Biography

Biography

Education:

1995: BE (Chemical), University College, Dublin

1996: MSc (Agr.) Food Science, University College, Dublin

2001: PhD (Process & Chemical Engineering), University College, Cork

2005: Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, University College, Cork

2006: Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, University College, Cork

2008: MA (Teaching & Learning in Higher Education), University College, Cork

Awards:

2023: Leo Jansen Prize. Best paper* at 11th Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference (EESD2023). Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. [*ByrneEP Positive Actions EESD2023 paper]

2017: IChemE Sustainability Teaching Award (2016) from Institution of Chemical Engineers for BE Process & Chemical Engineering programme (joint submission with Dr John Fitzpatrick)

2015:  Richard Trevithick Memorial Prize (2015) from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for best paper in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (Engineering Sustainability): Educating engineers to embrace complexity and context, Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, Byrne, E.P. and Mullally, G., 2014, 167(6), 241-248.

‌2013: IChemE Frank Morton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Education or Communication (UCC news) ‌

2006: UCC President's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2006

2004: Award for research on innovative forms of teaching and learning (jointly with Dr John Fitzpatrick)

‘Visualisation in the teaching and learning of Chemical & Process Engineering'

2022: UCC Research Awards: President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals 2021: 'Imagining2050' Project

2022: UCC Research Awards: Engaged Research of the Year 2021: 'Corca Dhuibhne 2030/Dingle Peninsula 2030' Project 

2022: UCC President's Award for Teaching Excellence 2020/2021: UW005 Sustainability Teaching Team

2011: IChemE Journals: Editors' Choice: (ECE paper 'Chemical engineering in an unsustainable world' selected among eight)

2012: Invited Speaker: 14th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE) Congress. Singapore, 22-24 February.

2012: IChemE Journals 2011 Best Reviewers Award

Career History:

2016-: Chair Professor of Process & Chemical Engineering, University College, Cork

2013-2016: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Process & Chemical Engineering, University College, Cork

2001-2013: College Lecturer, Dept. of Process & Chemical Engineering, University College, Cork

1998-2001: College Lecturer (temporary full time), Dept. of Process & Chemical Engineering, University College, Cork

1997-1998: Part-time lecturer, Dept. of Chemical and Process Engineering, Cork Institute of Technology

PhD's Supervised (year graduated):

Bas, Nusin (2010), Mathematical modelling and optimisation of the formulation and manufacture of aggregate food products

Pathare, Pankaj B. (2010) Optimisation of granola breakfast cereal manufacturing process by wet granulation and pneumatic conveying

Riedewald, Frank (2011) Comparison of deterministic, stochastic and fuzzy logic uncertainty modelling for capacity extension projects of DI/WFI pharmaceutical plant utilities with variable/dynamic demand

Hanley, Kevin (2011) Experimental quantification and modelling of attrition of infant formulae during pneumatic conveying

Donnellan, Philip (2015) Development of a triple stage heat transformer for the recycling of low temperature heat energy

Dillon, Paul (2016) Evaporation maps for ternary non-ideal liquid mixtures

Lalor, Fergal (2020) Sustainability Analysis of Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing

McGookin, Connor (2022) Developing participatory methods in energy system modelling and planning

Jiang, Yu (2025) Machine Learning-Enhanced Reduced Order Modeling for Pharmaceutical Particulate Processes

Research MEngSc’s/MSc's Supervised:

Heffernan, Sinead (2003) Effect of shear on the properties and separation characteristics of whey protein precipitates

O’Leary, Keara A. (2010) Experimental analysis of the co-melt fluidisation granulation process

Hughes, Aoife (2020) Plastic free UCC; Exploring societal and marketing levers

O'Sullivan, Grace (2024) Design and optimisation of a small, robust outdoor duckweed bioreactor for operation under ‘on-site’ farmyard conditions

Programmes Founded:

Certificate (est. 2002) and Diploma (2004) in Process & Chemical Engineering (led 'til 2016)

PG Diploma (2009) and MEngSc (2007) in Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering (led 'til 2016)

ME (2019) and BE(Hons) (2020) Process and Chemical Engineering (led from establishment 2019)

Research/Conferences:

Environmental Citizenship Research Priority Area (ECRPA) (Investigator & Co-applicant): Sustainability in Society

2017 Research Conference (Co-Chair):  Metaphors of Transformative Change Colloquium Environmental Research Institute, UCC.

2013 Research Conference (Co-Chair): Trans-disciplinary conversations on transitions to sustainability

3^rd International Symposium for Engineering Education (Chair): ISEE2010

Adult Continuing Education 'Sustainability & Modern Society' Public Seminar Series 2012 (Convenor, with G. Mullally (Sociology) & J. Fitzpatrick (Proc. & Chem. Eng.)

Member of the Scientific/Steering Committee of the Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) Conference series at University of Cambridge (EESD'13), University of British Columbia (EESD'15), Bruges (EESD'16), Rowan University, NJ, USA (EESD'18), UCC (EESD2021), CSU, CO, USA (EESD2023), King's College, London (EESD2025).

Chair: 10th Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD2021), University College Cork, 13-16 June 2021.

Principal Investigator: 'Deep Societal Innovation for Sustainability and Human Flourishing' (DSIS), EPA funded transdisciplinary ERI project 2024-2028, worth €593,519.30. 

Co-Investigator: 'Engaging, Envisioning, and Co-Producing Pathways for a Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Ireland' (Imagining 2050), EPA funded transdisciplinary ERI project (PI: G. Mullally) 2018-2022, worth €482,343.80.

Co-Investigator: Deep Institutional Innovation for Sustainability and Human Development (DIIS), MaREI Centre, ERI, UCC.

Co-/Principal Investigator: Corca Dhuibhne 2030, Dingle Peninsula 2030, MaREI Centre, ERI, UCC.

Co-Investigator: Bilateral Regional Accord between Ireland aNd Wales for Agricultural Valorisation and Environmental Sustainability (BRAINWAVES), ERI, (PI: Marcel Jansen), worth €1.460m, 2020-2023.

Co-Investigator: Duck-Feed, ERI (PI: Marcel Jansen), worth €930,734, 2022-2026.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Selected Publications and Presentations

For full list of publications, see IRIS site (http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/D015/ebyrne)

Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability [ISBN: 9781472462954] (Byrne, E., Mullally G., & Sage, C.) Routledge, 2017

Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation: Transdisciplinary Perspectives [ISBN: 9780367698553] (Hughes, I., Byrne, E., Mullally, G. and Sage, C.) Routledge, 2022

Selected Publications/Presentations

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

• Byrne, E.P., and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2002), Investigation of how agitation during precipitation, and subsequent processing affects the particle size distribution and separation of a-lactalbumin enriched whey protein precipitates. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 10, 17-25.
• Byrne, E.P., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Pampel, L.W. and Titchener-Hooker, N.J., (2002), Influence of shear on particle size and fractal dimension of whey protein precipitates: implications for scale-up and centrifugal clarification efficiency, Chemical Engineering Science, 57, (18), 3767-3779.
• Zumaeta, N., Cartland-Glover, G.M., Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick J.J., (2005), Breakage model development and application with CFD for predicting breakage of whey protein precipitate particles, Chemical Engineering Science, 60, (13), 3443-3452.
• Heffernan, S., Zumaeta, N., Cartland-Glover, G., Byrne, E.P., Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2005) Influence of downstream processing on the breakage of whey protein precipitates, Food and Bioproducts Processing, Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part C, 83, (3) 238-244.
• Byrne, E.P., (2006), The role of specialization in the chemical engineering curriculum, Education for Chemical Engineers, Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part D, 1, (1), 3-15.
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2006), Predicting precipitate particle breakage in a pipeline: Effect of agitation intensity during precipitate formation, Chemical Engineering Science, 61, (24) 7991-8003.
• Cronin, K., Byrne, E.P. and O'Leary, P. (2007), Prevention of thermo-hydraulic rupture of solvent transfer pipes in the pharmaceutical industry, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 20, 7-14.
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2007), Predicting precipitate breakage during turbulent flow through different flow geometries , Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 292, (3), 251-263.

• Péron, N., Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P., Rioual, F., Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2007), Characterization of the fragmentation of protein aggregates in suspension subjected to flow, Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 6440– 6450.

• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2008), Breakage of protein precipitates flowing through orifices, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part A, 86, 107-117.
• Fitzpatrick, J.J.,  Byrne, E.P. and Kennedy D. (2009), Making programme learning outcomes explicit for students of process and chemical engineering, Education for Chemical Engineers, Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part D, 4, (2), 21-28.
• Baş¸ N., Catak, M., Zumaeta, N., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Cronin, K. and Byrne, E.P. (2009), Population balance modelling of protein precipitates exhibiting turbulent flow through a circular pipe, Chemical Engineering Science, 64, 4051-4059.
• Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2009), Chemical engineering in an unsustainable world; obligations and opportunities, Education for Chemical Engineers, Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part D, 4, 51-67.
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2010), Application of CFD and Breakage Modelling for Predicting the Size Reduction of Protein Precipitates During Transport, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part A, 88, 911-917.
• Catak, M., Baş, N., Cronin, C., Tellez-Medina, D., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2010), Markov chain modelling of fluidised bed granulation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 164, 2-3, 403-409.
• Téllez-Medina, D.I., Byrne, E., Fitzpatrick, J., Catak, M. and Cronin, K. (2010), Relationship between mechanical properties and shape descriptors of granules obtained by fluidized bed wet granulation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 164, 425-431.
• Catak, M., Baş, N., Cronin, K., O'Brien S., Byrne, E.P. (2010), Mathematical modelling of a solid particle motion in a gas stream. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 89, 1, 92–100.
• Catak, M., Baş, N., Cronin, K., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Byrne, E.P. (2010) Discrete solution of breakage equation using Markov chains. Industrial Engineering Chemistry and Research, 49, 8248-8257.
• Baş, N., Pathare, P.B., Catak, M., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Cronin, K., Byrne, E.P. (2011) Mathematical modelling of granola breakage during pipe pneumatic conveying. Powder Technology, 206, 1-2, 170-176.
• Hanley, K.J., O'Sullivan, C., Oliveira, J.C., Cronin, K., & Byrne, E.P. (2011) Application of Taguchi methods to DEM calibration of bonded agglomerates. Powder Technology, 210, 230-240.
• Hanley, K.J., Byrne, E.P., Cronin, K., Oliveira, J.C., O'Mahony, J.A., and Fenelon, M.A. (2011) Effect of pneumatic conveying parameters on physical quality characteristics of infant formula. Journal of Food Engineering, 106, 3, 236-244.
• Fitzpatrick, J., Cronin, K. and Byrne, E. (2011) Is attending lectures still relevant in engineering education? European Journal of Engineering Education, 36, 3, 301-312.
• Hanley, K.J., Cronin, K., O’Sullivan, C., Fenelon, M.A., O'Mahony, J.A. and Byrne, E.P. (2011) Effect of composition on the mechanical response of agglomerates of infant formulae. Journal of Food Engineering, 107, 71-79.
• Riedewald, F., Byrne, E. and Cronin, K. (2011) Comparison of Deterministic and Stochastic Simulation for Capacity Extension of High Purity Water Delivery Systems, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, accepted for publication 19th May 2011
• Macedo, I.S.M, Sousa-Gallagher, M.J., Oliveira, J. C. and Byrne, E.P. (2011) Shelf life aspects of toasted breakfast cereal with and without fruit, Italian Journal of Food Science, special issue of Shelf Life International Meeting – SLIM (accepted for publication).
• Riedewald, F., Byrne, E. and Cronin, K. (2011) A Fuzzy Logic Model of Deionised and Water for Injection Systems for Sizing and Capacity Assessment under Uncertainty, Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, revised manuscript submitted
• Riedewald, F., Byrne, E. and Cronin, K. (2011) A Stochastic Model for Performance Analysis of Pharmaceutical High Purity Water Systems, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, revised manuscript submitted
• Catak, M., Baş, N., Cronin, K., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Byrne, E.P., (2011), Discrete solution of aggregation equation using Markov chains. Chemical Engineering Research and Design (in press).

PhD Dissertation

• Byrne, E.P. (2001), Shear effects on the properties and separation characteristics of whey protein precipitates, PhD Thesis, National University of Ireland, University College, Cork.

Book Chapters

• Byrne, E.P., (2002), Chapter 5: A Course Portfolio for Fluid Mechanics, In: Advancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Through A Reflective Portfolio Process, Lyons, N, Hyland A. & Ryan N. (Eds.), Higher Education Authority (HEA), Ireland, September 2002.
• Cronin, K. and Byrne, E. (2011) Plant and Equipment | Flow Equipment: Valves. In: Fuquay JW, Fox PF and McSweeney PLH (eds.), Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, Second Edition, vol. 4, pp. 152–159. San Diego: Academic Press.

Conference/Poster Presentations

• Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (1999), An investigation into the effects of shear on the separation properties of whey protein precipitates. 29th Annual University College Cork Food Science and Technology Research Conference, 16-17 September 1999, Cork, Ireland. Abstract: Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 39, no.1, 145-146.
• Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2000), Effect of shear and ageing time on the particle size distribution of precipitates formed during whey protein fractionation. Research 2000: Stretching the Boundaries of Chemical Engineering, IChemE Conference, 6-7 January 2000, Bath, England.
• Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2000), Separation characteristics of precipitated whey proteins subjected to shear during and subsequent to precipitate formation, ICEF8, international Conference on Engineering and Food, 9-13 April 2000, Puebla, Mexico.
• Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2000), How shear affects the fractal geometry of whey protein precipitates: implications for centrifugal separation, 30th Annual University College Cork Food Science and Technology Research Conference, 19-20 September 2000, Cork, Ireland Abstract: Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 40, no.1, 139-140.
• Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2002), Effect of agitation and acid addition on the particle properties of whey protein precipitates that affect their centrifugal separation, World Congress on Particle Technology, Sydney, Australia, 21-25 July 2002.
• Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2002), The effect of WPC concentration on aggregate separation characteristics during isoelectric precipitation and fractionation, 32nd Annual University College Cork Food Science and Technology Research Conference, 12-13 September 2002, Cork, Ireland.
• Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2003), Experimental investigation on the effects of shear, as a function of fluid flow and flow geometry, on the break-up of whey protein precipitates, 33rd Annual University College Cork Food Science and Technology Research Conference, 11-12 September 2003, Cork, Ireland.
• Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P., Cartland-Glover, G.M., Péron, N. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2004), Effect of liquid flowrate and flow geometry on the breakage of whey protein precipitate particles, ICEF9, International Conference on Engineering and Food, 8-11 March 2004, Montpelier, France.
• Péron, N., Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2004), A population balance model to evaluate fragmentation in suspension of aggregates subjected to flow, ISSEC (Irish Society for Scientific & Engineering Computation) Annual Symposium, 21-22 May 2004, University of Limerick, Ireland.
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick J.J., (2005), Predicting breakup of protein aggregates using CFD: the effect of smooth sharp transition and pipe length, ISSEC (Irish Society for Scientific & Engineering Computation) Annual Symposium, May 2005, University College Cork, Ireland.
• Zumaeta, N., Cartland-Glover, G.M., Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick J.J., (2005), Use of CFD and breakage models for predicting the breakage of whey protein precipitates, 7th World Congress on Chemical Engineering Proceedings, 10-14 July 2005, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Zumaeta, N., Cartland-Glover, G.M., Heffernan, S.P., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick J.J., (2005), Modelling protein precipitate breakage using CFD: Comparing the use of shear strain rate, turbulent eddy dissipation rate and turbulent kinetic energy as breakage variables, 7th World Congress on Chemical Engineering Proceedings, 10-14 July 2005, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Byrne, E.P., (2005), Chemical engineering with side salad; added value or adulteration? A pharmaceutical engineering stream perspective, 7th World Congress on Chemical Engineering Proceedings, 10-14 July 2005, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Byrne, E.P. (2006), Applying learning outcomes to PE3001 Applied Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics, International Symposium on Learning Outcomes, 10-11 February 2006, University College, Cork, Ireland.
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2006), Investigating the effect of pipe diameter contraction on the breakage of whey protein aggregates using CFD, Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology, 24-27 April 2006. Orlando , Florida , USA.
• Fitzpatrick, J.J., Zumaeta, N. & Byrne, E.P., (2006), Teaching particle and powder technology in chemical engineering at University College Cork, Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology, 24-27 April 2006. Orlando , Florida , USA .
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2006), Effect of agitation intensity during the formation of whey protein aggregates on breakage rate under subsequent turbulent flow transportation, Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology, 24-27 April 2006. Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E.P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J., (2006), Study of the effect of flow intensity and flow geometry on the breakage of whey protein aggregates using CFD, Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology, 24-27 April 2006. Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Byrne, E.P., (2007), Teaching & learning styles in engineering at UCC, International Symposium for Engineering Education, 17-19 September 2007, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Cronin, K., Bas, N. and Byrne, E.P., (2007), Development of a computer-based teaching tool in probabilistic modelling, International Symposium for Engineering Education, 17-19 September 2007, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Fitzpatrick, J.J. and Byrne, E.P., (2007), Do your students know the learning outcomes of your programme?, International Symposium for Engineering Education, 17-19 September 2007, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Healy, S.D. and Byrne, E.P. (2008) To investigate the effect of binder addition rate and agitator speed on ultimate granule size in high shear granulation, Excipientfest, 17-18 June 2008, Cork, Ireland .
• Murphy, M. and Byrne, E.P. (2008) Environmental and cost study on the use of disposable equipment in the production of biopharmaceuticals, Excipientfest, 17-18 June 2008, Cork, Ireland.
• Baş, N., Pathare, P.B. and Byrne, E.P. (2008) Population balance modeling of granola breakage during pneumatic conveying systems, 38th Annual University College Cork Research Conference Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 4 September 2008, Cork, Ireland.
• Hanley, K.J., Pathare, P.B., Bas, N. and Byrne, E.P. (2008) Effect of production and conveying variables on granola breakage in dense phase pneumatic conveying systems, 38th Annual University College Cork Research Conference Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 4 September 2008, Cork, Ireland.
• Byrne, E.P. (2008) Teaching to assist students fulfil Learning Outcomes: An engineering perspective, Keynote Address, 2nd International Symposium on Engineering Education (ISEE 2008), 8-10 September 2008, Dublin City University, Ireland.
• Byrne, E.P and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2009) Sustainability on engineering programmes; the need for a holistic approach, ASEE Northeast Conference, 3-4 April, 2009, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.
• Baş¸ N., Pathare, P., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Cronin, K. and Byrne, E.P. (2009) Mathematical modelling of granola breakage during pipe pneumatic conveying, 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration, 22 - 26 June 2009, University of Sheffield, England .
• Catak, M., Tellez-Medina, D.I., Zumaeta, N., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Cronin, K. and Byrne, E.P. (2009) Markov chain modelling for fluidised bed granulation, 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration, 22 - 26 June 2009, University of Sheffield, England.
• Tellez-Medina, D.I., Byrne, E.P. Fitzpatrick, J.J., Catak, M. and Cronin, K. (2009) Relationship between mechanical properties and shape descriptors of wet granules, 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration, 22 - 26 June 2009, University of Sheffield, England.
• Pathare, P., Baş¸ N., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Cronin, K. and Byrne, E.P. (2009) Effect of high shear granulation parameters on the production of granola cereal aggregates, 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration, 22 - 26 June 2009, University of Sheffield, England .
• Catak, M., Baş, N., Medina , D., Pathare, P.B., Cronin, K., Byrne, E. and Fitzpatrick, J. (2009), Monte Carlo simulation of fluidised bed granulation, 8th  World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 23-27 August 2009, Montréal, Canada.
• Byrne, E.P., (2009), Embedding sustainability in the curriculum; enabling engineering take centre stage, 8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 23-27 August 2009, Montréal, Canada .
• Macedo, I.S.M, Sousa-Gallagher, M.J. and Byrne, E.P. (2009), Identification of critical quality parameters and influential environment conditions of granola during storage, 8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 23-27 August 2009, Montréal, Canada.
• Viscor, M., Cronin, K., Shishkin, G., Esmaiili, M., Byrne, E.P., Fenelon, M., Auty, M. and Stynes, M. (2009), Drying of single, spherical, boundary-demarcated bodies, 8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 23-27 August 2009, Montréal, Canada.
• Cronin, K., Prestwich, S. and Byrne, E. P., (2009), Minimizing board moisture content variability in timber processing, 8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 23-27 August 2009, Montréal, Canada.
• Cronin, K., Mahajan, P.V. and Byrne, E.P. (2009), Effect of deviation in storage temperature on the shelf life of a food product, 8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 23-27 August 2009, Montréal, Canada .
• Pathare, P.B. Bas, N. and Byrne, E.P. (2009). Attrition of a granola breakfast cereal during pneumatic conveying: the influence of bend geometry and air velocity, 39th  Annual Research Conference Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, University College, Cork , 3-4 September 2009.
• Macedo, I.S.M, Sousa Gallagher, M.J. and Byrne, E.P. (2009), Quality assessment of toasted breakfast cereal during storage, EFFoST 2009, 11-13 November 2009, Budapest, Hungary .
• Hanley, K., Zumaeta, N., Byrne, E. and Fitzpatrick, J., (2010), Application of CFD in predicting the breakage of protein precipitates during transport, World Congress on Particle Technology 6,  Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 April, 2010.
• Cronin, K., Catak, M., Hanley, K., Medina-Tellez, D.I., Byrne, E. and Fitzpatrick, J. (2010), Probabilistic modelling of particle motion in a circulatory fluidised bed including inter-particle collisions, World Congress on Particle Technology 6, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 April, 2010.
• Hanley, K., Byrne, E., Cronin, K. and Fenelon, M.A. (2010), An investigation into the minimisation of variation of infant formula quality characteristics during pneumatic conveying by Taguchi method, World Congress on Particle Technology 6,  Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 April, 2010.
• Baş, N., Pathare, P.B., Cronin, K., Fitzpatrick J.J., and Byrne, E.P. (2010), A physical based growth model for aggregated food products produced in a high shear mixer, World Congress on Particle Technology 6, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 April, 2010.
• Pathare, P.B., Baş, N., Fitzpatrick, J.J., Cronin, K. and Byrne, E.P. (2010), Attrition during pneumatic conveying of a granola breakfast cereal produced by fluidised bed granulation, World Congress on Particle Technology 6, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 April, 2010.
• Cronin, K., Téllez-Medina, D.I., O’ Leary, K., Byrne, E. and Fitzpatrick, J. (2010), Influence of the inherent operational conditions of two fluidized bed granulation techniques on the final granule properties, World Congress on Particle Technology 6, Nuremberg, Germany , 24-26 April, 2010.
• Riedewald, F. and Byrne, E. (2010), Simulation of DI/WFI Distribution Systems: exploring deterministic, stochastic and fuzzy logic as methods of uncertainty description with Excel as the modelling platform, Annual IChemE Computer Aided Process Engineering Poster Day, University of Leeds, England, 12 May 2010.
• Macedo, I.S.M., Sousa-Gallagher, M.J., Byrne, E.P. (2010). Quality by design for packaging of aggregate cereals. UCC Doctoral Research Showcase 2010, Cork, Ireland , 2 June 2010.
• Macedo, I.S.M., Sousa Gallagher, Oliveira J.C., M.J., Byrne, E.P. (2010), Shelf life aspects of toasted breakfast cereal with and without fruit, 4th Shelf Life International Meeting (SLIM), Zaragoza, Spain, 23-25 June 2010.
• Dwyer, B. and Byrne, E. (2010), Practical skills and techniques for the transition to a sustainable future, a case study for engineering education, 3rd International Symposium for Engineering Education (ISEE 2010), University College Cork, Ireland, 30 June-2 July 2010.
• Byrne, E.P. (2010), Teaching engineering ethics and sustainability, Engineering Education for Sustainable Development 2010 Conference (EESD'10), Gothenburg, Sweden, 19-22 September 2010.
• Macedo, I.S.M., Sousa Gallagher M.J. and Byrne, E.P. (2011), Vitamin fortification of granola breakfast product, 40th Annual UCC Food Research Conference, 31 March-1 April, 2011.
• Macedo, I.S.M., Sousa Gallagher M.J. and Byrne, E.P. (2011), Incorporation of probiotics in a granulated cereal product: technological hurdles, 40th Annual UCC Food Research Conference, 31 March-1 April, 2011.

Non Refereed Publications

• Byrne, E.P. and MacCarthy, D.A., (2000), Pumps and valves in the pharmachem industry, The Irish pharmachem industry buyers guide (in association with the IPCMF), 3rd Edition, 2000.
• Byrne, E. (2010), Leading transformations – not a simple task, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium for Engineering Education (ISEE 2010), University College Cork, Ireland, 30 June-2 July 2010, pp. 7-9.
• Byrne, E., Desha, C., Fitzpatrick, J. & Hargroves, K. (2010). Engineering Education for Sustainable Development: A Review of International Progress, workshop paper for the 3rd International Symposium for Engineering Education, 30 June-2 July 2010.
• Byrne, EP. (2010) Educating the chemical engineer of the future, The Chemical Engineer, November 2010, 833, 27-29.