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Process and Chemical Engineering

Name: Tim Twomey
Position: Senior Technical Officer
T: 353 (0)21 490 3957
F: 353 (0)21 427 0249
E: t.twomey@ucc.ie

Tim Twomey

Biography

Education:

NCEA Certificate in Applied Science. 1980
NCEA Diploma in Food Science and Technology. 1981
Post-Graduate Diploma in Food Science and Technology. 1994
B Sc. in Food Science and Technology. 1995


Career History:

1983 - 91 Technician, Cerestar Ireland Ltd., Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.
1995 - 97 Researcher, Dept. of Process Engineering, University College Cork.
1998 - 99 Laboratory Administrator, Dept. of Process Engineering, University College Cork.


Responsibility:

I organise the Process Engineering Laboratory Program catering for over 200 students covering 12 engineering modules and in excess of 72 different practicals. Some of my duties include:

  • Organisation preparation and sale of laboratory manuals,
  • Development of laboratory schedules,
  • Supervision of laboratory demonstrators,
  • Laboratory equipment maintenance scheduling.

My research expertise is in the areas of Food Equipment Hygiene and design, Evaporator Concentrate Densities, Thermal Properties of Food Powders and Flow Properties of Powders.

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