Dr Róisín Nash
I graduated from NUI Galway with a PhD in Zoology (Marine Biology) and a BSc (Hons) in Marine Science. Subsequent postdocs as an intertidal surveyor, algal curator and project manager for SeaweedAfrica were based at the Botany Department in NUI, Galway. I moved to the private sector in 2006 as a consultant marine ecologist and […]
Dr Sinead Murphy
Dr Sinéad Murphy is lecturer in aquatic ecology at GMIT since 2015. Previously, she was a Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London and a Research Fellow at University of St Andrews, Scotland. Her research has focused on the independent and interactive effects of stressors in the environment on wildlife […]
Dr James Moran
James is a lecturer in Ecology and Biology at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology teaching on agriculture and environment related programmes. He leads the Agro-ecology and Rural Development (ARD) research group within the MFRC at GMIT. The ARD research group is a working partnership between GMIT and IT Sligo. His research and outreach work concentrates […]
Dr Luca Mirimin
Dr Luca Mirimin, Lecturer in Aquatic Ecology at ATU and Researcher in Conservation Genetics and Applied Molecular Ecology at MFRC. I hold an honours degree in Natural Sciences from University of Ferrara, Italy (2002) and a PhD in Zoology from University College Cork, Ireland (2007). Prior to my current academic position, I had been a […]
Dr Cóilín Minto
Standing on the seashore I am ever excited by the beautifully complex and dynamic system just under the waves. Trying to understand small parts of that system and how we interact with it fascinates me and is the core of my research. My general approach in the presence of many uncertainties is to simplify with […]
Dr Heather Lally
I graduated with a BSc (Hons) and PhD in Environmental Science from University of Galway (2005 & 2011 respectively) and went on to complete a 2 year postdoctoral research position in University College Dublin (2011-2013) before joining the lecturing staff on the BSc (Hons) in Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology at ATU as an assistant […]
Dr Pauline King
I graduated with an Honours degree in Zoology from NUIG in 1978 and was conferred with a PhD there in 1983. My doctoral research focused on the biology of commercial and non-commercial fish species in Galway Bay, Ireland. I have lectured as a marine biologist/fisheries biologist at GMIT since 1982 and joined the academic staff there […]
Dr Fiona Kavanagh
I am a Marine Ecologist with over 10 years experience. I graduated with a BSc in Zoology (1.1) from University College Dublin in 2000 and completed a PhD (Zoology) in 2006 at National University Ireland (NUI) Galway. I held a NUI Research Fellowship from 2007-2010. Between 2010 and 2015 I held part-time lecturing and research […]
Dr Colin Hannon
Dr Colin Hannon is based at the Marine & Freshwater Research Centre at the Atlantic Technological University, Galway, Ireland. Dr Hannon has over 20 years’ experience in commercial aquaculture research and production focusing on the production of invertebrate species along the whole value chain. Dr Hannon has been involved in large scale EU funded projects and consortiums around Europe and […]
Dr Conor Graham
I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Marine Science in 2001 and a MSc (Research) in Freshwater Fish Ecology in 2004 both from NUI Galway and a PhD (The impact of nutrient enrichment on the ecology of salmonids in Irish rivers) in freshwater ecology from University College Cork in 2010. I held several postdoc positions […]
