Mr Tim Twomey

‌Mr Tim Twomey BSc  Dip FST

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

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 & Chemical 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.