Professor Nabeel Riza awarded the 2018 International IET Achievement Medal

04 Dec

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. 

Engineers Ireland. Skills Shortage!

26 Nov

More than 6,000 new jobs are being planned by Engineers Ireland members next year, however the vast majority of firms are also seeing an ongoing skills shortage.A new survey has found that almost 60% of organisations were planning to hire civil and building engineers next year, while close to 40% would be looking for mechanical and manufacturing talent. However at this stage it is hard to know how many of those will find suitable candidates.

Global expansion for high-tech honey bee hives

26 Nov

In two years, School of Engineering graduate Fiona Edwards Murphy has gone from winning UCC’s Ignite Business of the Year award to closing a €1.5m financing round with international venture capital investors. Pollination is a burgeoning billion dollar industry — and Cork native Fiona Edwards Murphy is at the forefront of revolutionary technology aimed at safeguarding a third of the food we eat daily.

Cork’s Infant Research Centre scoops AI award for algorithm

25 Nov

The Cork-based Infant Research Centre has scooped an award for its algorithm that helps detect seizures in newborn babies.

The perinatal research centre won the Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body category in the inaugural AI Awards, beating competition from Trinity College’s Adapt Centre, Prolego Scientific in UCD, and University of Limerick.

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

30 Oct

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. 

New Civil Engineering Lecturer in School of Engineering

12 Sep

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.

School of Engineering Welcomes Professor Gregorio Iglesias

12 Sep

Professor Gregorio Iglesias has joined UCC as Professor of Marine Renewable Energy and will be lecturing to Energy students this semester. His previous position was Professor of Coastal Engineering and Head of the COAST Engineering Research Group at the University of Plymouth (UK).

Dr Guangbo Hao, Second Time Recipient of ASME Award

29 Aug

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.

School of Engineering Welcomes Dr Barry Hayes

20 Jul

The School of Engineering, welcomed Dr Barry Hayes, who took up appointment as a lecturer in Electrical Engineering this week.  Dr Hayes comes to UCC, having previously lectured at National University of Ireland Galway.  He has substantial International and industrial experience, including a three year Marie Sklodowska-Curie research fellowship at the IMDEA research institute in Madrid, Spain; four years as an engineer working for Intel and his PhD studies were undertaken at the University of Edinburgh.  He as also had visiting research periods with the National Grid UK, and at the University of Tennessee in the USA.

Embedded.Systems@UCC and the SFI Infant Centre win Collaboration Achievement award

23 Apr

A Brain Stethoscope Design scoops first prize in the Collaboration Achievement at the 2018 Irish Laboratory Awards. This work is focussed on the development of a ‘brain stethoscope’ -  a portable device that will allow a medical professional to listen to an infant’s brainwaves and quickly assess their brain health status. 

Engineering salaries in Ireland for 2018

26 Mar

The engineering industry in Ireland continues to see significant growth, with over 79% of organisations stating that their business will grow in 2018 and the same number planning on hiring engineering professionals in the year ahead. 

Congratulations Eamonn Mulholland.

23 Mar

Recently graduated with a PhD in Energy Engineering and on the same week published a journal paper on decarbonising road freight in collaboration with MoMo team at the International Energy Agency. Well done!!

Qualcomm Sponsors Upgrading of the CAD Lab in the School of Engineering

26 Feb

Qualcomm recently sponsored the upgrading of the CAD lab in the Electrical and Electronical Engineering Building where students across the School of Engineering can now benefit this state of the art computing. 

CEIA Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate of the Year 2017

09 Feb

Congratulations to David O'Callaghan who recently received the CEIA Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate of the year for 2017. 

Global research team explores sustainable reuse of wind turbine blades

09 Feb

Researchers in UCC Energy Engineering are collaborating with others in the United States and Northern Ireland on a reuse project for wind turbine blades. They’re working on a sustainable approach that benefits local communities and sets a new course for the wind power industry. The project is funded under the US-Ireland Tripartite Research Program and is named RE-WIND.

Project Mariana, Revolutinising Lung Cancer Treatment

23 Jan

School of Engineering's Dr Padraig Cantillon-Murphy, is a member of the team leading the exciting project Mariana:  A group of leading European universities, research organization, and industrial SME entities met this week in Amsterdam to kick-off a Euro 2,1m research project named Mariana to develop tracking, navigation, and catheter technology for accurate, more effective and less expensive management of early stage lung cancer. 

Coláiste Dáibhead announced as overall winner of Cork’s First LEGO League held in UCC.

06 Dec

Many weeks of problem-solving, teamwork and practical applications of science, technology and engineering came together at the First LEGO League Finals for Cork, hosted in University College this weekend (Sat. 2 Dec).  Coláiste Dáibhead’s team, Na Laochra, were announced as overall winners of Cork’s First LEGO League beating off stiff competition from 10 secondary school teams from the Cork region. Na Laochra team will now go forward to represent Cork in the Ireland & UK First LEGO League Finals in February 2018 in the UK.

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

05 Dec

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

2017 Intel Women in Technology Scholarships

28 Nov

Congratulations to 1st Year Engineering Student, Esha Hourihane Clancy, one of 9 Scholars awarded but the only UCC recipient of the 2017 Intel Women in Technology Scholarship. 

Autumn Conferrings 2017

16 Nov

Congratulations to Nessa Murphy; Fiona O’ Keefe, Jean O’ Driscoll, Eimear Twomey and Brigid Walsh, Process & Chemical Engineering at Autumn Graduation 2017, pictured with Dr Maria Sousa Gallagher centre.

Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Science Week

15 Nov

Pictured is a snapshot of the Science Week stand and poster "Walk like a dinosaur" where Electrical and Electronic Engineering partnered with the School of BEES presented a great show last Sunday. 

Process II are 1st runners up in the ESB Inter-Colleges Challenge

08 Nov

Huge congratulations to the team who represented UCC at the ESB Inter-Colleges Challenge in the IMI, Sandyford recently which included three Process & Chemical Engineers, and came first Runners-Up to a strong TCD outfit.

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

08 Nov

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.

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

12 Oct

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.

FIRST LEGO League comes to UCC campus!

02 Oct

School of Engineering, Qualcomm and LearnIT are the organisers of the event which will culminate on 2nd of December with the Munster Finals.

Fiona Edwards Murphy scoops the Bank of Ireland IGNITE Business of the Year Award 2017!

02 Oct

We would like to congratulate Fiona Edwards on her recent achievement ath the Bank or Ireland IGNITE Buisness of the year Awards. 

Dr Guangbo Hao awarded the Compliant Mechanism Award in Applications

26 Sep

Congratulations to School of Engineering's Dr. Guanbo Hao who was recently presented with the Compliant Mechanism Award in Applications (with a 500 US dollar cash prize) at the 2017 IDETC Conference at Cleveland, USA 

Finalists in the 2017 ASME Student Mechanism & Robotics Design Competition

27 Jun

Congratulations to Abhilash NAYAK (PhD student in Ecole Centrale de Nantes), and Haiyang LI (PhD student in UCC), under the supervision of Dr. HAO (UCC) and Dr. Stéphane CARO (CNRS in France) who were finalists in the 2017 ASME Student Mechanism & Robotics Design Competition for their work: A NOVEL RECONFIGURABLE COMPLIANT GRIPPER. Click here for a video on the working principle. 

IChemE Sustainability Teaching Award for UCC Process & Chemical Engineering Programme

19 May

The UCC BE degree in Process & Chemical Engineering was awarded the 2016 IChemie Sustainability Teaching Award  by incoming IChemE President John McGagh at the IChemE AGM and Awards at the ICC Birmingham on 10^th May 2017.

UCC students design pop-up shelters to house refugees in large camps around the world

16 May

Irish engineering students have devised expandable pod-like shelters with roll-out roofs, some of which can be erected in just 40 minutes, which could help refugees fleeing conflict or famine around the world. Civil engineering students at UCC designed and built the refugee shelters as part of a course project designed to test their ability to respond to real-life issues.

Elmer Morrissey Memorial Scholarship and Gantly Award Winners 2017

08 May

We would like to congratulate Vera O'Riordan, 2nd year Energy Engineering Student who is this year's recipient of the Elmer Morrissey Memorial Scholarship award of 1,500 Euro and David Barry, 4th year Civil Engineering,  who won the Gantly Award and received a cheque of 750 Euro. Both were presented at a recent ceremony. 

UCC Engineering Graduate and her father launch their new APP Tackstak

20 Apr

Engineering graduate, Michelle Donovan (25) and her father Tony are the main drivers behind a plan to allow people to interact with any show, event, service or product using just one mobile app.

Professor Nabeel Riza Inducted into the USA National Academy of Inventors (NAI

11 Apr

On April 6, 2017, in a ceremony held at the J. F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston, USA, UCC Chair Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was inducted into the USA National Academy of Inventors (NAI). 

5th School of Engineering Industry and Careers Day

03 Apr

Well what a day! We are delighted to report that the 5th School of Engineering Industry and Careers Day, held on Thursday 30th March 2017 in Devere Hall, UCC was another huge success. The speakers were superb, and held us all captivated with their stories of engineering careers and applications. We were delighted to welcome over 350 students from secondary schools across Munster, and are looking forward to next year already! Mind you, how will we top this year…?‌

Professor Michael Peter Kennedy, elected President of the Royal Irish Academy

16 Mar

Congratulations to Michael Peter Kennedy, Professor of Microelectronics, School of Engineering who has been elected the 56th President of the Royal Irish Academy.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering Open Day 2017

15 Mar

The School of Engineering, UCC cordially invites transition, fifth and sixth year students to our Electrical and Electronic Engineering Final Year Project Open Day, to be held in the Electrical Engineering Building on the UCC Main Campus on Friday, March 24^th 2017. There are two sessions, one in the morning between 10.15am -12.45pm and the second in the afternoon 2pm - 4pm.

3d Cheese Printing Collaboration between School of Engineering and School of Food & Nutritional Science

15 Mar

Researchers at University College Cork in Ireland have conducted a series of experiments to understand what happens to cheese when it is 3D printed. They found that the 3D printed cheese turned out softer, darker, and less sticky than untreated cheese.

Iris Ashley Cummins (1894–1968) - BE (1915), BSc Honoris Causa (War degree, 1918)

27 Feb

You might like to know a little about a remarkable graduate of UCC, being highlighted this week in the conferring booklet.

A pioneering civil engineer and inspirational International hockey player, Iris entered UCC in 1912, a time when there were comparatively few female students.  She studied engineering and became active in college life.  During her time in UCC she edited the Journal of the Engineering Society, put herself forward in student elections, played sportand contributed to debate & discussion, reading a paper on ‘Women in the Learned Professions’. She graduated BE in 1915, the first female engineer from UCC and only the second in Ireland.

MEngSc Information Techonology in Architecture Engineering and Construction Conferrings, February 24th 2017

24 Feb

Congratulations to our 13 MEngSc Information Technology in Architecture Engineering and Construction students  who graduated today. 

5th School of Engineering Industry & Careers Day, Thursday, 30th March 2017

08 Feb

Following from the success of previous events, which attracted hundreds of pupils from over 40 secondary schools across Munster, we are delighted to invite you to our Fifth School of Engineering Industry and Careers Day on Thursday, 30th March 2017 in Devere Hall, UCC. If you are interested in attending, please contact Anne-Marie McSweeney (Industry) at a.mcsweeney@ucc.ie or Ralph O'Flaherty (Schools) at r.oflaherty@ucc.ie to register. 

Professor Tony Lewis honoured with distinguished award

08 Feb

We would like to offer our congratulations to Professor Tony Lewis who was awarded the Chevalier des Palmes Académiques for distinguished academics from the French Ambassador on February 2nd at a ceremony in Dublin.

Ireland to lead EU Marine Renewable Energy Project – MaRINET2

08 Feb

MaRINET2, the Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network, is a network of 39 partners, involving research centres and organisations who work together to progress offshore renewable energy technologies such as wave, tidal and offshore-wind.

UCC Licenses School of Engineering Spin-Out Skellig Sugical's Innovative Device

08 Feb

Designed to manipulate organs that obscure and limit the ability to perform keyhole surgery, SecuRetract is UCC’s latest foray into medtech. Through a new licensing agreement, it’s now on the market.

Congratulations, Fiona Edwards Murphy, Regional Winner of Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur 2016

31 Jan

School of Engineering PhD student, Fiona Edwards Murphy is awarded Regional Winner, of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur 2016 for the Best Idea with ApisProtect. 

Fiona is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Emanuel Popovici (Embedded.Systems@UCC Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UCC) and Dr. Padraig Whelan (UCC School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences(BEES) and Environmental Research Institute (ERI)). 

Are Parents to Blame for Lack of Women in Stem?

31 Jan

A major Government-commissioned report into the shortage of female graduates in Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) found that parents are heavily influencing their daughters’ career choices in particular.

School of Engineering representation at the BT Young Scientist 2017

13 Jan

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). 

MaREI Director ranked amongst most cited researchers worldwide

13 Jan

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. 

Professor Nabeel Riza to be Inducted into the United States National Academy of Inventors

20 Dec

Nabeel A. Riza, Chair Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland to be inducted into the United States National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for his high impact inventions. 

Transdisciplinary book presentation to President Higgins

20 Dec

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. 

Professor Nabeel Riza appointed to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Engineering & Computer Science Committee

12 Dec

Professor Nabeel Riza of the School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Engineering & Computer Science Committee. 

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

01 Dec

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. 

CCAE Graduate Ronan Power is announced joint-winner of the Architecture Ireland Student Writing Prize

01 Dec

Huge congratulations to the winners of the Architecture Ireland Student Writing prize.  This writing competition was open to all students of architecture and architectural technology on the island of Ireland. The objective of the prize is to nurture and recognise the importance of writing in architecture. With the generous sponsorship of Forbo Ireland the overall prize fund was €2500. 

School of Engineering Spin Out Company, Skellig Surgical, named Best Early Stage Company and wins Munster Regional Final of Seedcorn 2016

23 Nov

Cork company, Skellig Surgical, was today named the Best Early Stage company and Waterford company, Kollect, named the Best New Start company at the Munster final of the 2016 InterTradeIreland All-Island Seedcorn Investor Readiness competition. Skellig Surgical, which is based in the UCC Business Incubation Centre and  Kollect, which is based in Waterford Enterprise Centre overcame tough competition from other finalists to win €20,000 each to help finance the early stages of their ventures. 

Staff recognition awards

15 Nov

Congratulations to our staff members Colin Murphy, Diarmuid O'Riordain and Eamon McKeogh who were recipients of UCC’s 2016 Long Service Awards (25 or 35 years service) and were recognised during an award giving ceremony on October 10th at UCC.

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Professor Liam Marnane appointed Head of School of Engineering

05 Oct

Congratulations to Professor Liam Marnane who has been appointed the new Head of School of Engineering. 

Liam Marnane received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from University College Cork in 1984 and the D.Phil degree from University of Oxford in 1989 studying test vector generation and design for test of VLSI designs. He was a lecturer in VLSI design at the School of Electronic Engineering Science, University of Wales, Bangor from 1989 to 1993. In 1992 he was a Visiting Researcher and Marie Cure Fellow at the Institute de Recherche en Informatique et Systemes Aleatoires, at the University of Rennes, France. In 1993 he was appointed as lecturer in Digital Signal Processing in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at University College Cork, as senior lecturer in 1999 and as Professor in 2014. 

Thank you for a successful Open Day 2016

11 Oct

Saturday’s Open Day was a great success. It is estimated that more than 6,000 visitors attended. The School of Engineering Office would like to thank all who participated on the day to make this event so successful. Well done everyone!

School of Engineering joins Facebook

05 Oct

The School of Engineering now has a facebook page. If you would like to share any relevant news please email schoolofengineering@ucc.ie or add to the visitors posts and we will share. Thank you!! 

https://www.facebook.com/School-of-Engineering-UCC-781036322038283/

Tyndall's groundbreaking space technologies could be worth €1bn to economy

26 Sep

Hi-tech light may be part of space mission

A hi-tech light being developed at Tyndall could help unlock the secrets of the universe as part of an ambitious European Space Agency (ESA) mission scheduled for launch in 2029.

Peter Parbrook, professor of nitride materials at UCC and a researcher at Tyndall, is working on a complex long-term project to develop a highly specialised ultra- violet light emitting diode (LED) which is being considered for use as part of an ESA project to detect space gravitational waves — one of the most elusive phenomena in the galaxy.

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

14 Sep

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.

UCC Invents New Camera Technology

22 Aug

UCC engineers have invented a new camera technology that can work in unison with today’s CCD/CMOS sensors to pull out image features previously unseen.

Nabeel Riza, Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering and Head of School of Engineering at UCC has invented the new technology called CAOS or Coded Access Optical Sensor.

Although optical cameras have been around for centuries, the CCD sensor camera arrived in the 1960s (awarded Nobel Prize in 2009) while the CMOS sensor camera was invented in the 1990s. Both camera technologies dominate the imaging world across various applications from medicine to industrial testing and machine vision to astronomy.

Dr. Guangbo Hao’s group work selected as the finalist in the 2016 ASME Student Mechanism & Robotics Design Competition in USA

14 Jul

UCC EEE undergraduates Tim Farrell and Sean Finn under the supervision of Dr. Guangbo Hao for their final year project are selected as finalists in the 2016 ASME (America Society of Mechanical Engineers) Student Mechanism & Robotics Design Competition in USA in August.

There are in total 6 undergraduate teams being selected for the final round competition from all over the world. Full travel grant is provided for the two students to attend this completion on the behalf of UCC.

UCC, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate, Lizzie Lee, to compete in Olympics

09 Jun

We are extremely proud to share the news that UCC Engineering Graduate, Lizze Lee is to compete for Ireland in the marathon in the Rio Olympics. - 

At some stage next Monday morning Lizzie Lee will get a phone call from Athletics Ireland telling her she’s going to the Rio Olympics. She’ll thank them kindly, quietly hang up the phone, then get back to work at her job with Apple in Cork.

Inside, however, she’s been trying to contain her wild excitement for the last eight months – or 239 days, to be exact. “Oh, I’ve been counting down the sleeps for weeks now,” she tells me, knowing, inside, that for those last eight months her marathon time has remained the fastest Irish women’s qualifier for Rio, and that her selection is now a formality.

“So yeah I’d certainly hope at this point that’s all enough, I’ve have ticked all the boxes, and it’s there, yeah, potentially, to be an Olympian. And that’s amazing.”

Engineering Laboratory of the Year Award 2016 goes to Embedded.Systems@UCC

27 May

Congratulations to the Embedded.Systems@UCC Group who are the the proud recipient of the Engineering Laboratory of the Year award. This is the 26^th award to the group! On Wednesday, May 25th at the Ballsbridge Hotel, hundreds of leading lab industry professionals recognised and celebrated the outstanding achievements of the lab sector, with 20 prestigious trophies presented to the very worthy winners of the Irish Laboratory Awards 2016. (See photo above of all winners). 

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Growing More Grass Key to Hitting Emissions Target?

13 May

Ireland’s huge livestock population means about a third of its greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. The challenge is how to reduce the carbon dioxide and methane releases without having to put limits on meat production. The solution might come down to nothing more complicated than growing more grass.

Dr Padraig Cantillon-Murphy - Runner-Up for the 2016 College of SEFS Student Nominated Staff Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

12 May

Congratulations to Dr. Padraig Cantillon-Murphy. Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering who has recently been selected as 

(joint) Runner-Up for the 2016 College of SEFS Student Nominated Staff Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.   

New Lecturer in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.

12 May

Dr. Zili Li has joined the School of Engineering as a lecturer in Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering. He holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Tongji University in China. He was a Research Associate at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) in the University of Cambridge. He also has research experience from the Centre for Underground Construction and Tunneling, Colorado School of Mines (CSM). In his new role he will be teaching modules CE3004, CE3005 (Mechanics of Soil) and CE4007 (Geotechnical engineering) and conducting research in geotechnical engineering. He is located in the Civil Engineering Building Room G5.

What a Day! 4th School of Engineering Industry & Open Day 2016

24 Mar

Well what a day! We are delighted to report that the 4th School of Engineering Industry and Open Day, held on Friday 11th March 2016 in Devere Hall, UCC was another huge success. With over 320 captivated students from secondary schools across Munster, a brilliant display of Final Year Research Project posters, and a stellar lineup of speakers, we are looking forward to next year already.

 

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

12 Jan

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.

School of Engineering Graduate named Best Young Entrepreneur

18 Dec

James Foody, a UCC graduate of the School of Engineering, was named  Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur  after winning the ‘Best Start-Up Business’.  The awards were announced by Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, TD, at the national final held at Google’s European headquarters in Dublin. 

Build a Wind Turbine Competition Winners 2015

09 Dec

Engineers Without Borders Society UCC  named the winner of the Build a Wind Turbine School Competition 2015 at the final on Thursday, December 3rd. A team of four students from St.Aiden's Community College were awarded first prize, fending off many excellent entries from Coláiste Chríost an Rí, Coláiste an Phiarsaig, Mount Mercy College, and Presentation Brothers College. 

UCC Quercus Scholars 2015

01 Dec

Congratulations to all of the UCC Quercus Scholars 2015, and especially to our own Final year student Calvin O'Callaghan - back row and third from left hand side :-)

Haiyang Li and Guangbo Hao, School of Engineering, awarded Best Interactive Poster Award

11 Nov

The 'Best Interactive Poster Award' at the MR-6 Compliant Mechanisms and Micro/Nano Mechanisms of ASME 2015 IDETC/CIE, Boston, MA, USA, was awarded to Haiyang Li and Guangbo Hao. This was  for the paper entitled "Compliant Mechanism Reconfiguration Based on Position Space Concept for reducing Parasitic Motion"  Haiyang Li is a IRC fully-funded PhD student in School of Engineering at UCC under the supervision of Dr. Guangbo Hao.

Professor Jerry Murphy is awarded the Excellence in Engineering award for the best paper/presentation in 2015.

11 Nov

Congratulations to Professor Jerry D Murphy, Director of Bioenergy and Biofuels Research,  who was recently awarded the Excellence in Engineering award for the best paper/presentation in 2015.

 The paper was presented to the Agriculture and Food Engineering Division in Roscommon on the 17th February 2015 under the title “Green Gas.” It was later published in the Engineers Journal on the 7th April under the title: A bioenergy model for Ireland: greening the gas grid.

Dr Vikram Pakrashi is awarded the UCC Early Stage Researcher of the Year Award for 2015

30 Oct

Congratulations to Dr Vikram Pakrashi of Civil and Environmental Engineering who received the UCC Early Stage Researcher of the Year Award for 2015. This programme aims to recognise those researchers who have made exceptional and very influential research contributions, pushing boundaries, enhancing knowledge and raising the national and international profile of University College Cork.  A biography of Dr Pakrashi's career highlights was read out on 8^th October in a ceremony organised by UCC.

Dr Padraig Cantillon-Murphy honoured with an Impact Award at UCC

22 Oct

Dr Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy was honoured with an Impact Award recently at UCC on the basis of his outstanding achievements across all of the criteria for this award category including creativity and innovation, building collaborations, identifying and developing strategic opportunities and self-starter capability. 

Trevithick Prize Awarded for UCC Engineering Education Research

21 Oct

Photo: L-R Dr Edmond Byrne (Process & Chemical Engineering) receives the Richard Trevithick Memorial Award from Professor David Balmforth (Imperial College London), ICE President at the Institution of Civil Engineers, London 

School of Engineering academic Dr Edmond Byrne has just been awarded the Richard Trevithick Memorial Prize (2015) by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

Pictured above is the award being presented at the Institution of Civil Engineers headquarters at One Great George Street, London by the President of the Institution, Professor David Balmforth. 

ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, August 2015 Boston, Massachusetts

10 Aug

Best Interactive Poster Award in MR-6 Compliant Mechanisms and Micro/Nano Mechanisms of ASME 2015 IDETC/CIE, Boston, MA, USA, for the paper entitled "Compliant Mechanism Reconfiguration Based on Position Space Concept for reducing Parasitic Motion" by Haiyang Li and Guangbo Hao.

Zhejiang University China Delegation visits UCC School of Engineering

27 Jul

Zhejiang University China  Delegation visits UCC School of Engineering

MIT Undergraduate Engineering Students Hosted by UCC School of Engineering

17 Jul

Welcome MIT engineering students to UCC School of Engineering

Official Opening UCC Beaufort Building

11 Jul

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Memorandum of Understanding between UCC and ENS Rennes

18 Jun

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between UCC and ÉcoleNormaleSuperieure de Rennes (ENS Rennes).

Annual engineering scholarship in the memory of Dr Elmer Morrissey, who died tragically in 2012

11 Dec

The Friends of Elmer Morrissey have established a fund to provide engineering students at UCC with the opportunity to apply for an annual scholarship worth €1,500. The scholarship will help with their course fees and living expenses, enabling them to have the kind of fulfilling college experience that Elmer enjoyed.

The first scholarship was awarded in February 2015.

Honorary Fellow Award for Professor Riza

11 May

Professor Nabeel Riza, Head of UCC’s School of Engineering, has received an Honorary Fellow Award from Engineers Ireland.  

School of Engineering students making their mark in UCC Boxing Club

01 May

Three students in the School of Engineering are members of the UCC Boxing Club.

Kevin Leahy awarded the Inaugural Dr Elmer Morrissey Memorial Scholarship

02 Apr

Kevin Leahy, a postgraduate student in the School of Engineering was awarded the Elmer Morrissey Memorial Scholarship at a ceremony in the School of Engineering on Monday, 30th March 2015.

3rd School of Engineering Industry & Open Day is a huge success!

25 Mar

On Friday, 20th March 2015, the 3rd School of Engineering Industry & Open Day, took place in Devere Hall, Aras na Mac Leinn, UCC. 

Final Year students from Civil & Environmental, Electrical & Electronic, Energy, and Process & Chemical Engineering displayed scientific posters based on their Research Projects and were available to discuss these with the attendees.

In attendance were 410 students from 46 schools across Munster, as well as representatives from industry, so for some, it was standing room only in the balcony of Devere Hall. The talks were excellent and there were so many questions from the floor, that they couldn't all be taken within the time allowed. Our thanks to the speakers and to all of the schools who came to listen and learn more about the UCC School of Engineering. We hope to see you all here studying Engineering in the near future.

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

18 Mar

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

3rd School of Engineering Industry & Open Day

04 Mar

We are delighted to announce our Third School of Engineering Industry and Open Day on 20^th March 2015 in Devere Hall, UCC. If you are interested in attending, please contact Anne-Marie McSweeney in the SOE at A.McSweeney@ucc.ie to register. As noted below we will have speakers with expertise across the engineering spectrum from buildings to energy to IT to medical technology and pharmaceuticals to global project delivery. We look forward to interesting and informative presentations and some lively debate to follow.

The Joe Gantly Prize in Engineering 2015

04 Mar

Congratulations to Tadgh Buckley, a 4th year Civil & Environmental Engineering student who was awarded the Joe Gantly Prize in Engineering 2015. 

George Boole 200 Inaugural Lecture speaker Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (UC Berkeley) visits School of Engineering

04 Mar

On 9th February 2015, George Boole 200 Inaugural Lecture speaker Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (UC Berkeley) visited the UCC School of Engineering.

World Record for Barry Pigott, MEngSc Mech Eng

04 Mar

World Record for Barry Pigott, MEngSc in Mechanical Engineering student and member UCC Power Lifting Club.

Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grants Awards Ceremony 2015

06 Feb

We are  delighted to inform you that Dr Guangbo Hao, from University College Cork, is among the scholars being awarded for his research project entitled ‘Finding the optimum structure of the three-axis force sensor for ultra-precision machining using screw theory’.

Dr. Ann Kelleher, VP, Intel, Appointed to External Advisory Board of the School of Engineering, UCC

10 Dec

Photo.  Dr. Kelleher with members of the School of Engineering Professors Advisory Council (PAC) and Strategic Planning Committee.

Standing Left to Right are: Professor Jorge Oliveira, Professor Peter Parbrook, Professor Peter Kennedy, Dr Ann Kelleher, Professor Karsten Menzel and Professor Nabeel Riza

Dr. Ann Kelleher, Vice President of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group Appointed Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, UCC

10 Dec

Photo. Caption: Dr. Kelleher with Head of School of Engineering Prof. Nabeel Riza

We are also delighted to announce that our newly appointed Adjunct Professor 

won this year’s Engineers Ireland

President’s award for excellence – see http://www.engineersireland.ie/awards/excellence-awards/presidents-award.aspx

Dr. Ann Kelleher, Vice President of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group addressing Students of the School of Engineering, UCC

10 Dec

Dr. Ann Kelleher, Vice President of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group addressing Students of the School of Engineering, UCC during a recent visit. 

UCC Students are the Bees Knees

02 Dec

The team involved in the project:L-R Lily Pinson, Fiona Edwards Murphy, Katie Hetherington,Dr Pádraig Whelan,Dr Emanuel Popovici,Mick O'Shea, Liam O’Leary, Professor John O'Halloran and Killian Troy Image: Provision

The UCC students created an energy-neutral smart beehive for the IEEE /IBM Smarter Planet Challenge 2014. The competition organisers asked students worldwide to come up with an innovative solution to a grand challenge facing their community.

School of Engineering, UCC wins Sustainable Energy Research Award 2014

27 Nov

UCC’s research project focused on a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system which typically accounts for 40% of an industrial site’s total energy consumption. The team developed a web-based, expert system of Automated Fault Detection and Diagnosis which will result in significant energy savings. UCC has successfully trialled this system live across 26 pilot Air Handling Units on 6 industrial and commercial sites to demonstrate up to 30% energy savings. - See more at: http://www.seai.ie/Your_Business/Sustainable_Energy_Awards/Winners_2014/Research/Research-Winner.html#sthash.J1udaLl8.dpuf

Prof Jerry Murphy elected leader of The International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 37 “Energy from Biogas” is the largest Task in IEA Bioenergy (http://www.iea-biogas.net/).

28 Oct

It has 15 member countries (Austria, Australia, Brasil, Denmark, the EU, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom). These countries dominate the production of renewable gas and the membership contains the absolute cutting edge knowledge in renewable gas. 

Engineers Without Borders Table Quiz

11 Sep

Engineers Without Borders UCC are running a Fr. Ted Table Quiz on Wednesday the 17th September in the Old Bar @ 2000. For more information please refer to the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/309632412558437/309680499220295/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity  

Dr Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy selected as Runner-Up of the 2014 College of SEFS Student Nominated Lecturer Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

09 Jul

Award recipients were blindly selected by the College of SEFS Teaching Learning & Student Experience (TLSE) Committee following a two stage process organised through the College of SEFS Office, whereby students across the College were initially invited to nominate lecturers they deemed worthy of the award from which an initial shortlist was drawn, followed by a second stage whereby (other) students taking modules of lecturers on the shortlist were randomly selected and invited to provide additional feedback.

Overall, the TLSE Committee was highly impressed by the incredibly high esteem that shortlisted candidates were held by their students. The award attracted wide engagement from across the student body; over 90 nominations were received for the lecturer award.

Ms. Megan Flanders and Dr. Richard Kavanagh receive the Editor’s award for the best paper published in the Engineering Design Graphics Journal

24 Jun

Ms. Megan Flanders and Dr. Richard Kavanagh have received the Editor’s award for the best paper published in the Engineering Design Graphics Journal in 2013 (Volume 77), for the paper  “Visualizing Compound Rotations with Virtual Reality”. The awardees were presented with framed citations. The Journal is published by the American Society for Engineering Education.  

Alison O’Shea final year Electrical Engineering student wins a 2014 The Naughton Fellowship awards

24 Jun

Alison O’Shea final year Electrical Engineering student has won one a 2014 The Naughton Fellowship awards which allows Irish students the opportunity to study in the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.  The opportunity is open to students in UCD DCU Trinity and UCC and four fully funded scholarships are given out by the Naughton Family each year which cover tuition and living expenses. 

Alison will be completing the “ESTEEM” (Engineering, Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence Master's) program which takes in students who have excelled at a STEM undergraduate degree and wish to explore the area of entrepreneurship and business development. 

Two EEE students win runner-up prize in the MIDAS Ireland 3rd Level Project Competition 2014

11 Jun

Two EEE students(Tadhg Lambe and Alex Jaeger) supervised by Dr. Emanuel Popovici of the Embedded Systems Group received the runner-up prize in the MIDAS Ireland 3rd Level Project Competition 2014 at a ceremony in NUI Galway on the 28^th of May. Their final year project entitled Smart Toy Interfaces: Towards Collaborative Signal Processing and Smart Interaction received the recognition of the esteemed MIDAS jury and a prize of 250 euro. This great achievement comes after another international recognition in the IEEE/IBM Smarter Planet Challenge(second prize).

http://www.midasireland.ie/news/2014/06/05/MIDAS-announces-3rd-Level-Project-Competition-Winners

EirGrid Awards Prize to Peter Hourihane for UCC’s Top Masters Graduate in Sustainable Energy

23 May

Thursday, 22^nd May 2014 – EirGrid, the operator of the national electricity grid, today awarded its annual prize for UCC’s top Masters graduate in Sustainable Energy. Peter Hourihane is this year’s winner and was presented with the prize by EirGrid’s Chief Executive, Fintan Slye, at its National Control Centre in Dublin.

Peter, (30)from Rosscarbery, Co. Cork, received the highest results in UCC’s MEngSc (Masters of Engineering Science) in Sustainable Energy 2012 - 2013. His thesis was in the area of tidal energy and focused specifically on the hydrodynamic design of a tidal energy converter. Having completed the programme, he is currently working in the MaREI (Marine Renewable Energy Ireland) Centre in UCC. 

The School of Engineering at UCC is delighted to announce that one of their master programmes, the MEngSc ITinAEC (PAC Ref CKR29) has been shortlisted for the award “Postgraduate Course of the Year 2014” in the Science and Engineering category.

10 Apr

UPDATE - We are proud to report that the  MEngSc Information Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction is now “Postgraduate Course of the Year 2014” in Science and Engineering . We would like to offer our congratulations to Professor Karsten Menzel, Programme Director and his team. 

The School of Engineering at UCC is delighted to announce that one of their master programmes,  the  MEngSc ITinAEC  (PAC Ref CKR29) has been shortlisted for the award “Postgraduate Course of the Year 2014” in the Science and Engineering category.

The awards will be presented on 30 April at the Mansion House, Dublin by postgrad Ireland.

We are especially delighted because the evaluation criteria for shortlisting include Employability, Reputation, Innovation,  the Research Record of academic staff and the national and international Recognition of  the programme.  With the shortlisting the School of Engineering at UCC demonstrates that they offer best in class, high impact programmes at post graduate level.  Furthermore, the specialisation in information technology, facilities and energy management offers new qualification profiles and  a broad spectrum of career paths in innovative fields to future graduates.

Research student of Embedded Systems Group at EEE wins the gold medal(individual session) in the Irish Intervarsities Maths contest.

28 Apr

David McCarthy, a postgraduate research student of Embedded Systems Group at EEE won the gold medal(individual session) in the Irish Intervarsities Maths contest. His UCC team won the second prize in the same contest.

The 2014 Irish Intervarsity Mathematics Competition was hosted by the UCD Maths Society and was held on the 13th April in UCD.

‌‌Each year maths societies from around Ireland participate in the Irish Intervarsity Mathematics Competition. This is a 3-hour exam consisting of 10 difficult questions that push the mathematical skills of the students to their limits. 

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

14 Apr

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.

School of Engineering Students Featured in the UCC Win for the Irish Inter-Universities Cricket Indoor Championship 2014

10 Apr

Two School of Engineering PhD students, namely, Junaid Amin and Sunil Nagaraj Featured in the winning Team.

Junaid Amin Wins Player of the Championships in the Irish Inter-Universities Cricket Indoor Competition 2014

10 Apr

Congratulations! School of Engineering Ph.D. Student Junaid Amin Wins Player of the Championships in the

Irish Inter-Universities Cricket Indoor Competition 2014

Congratulations to our master's student of marine renewable energy in the School of Engineering, Darren Hayes, who has won the UCC Entrepreneur of the Year award for his 'Mari-Turb' invention.

28 Mar

Congratulations to our master's student of marine renewable energy in the School of Engineering, Darren Hayes, who has won the UCC Entrepreneur of the Year award for his 'Mari-Turb' invention.

Darren was featured in the Irish Independent today: http://www.independent.ie/business/marine-wind-generator-sails-away-with-ucc-entrepreneur-award-30133835.html

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

28 Mar

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

Electrical Engineering in UCC makes global top 150 in World subject rankings while Chemical Engg in top 200 in World

07 Mar

SEVEN OF IRELAND’S universities have been named among the global top 200 in at least one of the 30 disciplines covered in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The rankings series reveals the top 200 universities in the world for 30 individual subjects.

While TCD came in top place for some subjects, University College Dublin (UCD) was ranked the top Irish institution for Chemical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering as well as Agriculture and Forestry

University College Cork (UCC) has jumped in two subject areas in particular – environmental sciences and education. Ten UCC subject areas overall make the top 200.

UCC’s environmental sciences subject is now ranked 101-150, an improvement on 2013’s ranking, which came in at 151-200. The university has also seen an improvement in the education category, now falling into the top 151-200.

Other subjects remain in the top categories with UCC’s Modern Languages and Law both ranking within 51-100, While Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences make the top 150.

Chemical Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmacology and Geography land within the top 200.

Come to the Second Engineering and Industry Open Day @ UCC1 pm Thursday, March 13, 2014 Hosted by the School of Engineering

04 Mar

Come to the SecondEngineering and Industry Open Day @ UCC1 pm Thursday, March 13, 2014 Hosted by the School of Engineering

President of UCC Appoints Nabeel Riza as the New Head of the School of Engineering

05 Feb

UCC President Dr. Michael Murphy (Photo: Right) has appointed Nabeel Riza, UCC Chair Professor of Electrical & Electronic  Engineering (EEE) & former EEE Dept Head 2011-2013, as the new Head of the School of Engineering (SoE) effective June 2013.

EEE Students win second prize in the highly prestigious IEEE/IBM Smarter Planet Challenge.

15 Jan

Electrical and Electronic Engineering(EEE) Students win second prize in the highly prestigious IEEE/IBM Smarter Planet Challenge. In recognition of the demonstrable professional skills and commitment to “Changing the World”,  the UCC interdisciplinary team(EEE/School of Engineering ,  Early Childhood Studies/School of Applied Psychology, Occupational Therapy/School of Medicine) called “U-Play: Unified Networks for Playing with Toys”  received a cheque of 4000USD and accolades from IEEE and IBM for their work that betters the humanity.

Future is filling up your car with sea lettuce and slurry – Potential for Biomethane!

05 Dec

Dr Jerry Murphy, a lecturer in transportation engineering in UCC, 

has highlighted the potential for biomethane produced from the anaerobic

digestion of slurry and grass to meet a new directive from the European Commission. 

Irish Independent, 26 November 2013

Professor Gerard Kiely awarded NUI Doctor of Science (DSc) 

29 Nov

Picture - UCC President Dr. Michael Murphy Honours School of Engineering, Professor Gerard Kiely with the NUI Doctor of Science (DSc)

Katherine Condon - Winner of the Joe Gantly Prize in Engineering

20 Nov

Congratulations to Katherine Condon, a 4th year Process & Chemical Eng  Student who received the Joe Gantly Award. .

The Joe Gantly prize Nominees

20 Nov

Congratulations to the 4 Nominees who presented to the judges on November 18th for the Joe Gantly Prize.

The Joe Gantly Prize in Engineering

20 Nov

The late Joe Gantly, who was a Civil Engineering graduate of Trinity College Dublin, made a significant contribution to industry and education in the Cork Area.

Head of School of Engineering Publishes Undergrad Textbook

23 Jan

Nabeel A. Riza, UCC Chair Professor of Electrical & Electronic Engineering & Head of the School of Engineering Publishes Undergraduate Textbook for Students in Engineering and Science. 

School of Engineering Professor admitted to the Royal Irish Academy

01 Jun

Congratulations to School of Engineering (SOE) Professor Gerard Kiely, One of 21 new members admitted by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA)

Congratulations Dr Dominic O'Sullivan and Team

10 Jun

ICT Category Winner 2012 UCC Invention of the Year Competition

Congratulations Dr Padraig Cantillon Murphy and Team

10 Jun

Life Sciences Category Runner Up 2012 UCC Invention of the Year Competition

Congratulations Dr Colin Murphy and Team

10 Jun

ICT Category Winner 2012 UCC Licensee of the Year Competition.

Congratulations PhD Student M. Junaid Amin

11 Jun

Grand Plan Category finalist at the 2013 UCC Doctoral Showcase competition.

School of Engineering Lecturer Receives Morton Medal

24 Jun

Congratulations to School of Engineering (SOE) Lecturer, Dr. Edmond Byrne, who was awarded The Institution of Chemical Engineer’s (IChemE) Morton Medal for excellence in chemical engineering education in London 

World Class Test Facility on Offer

27 Jun

Marinet is pleased to announce the opening of a fourth call on June 28th offering free-of-charge use of Irish and European leading test facilities for marine renewable energy R&D.

SoE Lecturer Awarded UCC Early Career Leadership Award

17 Jul

Congratulations to School of Engineering (SOE) Lecturer, Dr. Vikram Pakrashi