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Research Interests
Professional researcher and engineer with rich experience in wastewater treatment, sludge and organic waste management, bioenergy recovery, and life cycle assessment; Specialise in process design, mass balance calculation, AutoCAD drawing, and cost-benefit analysis.
Engineer Projects:
- Asset Planning Resources project - Irish Water, 2022-2024
- Advanced Anaerobic Digestion Requirements Specification Project - Scottish Water, 2021-2022
- Three UV Disinfection Projects – Irish Water and Scottish Water, 2021-2022
- Eight Industrial Wastewater Treatment Projects (15,000 - 20,000 m3/d) – State Grid, China, 2012-2014
Research Projects:
- The Role of Biogas in Greening Agriculture and Industry – SFI and GNI, 2018-2021
- GREEN-FARM: Development of On-Farm Co-Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Animal Manure for Bioenergy Production and Resource Recycling – SFI, 2014-2018
- Industrial Wastewater Treatment Using A Noval Lignite-coke Adsorption Biodegradation (LAB) Technology, 2012-2014
- On-site sewage sludge treatment using Internal Circulation Anaerobic Digestion (ICAD) technology – 2009-2012
Professional Memberships
Chartered Engineer from Engineers Ireland
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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