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UCD Graduate Clíodhna Lyons named Automotive News Europe Rising Star 19Jul
UCD Graduate Clíodhna Lyons named Automotive News Europe Rising Star

Clíodhna Lyons, a UCD Mechanical Engineering Graduate (BE 2001, PhD 2005), who is currently Director, Advanced Product Strategy & Planning, Nissan Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania (AMIEO) has been named a 2022 Rising Star by Automotive News Europe.
Irish Government invests in 47 projects to engage and inspire the public about STEM 01Jun
Irish Government invests in 47 projects to engage and inspire the public about STEM

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris, and Minister for Education Norma Foley TD have today announced an investment in 47 projects aimed at improving public understanding of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Research to Literally Get Under the Skin of Things 25Apr
Research to Literally Get Under the Skin of Things

An unusual research topic for her doctoral thesis led Dr Aisling Ní Annaidh into the fascinating world of tissue biomechanics – the study of research into the mechanical and physical properties of tissue – and developing a particular focus on the skin. This has in turn led her and her team to undertake a wide range of research over the past decade with significant practical healthcare impacts. The outcomes include unexpected results leading to changes to EU standards for helmet testing, supporting innovation in Ireland’s world-leading medical devices sector and, most recently, a novel approach to the age-old challenge of customising wheelchairs for people who have a physical disability.
IMI project Screen4Care to speed up diagnosis and enhance healthcare for rare disease patients 25Mar
IMI project Screen4Care to speed up diagnosis and enhance healthcare for rare disease patients

A new international Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project, Screen4Care, has formally launched. The five year project has a budget of €25 million, led by Pfizer, and 35 consortium partners from 14 European countries including Switzerland and UK.
€9M joint investment for US-Ireland R&D Programme 15Mar
€9M joint investment for US-Ireland R&D Programme

A joint investment of €9 million was today announced through a tripartite research and development partnership between the United States of America (USA), Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI), spanning 16 research institutions. The seven awards will support more than 14 research positions in the Republic of Ireland and 10 research positions in Northern Ireland for three to five years.
Helping People Understand and Mitigate the Spread of Aerosol-Born Infections 28Feb
Helping People Understand and Mitigate the Spread of Aerosol-Born Infections

A request in April 2020 to deploy a long-established optical technique to identify gas flows and the spread of aerosols in surgery opened up an entirely new avenue of research for Dr Kevin Nolan, whose primary interest is in studying the flow of liquids and gases – fluid dynamics. Initially the new research focused on identifying the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus in clinical procedures and therapy settings. More recently, still related to the spread of viral infection, it has expanded to encompass collaboration with manufacturers of air filtration equipment on how it can be used in various settings and has also led to his involvement in the development of new European standards for face coverings used in community settings.
Research teams chosen to find disruptive ideas for Irish Defence Forces 17Feb
Research teams chosen to find disruptive ideas for Irish Defence Forces

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD and Minister for Defence and for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, have announced €2.4 million in funding to develop disruptive solutions to challenges facing the Irish Defence Forces.
Reducing the operational requirements of wind turbines with real-time downtime detection 03Feb
Reducing the operational requirements of wind turbines with real-time downtime detection

"Paul Mucchielli, a Doctoral Researcher in MME recently won the UCD IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Award for his presentation on "Reducing the operational requirements of wind turbines with real-time downtime detection". Paul, supervised by Vikram Pakrashi, is a member of UCD Centre for Mechanics and funded by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in the WindPearl project (RDD00263).

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