We are now recruiting for two permanent senior academic posts in power engineering.
From the Head of School
Welcome to our web-site! Whether you are considering Electrical and Electronic Engineering as a career, interested in current academic opportunities in the Energy area or just curious about the work we do and the projects we are involved in, I’m sure that you will find much to interest you here.
If you have further questions or would like more information, my colleagues and I will be happy to hear from you.
Professor Tom Brazil
Head of the UCD School of Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering
NEWS & EVENTS
Academic opportunities within the Electricity Research Centre
The Electricity Research Centre (ERC), located within the School of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering, is now seeking to fill two permanent senior academic positions in the areas of Power Electronics & Control and Power Systems Control & Protection. Click the title for more information.
Flow Contol receives UCD Seed Funding Early Stage Innovation Award
Marek Landowski, doctoral student at the UCD Circuits and Systems Research group received an Early Stage Innovation Award from the UCD funding scheme. The project developed in the School of Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering proposes a method which implicitly establishes service guarantees for the Internet flows and thereby improves the communication quality experienced by each flow. Click the title for more details.
Equilume receives Early-Stage Innovation Award
In collaboration with Dr Barbara Murphy of the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Prof John Sheridan has been developing innovative products for use in the monitoring and veterinary treatment of horses. Their recently funded UCD SEED project proposes to extend their existing system, a light therapy mask that permits control of the horses' breeding cycle. Click title for more details.
Eimear Nolan awarded Universitas 21 Undergraduate Summer School scholarship
Eimear Nolan, a Stage 2 Electrical & Electronic Engineering student, was awarded Universitas 21 Undergraduate Summer School scholarship. Eimear will travel to the Summer School in Mexico in July of this year. The School congratulates Eimear on her outstanding achievement.
Dr Peadar Grant receives UCD Seed Funding Early Stage Innovation Award
Dr Peadar Grant, lecturer at the UCD School of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering, received an Early Stage Innovation award from the 2012 UCD Seed Funding scheme. The project aims to produce low-cost physiological monitoring equipment based around smartphone and cloud technologies for at-home rehabilitation applications.
UCD SPIE and OSA Optics Student Chapter Workshop at Dublin Mini Maker Faire
The UCD SPIE and OSA Optics Student Chapter have been selected to give a workshop in the Science Gallery as part of the Dublin Mini Maker Faire, 14th July for Dublin City of Science 2012. The Student Chapter will be demonstrating Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells and promoting the research carried out in UCD. More details inside...
