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Dublin Institute of Technology: Overview
The document provides an overview of the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and its focus on sustainability research across various fields including environmental health, engineering, and climate change. It outlines the institute's extensive research capacities, notable academic staff, and areas of interest in environmental technologies and sustainable management of resources. Additionally, it mentions various European projects associated with science, the built environment, and other sustainable initiatives.
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- 2. DIT Overview • ESTABLISHED120 YEARS • professional bodies tradition (building, accounting, environmental health, …) • 1,000+ APPLIED ACADEMICS • 100+ direct involvement (teaching &/or research) in Sustainability (environment, energy, transport, …) • LOCATIONS • Kevin Street – Science (labs …) • Focas Research Institute • Bolton St – Built Environment (Engineering, Urban Planning, …) • Cathal Brugha St – Food (Environmental Health, …)
- 3. Environment Research Capacity •SCIENCE • Marine – Barry Foley & Patrice Behan • Air & Water Quality – Pat Goodman & James Walsh • Surface Materials – Suresh Pillai • NanoMaterials – Hugh J. Byrne, Gordon Chambers, Fiona Lyng • Environmental Sensing & Imaging – Vincent Toal • BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ENGINEERING • Urban Development – Conor Skehan & Kevin Griffin • Building Energy Efficiency – Michael Conlon & Kevin Gaughan • Climate Change & Buildings – Frank Prendergast • OTHER • Technologies – Bing Wu • Policy Making – Aidan Duffy • Economic Instruments – Aidan O’Driscoll
- 4. Areas/Topics - DITInterest • 6.1. CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION & RISKS • 6.1.1. Pressures on Environment & Climate • 6.1.2. Environment & Health • 6.1.3. Natural Hazards • 6.2. SUSTAINABLE MGT OF RESOURCES • 6.2.1. Cons & Sus Mgt of Natural & Man-Made Resources & Biodiversity • 6.2.2. Management of Marine Environments
- 5. Areas/Topics - DITInterest • 6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES – 6.3.1. Env Tech for the Natural & Man-Made Environment – 6.3.3. Technology Assessment, Verification & Testing • 6.4. EARTH OBSERVATION FOR SUS DEV – 6.4.1. Earth & Ocean Observation Methods for the Env & Sus Dev – 6.4.2. Forecasting for Sustainable Development • 6.5. HORIZONTAL ACTIONS – 5.1.0. Dissemination & Horizontal Activities
- 6. European Projects –sample SCIENCE • WHO PHEWE - Weather and Health • WHO APHEKOM - Air Pollution, Health, Policy • BIOETHANOL – R&D of Bioethanol Processing for Fuel Cells • NANOIMPACTNET – Human & Env Health Impact of Nanomaterials BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ENGINEERING • SILENCE – Control of surface transport noise • NICHES – Development of concepts for sustainable night distribution • BESTUFS - Best Urban Freight Solutions OTHER • EUROSDR - European Spatial Data Research • EFONET – Energy Policy • EPHOCELL - Photovoltaics
- 7. Contact Details ANDY MAGUIRE Head of Enterprise & Research – Sustainability DIT – 143 Rathmines Road, D6, Ireland : + 353.1.402 3309 : andy.maguire@dit.ie
- 8. Environment Research Capacity •SCIENCE • Marine – Barry Foley • Air & Water Quality – Pat Goodman & James Walsh • Surface Materials – Suresh Pillai • NanoMaterials – Hugh J. Byrne, Gordon Chambers, Fiona Lyng • Environmental Sensing & Imaging – Vincent Toal • BUILT ENVIRONMENT/ENGINEERING • Urban Development – Conor Skehan & Kevin Griffin • Building Energy Efficiency – Michael Conlon & Kevin Gaughan • Climate Change & Buildings – Frank Prendergast • OTHER • Technologies – Bing Wu • Policy Making – Aidan Duffy • Economic Instruments – Aidan O’Driscoll