The School of Mechanical and Design Engineering is part of the College of Engineering and the Built Environment and has in the order of 20 research-active staff and 25 postgraduate researchers in areas, such as:
- Computational Fluid Dynamics/FEA
- Biomedical Devices
- Energy including renewable and sustainable systems
- Environmental protection
- Tissue Engineering
- Surface Engineering
- Materials Research & Testing
- Design
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Education R&D such as craft and apprenticeship training.
- Applied Research in collaborations with Industry in various sectors.
- Electric Vehicle R&D linked to the IMechE Formula Student competition
The School currently has 25 post-graduate research students and has built good collaborations with national and international partners.
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Ciara Ahern (PhD Thesis): Introducing the Default Effect: Reducing the Gap Between Theoretical Prediction and Actual Energy Consumed by Dwellings Through Characterising Data More Representative of National Dwellings Stocks (2019) |
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Mingzhu Chen (PhD Thesis): Numerical Modelling of Red Blood Cell Structural Mechanics (2018) |
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Arthur Rudek (PhD Thesis): Development and Validation of a Numerical Model of the CO2 Dry-ice Blasting Process for Aircraft Engine Cleaning Applications (2018) |
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Simon Montgomery (PhD Thesis): Optimisation of Plasma Sprayed Molybdenum Based Wear resistant Coatings Through Computational Techniques (2017) |
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Raymond Lloyd (PhD Thesis): A Physics-based Air flow Model and a Knowledge-based Data Driven Predictive Model for Server Inlet Temperature Prediction (2017) |
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Mark Johnson (PhD Thesis): The Development of a Biaxial Loading Dynamic Test System for Elastomers using Bubble Inflation (2017) |
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David Gorman(PhD Thesis): The Evaluation and Implementation of Magnetic Fields suitable for Biaxial Cyclic Testing of Magnetorheological Elastomers (2017) |
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Eoin Murphy (PhD thesis): Oxygen Transport in Carotid and Stented Coronary Arteries (2017) |
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Liang Jiang (PhD Thesis): Design and Development of Dielectric Elastomers and Elimination of their Electromechanical Instability under Equi-Biaxial Loading (2016) |
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Yanfen Zhou (PhD Thesis): Fatigue properties of magnetorheological elastomers and the design of interfacial layers to improve fatigue life (2016) |
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Liam Mc Garry (MPhil Thesis): High-Fidelity PIV Measurements of the Three-Dimensional Flow Field Downstream of a Pair of Delta-Winglet Vortex Generators (2016) |
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O’Rourke, Pearl (PhD Thesis): A Participatory Design Framework for Customisable Assistive Technology (2015) |
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Dolan, Eoin (PhD Thesis): Measurements of Total Suspended Solids and Particle Size Distribution in Aquaculture Waste Streams Utilising Low Cost Filtration Based Technology (2015) |
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Doherty,Wayne (PhD Thesis): Modelling of Biomass Gasification Integrated with a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System, (2014). |
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Li, Zhe (PhD Thesis): Optimised Integration of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Technologies for Domestic Application in Ireland, (2014) |
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O’Rourke, Fergal (PhD Thesis): Predicting the Unsteady Hydrodynamic Performance of a Tidal Current Turbine (2014) |
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Murphy, Niall (PhD Thesis): Providing Stress Controlled Equi-Biaxial Fatigue Test Data for Elastomers using the Bubble Inflation Method, (2014) |
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Curran, Stephen (MPhil Thesis): Design and Development of a Low Cost Platform to Facilitate Post-Stroke Rehabilitation of the Elbow/Shoulder Region, (2013) |
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Callaghan, Dean (PhD) Sensing Surgical Scissor Blades using Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors (2013) |
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Martin, David M. (PhD) Sequential structural and fluid dynamics analysis of balloon-expandable coronary stents (2013) |
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Delaney, Kevin (PhD Thesis): Modelling and optimising the demoulding of micro replicated parts, (2013) |
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Culliton, David (PhD Thesis): Advanced Wear and Corrosion Resistant Surface Coating Treatments for Cast Aluminium Alloys (2012) |
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Briody, Conor (PhD Thesis). "The characterisation and numerical modelling of viscoelastic polyurethane foams for use in custom wheelchair seating", (2012) |
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Cullen, Barry (PhD Thesis): The Combined Otto and Stirling Cycle Prime-Mover-Based Power Plan, (2011) |
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McNamara, John (PhD Thesis): Novel Approaches to the Analysis of Localised Stress Concentrations in Deformed Elastomers, (2011). |
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Murphy, Jonathan (PhD Thesis).: Numerical Prediction of the Haemodynamic Impact of Coronary Stent Implantation, (2011) |
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O'Toole, Kevin (PhD Thesis).: A Methodology Towards Comprehensive Evaluation of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Prosthetic Finger Design, (2011) |
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Wylie, Mark (PhD Thesis). Arterial tissue perforation using ultrasonically vibrating wire waveguides, (2011) |
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Collins, Carolyn (PhD Thesis): The tromped, a means of prophylaxis for flight related deep vein thrombosis, (2009) |
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Ronan, Stephen (PhD Thesis), "A Novel Approach to Predicting the Lifetime of Elastomers Undergoing Stress Relaxation" (2009). |
| Title of Project | Lead Supervisor - Title | Lead Supervisor - First Name | Lead Supervisor - Surname | Research Student |
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| Making building stock energy analysis robust | Dr | Ciara | Ahern | PhD |
| Development of a red-blood-cell-incorporating computational fluid dynamics solver ... | Fergal | Boyle | PhD | |
| High Fidelity Modelling of Physiologically - Realistic Blood Flow Modelling for... | Fergal | Boyle | PhD | |
| Development of a Multi-GPU-Enabled CFD Software Tool for Physiologically | Fergal | Boyle | PhD | |
| Blood: A Software Tool for Physiologically-Realistic Blood Flow Modelling for ... | Fergal | Boyle | PhD | |
| Development of Tissue Engineered Heart Values | Dr | Claire | Brougham | PhD |
| Development of a tissue engineered heart valve for paediatric applications | Dr | Claire | Brougham | PhD |
| Modelling dimensional and functional deviation of micro parts during replication tool design | Dr | Kevin | Delaney | PhD |
| Large-scale simulation of dry-ice particle breakup and erosion during aeroengine... | Dr | Barry | Duignan | MPhil |
| Gesture Analysis for Hand Hygiene Stages | Dr | Graham | Gavin | PhD |
| Parametric and Generative Design Methodologies for Digital Manufacturing | Dr | Graham | Gavin | PhD |
| Microfluidic system to specifically capture and quantify, sepsis related, bacterial cells... | Dr | Niamh | Gilmartin | PhD |
| The effect of ceramic powder morphology on the production of fine ceramic scaffolds via ... | Dr | Maura | Kelleher | PhD |
| To investigate if and why mechanical methods combined with dispersants can have positive... | Dr | Maura | Kelleher | PhD |
| the effect of presintering operations on the nanostructure, microstructure and mechanical. | Dr | Maura | Kelleher | MPhil |
| Solar Photovoltaic Energy: A Control System Investigation into Shading Compensation | Mick | Mc Keever | PhD | |
| How 3D printing with digital technology can shape the future home environment | Dr | Colm | O'Kane | PhD |
| Analysis, Characterisation and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Mechanically-Compressed Nitinol SMA Heat Pump Concept | Dr | Kevin | O'Toole | MPhil |
| Bandwidth Development for Gasoline Engine Emission Control by Using Offline Simulation Methods | Dr | Marek | Rebow | PhD |
| Optimization of biodigesters heating systems through CFD simulations aiming to... | Dr | Anthony | Reynolds | PhD |
| Quantify Unaccounted for Gas Losses and Methane Emissions from T&D Gas Network | Dr | Anthony | Reynolds | PhD |
| Modelling and Optimisation of Biogas Gasification Trigeneration System | Dr | Anthony | Reynolds | PhD |
| An investigation of the effect of fatigue loading of bone cells and their processes,... | Dr | Patrick | Wulliamoz | PhD |
| Ray tracing and design of Parabolic Solar Collector | Prof | David | Kennedy | PhD |
| Marine Current Turbine Design in Collaboration with DKIT. Project 1 | Prof | David | Kennedy | PhD |
| Modelling and Design of Marine Current Turbines in Collaboration with DKIT. Project 2 | Prof | David | Kennedy | PhD |