DIT Environmental Research Overview
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DIT Environmental Research Overview
- 2. DIT Overview • ESTABLISHED 120 YEARS • professional bodies tradition (building, accounting, environmental health, …) • 1,000+ APPLIED ACADEMICS • 100+ direct involvement (teaching &/or research) in Sustainability (environment, energy, transport, …) • LOCATIONS • Kevin Street – Science (labs …) • Focas Research Institute • Bolton St – Built Environment (Engineering, Urban Planning, …) • Cathal Brugha St – Food (Environmental Health, …)
- 3. Environment Research Capacity • SCIENCE • Marine – Barry Foley & Patrice Behan • Air & Water Quality – Pat Goodman & James Walsh • Surface Materials – Suresh Pillai • NanoMaterials – Hugh J. Byrne, Gordon Chambers, Fiona Lyng • Environmental Sensing & Imaging – Vincent Toal • BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ENGINEERING • Urban Development – Conor Skehan & Kevin Griffin • Building Energy Efficiency – Michael Conlon & Kevin Gaughan • Climate Change & Buildings – Frank Prendergast • OTHER • Technologies – Bing Wu • Policy Making – Aidan Duffy • Economic Instruments – Aidan O’Driscoll
- 4. Areas/Topics - DIT Interest • 6.1. CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION & RISKS • 6.1.1. Pressures on Environment & Climate • 6.1.2. Environment & Health • 6.1.3. Natural Hazards • 6.2. SUSTAINABLE MGT OF RESOURCES • 6.2.1. Cons & Sus Mgt of Natural & Man-Made Resources & Biodiversity • 6.2.2. Management of Marine Environments
- 5. Areas/Topics - DIT Interest • 6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES – 6.3.1. Env Tech for the Natural & Man-Made Environment – 6.3.3. Technology Assessment, Verification & Testing • 6.4. EARTH OBSERVATION FOR SUS DEV – 6.4.1. Earth & Ocean Observation Methods for the Env & Sus Dev – 6.4.2. Forecasting for Sustainable Development • 6.5. HORIZONTAL ACTIONS – 5.1.0. Dissemination & Horizontal Activities
- 6. European Projects – sample SCIENCE • WHO PHEWE - Weather and Health • WHO APHEKOM - Air Pollution, Health, Policy • BIOETHANOL – R&D of Bioethanol Processing for Fuel Cells • NANOIMPACTNET – Human & Env Health Impact of Nanomaterials BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ENGINEERING • SILENCE – Control of surface transport noise • NICHES – Development of concepts for sustainable night distribution • BESTUFS - Best Urban Freight Solutions OTHER • EUROSDR - European Spatial Data Research • EFONET – Energy Policy • EPHOCELL - Photovoltaics
- 7. Contact Details ANDY MAGUIRE Head of Enterprise & Research – Sustainability DIT – 143 Rathmines Road, D6, Ireland : + 353.1.402 3309 : andy.maguire@dit.ie
- 8. Environment Research Capacity • SCIENCE • Marine – Barry Foley • Air & Water Quality – Pat Goodman & James Walsh • Surface Materials – Suresh Pillai • NanoMaterials – Hugh J. Byrne, Gordon Chambers, Fiona Lyng • Environmental Sensing & Imaging – Vincent Toal • BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ENGINEERING • Urban Development – Conor Skehan & Kevin Griffin • Building Energy Efficiency – Michael Conlon & Kevin Gaughan • Climate Change & Buildings – Frank Prendergast • OTHER • Technologies – Bing Wu • Policy Making – Aidan Duffy • Economic Instruments – Aidan O’Driscoll