Professor Marguerite Nyhan selected as new member of RIA’s Young Academy Ireland

26 Mar 2026

Congratulations to Prof Marguerite Nyhan, School of Engineering and Architecture on being one of three UCC researchers selected as new members of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Young Academy Ireland, an all-island multidisciplinary network of researchers and innovators that aims to empower talented early-career researchers and future leaders.

Prof Nyhan was selected for her excellence of research impact, and significant contributions made to her field and beyond her  disciplines.

Also Director of the Sustainable Futures Laboratory and Principal Investigator at the Sustainability Institute, Professor Nyhan is an environmental engineer whose work seeks to advance the science of sustainable cities by harnessing large-scale urban data and AI-based technologies.