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College of SEFS staff honoured at UCC Research Awards

2 Jun 2022
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science researchers who have been honoured with UCC Research Awards. Photo: Tanya Colclough

Congratulations to our College of Science, Engineering and Food Science researchers who had their contributions to innovation and knowledge enhancement recognised at the 2021 University College Cork Research Awards.

These prestigious awards were established to afford the university an opportunity to celebrate researchers, and those supporting research and innovation, who have made exceptional and influential contributions to research and innovation, and who have raised the national and international profile of UCC.

Researchers were awarded across 20 categories, five of which recognise specific achievements in the innovation space.

The guest of honour at the awards was Director General of Science Foundation Ireland Professor Philip Nolan, who delivered a speech at the ceremony.

UCC Vice President for Research & Innovation Professor John Cryan congratulated all the awardees:

“The UCC Research Awards are about celebrating our excellence in Research & Innovation. UCC is a research intensive university and these awards are about acknowledging the outstanding contributions made by our researchers locally, nationally and globally".

The full list of UCC Research Awards 2021 winners are below:

Award

Winner

Researcher of the Year 2021

Professor Justin Holmes

Early Stage Researcher of the Year 2021

Dr Carlos Garrido Castellano

 

Dr Maria Rodriguez Aburto

Research Support Person of the Year 2021

Dr Louise Burgoyne

 

Saba Loftus

Research Supervisor of the Year 2021

Dr Ronan Carbery

Research Communicator of the Year 2021

Dr Paul Deane

Innovator of the Year 2021

Dr Frank Peters

Research Award for Open Science 2021

Dr K. Matvienko-Sikar - PaPOR TraIL

Consultancy Project of the Year 2021

Dr K. Neville CRBC: COVID Response Team

Creating a Culture for Responsible Conduct of Research 2021

The Social Research Ethics Committee

Best publication of the Year involving an Undegraduate student as an author 2021

Jennifer Murphy

 

Thomas P Sheerin

Best Research Team 2021

The Marine Ecology Group led by Dr M. Jessops -

 

The Pregnancy Loss  Research Group led by Dr Keelin O' Donoghue

Career Achievement Research Award

Professor Ivan Perry

Research Image 2021

Dr Vuslat Juska

Licence Team of the Year 2021

A. Morrissey, D. McGovern, R. Burke

Engaged Research of the Year 2021

Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir -Dingle Peninsula 2030

Vice President for Research & Innovation Award for Interdisiplinary Research 2021

Prof P. Ó Macháin, Dr D. Iacopino

Research Collaboration of the Year 2021

Dr Gerard McGlacken

Spin-out company of the Year 2021

Dr. Declan Soden - Mirai Medical

Start-up of the Year 2021

Clare Meskill  - Teleatherapy

Presidents Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals 2021

Dr. Ger Mulally - Imagining 2050

Photos: Tanya Colclough

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