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| Sustainable energy systems, Green technology, Bioenergy and Biofuels, Crop production, Power and machinery systems, agricultural systems, New generation energy technologies 2002- present College lecturer UCD 2000-2002 Inspector (waste licensing and enforcement) EPA 1997-2000 Post doctoral Researcher UCD 1996 PhD NUI 1993-1997 Teaching assistant UCD 1992 M.Eng.Sc UCD 1991 B.Agr.Sc |
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| Sponsor : Teagasc Title : Agricultural Need for Sustainable Willow Effluent Recycling (Answer) Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-11 / 31-DEC-14 |
| Sponsor : Teagasc Title : Optimisation of growth, weed control and yield estimation in willow crops (willow plus) Start Date / End Date : 03-SEP-12 / 31-AUG-16 |
| Sponsor : Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (DAFF) Title : Forest Energy 2009-2013 Start Date / End Date : 01-JUN-10 / 31-MAY-14 |
| Sponsor : Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Title : Development of a Mathematical Model to Predict the Heating in Irish Indigenous Biomass Crop Piles Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-12 / 31-DEC-12 |
| Sponsor : Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Title : Country Representative for SEIA for IEA Bioenergy Implementing Agreement Task 43 - Biomass Feedstocks for Energy Markets Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-10 / 31-DEC-10 |
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Visual and oral presentation - 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition: Lyon, 2010 Start Date / End Date : 17-MAY-10 / 16-NOV-11 |
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| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) Title : Development of non-destructive sensors for optimisation of biofuel production Start Date / End Date : 01-AUG-09 / 31-JUL-11 |
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| Sponsor : Teagasc Title : Maximising carbon capture from Miscanthus giganteus Start Date / End Date : 01-SEP-08 / 31-AUG-12 |
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| Sponsor : Dept. of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) Title : Sustainable Energy Start Date / End Date : 01-SEP-07 / 31-AUG-11 |
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| Sponsor : COFORD Title : To evaluate airbag pressure sensor guages as load weighing devices for use on timber haulage tucks Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-08 / 30-SEP-09 |
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| Sponsor : COFORD Title : To asses GPS tracking devices and associated software suitable for real time monitoring of timber haulage trucks Start Date / End Date : 30-SEP-06 / 31-OCT-08 |
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| Sponsor : Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Title : Renewable Fuels for Advanced Powertrains Start Date / End Date : 22-AUG-06 / 12-DEC-08 |
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| Sponsor : Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (DAFF) Title : Use of recovered food nutrients (Biomers) from food by-products to boost soil organic matter Start Date / End Date : 01-NOV-06 / 31-OCT-11 |
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| Sponsor : Teagasc Title : The use of energy crop sites for effluent disposal Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-06 / 19-MAR-09 |
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| Sponsor : Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (DAFF) Title : Feasibility of production and combustion of pellets from straw and energy crops Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-06 / 30-SEP-09 |
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| Sponsor : Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (DAFF) Title : Development of a strategy (E-Supply) for bioethanol production to support the evolution of a non-food crop sector for Irish agriculture Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-06 / 31-DEC-08 |
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| Paul Galbally Ger Devlin Brendan Barry Conor Shanahan Ultan McCarthy Admad Mohsenimanesh Gerald Corkery Laura McSwiney Naill O Brien Clive Bowers Dermot Buttle Aidan Kennedy Robert Spicer Sean Mac An Bhaird Enda Kennedy Shane Ryan Michael Fitzgerald Mathew Smyth Taught masters
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| Seosamh Mac Suibhne, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Michael O Flynn, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Gary Gillespie, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Fionnuala Murphy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Dara Chadwick, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Amanda Sosa Avendaño, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor | |||||||||
| Damien Farrelly, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor | |||||||||
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| Everard, C.D., McDonnell K and Fagan C.C. (2013) 'Environmental Impact Assessment' In: Sustainable Food Processing. London, UK: Blackwell Publishing. [Details] |
| Dr Ultan McCarthy, Prof. J. P. Emond, Prof. Ismail Uysal,Dr Magalie Laniel, Prof. Shane Ward, Prof. Francis Butler, Dr Kevin McDonnell & Dr Gerard Corkery; (2012) 'Sustainable Global Food Supply Networks' In: Sustainable Food Processing. London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. [Details] |
| Ultan Mc Carthy, Gashaw Ayalew, Gerard Corkery, Magalie Laniel, Ismail Uysal, Francis Butler, Kevin McDonnell, Shane Ward and J.P. Emond; (2011) 'RFID and EPCglobal network as a pivital tool in the development of a sustainable organisational competitive advantage' In: William D Nelson (eds). Advances in Business and Management (Volume 5). New York: Nova Science Publishers. [Details] |
Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K. & Ward, S. ; (2011) 'Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification in Food Supply Chain Management Applications' In: Regina M. Samson (eds). Supply-Chain Management: Theories, Activities/Functions and Problems. NY: Nova Science Publishers.  [Details] |
| Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., Lyng, J. & Ward, S. (2009) 'Permittivity of Meat Fish and their Components at UHF RFID Frequencies and Industry Relevant Temperatures'. Agricultural Engineering International, 11 . [Details] |
| Butler, E., Devlin, G., Meier, D., McDonnell, K (2011) 'Waste Polyolefins to Liquid Fuels via Pyrolysis: Review of Commercial State-of-the-Art and Recent Laboratory Research'. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2 (3):227-255. [Details] |
| Colm D. Everard, Colette C. Fagan and Kevin P. McDonnell (2012) 'Visible¿near infrared spectral sensing coupled with chemometric analysis as a method for on-line prediction of milled biomass composition pre-pelletising'. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 20 (3):361-369. [Details] |
| Galbally P, Finnan J, Fagan C, & McDonnnell K (2012) 'Biosolid and distillery effluent amendments to Irish Short rotation coppiced willow plantations: impacts on groundwater quality and soil'. Agricultural Water Management, . [Details] |
| Colm D. Everard, Kevin P. McDonnell, Colette C. Fagan (2012) 'Prediction of biomass gross calorific values using visible and near infrared spectroscopy'. Biomass and Bioenergy, 45 :203-211. [Details] |
| Butler E, Devlin G, McDonnell K; (2011) 'Review of Recent Laboratory Research and Commercial Developments in Fast Pyrolysis and Upgrading'. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15 (8):4171-4186. [Details] | |||||||||
| Enda Flood, K McDonnell, F Murphy & G Devlin; (2011) 'A Feasibility analysis of Photovoltaic solar power for small communities in Ireland'. The Open Renewable Energy Journal, 4 :78-92. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barry Mc Inerney , Gerard Corkery, Gashaw Ayalew, Shane Ward, Kevin Mc Donnell; (2011) 'A preliminary in vivo study on the potential application of a novel method of etracking in the poultry food chain and its potential impact on animal welfare'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, (79):51-62. [Details] | |||||||||
| Murphy F, McDonnell K, Butler E, Devlin G (2012) 'The evaluation of viscosity and density of blends of Cyn-diesel pyrolysis fuel with conventional diesel fuel in relation to compliance with fuel specifications EN 590:2009'. Energy & Fuels, 91 (1):112-118. [Details] | |||||||||
| Fagan, CC,Everard, CD,McDonnell, K; (2011) 'Prediction of moisture, calorific value, ash and carbon content of two dedicated bioenergy crops using near-infrared spectroscopy'. Bioresource Technology, 102 :5200-5206. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Ultan Mc Carthy, Gashaw Ayalew, Francis Butler, Kevin Mc Donnell, James Lyng, Shane Ward; (2011) 'The case for UHF RFID application in the meat supply chain in the Irish context: a review perspective'. Agricultural Engineering International, 13 (3). [Details] | |||||||||
| Curley E, M OFlynn & K McDonnell; (2011) 'The use of Porous Ceramic Cups for Sampling Soil Pore Water from the Unsaturated Zone'. Journal of the Soil Science Society of America, 6 (1):1-11. [Details] | |||||||||
| M Spicer, CC Fagan, S Ward & K McDonnell; (2011) 'Economic assessment of commercial biofuel production in Ireland'. Energy Sources, 7 (1):10-20. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barry, B,Barron, UG,Butler, F,Ward, S,McDonnell, K; (2011) 'Verification of sheep identity by means of a retinal recognition system'. Transactions of the Asabe, 54 :1161-1167. [Details] | |||||||||
| Gowen, A. A. and Tiwari, B. K. and Cullen, P. J. and McDonnell, K. and O'Donnell, C. P.; (2010) 'Applications of thermal imaging in food quality and safety assessment'. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 21 (4):190-200. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Meehan, PG,McDonnell, KP; (2010) 'An assessment of biomass feedstock availability for the supply of bioenergy to University College Dublin'. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 34 :1757-1763. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K,Cummins, EJ,Fagan, CC,Orjala, M; (2010) 'Co-Fuelling of Peat with Meat and Bone Meal in a Pilot Scale Bubbling Bed Reactor'. Energies, 3 :1369-1382. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Inerney, B,Corkery, G,Ayalew, G,Ward, S,Mc Donnell, K; (2010) 'A preliminary in vivo study on the potential application of e-tracking in poultry using ink printed 2D barcodes'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 73 :112-117. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Deverell, R,McDonnell, K,Ward, S,Devlin, G; (2009) 'An economic assessment of potential ethanol production pathways in Ireland'. Energy Policy, 37 :3993-4002. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Ayalew, G., McCarthy, U., McDonnell, K., Butler, F., McNulty, P. and Ward, S.M. ; (2006) 'Electronic tracking and tracing in food and feed traceability'. Electronic Scientific Journal of Logistics, 2 (paper 5). [Details] |
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| McDonnell Kevin ; (2011) 'Combustion Characteristics of Peat with Meat and Bone Meal in a Pilot'. the open fuels and energy science journal, 4 :9-16. [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K. & Ward, S. ; (2010) 'The Effect of increased Interrogation zone, Reader Antenna Polarisation and application factors in the performance of UHF RFID tag detection on Modified Atmosphere Packaged Meat'. Packaging Technology and Science, 23 (6):339-350. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Deverell, R,McDonnell, K,Devlin, G; (2009) 'Potential Bioethanol Feedstock Availability Around Nine Locations in the Republic of Ireland'. Energies, 2 :120-133. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Bowen Barry. Lynch Declan, Leahy JJ McDonnell Kevin; (2010) 'Biosecurity on Poultry Farms from On-Farm Fluidized Bed Combustion and Energy Recovery from Poultry Litter'. Sustainability Journal, 2 (7):2135-2143. [Details] | |||||||||
| Pavlis, P., Cummins, E.* and McDonnell, K.; (2010) 'Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment of Plant Protection Products'. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 16 (3):621-650. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan, A., McDonnell, K., Devlin, G., Carroll J. P., Finnan J; (2010) 'Potential Non-Woody Biomass Feedstock Availability for Pellet Production within the Republic of Ireland'. The International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 3 (1):63-73. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. and McDonnell, K; (2010) 'Roundwood Timber Haulage versus General Haulage: An Irish scenario based on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions'. International Journal of Forestry Research, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Murphy, F., Devlin, G. and McDonnell, K; (2010) 'The evaluation of properties of blends of synthetic diesel pyrolysis fuel with conventional diesel fuel in relation to compliance with fuel specifications EN 590:2009'. the open fuels and energy science journal, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U.,Ayalew, G.,Butler, F.,McDonnell, K.,Ward, S.; (2009) 'The Effects of Item Composition, Tag Inlay Design, Reader Antenna Polarization, Power and Transponder Orientation on the Dynamic Coupling Efficiency of Backscatter Ultra-High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification'. Packaging Technology and Science, 22 (4):241-248. [Details] |
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| Shanahan, C.,Kernan, B.,Ayalew, G.,McDonnell, K.,Butler, F.,Ward, S.; (2009) 'A framework for beef traceability from farm to slaughter using global standards: An Irish perspective'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 66 (1):62-69. [Details] |
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| Gonzales Barron, U., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., and Ward, S.; (2009) 'The end of the identity crisis? Advances in biometrics markers for animal identification'. Irish Veterinary Journal, 62 (3):204-208. [Details] | |||||||||
| Corkery, G., Gonzales Barron, U., Ayalew, G., Ward, S., and McDonnell, K; (2009) 'A preliminary investigation of avian comb as a potential biometric marker for identification of poultry'. Transactions of the Asabe, 52 (3):991-998. [Details] | |||||||||
| Froschle, H., Gonzales Barron, U., McDonnell, K., and Ward, S.; (2009) 'Investigation of the potential use of tracking and tracing of poultry using linear and 2D barcodes'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 66 (2):126-132. [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U,Ayalew, G,Butler, F,McDonnell, K,Ward, S; (2009) 'Impact of reader antenna polarisation, distance, inlay design, conveyor speed, tag location and orientation on the coupling of UHF RFID as applied to modified atmosphere packaged meat'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 69 :135-141. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, GJ,McDonnell, K,Ward, S; (2008) 'Timber haulage routing in Ireland: an analysis using GIS and GPS'. Graph, 16 :63-72. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Barron, U. G., Corkery, G., Barry, B., Butler, R., McDonnell, K., Ward, S., ; (2008) 'Assessment of retinal recognition technology as a biometric method for sheep identification'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 60 (2):156-166. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barry, B., Gonzales Barron, U., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., Ward, S. ; (2008) 'A longitudinal study of the effect of time on the matching performance of a retinal recognition system for lambs'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 64 (2):202-211. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Barry, B,Gonzales-Barron, UA,McDonnell, K,Butler, F,Ward, S; (2007) 'Using muzzle pattern recognition as a biometric approach for cattle identification'. T ASABE, 50 :1073-1080. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. J., McDonnell, K., and S. Ward ; (2007) 'Positional accuracy of Dynamic Non ' Differential GPS on an articulated truck travelling across Irish roads'. Journal of Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 23 (3):273-279. [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, EJ; McDonnell, KP; Ward, SM; ; (2006) 'Dispersion modelling and measurement of emissions from the co-combustion of meat and bone meal with peat in a fluidised bed'. Bioresource Technology, 97 (7):903-913. [Details] | |||||||||
| Ayalew, G. McCarthy, U. McDonnell, K. Butler, F. McNulty, P. and Ward, S.M.; (2006) 'Electronic tracking and tracing in food and feed traceability'. LogForum, 2 (2). [Details] |
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| Barron, PJ,Owende, PMO,McDonnell, KP,Ward, SM; (2005) 'A method for assessment of degradation of task visibility from operator cabins of field machines'. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 35 :665-673. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, E., Grace, P., Fry, J., McDonnell, K. and Colgan, S.; (2002) 'Quantitative Exposure Assessment for the Combustion of Meat and Bone Meal Derived from Specified Risk Material in the Context of BSE in Ireland'. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 8 (No. 4):365-383. [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, E.J., Grace, P.M., Fry, D. J., McDonnell, K.P. and S.M. Ward; (2001) 'Predictive modelling and risk assessment of BSE: a review'. Journal of Risk Research, 4 (3):251-274. [Details] | |||||||||
| Colgan, S., Shilton, N., McDonnell, K. and S. Ward; (2000) 'The development of a laboratory-scale rendering (LSR) technique for the production of single species derived meat and bone meal'. Fleisch Wirtschaft, 4 :133-135. [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K., Ward, S., Leahy, J.J. and P. McNulty; (1999) 'Properties of rapeseed oil for use as a diesel fuel extender'. Journal of the American Oil Chemist Society, 76 (5):539-543. [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K.P., Ward, S.M. and P.B. McNulty; (1998) 'Accelerated injector fouling using rapeseed oil/diesel blends in a direct injection engine'. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural En, 41 (2):277-282. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin G &McDonnell K; (2010) 'Assessing real time GPS asset tracking for timber haulage'. The Open Transportation Journal, 3 :78-86. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan A, McDonnell K, Devlin G, Carroll J & Finnan J; (2010) 'Economic analysis of manufacturing costs of pellet production in the republic of Ireland using non woody biomass'. The Open Renewable Energy Journal, 3 (1):1-11. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin G & McDonnell K; (2009) 'Performance accuracy of real-time GPS asset tracking systems for timber haulage trucks travelling on both internal forest road and public road networks'. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 20 (1):45-49. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan A, McDonnell K, McSiurtain M, Carroll J, Finnan J & Rice B; (2008) 'Conservation of miscanthus sinenis x giganteus in bale form'. Aspects of Applied Biology, 90 :255-262. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan A, McDonnell K, Devlin G, Carroll J & Finnan J; (2009) 'Potential non woody biomass feedstock availability for pellet production within the republic of Ireland'. Energies, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Deverell R, McDonnell K & Devlin G; (2009) 'The impact of field size on the environment and energy crop production efficiency for a sustainable indigenous bioenergy supply chain in the republic of Ireland'. Sustainability Journal, 1 (4):994-1011. [Details] | |||||||||
| Gonzales Barron, U., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., and Ward, S.; (2009) 'Enhanced systems for livestock identification based on biometrics'. Irish Veterinary Journal, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. J., McDonnell, K., Ward, S., ; (2008) 'Development of a spatial decision support system (SDSS) for route costing calculations within the Irish timber haulage sector'. Transactions of the Asabe, 51 (2):763-773. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G., McDonnell, K. and Ward, S.; (2007) 'Development of a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for Route Costing Calculations within the Irish road network'. International Journal of Forest Engineering, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Corkery, GP, Gonzales-Barron, UA, Butler, F, McDonnell, K, Ward, S, ; (2007) 'A preliminary investigation on face recognition as a biometric identifier of sheep'. T ASABE, 50 :313-320. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. J., McDonnell, K., and S. Ward ; (2007) 'Dynamic Non-DGPS positional performance between professional and recreational GPS receivers'. Journal of Location Based Services, 1 (1):77-85. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. J., McDonnell, K., and S.M. Ward ; (2007) 'Timber Haulage in Ireland: An Analysis using GIS and GPS'. Journal of Transport Geography (Elsevier Science), . [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G., McDonnell, K., Ward, S.; (2007) 'Performance accuracy of low cost dynamic non-differential GPS on articulated trucks'. Journal of Applied Engineering in Agriculture, . [Details] |
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| Devlin, G. McDonnell K., and Ward S; (2006) 'A study of travel times and distances for haulage routes in Ireland using GPS and GIS'. Journal of Transport Geography (Elsevier Science), . [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin D, McDonnell K., and Ward S; (2006) 'Performance accuracy of low cost dynamic non-differential GPS on articulated trucks'. Transactions of the ASABE, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Barron P., McDonnell K., Owende P. & Ward S; (2005) 'A light-meter method for assessment of blind areas in fields of vision'. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 11 (3):375-377. [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, E., Colgan, S., Grace, P., Fry, J., McDonnell, K. and S. Ward; (2002) 'Human risk from the combustion of SRM derived tallow in Ireland'. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 8 (5):1177-1192. [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, E., Grace, P., Fry, J., McDonnell, K. and S. Ward; (2002) 'BSE: Risk, uncertainty and policy change'. Risk Health, Safety and Environment, 13 (1&2):95-113. [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, E., Grace, P., Fry, J., McDonnell, K. and Colgan, S.; (2002) 'Quantitative Exposure Assessment for the Combustion of Meat and Bone Meal Derived from Specified Risk Material in the Context of BSE in Ireland'. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 8 (No. 4):365-383. [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K, Desmond, J, Leahy, JJ, Howard-Hildige, R, Ward, S, ; (2001) 'Behaviour of meat and bonemeal/peat pellets in a bench scale fluidised bed combustor'. Energy, 26 (1):81-90. [Details] | |||||||||
| Colgan, S., O'Brien, L., Maher, M., Shilton, N., McDonnell, K., & S.M. Ward; (2001) 'Development of a DNA-based assay for species identification in meat and bone meal'. Food Research International, 34 :409-414. [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K.P., Ward, S.M., McNulty, P.B. and R. Howard-Hildige; (2000) 'Results of engine and vehicle testing of semirefined rapeseed oil'. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural En, 43 (6):1309-1316. [Details] | |||||||||
| Orjala M., Ingulsuo R., McDonnell K. & Ward S.; (2000) 'Co-fuelling of meat and bonemeal with peat in a pilot scale circulating fluidised bed reactor'. Krafwertstechrischen, 3 . [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K.P., Ward, S.M., Timoney, D.J.; (1995) 'Hot water Degummed Rapeseed Oil as a Fuel for Diesel Engines'. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 60 :7-14. [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins E., Grace P., Fry DJ. McDonnell K. & Ward S. ; (2001) 'Mathematical modelling of the risk assessment of TSE disease in a herd'. Agricultural Systems, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins E., Colgan S., Grace P., McDonnell K. & Ward S.; (2002) 'Risk Assessment of the co-combustion of Tallow with diesel in stationary engines'. International Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Asse, . [Details] | |||||||||
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| Ayalew, G., McDonnell, K., Butler, F. & Ward, S.M.; (2006) A systems approach to the identification of problems in the application of radio-frequency identification (RFID) to meat traceability: a case study American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Annual International Meeting Portland, Oregon, , 09-JUL-06 - 12-JUL-06 [Details] |
| Curran, T. P., Blaney, C. Cummins, E. J., Holden, N. M. and McDonnell.K. P. ; (2007) The Biosystems Engineering Design Challenge at University College Dublin ASABE Annual International Meeting Minneapolis, USA, , 17-JUN-08 - 20-JUN-08 [Details] |
| Everard., C.D., McDonnell., K.P., Fagan., C.C.; (2010) Characterization of Biomass using Hyperspectral Imaging Techniques ASABE Annual International Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USA, JUNE 20-23 [Details] |
| Farrelly, D., McDonnell, K., Fagan, C.C.; (2011) Farrelly, D., McDonnell, K., Fagan, C.C. Effect of carbon dioxide concentration and temperature on the CO2 mitigation potential of micro-algae ASABE Annual International Meeting 2011 Kentucky USA, , 06-AUG-11 - 10-AUG-11 [Details] |
| Everard, C.D., McDonnell, K., Fagan, C.C.; (2011) Determination of Calorific Values of Biomass using Hyperspectral Imaging Techniques ASABE Annual International Meeting 2011 Kentucky USA, , 06-AUG-11 - 10-AUG-11 [Details] |
| Fagan, C.C., Everard, C.D., McDonnell, K.; (2011) Prediction of the calorific value of bioenergy crops using visible-near-infrared spectroscopy CAC-2010: 12th International Conference on Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry Antwerp, Belgium, , 18-OCT-10 - 21-OCT-10 [Details] | |||||||||
| Fagan, C.C., Everard, C.D., McDonnell, K.; (2011) Prediction of short rotation coppice willow and Miscanthus composition using NIR spectroscopy European Biomass Conference and Expo Berlin, Germany, , 06-JUN-11 - 10-JUN-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Gillespie, G. Everard, C. McDonnell, K. Fagan, C.C.; (2010) Mapping Moisture Variation in Short Rotational Coppice Willow using Hyperspectral Imaging . In: Mapping Moisture Variation in Short Rotational Coppice Willow using Hyperspectral Imagin eds. International Association of Spectral Imaging Annual Meeting IASIM-2010 Dublin, Ireland, , 18-NOV-10 - 19-NOV-10 [Details] | |||||||||
| Fagan, C.C., Mateo, M., McDonnell, K., O¿Donnell, C.P., Burger, J., Gowen, A.A.; (2010) The potential of hyperspectral imaging to map variations in cheese composition CAC-2010: 12th International Conference on Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry Antwerp, Belgium, , 18-OCT-10 - 21-OCT-10 [Details] | |||||||||
| Curran T., Doyle C., Cummins E., McDonnell K., Holden N.; (2011) Developing Problem Based Learning Initiatives in Biosystems Engineering FACiLiTATE Dublin, , 26-MAY-11 - 27-MAY-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K. & Ward, S. ; (2009) Evaluation of the effects of pertinent factors of UHF RFID application in meat supply chain Biosystems Engineering Research Review [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., & Ward, S. ; (2008) The Effects of Composition, Reader Antenna Type and Random Transponder orientation on Dynamic Coupling Efficiency of Backscatter UHF RFID Applied to a Packaged Material Biosystems Engineering Research Review [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., Lyng, J., & Ward, S; (2007) Exploring uhf radio frequency identification coupling capabilities through meat dielectric properties Biosystems Engineering Research Review [Details] | |||||||||
| Mc Carthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K. & Ward, S; (2006) Traceability of modified atmosphere packaged meat using UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) Biosystems Engineering Research Review [Details] | |||||||||
| Curran, T., Blaney, C., Cummins, E., McDonnell, K. and Holden, N.; (2010) Enhancing the first year learning experience for Biosystems Engineering students at University College Dublin American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Louisville, Kentucky, USA, , 20-JUN-10 - 23-JUN-10 , pp.1-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Pavlis, P., Cummins, E. and McDonnell, K.; (2009) Conceptual model for the assessment of the vulnerability of ground water to pesticide inputs from Irish agriculture Environ'09 Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, , 18-FEB-09 - 20-FEB-09 [Details] | |||||||||
| Fagan C.C., McDonnell, K; (2009) Potential of near infrared spectroscopy to predict Miscanthus moisture content Bioenergy Engineering 2009 Washington, USA, [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan, A., McDonnell, K., M. Mac Siúrtáin ., Carroll J.P., Finnan, J. and B Rice.; (2008) Conservation of Miscanthus sinesis × giganteus in bale form . In: David Turley eds. Aspects of Applied Biology 90, Biomass and Energy Crops III Defra¿s Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, UK, , 10-DEC-09 - 12-DEC-08 , pp.255-262 [Details] |
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| Corkery, G.,Barry, B., Gonzales Barron, U., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., and Ward, S.; (2008) A longitudinal study to assess the robustness of a retinal recognition system for sheep Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering for a Sustainable World 23-25 June, 2008 Knossos Royal Village Conference Center, Crete [Details] | |||||||||
| Curran, T., Blaney, C., Cummins, E., Holden, N., and McDonnell, K.; (2008) Development of a problem-based learning module in Biosystems Engineering \i International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation0 Madrid, Spain, [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. J., McDonnell, K., Ward, S., ; (2008) Transactions of the Asabe Development of a spatial decision support system (SDSS) for route costing calculations within the Irish timber haulage sector , pp.763-773 [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, G. J., McDonnell, K., Ward, S., ; (2008) Journal of Transport Geography Timber haulage routing in Ireland: an analysis using GIS and GPS , pp.63-72 [Details] | |||||||||
| Corkery, G., Gonzales Barron, U., Ayalew, G., Ward, S., and McDonnell, K; (2008) A preliminary investigation of avian comb as a potential biometric marker Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering for a Sustainable World 23-25 June 2008 Knossos Royal Village Conference Center, Crete [Details] | |||||||||
| Devlin, GJ, McDonnell, KP, Ward, SM, ; (2007) APPL ENG AGRIC Performance accuracy of low-cost dynamic non-differential GPS on articulated trucks , pp.273-279 [Details] | |||||||||
| McCarthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K. and Ward, S. ; (2006) Meat supply chain traceability using ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification IUFOST 13th World Congress of Food Science and Technology 'Food is Life' Nantes, France, , 17-SEP-06 - 21-SEP-06 , pp.1647-1648 [Details] | |||||||||
| McCarthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., Ward, S. M. ; (2006) UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) of modified atmosphere packaged (MAP) meat as a method of item level traceability in the meat supply chain Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Food Science and Food Biotechnology in Developing Countries (FSFB2-2006 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, , 16-OCT-06 - 18-OCT-06 [Details] | |||||||||
| Ayalew, G., McDonnell, K., Butler, F. and S.M. Ward; (2006) A systems approach to the identification of problems in the application of radio-frequency identification (RFID) to meat traceability: a case study ASABE Annual International Meeting, Portland Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, 9 - 12 July 2006 [Details] | |||||||||
| Shanahan, C., Ayalew, G., McDonnell, K., Butler, F., Ward, S. M; (2006) The use of genetic algorithms for the recovery of damaged barcodes The Annual Institute of Food Technologists - Non-thermal Processing Division (IFT-NPD) and European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) Workshop on Applications of Novel Technologies in Food and Biotechnology Cork, Ireland, , 11-SEP-06 - 13-SEP-06 [Details] | |||||||||
| McCarthy, U., Ayalew, G., Butler, F., McDonnell, K., Ward, S. M.; (2006) Traceability of modified atmosphere packaged meat using UHF radio frequency identification The 13th World Congress of Food Science and Technology Nantes, France, , 17-SEP-06 - 21-SEP-06 [Details] | |||||||||
| Ward, S.M., McDonnell, K.P. and E. Cummins.; (2004) The disposal / utilisation of meat and bone meal in the context of minimising risk from BSE Proc. International Conference on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, Washington, DC , 23-FEB-04 - 24-FEB-04 [Details] | |||||||||
| Druhan, A.A., McDonnell, K.P and S.M. Ward (2003); (2003) Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of biomass form short rotation coppiced (SRC) Willow in Ireland a review Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific Conference Fortechenvi, Mendel University, Brno, CZ Mendel University, Brno, CZ, , 26-MAY-03 - 30-MAY-03 , pp.61-68 [Details] | |||||||||
| Cummins, E., Grace, P., Fry, J., Ward, S. and McDonnell, K.; (2002) A risk assessment model for BSE International Conference and Workshop on Exposure Assessment of Zoonotic Foodborne Pathogens National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, Bilhoven, Netherlands, , 07-MAR-02 - 08-MAR-02 [Details] | |||||||||
| Orjala, M., Ingalsuo, R., McDonnell, K. and S. Ward (2000); (2000) Co-fuelling of meat and bone meal with peat in a pilot scale circulating fluidised bed reactor Proceedings XXXII Kraftwerkstechnisches Kolloquium (24 & 25, October, 2000) Technical University of Dresden, Germany, , 14-OCT-00 - 25-OCT-00 [Details] | |||||||||
| McDonnell, K.P., Ward, S.M. and P.B. McNulty; (1998) Semi-refined Rapeseed Oil (SRO) as a diesel fuel extender for agricultural equipment Proceedings of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) International Meeting, Florida (July 13-16)(1998) Florida, , 13-JUL-98 - 16-JUL-98 [Details] | |||||||||
| Colgan, S; O'Brien, L; Maher, M; Shilton, N; McDonnell, K; Ward, S; ; (2001) FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL Development of a DNA-based assay for species identification in meat and bone meal , pp.409-414 [Details] | |||||||||
| Colgan, S; Shilton, N; McDonnell, K; Ward, S; ; (2000) FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT Production of single species derived meat and bone meal - The development of laboratory-scale rendering (LSR) technique , pp.133-135 [Details] | |||||||||
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| Healy, N., Ward, S., Butler, F. & McDonnell, K.; (1998) Profile of the operating procedures and HACCP analysis of the Irish rendering industry. Guest Lectures [Details] |
| McDonnell, K. (Editor), Ward, S.M. , Healy, N., Colgan, S. and E. Cummins ; (1999) Evaluation of the Disposal / Utilisation Options for Meat and Bone Meal, including SRM, in the Context of Minimising Risk from BSE. Reports [Details] |
| Pavlis, M., Cummins, E., and McDonnell, K.; (2009) Intrinsic vulnerability assessment of groundwater pollution from plant protection products. Biosystems Engineering Research Review 14: Research Papers [Details] |
| Year: 2012. Title: Invited Speaker: Royal Irish Academy: Inaugural Dublin Talks on Research |
| Year: 2010. Title: Invitited Speaker - Innovation Dublin |
| Year: 2011. Title: Environmental Innovation Award - Winner |
| Year: 2010. Title: NovaUCD CCPD Awards - Runner up |
| Year: 2011. Title: Green Awards 2011 Finalist for Green Innovation Award |
| Year: 2011. Title: Sustainable Energy Innovation Award |
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| Year: 2010. Title: Globe Forum Finalist - presented in Dublin |
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| Association: ASA, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: ASABE, Function/Role: Member |
| Ward, S.M., McDonnell, K.P. and E. Cummins; (2004) The Disposal / Utilisation of Meat and Bone Meal in the context of minimising risk from BSE. [Invited Oral Presentation], Proc. International Conference on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, Washington, DC , 23-FEB-04 - 24-FEB-04. |
| Howard-Hildige, R., Condon, S., Leahy, J.J., McDonnell, K.; (1996) Exhaust emissions from two IDI vehicles running on rape methyl ester and diesel. [N/A], Air Pollution, Section 3, 1996, * , 17-JUL-96 - 18-JUL-96. |
| McDonnell K.; (1996) Technical Feasibility of Semi Refined Rapeseed oil as a Diesel Fuel Extender. [N/A], 9th International Rapeseed Congress, Technical paper, Section IV, Cambridge, U.K. 1996, Cambridge , 15-JUL-96 - 18-JUL-96. |
| McDonnell, K.P. Ward S.M. & McNulty .P.B.; (1996) Energy & Agriculture, CIGR, 1996. [N/A], Technical feasibility of rapeseed oil as a diesel fuel extender for agricultural equipment, * , 18-SEP-96 - 20-SEP-96. |
| McDonnell, K.P. Ward S.M. & McNulty .P.B.; (1998) Engine and emission performance of DI and IDI engines operating on Biodiesel blends. [N/A], Summer Meeting, ASAE, Florida, USA, 1998, Florida, USA , 15-JUN-98 - 19-JUN-98. |
| Druhan, A., McDonnell K., & Ward S.; (2003) Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Biomass from Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) Willow in Ireland A Review. [N/A], Fortechenvi, Brno, Check Republic, May 2003, Brno, Check Republic , 20-MAY-03 - 22-MAY-03. | |||||||||
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| Committee : School of Biosystems: Teaching and Learning committee |
| Committee : Sustainable Agriculture Research |
| Committee : School Research and Innovation Committee |
| Employer: University College Dublin Position: College Lecturer |
| Employer: EU COST Action E31 Position: Irish National Representative |
| Employer: UCD Position: UCD Scholar |
| Employer: UCD Position: Post Doctoral Researcher, UCD. ¿ Agricultural & Food Engineering DAF RSF Project: Disposal / Utilisation of Meat and Bonemeal with respect to BSE |
| Employer: Environmental Protection Agency Position: Inspector (Waste licensing and enforcement): EPA |
| Year 1996 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1991 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: BAgrSc Subject: |
| Year 1992 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: MEngSc Subject: --none-- |
| Client: : Belfield Technology Ltd |
| Client: : Biosystems Engineering Ltd |
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External examiner Pallaskenry Agricultural College 2005-2010 |
| External examiner WIT 2011- current date |
| Research external exmaminer LIT 2005-2009 |
| International reviewer for New Zealand Ministry of Research Fund for Agricultural Research 2011-current date |
| Reviewer for ENERGY Journal 2009-current date |
| UCD Centre for Synthesis & Chemical Biology |
| University of Limerick (Environmental Sciences, Mechanical Engineering) |
