Niall Maloney
Dr. Maloney holds a PhD in Physics from Trinity College Dublin, specialising in biosensing applications. From 2015 to 2016, Dr. Maloney lectured in physics at Dublin City University (DCU) before joining the academic staff of Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway in 2016. While currently a Lecturer in Physics and Instrumentation, Dr. Maloney is also a […]
John A. Byrne
John is an experienced conservation ecologist with interests in habitat restoration, avian predator-prey relationships, and conservation genetics. He has worked in Sub-Saharan Africa on conservation and research projects for the last 20 years. He is a former member of An Garda Siochana, serving as a Detective, Crime Scene Investigator and Head of the Garda National Forensic Coordination […]
Dr Enda Gibney
I have had a lifelong interest in the natural sciences and studied Environmental Science at what is now ATU Sligo. There, I was introduced to the field of aquatic ecotoxicology, which has since become my primary area of research. My PhD, in conjunction with Sligo University Hospital, assessed the use of Heat Shock Proteins as […]
Allan McDevitt
I completed my PhD in Zoology in University College Dublin in 2008 and have subsequently undertaken postdoctoral positions in the Canada, Ireland and Poland. In 2016, I was appointed as a lecturer in Ecology and Conservation in the University of Salford, UK. I joined the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Marine […]
Dr Emma Gray
I completed a MSc in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling at the University of Manchester in 2015 and then went on to complete my PhD in Geography at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in 2019. My research has focused on the impacts of long-term climatic changes and extreme weather events on phytoplankton communities within […]
Dr Orla Slattery
I hold an Honours degree in Industrial Biochemistry (2003) and a PhD (2008) from University of Limerick. My PhD research focussed on purifying and crystallising the membrane protein complex cytochrome caa3-oxidase from Thermus thermophilus using the lipidic cubic phase method of crystallisation. I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Frankfurt, Germany where I researched molecular mechanisms of […]
Dr Joan O’Keeffe
I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Applied Science from TU Dublin (former DIT, Kevin Street), and with a PhD (Immunology) from Trinity College Dublin. I completed a two year post-doctoral research study into innate immune mechanisms in colon cancer in the Education & Research Centre at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. I was employed as […]
Dr Katie O’Dwyer
I am based at the Atlantic Technological University in Galway, Ireland. Here I lecture on courses in aquatic biology and ecology and I pursue my research interests in ecological parasitology. My current research involves studying a wide range of hosts, from birds to shrimp. We also work on a diverse suite of parasites, from microscopic single celled […]
Dr Ian O’Connor
I am the Head of Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Atlantic Technological University, Galway. Prior to that I was the Head of Dept of Graduate Studies and Professional Development. I have ~20 years experience in higher education. I was a lecturer in the School of Science and Computing in and I have […]
Dr Joanne O’Brien
I graduated with an Honours degree in Marine Science from NUIG and with a PhD from GMIT. Since 2004, I have carried out numerous offshore and inshore marine mammal visual and acoustic surveys onboard the state research vessels. I was work-package leader on the PReCAST project, responsible for Static and Passive acoustic monitoring 2009-2011 and principal […]