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ENBIO has announced a European Space Agency (ESA) contract worth €650,000 to develop advanced surface coatings for Neosat, Europe’s next generation of telecommunications satellites. ENBIO, a graduate of NovaUCD, is working with ESA as part of its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme (ARTES). The aim of the Neosat platform is to create the next generation satellite platforms and allow European manufacturers to capture over half the world’s satcom market between now and 2030, potentially worth €25 billion. The announcement was made during an Enterprise Ireland trade mission visit to the European Space Agency Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, led by John Halligan TD, Minister for Training, Skills and Innovation.

UCD Engineering graduates, Colin Keogh and Dr Shane Keaveney, founded 'The Rapid Foundation' in 2014 and since then, have gone on to achieve great things. Recently, Colin and Shane were named two of 'Ireland's Ten Outstanding Young People' by Junior Chamber International Ireland. This award recognises those who excel in their field and create positive change. The Rapid Foundation brings 3D printers, low-cost electronics like Raspberry Pi and virtual reality technology to people and communities around the world. The Rapid Foundation currently supplies technology and training to communities in Mexico, Rwanda, Uganda and India. Once the training is complete, communities are given full ownership of the equipment. This allows them to invent, design and create solutions to issues affecting them.

During his recent visit to Ireland, the President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany, Professor Reimund Neugebauer presented the Fraunhofer Thaler Award to Professor Gerry Byrne in recognition of his “outstanding leadership and significant achievements in the field of applied research”. This is a wonderful honour for Prof. Byrne as it is thought that he is the first Irish person to receive the Fraunhofer Thaler Award. Prof. Gerry Byrne is a Senior Advisor to the President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University College Dublin and former College Principal and Dean of Engineering at UCD. (more…)

UCD Architecture graduates, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara from Grafton Architects received the "Outstanding Achievement for Architecture" at this year’s Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2017 (BAYA). This award is in recognition of the impressive portfolio of buildings of note designed by Grafton Architects. These buildings include;  the Solstice Arts Centre, Meath; the Parson’s Building, Trinity College, Dublin; the Government Department of Finance for the Office of Public Works in Dublin; a new building for the Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Earlier this year, Yvonne and Shelley were appointed by Paolo Barrata, President of La Biennale, to be the Curators of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2018 and won the RIBA International Prize for their design of the Universidad de…

On the 12th of June, 2017 the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Mr Reece Smyth, Chargé d’affaires of the US Embassy in Ireland, announced 38 new Fulbright Irish Awardees. Recipients include students, academics and professionals from 15 HEIs across Ireland and Europe. These Awardees will go to top US institutions to study and collaborate with experts in their field. The College of Engineering and Architecture were proud to learn that two of their graduates, Dr Tom Curran and Dr Elizabeth Shotton were one of the 38 recipients for 2017. [caption id="attachment_4330" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fulbright Picture Conor McCabe Photography[/caption] Dr Tom Curran is a lecturer in the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering and Director of the MSc Environmental Technology…

UCD College of Engineering and Architecture appoints Dr Edmond Harty as Adjunct Full Professor Dr Edmond Harty, CEO of Dairymaster, has been appointed Adjunct Full Professor in the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering at UCD College of Engineering and Architecture. (more…)

A new book by Joe Hassett (Ph. D. 1983) tells as it’s never been told before the story of the clash between James Joyce’s Ulysses and the law of obscenity. In what is probably the most important, least understood episode in the perennial struggle between law and literature, Joyce’s novel was adjudged obscene in one trial in 1921, but exonerated in another a dozen years later. Hassett’s comparison of the two sheds new light on these epoch-transforming events and their implications for the never-ending struggle to overcome censorship of prescient works of the imagination.Above all, this is a story of remarkable people, especially John Butler Yeats, who saw that the objection to Joyce arose from the fact that his “terrible…

UCD Architecture alumni are being recognised nationally and internationally for the contribution they have made in the area of design. Congratulations to the following Architecture alumni, who were recognised for prestigious awards in 2016/2017.   Tom de Paor BArch 1991 In January 2017, Tom will receive an RIBA Honorary Fellowship.         Prof. John Tuomey and Prof. Sheila O'Donnell  BArch 1976 O'Donnell + Tuomey were awarded 'Irish Design Hero 2016' by Image Interiors.         Níall McLaughlin BArch 1984 The Royal Institute of British Architects awarded Níall McLaughlin winner of the 2016 RIBA Charles Jencks Award.         Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara  BArch 1974 The RIBA International Prize was awarded to Grafton Architects, for…