Committees
Governance Committee
The purpose of the Governance Committee is to provide oversight of the activities and progress of the Centre ensuring that the Centre operates in line with expectations and best practice in all aspects of its endeavours.
Governance Committee Members
Brendan Tuohy
Governance Committee Chair
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Energy Policy & Modelling)
Prof. Jerry Murphy
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Advanced Fuels in the Circular Economy)
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager / Business Development Manager
Dr. Niall Smith
Head of Research MTU
Aengus Parsons
Director of Research NUI Galway
Marie Donnelly
Chair of renewables energy ireland
Eimear Cotter
Director of the Office of Evidence and Assessment
Declan McDonald
Partner in PwC
Caroline Spillane
Director General of Engineers Ireland
Danny McCoy
CEO at Ibec
Peter Hourihane
MaREI Senior Programme Manager
Paul Connolly
CEO of the Marine Institute
Sarah Culloty
Principal Investigator UCC
Dr Phill Hemmingway
Director of Energy Safety (CRU)
Prof John Cryan
Vice President for Research & Innovation UCC
Orla Feely
Vice President for Research & Innovation UCD
William Walshe
Chief Executive Officer SEAI
Kerrie Sheehan
Head of Research and Technology SEAIScientific Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Scientific Advisory Committee is to provide independent scientific advice and also to act in a constructive review capacity for research carried out in the Centre. The Scientific Advisory Committee will advise the Governance Committee and engage with the CEMC on scientific strategy.
Scientific Advisory Committee Members
Alistair G.L. Borthwick
SAC Chair
Dr. Andrea Copping
Senior Research Scientist for PNNL
Prof. Zoran Vukić
Professor at the University of Zagreb
Dr. Sonia Yeh
Professor in Transport and Energy Systems
Prof. Felice Arena
Professor of Ocean Engineering
Prof. Mats Eklund
Professor in Environmental Technology and Management
Dr. Charlie Wilson
Researcher in the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK)
Dr. Edel Sheridan
Senior Research Scientist
Robert Stoner
Deputy Director for Science and Technology at MIT
Ursula Eicker
Professor in Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Jerry Murphy
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Advanced Fuels in the Circular Economy)
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Energy Policy & Modelling)
Peter Hourihane
MaREI Senior Programme Manager
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager / Business Development ManagerCentre Executive Management Committee
Centre Executive Management Committee Members
Prof. Jerry Murphy
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Advanced Fuels in the Circular Economy)
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Energy Policy & Modelling)
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager / Business Development Manager
Jimmy Murphy
Co-PI (Offshore Renewable Energy)
John Ringwood
Co-PI (Offshore Renewable Energy)
Prof. Frederic Dias
Co-PI (Offshore Renewable Energy)
Jamie Goggins
Co-PI (Materials & Structures)
Kevin Ryan
Co-PI (Materials & Structures)
Vikram Pakrashi
Co-PI (Materials & Structures)
Prof. Dan Toal
Co-PI (Observation & Operations)
Colin O’Dowd
Co-PI (Observation & Operations)
Jeremy Gault
Funded Investigator (Coastal & Marine Systems)
Anne Marie O’Hagan
Co-PI (Coastal & Marine Systems)
Mark Jessopp
Co-PI (Coastal & Marine Systems)
Henry Curran
Co-PI (Advanced Fuels in the Circular Economy)
Piet N.L. Lens
Co-PI (Advanced Fuels in the Circular Economy)
Rory Monaghan
Co-PI (Advanced Fuels in the Circular Economy)
Prof. Hannah Daly
Co-PI (Energy Policy & Modelling)
John Curtis
Funded Investigator (Energy Policy & Modelling)
Ciara Ahern
Co-PI (Energy Management)
Peter Hourihane
MaREI Senior Programme ManagerEPE Advisory Committee
EPE Advisory Committee Members
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director & Co-PI (Energy Policy & Modelling)
Sarah Bowman
Director of Strategic Engagement at TCAID
Niall Dunphy
Research Fellow
David Murphy
CEO ERINN Innovation
Joseph Roche
TCD Assistant Prof in Science Education & Public Engagement
Tara Shine
Change by Degrees Social Enterprise
Madeleine Murray
Change by Degrees Social Enterprise
Ruth Hally
UCC Civic & Community Engagement
Shirley Gallagher
Cork Environmental Forum
Rob Mooney
Citizen Engagement, Community Leadership and Local Authorities
Margie McCarthy
SEAI Director of Research and Policy Insights
Martin Galvin
UCC Civic & Community Engagement
Hugh O’Reilly
Director of Business Development
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager / Business Development Manager
Aoife Deane
Communications & Public Engagement
Dee O’Connor
Marketing & Communications ManagerIndustry Advisory Committee
Following consultation with and feedback from industry partners during Phase 1, dedicated project-based advisory committees have instead been established to provide direct oversight and input to team members on prevailing industry needs and trends.
Business Development Team
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager / Business Development Manager