{"id":9820,"date":"2025-08-20T09:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/?p=9820"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:32:08","slug":"colaiste-na-hinnealtoireachtaagus-na-hailtireachta-college-of-engineering-and-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/2025\/colaiste-na-hinnealtoireachtaagus-na-hailtireachta-college-of-engineering-and-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"COL\u00c1ISTE NA hINNEALT\u00d3IREACHTA AGUS NA hAILTIREACHTA \/ College of Engineering and Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_ca2d105595cb5ffccdadd11419e69ca2\" class=\"bd-text-image bd-animate\">\n    <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-auto\">\n        <div class=\"box-splash b-yellow\">\n                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Professor-Aoife-Ahern.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Aoife Ahern\" class=\"image\" \/>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n\n      <div class=\"college-bio\">\r\n        <div class=\"year\">\r\n            <span class=\"left\">BUAICEANNA<\/span> \/ <span class=\"right\" style=\"\">HIGHLIGHTS 2024-2025<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"role\">\r\n            <span class=\"title_l\" style=\"color:#fec345\">PR\u00cdOMHOIFIGEACH AN CHOL\u00c1ISTE <\/span><span class=\"title_r\">COLLEGE PRINCIPAL<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"name\">\r\n            <span class=\"name_l\">An tOllamh<\/span> \/ <span class=\"name_r\" style=\"color:#08409b\">Professor Aoife Ahern<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>It has been a successful and exciting year for the College of Engineering and Architecture. We continue to take pride in showcasing the diverse and inspiring paths our alumni follow. In our Engineering building, 12 new alumni portraits have been hung \u2013 each a testament to the variety of careers pursued by our graduates and a source of inspiration for our current students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was deeply honoured to receive the Engineers Ireland President\u2019s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Engineering Profession. This award is a reflection of the dedication of our faculty and the significant impact of UCD engineering graduates on Ireland\u2019s development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March, the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, in partnership with the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland, hosted the 35th Irish Environmental Researchers\u2019 Colloquium (ENVIRON 2025) on campus. This is Ireland\u2019s largest gathering of environmental researchers, and this year\u2019s event featured over 57 posters and 88 oral presentations. It remains an important platform for researchers at all career stages to share findings with academia, industry, government, and the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote new-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These awards highlight our position as a world-class research institution.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Research excellence continues to define the College. We are proud of our continued success in the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) awards. Associate Professor Junli Xu from the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering received an ERC Starting Grant for her project, which looks at machine learning combined with spectral imaging for inferring the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, there were two ERC awards: Associate Professor David MacManus received an ERC Starting Grant for his project, which identifies how to bridge the gender gap in traumatic brain injury biomechanics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor Aisling N\u00ed Annaidh was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for a project which proposes a patient-specific approach to tissue expansion in breast reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These competitive awards highlight our position as a world-class research institution, and more importantly, demonstrate the real-world impact of our work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another exciting development was the launch in March of a new double degree in Sustainability Engineering Leadership, launched by Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin, UCD President, Professor Orla Feely, and Provost of Northeastern University in Boston, Professor David Madigan. This innovative programme \u2013 the first of its kind \u2013 is a collaboration between UCD\u2019s School of Biosystems and Food Engineering and Northeastern University\u2019s College of Engineering. The programme welcomes its first cohort in September 2025 and students will spend their first year in Boston and second year in Dublin. Graduates will be equipped with the technical, analytical, and leadership skills to drive sustainability across global industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we were delighted to celebrate the achievements of our students. In November, the Engineering Graduates Association (EGA) welcomed 30 recent graduates back to campus to honour their academic excellence through gold medals and awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also recognised an exceptional alumnus with the 2024 EGA Distinguished Graduate Award. Paddy Hayes, CEO of ESB Group, was honoured for his outstanding contributions to the energy sector and leadership in advancing sustainability and innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy concluded the trimester with the annual showcase of students\u2019 work during the Landscape Architecture end-of-year exhibition and the Architecture Summer Show \u2018Outside In\u2019, which this year also included a panel discussion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Assistant Professor Will Dimond and Marcus Donaghy, who won the prestigious RIAI Gold Medal for their award-winning design that transformed the Model School in Inchicore into a sustainable, community-focused space. The RIAI praised the project for its creativity and social impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we look ahead, I remain proud of the College\u2019s continued progress and inspired by the global impact of our alumni and faculty. Thank you for being part of this vibrant community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucd.ie\/eacollege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>www.ucd.ie\/eacollege\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-DGA.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"10550\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-DGA-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Engineering Graduates Association Distinguished Graduate Award: Prof. Aoife Ahern, Emeritus Assoc. Prof. David Timoney, Paddy Hayes and UCD President, Prof. Orla Feely.\" class=\"wp-image-10550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-DGA-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-DGA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-DGA-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-DGA.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Engineering Graduates Association Distinguished Graduate Award: Prof. Aoife Ahern, Emeritus Assoc. Prof. David Timoney, Paddy Hayes and UCD President, Prof. Orla Feely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junli-Xu-and-David-McManus-September-2024-copy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" data-id=\"10544\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junli-Xu-and-David-McManus-September-2024-copy-1024x484.jpg\" alt=\"Assoc. Prof. Junli Xu and Assoc. Prof. David MacManus. \" class=\"wp-image-10544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junli-Xu-and-David-McManus-September-2024-copy-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junli-Xu-and-David-McManus-September-2024-copy-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junli-Xu-and-David-McManus-September-2024-copy-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Junli-Xu-and-David-McManus-September-2024-copy.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assoc. Prof. Junli Xu and Assoc. Prof. David MacManus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aoife-Ahern-EI-Award.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10543\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aoife-Ahern-EI-Award-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Aoife Ahern receives the Engineers Ireland President\u2019s Award from former EI President Laura Burke.\" class=\"wp-image-10543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aoife-Ahern-EI-Award-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aoife-Ahern-EI-Award-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aoife-Ahern-EI-Award-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Aoife-Ahern-EI-Award.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Aoife Ahern receives the Engineers Ireland President\u2019s Award from former EI President Laura Burke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-Gold-Medal-recipients-2024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"10549\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-Gold-Medal-recipients-2024-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"EGA Gold Medal recipients 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-10549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-Gold-Medal-recipients-2024-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-Gold-Medal-recipients-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-Gold-Medal-recipients-2024-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EGA-Gold-Medal-recipients-2024.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">EGA Gold Medal recipients 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Architecture-OutSideIn-Panel-Discussion.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"10545\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Architecture-OutSideIn-Panel-Discussion-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Architecture Summer Show \u2018Outside In\u2019 panel discussion.\" class=\"wp-image-10545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Architecture-OutSideIn-Panel-Discussion-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Architecture-OutSideIn-Panel-Discussion-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Architecture-OutSideIn-Panel-Discussion-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Architecture-OutSideIn-Panel-Discussion.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Architecture Summer Show \u2018Outside In\u2019 panel discussion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Environ-2025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10547\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Environ-2025-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The 35th Irish Environmental Researchers\u2019 Colloquium (Environ 2025). \" class=\"wp-image-10547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Environ-2025-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Environ-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Environ-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Environ-2025.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 35th Irish Environmental Researchers\u2019 Colloquium (Environ 2025).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northeastern-Signing-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"10548\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northeastern-Signing-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Provost of Northeastern University, Prof. David Madigan, An Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin and UCD President, Prof. Orla Feely.\" class=\"wp-image-10548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northeastern-Signing-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northeastern-Signing-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northeastern-Signing-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northeastern-Signing-1.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Provost of Northeastern University, Prof. David Madigan, An Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin and UCD President, Prof. Orla Feely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Landscape-Architecture-exhibition.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"10546\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Landscape-Architecture-exhibition-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Architecture exhibition. \" class=\"wp-image-10546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Landscape-Architecture-exhibition-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Landscape-Architecture-exhibition-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Landscape-Architecture-exhibition-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Landscape-Architecture-exhibition.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Landscape Architecture exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/New-alumni-wall-in-Engineering-building.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"10551\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/New-alumni-wall-in-Engineering-building-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"The new alumni wall in the Engineering building.\" class=\"wp-image-10551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/New-alumni-wall-in-Engineering-building-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/New-alumni-wall-in-Engineering-building-300x225.jpg 300w, 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