Living in Direct Provision and studying for a degree at the School of Engineering, UCC.

11 Sep 2019

SOUTH AFRICAN asylum seeker Wongwa Giqwa said she has a new lease on life since starting her Sanctuary Scholarship at UCC last year.

School of Engineering Postgraduate Publication of the Year Award

11 Apr 2019

The winner of the School of Engineering postgraduate publication of the year award for the best peer-reviewed academic paper published in 2018 is Colm Gallagher. 

Professor Nabeel Riza awarded the 2018 International IET Achievement Medal

04 Dec 2018

The IET (Institution for Engineering & Technology) at the IET awards ceremony November 14, 2018 in London has awarded Professor Nabeel A. Riza, the IET Achievement Medal. The IET Achievement Medals are globally competitive and awarded to individuals who have made major and distinguished contributions with sustained excellence in the various sectors of science, engineering and technology. 

B.E. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Final Year Open Day - March 2019

11 Apr 2019

Several prizes were presented at an award ceremony today for the B.E. (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering final-year class at UCC. These are as follows:

7th School of Engineering Industry & Careers Day

22 Jan 2019

Aimed at secondary 5th and 6th year students, we are delighted to confirm our 7th Industry & Careers Day is now scheduled for Tuesday, 5th March.  Schools will be notified in due course but if you would like to register please email r.oflaherty@ucc.ie

EngSummit 2019

20 Mar 2019

This year's EngSummit run by UCC’s Engineering Society and proudly sponsored by Tandem Project Management was a great success. Ciara Leonard, (UCC Engineering Society) introduced the first of the speakers, Patrick O’ Shea (President of UCC) who informed the crowd of his own involvement in engineering in the past and how it’s played a big role in his own life. 

Gantly Award Winners 2019

11 Apr 2019

Congratulations to our Gantly award winner Sara Abu Selmia, Process and Chemical Engineering for the best Work placement 2019. Pictured here with Dr Maria de Sousa Gallagher, Process and Chemical Engineering and Head of School, Professor Liam Marnane.  

Yooni Win IGNITE Start-Up 'Best Business Idea' Award

04 Jun 2019

School of Engineering graduates, Darragh Lucey and Nathan Mayes, have won an AWARD for Best Business Idea at the Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur Cork Finals. Their company Yooni, aims to help students make better choices of 3rd level courses. 

Presentation of Accreditation Certificates and EURACE label Certificates to the School of Engineering

17 Apr 2019

Yesterday the School of Engineering was  formally presented with Engineers Ireland and European Certificates following on our successful programme accreditation visit from Engineers Ireland last year.  The presentations were made by Engineers Ireland President, Mr Peter Quinn at a reception held in UCC's Aula Maxima.

Dr Guangbo Hao, Second Time Recipient of ASME Award

29 Aug 2018

Congratulations to Dr. Guangbo Hao, School of Engineering who is the recipient of the ASME Compliant Mechanisms Award again this year. The Award was presented in Quebec City at the flagship conference ASME IDETC2018.

New Civil Engineering Lecturer in School of Engineering

12 Sep 2018

We would like to welcome Dr David Wall who has taken up his post in the School of Engineering as a lecturer in Transportation. He was a previous Teagasc Walsh Fellow and completed his PhD in Energy Engineering on the concept of biomethane production from grass silage in 2015.

Electrical Engineering Graduate Lizzie Lee wins the Irish National Title at Dublin Marathon.

30 Oct 2018

Lizzy (Elizabeth) Lee an Electrical Engineering graduate of 2002, came 3rd in the Dublin  Marathon and won the Irish national title. What an achievement!! Everyone in the School is very proud. 

UCC marks 90 years of ESB with reflections on how electricity transformed Ireland

12 Oct 2017

University College Cork, in conjunction with ESB, hosted a series of enlightening lectures on Thursday, 12th October, examining electricity’s role in Ireland’s past and future development.

President of UCC, Professor Patrick O’Shea delivered an address reflecting on Prof Kane’s extraordinary study, which was ultimately realised in the 1920s through the construction of the Shannon Scheme at Ardnacrusha.

WHAT IF WE COULD GROW ALL OF THE WORLDS CROPS INDOORS?

08 Nov 2017

This is one of the exciting SFI projects being exhibited at Science Week next week as part of the What If? Campaign. Professor Marcel Jansen, Biological Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC and Dr Alan Morrison, School of Engineering, UCC are tackling this problem by exploring ways to make the current food production processes more sustainable as well as increasing the nutritional value of the crops.

MaREI Director ranked amongst most cited researchers worldwide

13 Jan 2017

MaREI director Professor Jerry Murphy based in the Environmental Research Institute in UCC  was ranked amongst the most cited researchers worldwide according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016 by Elsevier. 

School of Engineering representation at the BT Young Scientist 2017

13 Jan 2017

Simon Coulter, School of Engineering PhD student and Jonatan Poveda a visiting student from Barcelona proudly represent the School of Engineering at this year's  BT Young Scientist competition at the RDS in Dublin (11-14 January 2017). 

CAOS Camera Selected by the International Optical Society (OSA) as a 2016 Breakthrough

01 Dec 2016

The CAOS Camera invention has been selected by The International Optical Society (OSA) as a 2016 breakthrough in the field of imaging. Each year OSA highlights these world-wide breakthrough innovations in optics and photonics in its year end December issue of its OPN Magazine. OPN’s Optics in 2016 Special Issue carries an article by Professor Nabeel Riza (UCC School of Engineering) describing his CAOS camera invention. 

Transdisciplinary book presentation to President Higgins

20 Dec 2016

Professor Edmond Byrne and fellow book Editors Dr Ger Mullally and Dr Colin Sage were invited to Áras an Úachtaráin on Wednesday 14^th December to present a copy of 'Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability' to President Michael D. Higgins. 

Invitation: Book launch event 'Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability' with Prof. J. Naughton

14 Sep 2016

A new book on ‘Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability’ will be launched on Monday evening 19 Sept. (5.15pm) in the Aula Max.

This Routledge publication involves four authors from the School of Engineering (Prof. Edmond Byrne (editor), Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir, Dr Paul Deane and Dr Alessandro Chiodi) as well as authors from across the Colleges of SEFS, CACSS and B&L at UCC.

Dr. Guangbo Hao, School of Engineering, succeeds in the Irish Research Council Ulysses Scheme 2015

12 Jan 2016

The programme "Ulysses" is designed to support new research collaborations between Irish and French researchers. It is named Ulysses after James Joyce’s famous novel to celebrate the Joycean links between Ireland and France. The programme facilitates the exchange of innovative ideas and approaches between Irish and French researchers and the development of mutual research projects involving young Irish researchers visiting France and reciprocal visits involving young French researchers to Ireland.

Great success for Engineers Without Borders Society at UCC Society Awards 2015

18 Mar 2015

Engineers without Borders have enjoyed great success at this years UCC Society Awards

Wind Energy features on Newstalk in the Science is Everywhere documentary.

28 Mar 2014

Our wind energy work was featured in the Science is Everywhere documentary aired on Newstalk at the weekend. Jimmy Murphy of HMRC was also featured talking about their wave tank facilities. A podcast is available at http://www.newstalk.ie/player/podcasts/Documentary_on_Newstalk/Newstalk_Documentaries/48761/0/science_is_everywhere_part_4__weather

An EEE Team coached by Dr. Emanuel Popovici wins 2nd prize in the ACM Irish Collegiate Programming Competition 2014

14 Apr 2014

University College Cork’s Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Chapter hosted the fifth annual Irish Collegiate Programming Competition (IrlCPC) on the 29th of March 2014.

The competition included 20 teams(undergraduate and postgraduate students) from Irish third level institutions. The first prize was won by a CS team from Trinity College and the third prize was won by a CS team from NUI Maynooth.

Official Opening UCC Beaufort Building

11 Jul 2015

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School of Engineering announces a new engineering textbook published by John Wiley & Sons.

05 Dec 2017

It is with pleasure that the School of Engineering announces a new engineering textbook published by John Wiley & Sons.

Electric Powertrain, Energy Systems, Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicl

CIWEM Presidential Induction (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management )

12 Sep 2019

On the 12^th September, David McHugh of Fehiley Timoney was inaugurated as the 33rd President of the institution, the first Irish-based President of the Institution. The evening included an address by Professor Jerry D Murphy, Chair and Professor of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering at University College Cork, Director of the Science Foundation Ireland MaREI centre and Biogas Task Leader for the International Energy Agency Bioenergy. 

Quercus Scholarship Awarded to School of Engineering Student

15 Nov 2019

Third year Process & Chemical Engineering student Daniel Maguire has been awarded the Quercus University Scholar for the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science for 2019/20.