematics. An Assistant Professor at UCD’s School of Mathematics and Statistics, she has been a TV and radio presenter with RTÉ since 2007, and is also a member of the executive committee of Women in Technology and Science Ireland.
ANNE-MARIE BUTLER
BAgrSc 2001, PhD 2006, Diploma Financial Advice 2010, Diploma Financial Services 2011
In March 2021, Dr Anne- Marie Butler became Honorary President of the Irish Agricultural Science Teachers Association. In September 2020, she was inaugurated 71st President of the Agricultural Science Association, the professional body for graduates in agriculture, forestry, and food science. She is Senior Agricultural Manager of Ulster Bank.
DAVID O’CONNOR
Diploma Business Studies 1998
In January 2021, David O’Connor became a Research Associate at the world’s largest museum and research complex, the Smithsonian, in Washington DC. In June 2020, O’Connor also became President and Chief Conservation Officer of the non-profit organisation Save Giraffes Now. O’Connor has worked for National Geographic as a contract researcher since 2007, and before that as an ecologist at San Diego Zoo.
SHANE KIERNAN
BBLS 2004
In June 2021, AI agricultural start-up Iamus Technologies, led by CEO Shane Kiernan and based at UCD, was named one of ten finalists for the 2021 Future Food Asia Award, which carries a $100,000 prize. The company developed Gallus to monitor key welfare/environmental variables in chicken sheds to improve efficiency. First launched in 2018, Iamus Technologies also won the Alfie Cox Best Start-Up Award 2020.
FIONA DOOHAN
BSc Industrial Microbiology 1994
In March 2021, Professor Fiona Doohan was honoured with the NovaUCD Innovation Award 2021 for her success in enhancing the diversification, safety, and transparency of Irish food systems. Professor Doohan is the project leader of Healthy Oats, a collaborative research project between UCD, two Welsh universities and Teagasc. In February 2021, the project was awarded €2.7m to explore the development of climate-resistant oat varieties with high nutritional value and superior health benefits.
STAN LALOR
BAgrSc Animal and Crop Production 2002, MAgrSc Crop Science 2005
In September 2020, Dr Stan Lalor was appointed Director of Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc. He is responsible for leading Teagasc’s education and advisory services and has worked with Teagasc for over ten years. He moved to Teagasc Soils and Environment Research Centre at Johnstown Castle, Wexford in 2006. Dr Lalor joined fertiliser and soil conditioner retailer Grassland AGRO in 2014 as Head of Business Specialty.
ISEULT LYNCH
BSc Chemistry 1995, PhD Chemistry 2000, Executive MBA 2012
In March 2021, Professor Iseult Lynch became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Lynch is the Chair of Environmental Nanosciences at the University of Birmingham, where she started as a lecturer in Environmental Nanosciences in 2013. Previously, she was a Strategic Research Manager at UCD. In June 2020, she was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry John Jeyes Award for her research into microparticles and plastic waste.
NIALL ENGLISH
BE Chemical Engineering 2000, PhD Chemical Engineering 2004, Certificate University Teaching and Learning 2011
Professor Niall English’s AquaB Nanobubble Innovations Ltd won the 2020 IChemE Global Award in the water category, the only Irish company to be named winner at the annual presentation. The company developed a method to generate ozone nanobubbles in water, with multiple uses including disinfection and aeration. Ozone is more effective at disinfection than chlorine, and visibly effective at high speed.