NEWS & EVENTS
Professor Da-Wen Sun Elected Fellow of IAFoST
Dr Da-Wen Sun, Professor of Food and Biosystems Engineering from UCD School of Biosystems Engineering was recently elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science & Technology (IAFoST).
Unique Internship Opportunities and Masters Programme for Graduate Engineers
The Smart Systems Unit (SSU) is based within the UCD School of Biosystems Engineering, and specialises in the use of sensors, data management and communication systems to optimise the performance of agri-food and biomass-to-energy systems. Its portfolio of research projects is broad, including, inter alia, animal biometrics (face and other feature recognition) for animal identification, RFID and data analyses/communication for product chain traceability, hyperspectral imaging for biological material characterisation, GIS and satellite-based tracking technologies, and smart phone apps for delivery of real-time information to end-users.
New Research Area in UCD Biosystems Engineering to Be Explored
A new research on prediction of eating qualities of salmon fillet from colour, marbling and surface texture features using hyperspectral imaging technique is to be explored in the newly established UCD School of Biosystems Engineering. Ranked as No. 1 among the 46 applications by IRCSET Assessment Panel in Engineering, this research is funded by IRCSET (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology) under the EMPOWER Postdoctoral Scheme.
High Powered Light Saving Energy Device from Belfield Technologies Wins Inaugura
The winning product, the HIDLightSaverTM, is the result of research into the costs associated with lighting and High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps found in street lighting, floodlit arenas, motorways and retail outlets. The Sustainable Energy Innovation Award winning product, the HIDLightSaverTM was developed and manufactured in Ireland and will help organisations reduce their energy costs and associated carbon footprint by as much as 35% and the technology has the potential to generate savings of €14 million on street light running costs alone.