Academic Faculty
Professors
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Chair Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Head of Department
Academic Associate Member, Tyndall National Institute
Research Area: Photonics
Email: n.riza@ucc.ie
Tel: +353 (0)21 490 2214
Fax: +353 (0)21 427 1698
Admin: +353 (0)21 490 2210/2923
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Microelectronic Engineering
Academic Member, Tyndall National Institute
Research Area: Microelectronics
Email: peter.kennedy@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 3124
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Physics, University of Strathclyde
Stokes Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Academic Member, Tyndall National Institute
Research Area: III-Nitride Materials and Devices
Email: p.parbrook@ucc.ie
Tel: +353 (0)21 490 4365
Fax: +353 (0)21 490 4454
UCC Research Professors
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University College Cork
Research Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Microsystems
Email: cian.omathuna@tyndall.ie
Tel: +353 (0)21 490 4350
Fax:
Senior Lecturers
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Power Electronics, Electrical Machines, Electrical Power Systems
Email: m.egan@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2661
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Mechatronics and robotics
Email: r.kavanagh@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2827
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast
Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Control Systems
Email: g.lightbody@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2255
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
D.Phil. Electrical Engineering, University of Oxford
Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Biomedical Signal Processing and digital design for DSP, coding and cryptography
Email: l.marnane@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2041
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Photonics and Quantum Electronics
Email: a.morrison@ucc.ie
Tel: +353 (0)21 490 2874
Fax: +353 (0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Warwick
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Ultrasonics
Email: bill.wright@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2213
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Lecturers
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Clinical application of electromagnetic, Biomedical devices, Minimally-invasive surgery, Guidance in surgery
Email: p.cantillonmurphy@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 3727
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Compliant parallel manipulators
Email: g.hao@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 3793
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Power Electronics, Machines and Magnetics for Automotive and Energy Systems
Email: john.hayes@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 3796
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: RF/Microwave Design and Characterization, IC Component Characterization, Integrated Power Electronics, Telecommunications
Email: k.mccarthy@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2072
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Digital Communications
Email: cmurphy@rennes.ucc.ie
Tel: +353 (0)21 490 2196
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ph.D. Microelectronic Engineering, UCC
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Area: Embedded Systems
Email: e.popovici@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0) 21 490 2027
Fax: +353(0) 21 427 1698
Ph.D. Electrical/Information Engineering, University of Pisa
Stokes Lecturer in Microelectronic Engineering
Academic Member, Tyndall National Institute
Reseach Area: Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits for Emerging Wireless Applications
Email: d.zito@ucc.ie
Tel: +353 (0)21 420 5601
Fax: +353(0) 21 427 1698
Part-Time Academic Staff
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (Retired & Part-time)
Research Area: Mechanics of Machining
Email: m.dealmeida@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 2147
Fax: +353(0)21 427 1698
Ray Foley
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, UCC
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Part-time)
Senior Research Engineer, United Technologies Research Center, Cork, Ireland.
Research Area: Power electronics for microgrids and distribution generation
Email: Raymond.foley@ucc.ie
Tel: +353(0)21 490 4081
Fax: +353(0)1 860 660 9139
Emeritus Professors
Michael C. Sexton, Head of Department 1976 - 1994
Retired Professors
Fred Teago, Head of Department, 1953 – 1958
Charles C.T.G. Dillon, Head of Department, 1961 – 1975
Gerard T. Wrixon, President of UCC 1999 – 2006, Founding Director of the Tyndall National Institute
Liam Kelly, Faculty 1975 – 1995, Founding Director of theTyndall National Institute
John M. D. Murphy, Head of Department, 1995 – 1996
Robert Yacamini, Head of Department, 1996 – 2005
Patrick J. Murphy, Head of Department, 2005 – 2009
