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, Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD
Dr Usman Ali
Senior Energy Systems Researcher, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
UCD
Adamantios Bampoulas
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Computer Science
UCD
Behnam Mohseni Gharyehsafa
PhD student
Centre for Ocean Energy Research, Maynooth University
Minel Bodur
PhD Student, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
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
Professor Eoin Casey
Professor, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. NexSys Water Lead
UCD
Professor Eoghan Clifford
Professor, 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 Edelle Doherty
Lecturer, School of Science and Engineering
University of Galway
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
Janis Farrell
Senior Administrator, NexSys Operations Team
UCD
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
DCU
Mary Gallagher Cooke
Operations Director, NexSys Operations Team
UCD
Haresh Dash
PhD student, School of Civil Engineering
UCD
Dr Khurram Hashmi
Senior Power Systems Researcher
UCD
Cliodhna Horan
Finance & Reporting Manager, NexSys Operations Team
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
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 Anthea Lacchia
Communications Officer, NexSys Operations Team,
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 Quan Li
Postdoctoral researcher
School of Civil Engineering, UCD
Dr David Liao
Postdoctoral researcher
School of Politics and International Relations, 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
Seyedalireza Mohammadirad
PhD student, School of Engineering
UCC
Stefan Müller
Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow), School of Politics and International Relations
UCD
Dr Hossein Nezamabadi
Postdoctoral researcher
College of Business, 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 Richard O'Hegarty
Research Engineer, School of Architecture Planning and Environmental Policy
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
Pardis Pariz
PhD student, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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
Milad Rajaei
PhD student, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD
Ranganatha Belagumba Ramachandra
PhD student, School of Engineering,
Trinity college Dublin, Dublin
Nadiya Saba
PhD Student, School of Economics
UCD
Dr Mona Soroudi
Research Data and Reporting Administrator, NexSys Operations Team
UCD
Dr Eoin Syron
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
UCD
Amirhossein Taran
Researcher
UCD
Lorenzo Testa
PhD student, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
TCD
Wenchuang Zhang
PhD student
UCC
Dr Nessa Winston
Associate Professor, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice
UCD
Dr Alireza Zakariazadeh
Senior power system researcher, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
UCD
Zeting Li
PhD student, School of Geography
UCD
