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Process and Chemical Engineering Awards 2023
The annual Process and Chemical Engineering Awards provides a showcase for UCC’s engineering talent and rewards student achievement. The event demonstrates how the School of Engineering & Architecture has positioned proactive engagement with industry at the heart of its curriculum.
The Awards recognise student achievements across a diverse range of academic and extracurricular activities, and showcases student excellence in advanced process design, operation and innovation, with the philosophy of sustainability production at its core.
The Awards provide a showcase for emerging engineering talent and demonstrates the key role the School of Engineering & Architecture in supplying industry with the highest quality graduates. We are grateful to Gilead for sponsoring this year's event.
Process & Chemical Engineering in UCC has its origins in 1927 and has offered a Bachelor’s degree (initially in Food Process Engineering) since 1993 and in Process & Chemical Engineering since 2001.
The programme is accredited by both Engineers Ireland and the IChemE and since 2019-20 a 5-year integrated ME is offered. At the end of a successful 3rd year, students enter 4th year, to embark on a pathway to either the 5 year Integrated ME for eligible students or they may exit after four years with a BE(Hons) degree.
The ME pathway incorporates a professional work placement that takes place during the 2nd semester of year 4 and during the summer break (8 months).
There are in excess of 200 students studying Process and Chemical Engineering across the 5 years of the BE & ME programmes.
List of winners:
- PM Group Design Award 2023-24. Winner: Eimear Dillon (4th Year).
- AbbVie Sustainability Prize in Process & Chemical Engineering. Winner: Kate Donovan (3rd Year).
- Eli Lilly Awards for Excellence in Process & Chemical Engineering. Winners: Stephen Whooley (2nd Year), Sarah O'Keefe (3rd Year), Niamh Crowley (4th Year), Carrie Crowley (5th Year)
- Janssen: J&J Scholarship. Winner: Yzabella Carney (2nd Year)
- Janssen J&J Scholarship Runners up: Maya Sreenan, Stephen Whooley, Clemens Janssen, Anna Barry, Ella Murphy
- MSD: Award for best Infotainment Graphic in Pharmaceutical Engineering. Winner: Conor Doody (3rd Year).
- DPS Group: Design Challenge. Winner: Luke Kennedy (5th Year)
- Pepsico Award: The Benefits and Challenges of AI in the Food and Beverage Industry. Winner: Rebecca Sheehan (3rd Year).