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
Prof. Jerry Murphy
MaREI Director
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager/Business Development Manager
Prof. Anita Maguire
Vice President for Research & Innovation
Triona McCormack
Head of Research DCU
Dr. Niall Smith
Head of Research CIT
Aengus Parsons
Director of Research NUI Galway
Marie Donnelly
Chair of renewables energy ireland
Eimear Cotter
Director of the Office of Environmental Sustainability
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 InvestigatorScientific 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
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director
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
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager/Business Development Manager
Prof. Dan Toal
Principal Investigator
Prof. Frederic Dias
Principal Investigator
Jeremy Gault
Funded Investigator
Peter Hourihane
MaREI Senior Programme Manager
Henry Curran
Principal Investigator
Brian Norton
Principal Investigator
Gregorio Iglesias
Funded Investigator
Kevin Ryan
Principal Investigator
Thomas Dooley
Funded Investigator
John Curtis
Funded InvestigatorEPE Advisory Committee
EPE Advisory Committee Members
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
MaREI Director
Sarah Bowman
Director of Strategic Engagement at TCAID
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager/Business Development Manager
Niall Dunphy
Research Fellow
Aoife Deane
Communications & Public Engagement
Dee O’Connor
Marketing & Communications ManagerIndustry Advisory Committee
Phase 2 Industry Committee members are currently being finalised
The purpose of the Industry Advisory Committee is to link scientists and engineers to academia and industry. It is important that the Centre develops and maintains an industry-relevant research agenda. In order to facilitate the input of Industry Partners into the Centres development and operation, the Centre shall establish an Industry Advisory Committee.
Industry Advisory Committee Members
Gillian Bruton
Centre Manager/Business Development Manager