NUI Galway Energy Night 2013

Energy Night 2013: Contacts

	Rory Monaghan Oversight Rory Monaghan is the newly-appointed lecturer of Energy Systems Engineering at NUI Galway, having just completed a postdoctoral research contract with the Combustion Chemistry Centre. He obtained a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering at NUI Galway (2002), before graduating with M.S. (2005) and PhD (2010) degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, he served as Content Director for the MIT Energy Conference. Rory co-founded the NUIG Energy Society in 2010 and was a Founder Director of NUIG Energy Night.



	Stephen Kearney (Email) Joint Director & Logistics Stephen is twenty and from Carrickmacross in Co. Monaghan. He is an undergraduate and currently in his third year of the mechanical stream in Energy Systems Engineering at NUI Galway. Stephen is really enjoying the course and his career goal is to set up a business in the energy sector. Stephen is currently the Vice-Auditor of the NUI Galway Energy Society and his hobbies include kickboxing, boxing and scouting.



	Niall Chambers (Email) Joint Director & Careers Presentation Niall Chambers is nineteen and from Co. Laois. He is currently in his third year of studying an Energy Systems Engineering degree here at NUI Galway. Niall is part of the second class to undertake this new degree. He choose it due to his interests in Engineering and the opportunities that such a diverse and innovative degree presents. Niall says “after seeing the success of last year’s energy night I felt compelled to get involved and help in any way I could. I'm on the logistics teams which will mean a lot of work on the actual night however I’ve no doubt it will be a worthwhile experience."



	Mark 'Scooby' White Webmaster www.scoobysoft.com Since completing his BSc. in Computer & Software Engineering @ Athlone Institute of Technology, Mark has worked as a C#.NET developer and web designer. Initially he spent 2 years developing software for mobile applications with Qubos before setting up his own internet advertising company which kept him out of trouble for 5 years until his return to college in 2009. He is now in his third year of an Energy Informatics PhD. His most recent paper is entitled: "An Energy Efficiency Metric to Report the Cost of Data Centre Services to Consumers in Real-Time". Keeping his web design hand in, Mark recently redesigned the NUI Galway Civil Engineering website. He has been a tutor in the IT Department's Drop-In Programming Support Centre (DISC) since it opened 3 years ago. Mark is lead vocalist and guitarist with his own band 'Scooby' - gigging in pubs and at weddings most weekends around the country. He also plays saxophone. In the past he played rugby with Blackrock RFC and still maintains his 'non-player' membership - in case the damage to his dodgy left knee can be reversed with some miraculous surgery not yet invented! Mark is also a keen photographer.



	Aisling Mullen Assistant Webmaster Aisling is 20 and from Galway. She’s in her third year of Mechanical Engineering. She has always had a keen interest in the environment and this had led to an even keener interest in all energy related matters. She finds her course rewarding and always very stimulating. Aisling chose to study in NUIG because of its strong link to industry and many research opportunities and will begin her work placement in April with Thermo King Europe.



	Colm O’Rourke Panel Discussion Colm is a Final year Energy Systems Engineering student at NUIG. He attended Coláiste Íosagáin secondary school in Portarlington, Co. Laois. He grew up in Walsh Island – a village that was built around the employment provided by Bord na Móna. This among other things sparked his interest in Energy. Planning permission has recently been obtained for a €120m, wind farm consisting of 30 turbines with a generating capacity of 80 MW in his locality. Recently he took part in the China Energy Trip 2012, organised by the EU delegation to China. Following university Colm hopes to work in an aspect of the electricity transmission and distribution system.



	Daniel Coakley Poster Showcase Daniel graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2009 with a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering. Since then, he has worked with Jacobs Engineering Group and RPS Group on large-scale infrastructure and marine energy projects. Following this, Daniel started his current PhD under the supervision of Dr. Padraig Molloy at NUI Galway. His current research interests include: Building Energy Simulation, Building Management Systems, Controls Optimisation and Smart Metering.



	Peter Berrill Logistics Peter is a final year Energy Systems Engineering student at NUIG. He has a keen interest in world energy, population and sustainability issues. In 2012 he was a participant in ‘China Energy Trip’ giving him an insight into the energy issues faced by a country with one of the fastest growing energy demands globally. He is currently carrying out research into lifecycle energy use of buildings as part of his final year thesis. He is an experienced musician and plays with a number of groups in and outside of Galway.



	Justin Dunleavey Logistics Justin is twenty years old and a third year Energy Systems Engineering student. He previously attended St Eunan's College in Letterkenny and will begin a 5 month work placement in the Chemnitz University of Technology in April. After hearing many positive reviews of the previous years event he chose to get involved in Energy Night 2013. Outside of engineering and energy, Justin enjoys playing bass, reading and sports.



	Hugh Mullins Marketing Hugh is a third year Electronic and Computer Engineering student at Nui Galway. He is 20 years old and is from Ennis in Co. Clare. He enjoys exploring new Idea’s and is curious about as to the impact advances in the engery sector could impact his future career.



	Daithi O’ Brien Marketing Daithi O’ Brien is 21 and from Co. Offaly. He currently studying 3rd year Energy Systems Engineering at NUI Galway. Daithi decided to go to NUI Galway due to its very high reputation for Engineering. Daithi has always been interested in energy specifically power generation.He grew up surrounded by bog and was always aware of peat as a power source. He had a fascination in power stations as he grew up near one, in Edenderry. As a result he had a desire to study an energy related course in engineering and picked Energy Systems Engineering. Daithi is part of the marketing team for the NUIG Energy Night. Daithi is delighted to help out with the event as it is a brilliant chance to learn and gain experience in the marketing side to staging such an event.



	Gerard Vaughan Marketing Gerard is originally from Co. Clare but has been living in Galway city for the past three years. He is in his third year in studying Energy Systems Engineering in NUI Galway. He chose engineering because of his love of gadgets and solving problems. He was drawn towards energy systems because of recent prospects in renewable energy. Gerard has a keen interest in music, particularly Irish music. He plays the guitar, banjo and the bodhrain.



	Dylan Walsh Marketing Dylan is a 3rd Year undergraduate of Energy Systems Engineering (Mechanical Stream) at NUI Galway. He is currently captain of the college canoe polo team and works at the Galway Aquarium “Galway Atlanquaria”. Dylan’s career goal is to lecture at NUIG, with a particular interest in the mechanical topics, 3D modelling & energy systems. Dylans hobbies include kayaking, marine biology, programing, 3D modelling, piano, dancing, drawing and playing League of Legends/PS3.

Energy Night 2012: Contacts

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	Sinéad Burke Director director[at]nuigenergynight.com Sinéad is a native of Oranmore, Co. Galway. She is in her third year of a Ph.D in the Combustion Chemistry Centre in NUI Galway. She obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry in 2008 also at NUI Galway and spent a year travelling around Australia before starting her Ph.D in 2009 under the supervision of Dr. Henry Curran. Sinéad’s research involves the development of accurate computer models that describe the burning of fuels under real-world conditions to aid the design of cleaner, more efficient combustors such as engines and gas turbines. She was a Founding Director of NUIG Energy Night.



	Rory Monaghan Assistant Director assistantdirector[at]nuigenergynight.com Rory Monaghan is the newly-appointed lecturer of Energy Systems Engineering at NUI Galway, having just completed a postdoctoral research contract with the Combustion Chemistry Centre. He obtained a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering at NUI Galway (2002), before graduating with M.S. (2005) and PhD (2010) degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, he served as Content Director for the MIT Energy Conference. Rory co-founded the NUIG Energy Society in 2010 and was a Founder Director of NUIG Energy Night.



	Christine Conroy Team Leader: Posters posters[at]nuigenergynight.com Christine is a native of Co. Offaly. She was awarded a B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry from the National University of Ireland in May 2009. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in combustion chemistry at the Combustion Chemistry Centre, NUI, Galway having joined in September 2009. Her current research interests include an experimental and kinetic modelling investigation into the oxidation of large hydrocarbon fuels and selected fuel mixtures. Her non academic interests include music, crafting, baking, travelling, swimming and walking. She served as PRO for An Cuman Ceimice for the academic year 2010 – 2011, is the current outreach co-ordinator with Kitchen Chemistry and was involved with the organisation of NUI Galway Energy Night 2011.



	Magdalena Hajdukiewicz Team Leader: Sponsorship sponsorship[at]nuigenergynight.com Magdalena Hajdukiewicz is a graduate of Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland where she obtained a Masters of Civil Engineering. Her dissertation was about technological and economic analysis of the thermo-modernisation of a large residential block. In July 2009 she started a PhD under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Keane at the National University of Ireland, Galway (http://www.iruse.ie). Her research interests are control optimisation of energy efficient buildings and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modelling of indoor environments. In her free time Magda enjoys cycling, running, photography and good books!



	Damien Kilgannon Team Leader: Publicity publicity[at]nuigenergynight.com Damien is a 3rd year uundergraduate physics and applied physics student here in NUI Galway. He has always had a keen interest in the sciences throughout his life and decided to concentrate on physics as an undergraduate because the thoughts of studying the building blocks and fundamental laws of the universe excited him. As for the future he would love to pursue further education in the fields of nuclear physics or energy engineering.



	Mark Coughlan Team Leader: Logistics logistics[at]nuigenergynight.com Mark is a 3rd year Physics and Applied Physics student here in the University. He has been the President of the Physics Society in the college for the last 2 years. Mark hopes to pursue a PhD in Optics after completing his degree. Other interests he has include sport, music and travelling.



	Neil Duffy Team Leader: Industry & Careers Fair industryfair[at]nuigenergynight.com Neil graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours). He is currently in the final year of a PhD at NUI Galway, entitled “Optimising Biomass Conversion using Computational Fluid Dynamics”. Career goal is to be involved in the design and installation of industrial power production systems, with a particular interest in utilising renewable energy sources. Neil's Hobbies include mauy thai, golfing, electric guitar, and playing Xbox.



	Mark 'Scooby' White Webmaster www.scoobysoft.com Since completing his BSc. in Computer & Software Engineering @ Athlone Institute of Technology, Mark has worked as a C#.NET developer and web designer. Initially he spent 2 years developing software for mobile applications with Qubos before setting up his own internet advertising company which kept him out of trouble for 5 years until his return to college in 2009. He is now in his second year of an Energy Informatics PhD. His most recent paper is entitled: "An Energy Efficiency Metric to Report the Cost of Data Centre Services to Consumers in Real-Time". Keeping his web design hand in, Mark recently redesigned the NUI Galway Civil Engineering website. He has been a tutor in the IT Department's Drop-In Programming Support Centre (DISC) since it opened 2 years ago. Mark is lead vocalist and guitarist with his own band 'Scooby' - gigging in pubs and at weddings most weekends around the country. He also plays saxophone. In the past he played rugby with Blackrock RFC and still maintains his 'non-player' membership - in case the damage to his dodgy left knee can be reversed with some miraculous surgery not yet invented! Mark is also a keen photographer.



	Barry Flannery Barry is living in Oranmore just outside Galway city and is in his 3rd year of a Physics and Applied Physics degree in NUI Galway. He has a keen interest in energy related technologies, human spaceflight, machining, manufacturing and generally anything that involves just tinkering around with things!



	Ciaran Kennedy Ciaran is a 3rd Year PhD. Student of Mechanical Engineering here at National University of Ireland, Galway. His research is on the effect of seawater on the fatigue strength of fibreglass tidal turbine blades. Bs. Mechanical Engineering 1994, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California FloWind Corp, California. 1994 – 1995, Test Engineer, 300 kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine L&F Industries, California. 1995 – 1999, Design Engineer, 6.5m Research Class Telescope Creganna Ltd., Galway, Ireland. 1999 – 2008, Mechanical Engineer, Medical device manufacturing



	Colm O’Rourke Colm is a 3rd year Energy Systems Engineering student at NUIG. He attended Coláiste Íosagáin secondary school in Portarlington, Co. Laois. He grew up in Walsh Island – a village that was built around the employment provided by Bord na Móna. This among other things sparked his interest in Energy. Planning permission has recently been obtained for a €120m, wind farm consisting of 30 turbines with a generating capacity of 80 MW in his locality. He is a violist in the NUI Galway orchestra, classical guitarist and a University Scholar. In April he will begin a 5-month contract with Analog Devices in Limerick, where he will be working within the Power Management Group.



	Daniel Coakley Daniel graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2009 with a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering. Since then, he has worked with Jacobs Engineering Group and RPS Group on large-scale infrastructure and marine energy projects. Following this, Daniel started his current PhD under the supervision of Dr. Padraig Molloy at NUI Galway. His current research interests include: Building Energy Simulation, Building Management Systems, Controls Optimisation and Smart Metering.



	Deirdre Ní Chonchubhair Deirdre is currently in 3rd year studying for a BSc in Physics and Applied Physics at NUI, Galway. She is a member of the NUI Galway Physics Society committee and is secretary of NUI Galway Sailing Club. She has a keen interest in the development of nuclear energy, especially nuclear fusion and in the development of wave, tidal and wind energy for Ireland. She is part of the team organising the Industry and Careers Fair for NUIG Energy Night 2012.



	Gary Brennan Gary is currently studying Energy Systems Engineering at NUI Galway, Ireland. Gary is an Architectural Technician, having graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology with a B.Sc. in Construction in Architectural Technology. from 1999 to 2000, Gary worked as an architectural technician for O’Carroll Associates Architects, Roscommon, Ireland. In 2000 Gary set up Brennan Architectural Design, providing architectural technician services to a number of established architects.



	Gavin Roche Gavin is a final year Civil Engineering student here in NUI Galway. He has always had an interest in the environment and sustainability, and from a young age was amazed how electricity could be generated by natural forces such as wind and wave. As part of his course he has completed a five month professional work placement with ESB International and developed his interest in energy storage. Currently Gavin is completing his final year project on a planned Seawater Pumped Hydro Electricity Storage Scheme in his home county of Mayo, while also exploring future career paths.



	Gearoid White Gearoid is a graduate of National University of Ireland Galway where he obtained a first class honours BEng (Hons) Civil. Following completion of his undergraduate studies he was awarded the College of Engineering and Informatics Fellowship from NUI Galway. He is currently in the second year of his research supervised by Dr. Marcus Keane. Gearoid’s research interests include: Continuous Commissioning (CC); Building Information Modelling; and Building energy performance optimisation.



	Kenneth Hanley Kenneth is a third year physics and applied physics is NUI Galway. He is 20 years old and lives in Galway. His main academic interests are particle physics and optics.



	Kieran Somers Kieran is originally a Leitrim native and completed his undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Science at the Instititute of Technology, Sligo in the summer of 2010. He joined the Combustion Chemistry Centre in NUI Galway as a Ph.D student in September 2010. Kieran's research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and focuses on the construction of computer models which describe the combustion of next generation biofuels which can aid in the design of cleaner combustors and help guide future biofuel choice. In his spare time he is an avid soccer fan and movie buff.



	Michelle Hennigan Michelle is in the final year of her PhD in Chemistry in the use of rapid spectroscopic technologies for the quantification of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and their polymorphs. Polymorphs arise when a chemical crystallises into more than one different crystal structure which can affect API performance within the patient. Interests include Raman, Transmission Raman and Near Infra-red spectroscopies, Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Chemometrics. http://www.nuigalway.ie/nanoscale



	Niall Chambers Niall Chambers is nineteen and from Co. Laois. He is currently in his second year of studying an Energy Systems Engineering degree here at NUI Galway. Niall is part of the second class to undertake this new degree. He choose it due to his interests in Engineering and the opportunities that such a diverse and innovative degree presents. Niall says “after seeing the success of last year’s energy night I felt compelled to get involved and help in any way I could. I'm on the logistics teams which will mean a lot of work on the actual night however I’ve no doubt it will be a worthwhile experience."



	Roseann Dunne Roseann Dunne is a NUI Galway Experimental Physics graduate. A personal interest in the environment led her to undertake a masters in Sustainability Science abroad where she became aware of the need for transdisciplinary models and solutions to so-called "environmental problems". She is currently studying Lean Systems in NUI Galway to gain more insight into waste reduction methods in the business sector.



	Stephen Kearney Stephen is 19 and from Carrickmacross in Co. Monaghan. He is currently in his second year of studying Energy Systems Engineering at NUI Galway. Stephen is really enjoying the course and is looking forward to a career in the Energy Sector. Outside of college his hobbies include kickboxing and scouting. He has been involved with Carrick Scouts for the past 12 years. With them he has climbed Mount Rysy in Poland and Ben Nevis in Scotland. Their aim for the next three years is to climb Mount Blanc. Stephen started kickboxing when he was ten and since then he has competed at both a national and international level. Some of his biggest achievements in the sport include making the Irish team 3 times and representing his country at the 2006 and 2008 World Championships and the 2007 European Championships. Stephen has been Irish Champion at his weight twice.



	Ultan Burke Ultan is in his first year as PhD student in the combustion chemistry centre in NUI Galway. He is under the supervision of Dr Henry Curran for the duration of his project funded by IRCSET. Ultan is studying the auto-ignition behaviour of some selected fuels in the shock tube and RCM. In addition he will contribute towards the development of chemical kinetics mechanisms. Ultan completed his undergraduate degree, in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences in GMIT in 2011. His interests include football, soccer, rugby and reading. He is an avid Liverpool supporter!!

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