Next Generation Energy Systems
Meet The NexSys Team
Our all-island team comprises academics, researchers, and professional staff across nine academic institutions, with our industry partners and collaborators, to tackle key research challenges in NexSys.

Saba Aghdam Tabar
PhD Student, Biopharma & Pharma Engineering
UCD


Adamantios Bampoulas
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Computer Science
UCD


Behnam Mohseni Gharyehsafa
PhD student
Centre for Ocean Energy Research, Maynooth University

Arash Beiranvand
NexSys, Post Doc Research Fellow, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD

Minel Bodur
PhD Student, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD

Dr Brian Boyle
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Politics and International Relations
UCD


Lorna Byrne
Education and Public Engagement Officer, NexSys Operations team
UCD

Dr Philip Cardiff
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
UCD


Dr Paraic Carroll
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering. NexSys Transport Strand Lead
UCD


Dr James Carton
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
DCU

Dr Eoin Casey
Professor, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. NexSys Water Lead
UCD


Dr. Eoghan Clifford
Senior Lecturer, Engineering & Informatics. NexSys Water Strand Lead
NUIG


Dr Paul Cuffe
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD



Orla Dingley
PhD Student, School of Social Policy, Social Work & Social Justice
UCD

Dr Philip Donnellan
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD

Dr Greg McNamara
Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, DCU

Dr Mainendra Kumar Dewangan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering
TCD



Dr Breiffni Fitzgerald
Ussher Assistant Professor, Civil Struct & Env. NexSys Offshore Wind strand Lead
TCD

Dr Lorna Fitzsimons
Assistant Professor/Lecturer, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
UCD


Mary Gallagher Cooke
Operations Director at NexSys
UCD


Natali Goncalves
PhD Student, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD

Haresh Dash
PhD student, School of Civil Engineering
UCD

Dr Khurram Hashmi
Senior Power Systems Researcher
UCD


Cliodhna Horan
Finance & Reporting Manager at NexSys
UCD

Hugo Jacque
PhD student, School of Civil Engineering
UCD

Professor Alojz Ivankovic
Full Professor of Mechanics of Materials, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
UCD

Janis Farrell
Senior Administrator, NexSys operations team
UCD

Dr Recep Kaan Dereli
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD

Dr Madjid Karimirad
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Marine and Coastal Engineering
QUB


Maria Keany
Business Development Manager, NexSys Operations team
UCD

Galina Kennedy
PhD Student, Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing & Biomedical Engineering
TCD

Kamran Khammadov
PhD Student, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD

Dr Oliver Kinnane
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
UCD


Dr Leonhard Lades
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
UCD

Qihui Li
Phd Student, School of Civil Engineering
UCD



Dr Abdollah Malekjafarian
Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow), School of Civil Engineering
UCD


Dennis Mathew
PhD student, Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy.
UCD


Glenn McNamara
PhD student, School of Economics
UCD



Stefan Müller
Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow), School of Politics and International Relations
UCD


Alireza Nouri
NexSys, Senior Energy Lab Researcher, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD

Maggie Ntombifuthi Bingo
PhD Student, School of Engineering
UCG

Dr James O'Donnell
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
UCD

Dr Terence O'Donnell
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. NexSys Co Lead of Energy Systems Strand
UCD

Dr Laura O'Gorman
Finance and Reporting Analyst, NexSys Operations team
UCD

Dr Oleksandra Perfilova
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Economics
UCD

Dr Vikram Pakrashi
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. NexSys Offshore Wind Strand lead
UCD



Professor Francesco Pilla
Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy. NexSys City & Communities Strand lead
UCD

Maryam Pourmahdi-torghabe
PhD student, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD





Nadiya Saba
PhD Student, School of Economics
UCD



Dr Mona Soroudi
Research Data and Reporting Administrator, NexSys Operations team
UCD EI

Dr Alireza Soroudi
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD


Dr Eoin Syron
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD

Amirhossein Taran
Researcher
UCD



Wenchuang Zhang
PhD student
UCC

Dr Nessa Winston
Associate Professor, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice
UCD


Zeting Li
PhD student, School of Geography
UCD

