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| Currently, I work as the Programme Manager and principal administrator on the Earth and Natural Sciences Doctoral Studies Programme. This is a structured, thematic PhD programme at University College Dublin and involves partners at a number of other Irish Universities. I began studying Engineering in UCD in 2002 and completed my Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Shortly after this time, I entered into my PhD, under the supervision of Dr David Timoney and Dr William Smith, both of the UCD School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. My work, based in the Urban Institute Ireland (www.ucd.ie/uii) in Richview, is on emissions from road vehicles in the Dublin area and is part of the Urban Environment Project (www.uep.ie). My research interests include the examining of the relationship between vehicle usage (generally described using a driving cycle) and the subsequent emission of pollutant species (described either through emissions factors or experimental investigation). I am also interested in the relationship between such emissions and human health. Following on from this, after treatment systems and alternative fuels are of particular interest, as are new methods of reducing emissions. |
| In my current role, I assist in a wide variety of research areas and topics and support students and academic staff in achieving research goals. For my own PhD, my research looked at air quality within the urban area of Dublin. The work was carried out as part of the Urban Environment Project, based at the Urban Institute Ireland in UCD Richview. The overall project made use of the MOLAND Model to project likely trends in urban land use. The sub-project examined the relationship between vehicle use, and consequently fuel consumption, and pollutant emissions, as a function of land use change, with a view to providing information to policy makers on their infrastructural plans and development. |
| Kelly, J. A., Ryan, L., Casey, E. and O'Riardan, N.; (2009) 'Profiling road transport activity: Emissions from 2000 to 2005 in Ireland using national car test data'. Transport Policy, 16 (4):183-192. [Details] |
| Casey, E. J., Smith, W. J. and Timoney, D. J.; (2009) 'Examination of low-cost systems for the determination of kinematic driving cycles and engine operating conditions in Dublin, Ireland' SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2791 . [Details] |
| Casey, E. J., Smith, W. J. and Timoney, D. J.; (2009) A low cost system for monitoring on-road vehicle and engine operation . In: Charon, A eds. 3rd Environment and Transport and 17th Transport and Air Pollution Symposium Toulouse, France, , 01-JUN-09 - 03-JUN-09 [Details] |
| Association: Institution of Engineers of Ireland (Engineers Ireland), Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Function/Role: Associate Member |
| Liu, X. and Casey, E.; (2008) An examination of energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in the Dublin Area. [Oral Presentation], Conference of Irish Geographers 2008, Liverpool, UK , 09-MAY-08 - 11-MAY-08. |
| Year 2006 Institution: School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin Qualification: BE Subject: Mechanical Engineering |
