Panels’ Chairmen and Judges
The entire team of the Undergraduate Awards of Ireland wishes to extend our sincere thanks to all chairmen and the judging panels for their involvement in the Inaugural Undergraduate Awards of Ireland project.
The key to success of this initiative has been the ongoing cooperative relationship between the management team of the Awards and representatives of both the academic and professional environment. This year over 150 judges helped us to find outstanding papers in over 30 categories.
We know and appreciate that all involved have dedicated significant time and energy to this important initiative, spending long hours working on submitted essays and projects. It is heartening to know that this work not only produced winners but also underpinned a new process to recognise and reward Ireland’s most innovative young knowledge creators, to further the development of the brightest undergraduates and to inspire all undergraduates to achieve higher standards of academic scholarship.
Again, thank you for your significant contribution to our inaugural year.
PANELS’ CHAIRMEN AND JUDGES
AGRICULTURE
Prof. Dolores O’Riordan, University College Dublin – Chair
Prof. Pat Lonergan, University College Dublin
Prof. Séamus Fanning, University College Dublin
Dr. Eileen Gibney, University College Dublin
Dr. Deirdre O’Connor, University College Dublin
ANTHROPOLOGY
Dr. Abdullahi El-Tom, NUI Maynooth – Chair
Dr. Steve Coleman, NUI Maynooth
Dr. Patty Gray, NUI Maynooth
ARCHAEOLOGY
Dr. Colin Rynne, University College Cork – Chair
Dr. Carleton Jones, NUI Galway
Dr. Tomas Ó Carragáin, University College Cork
BIOCHEMISTRY
Prof. Cliona O’Farrelly, Trinity College, University of Dublin – Chair
Prof. Rhodri Ceredig, NUI Galway
Dr. David Lloyd, Trinity College, University of Dublin
BUSINESS
Mr. William Kelly, Dublin City University – Chair
CHEMISTRY
Prof. Kieran Hodnett, University of Limerick – Chair
Dr. Kevin M. Ryan, University of Limerick
Prof. John Cassidy, Dublin Institute of Technology
Dr. John Colleran, NUI Maynooth
Dr. Leigh Jones, NUI Galway
CLASSICS
Prof. Brian McGing, Trinity College, University of Dublin – Chair
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr. Fred Cummins, University College Dublin – Chair
Dr. John Mc Kenna, Dublin City University
Dr. Mikael Fernstrom, University of Limerick
Dr. Rem Collier, University College Dublin
DENTAL SCIENCE
Prof. Donald Burden, Queen’s University Belfast – Chair
Prof. Finbarr Allen, University College Cork
Prof. Helen Whelton, University College Cork
Prof. Brian O’Connell, Trinity College, University of Dublin
DRAMA, FILM & MUSIC
Prof. Brian Singleton, Trinity College, University of Dublin – Chair
Dr. Harvey O’Brien, University College Dublin
Dr. Paul Murphy, Queen’s University Belfast
Prof. Fiona Palmer, NUI Maynooth
Dr. Marcus Zagorski, University College Cork
Dr. Niamh Doheny, Huston Film School
EARTH SCIENCES
Prof. Paul D. Ryan, NUI Galway – Chair
Dr. John Graham, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Dr. Ed Jarvis, University College Cork
ECONOMICS
Prof. Niamh Brennan, University College Dublin – Chair
Prof. Frances Ruane, ESRI
Mr. Constantin Gurdgiev, Business&Finance
Mr. Donal de Buitleir, AIB
Mr. Austin Hughes, IIB Bank
Prof. Colm Harmon, University College Dublin
EDUCATION
Mr. Michael Cotter, Dublin City University – Chair
Mr. Padraig O’Murchu, Intel
Dr. Kevin Marshall, Microsoft
Mr. Paul Rowe, Educate Together
ENGINEERING
Prof. Nick Quirke, University College Dublin – Chair
Prof. Clive Williams, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Prof. Patrick FitzPatrick, University College Cork
ENGLISH
Prof. Elmer Kennedy, University of Ulster – Chair
Prof. Nicholas Grene, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Prof. Peter Denman, NUI Maynooth
Prof. Brian Carahar, Queen’s University Belfast
Prof. Jan Jedrzejewski, University of Ulster
Dr. Farnkie Sewell, University of Ulster
Dr. Anne Jamison, University of Ulster
Dr. Willa Murphy, University of Ulster
GENETICS & MICROBIOLOGY
Prof. Tony Kavanagh, Trinity College, University of Dublin – Chair
Dr. David McHugh, University College Dublin
Prof. Kevin Devine, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Prof. Noel Lowndes, NUI Galway
Dr. Emmeline Hill, University College Dublin
GEOGRAPHY
Prof. Patrick O’Flanagan, University College Cork – Chair
Dr. Úna Ní Chaoimh, University College Cork
Dr. Denis Linehan, University College Cork
HISTORY AND HUMANITIES
Prof. Alan Sharp, University of Ulster – Chair
Prof. Roy Foster, Oxford University
Prof. Richard Aldous, University College Dublin
IRISH
Dr. Regina Uí Chollatáin, University College Dublin – Chair
Dr. Pádraigín Riggs, University College Cork
Dr. Brian Ó Catháin, NUI Maynooth
LANGUAGES, LITERATURE & CULTURAL STUDIES
Prof. Tom Moylan, University of Limerick – Chair
Prof. Patricia Coughlan, University College Cork
Dr. Patrick Brereton, Dublin City University
Dr. Ross Dawson, Liverpool John Moores University
Dr. Maureen Connor, Mary Immaculate College
LAW
Dr. Eoin O’Dell, Trinity College, University of Dublin – Chair
LINGUISTICS
Prof. Grace Neville, University College Cork – Chair
Dr. Loic Guyon, Mary Immaculate College
Dr. Anne Gallagher, NUI Maynooth
Dr. Sifora Pierce, University College Dublin
Dr. Jean-Philippe Imbert, Dublin City University
Dr. Paul Ryan, Waterford Institute of Technology
MATHEMATICS
Prof. Daniel M. Heffernan, NUI Maynooth – Chair
Dr. Oliver Mason, NUI Maynooth
Prof. Stephen Kirkland, NUI Maynooth
Prof. Gary McGuire, University College Dublin
Dr. Edward Cox, University College Dublin
Prof. John Carroll, Dublin City University
MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCE
Dr. Geraldine Boylan, University College Cork – Chair
Dr. Sean Connolly, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin
Prof. Edward Johns, University College Cork
Prof. Fidelma Dunne, NUI Galway
Prof. Colin Bradley, University College Cork
NURSING & MIDWIFERY
Prof. Kathy Murphy, NUI Galway – Chair
Prof. Eileen Savage, University College Cork
Dr. Abbey Hyde, University College Dublin
Dr. Bernie Quinlan, University of Limerick
PHARMACY
Prof. David Jones, Queen’s University Belfast – Chair
PHILOSOPHY
Dr. Felix Ó Murchadha, NUI Galway – Chair
Dr. Michael Dunne, NUI Maynooth
Dr. Lilian O’Brien, University College Cork
Dr. Paul O’Grady, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Dr. Tim Mooney, University College Dublin
Dr. Jeremy Watkins, Queen’s University Belfast
PHYSICS
Dr. Creidhe O’Sullivan, NUI Maynooth – Chair
Dr. Nicholas Devaney, NUI Galway
Dr. Martin Leahy, University of Limerick
Dr. Eilish McLoughlin, Dublin City University
Dr. Síle Nic Chormaic, University College Cork
PHYSIOTHERAPY & SPORT SCIENCE
Dr. Brian Caulfield, University College Dublin – Chair
Dr. Juliette Hussey, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Prof. Marie Guidon, RCSI
POLITICS
Dr. Mary Murphy, NUI Maynooth – Chair
Dr. Iain McMenamin, Dublin City University
Dr. John Barry, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr. Maura Adshead, University of Limerick
PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Mark Elliot, NUI Galway – Chair
Dr. Stanislava Antonijevic, NUI Galway
Dr. Olive Healy, NUI Galway
Dr. Julian Leslie, University of Ulster
RELIGION, THEOLOGY & ECUMENICS
Dr. Zuleika Rodgers, Trinity College, University of Dublin – Chair
Dr. Anne Fitzpatrick, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Dr. Oliver Scharbrodt, University College Cork
Prof. Brian Bocking, University College Cork
Prof. Seamus O’Connell, NUI Maynooth
SOCIOLOGY
Prof. Pat O’Connor, University of Limerick – Chair
Dr. Ciaran McCullagh, University College Cork
Prof. Mary Corcoran, NUI Maynooth
Dr. Iarfhlaith Watson, University College Dublin
Aifric O’Grada, University College Cork