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03 Dec 2024
School of Engineering involved in new European consortium research project
A new European consortium research project called “HVDC4ISLANDS” begins this December. This project addresses a key technological challenge in future electricity grids, which is developing high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and hybrid alternating/direct current (AC/DC) technologies for integrating offshore wind and other forms of renewable energy. HVDC4ISLANDS will develop and test new electrical designs for "Energy Islands", renewable energy hubs intended to accelerate the transition to clean energy. Dr. Barry Hayes and UCC School of Engineering PhD student Amina Tahseen are involved in the project, which is co-hosted by MaREI and the UCC School of Engineering.
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20 Nov 2024
Electrical and Engineering Graduates amongst 9 honoured at the 2024 Alumni Achievement awards.
Nine alumni were honoured at the 2024 Alumni Achievement Awards in the iconic Aula Maxima, UCC. Two are graduates of Electrical and Electrical Engineering; Michael Guinee and Dr Linda Doyle. The awards are made in recognition of their exceptional achievements since graduation. The awardees included: Dr Pamela Byrne (BSc 1994; PhD 2000), Chief Executive for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Trinity College Dublin Provost Dr Linda Doyle (BE 1989) Michael Guinee (BE 1968), Founder and CEO of Ei Electronics UCC Rugby Football Club volunteers Dr Len Harty (MB 1968) and Dr Noel O’Mahony (MB 1965) Dr Naomi Masheti (BA 2007; MA 2008; PhD 2015), Programme Director of the Cork Migrant Centre Businessman and strategic advisor to the university David Merriman (BA 1990; MBA 1993) Award-winning actress and presenter, Siobhán McSweeney (BSc 2001) Sustainability and climate expert Ruairí O’Mahony (BA 2006; MPlan 2008)
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14 Nov 2024
School of Engineering Student Emergent Ventures award winner
Third year Electrical and Electronic Engineering student, Fearghal Desmond, has been listed as one of the Emergent Ventures winners. Launched in 2018, Emergent Ventures is a fellowship and grant program that supports entrepreneurs and brilliant minds with highly scalable, "zero to one" ideas for meaningfully improving society. Grants are awarded to thinkers and doers around the world. Mercatus Center faculty director Tyler Cowen administers the program.
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31 Oct 2024
School of Engineering Postdoc wins Prestigious IRC Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Dr. Pongsiri Kuresangsai (far right in photo) who was among the early-stage researchers at UCC to have received over 4.6 million Euro in research funding in the 2024 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Awards. Dr Kuresangsai was awarded the Prestigious IRC Fellowship Award for his project 'Smart-fluid-controlled compliant mechanisms for nano-manipulation'. He is supervised by Professor Guangbo Hao, Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Prof Hao tells us , 'The international application is highly competitive with a possible successful rate less than 5%. Pongsiri was a visiting PhD student during COVID (2020-2021) in my CoMAR lab for 8 months. We have worked together to publish two high-impact journal papers so far. I am very delighted to have him at UCC for another 2 years'.
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