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Academic STAFF (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS) & Research Staff

Head/Chair of Discipline

Professor Charles Spillane, PhD, BSc, Dip Mgmt. Visit our Genetics & Biotechnology Lab website at Spillane Lab

Tel: 353 91 49 4148 or 49 2674. Email: charles.spillane_at_nuigalway.ie
Office: C306 Aras de Brun

BPS Discipline, School of Natural Sciences and University responsibilities: Head of Discipline of Botany and Plant Science; Chair of Plant Science; Leader of SNS Research Cluster on Plant and AgriBiosciences; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Principal Investigator; Head of Genetics and Biotechnology Lab; Biosafety Committee NUIG. SNS Research and Strategy Committee, SNS Executive Committee. Coordinator of 3rd year Botany and Plant Science.

Research specialisations: Fundamental and applied genetics, epigenetics and biotechnology. Plant and agricultural biosciences and biotechnology. Plant Biosciences for Sustainable Development and Food Security, especially in developing countries. Science and Technology Policy.

Academic Staff (Principal Investigators - Heads of Research Groups/Labs)

Dr. Peter McKeown, PhD

Research specialisations: Plant biology, plant genetics, plant reproduction.

Dr. Zoe Popper, BSc, PhD Research Website

Tel: 353 91 49 5431. Email: Zoë Popper
Office: Martin Ryan Institute, Room 319.

BPS Discipline, School of Natural Sciences and University responsibilities: Member of Exam Security Group; Member of College of Science Committee for Promotion of Science, Coordinator of 1st year Biology/Botany and Plant Science course.

Research specialisations: Cell wall carbohydrates; plant and algal evolution.

Dr. Micheline Sheehy Skeffington, BA (Mod.), Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies, PhD

Tel: 353 91 49 2682. Email: Micheline Sheehy Skeffington
Office: C308, Áras de Brún

BPS Discipline, School of Natural Sciences and University responsibilities : Fourth year Botany course (BT401); Director, Vascular Plant Herbarium; Member, Steering Committee, BSc Env. Sci. denominated degree course; Member, Equality Committee, NUI, Galway

Research specialisations: Plant ecologist with specialist interests in environmental management.

Dr. Dagmar Stengel, BSc, MA, PhD Research Website

Tel: 353 91 49 3192. Email: Dagmar Stengel
Office: 318, Martin Ryan Institute

BPS Discipline, School of Natural Sciences and University responsibilities: SNS Stream Leader (Environment & Biotechnology Stream); Theme Leader (Algal Biosciences) in SNS Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Cluster; Member of Steering Committee of BSc Marine Sci. denominated degree course. Coordinator of 2nd year Botany courses (BT216 and BT217); Disability Liaison; Member SNS Teaching and Learning Committee; Vice-Dean for Teaching and Learning in College of Science (2008-2010); NUI Galway Bologna Advisor (2010-).

Research specialisations: algal and marine biology (phycology): seaweeds and microalgae in biotechnology and environmental monitoring (e.g. climate change, sustainable seaweed harvesting, eutrophication); targeted cultivation of algae for optimised production of biomass and metabolites of industrial interest; ecophysiology and toxicology; algal-fungal relationships (e.g. lichens).

Dr. Ronan Sulpice PhD, Plant Systems Biology Research Lab

Email: ronan.sulpicenuigalway.ie or sulpicempimp-golm.mpg.de 

Office: C314 Aras de Brun

Research specialisations: Plant System Biology, Metabolomics, Enzymology, Primary metabolism, Biomass production, Genetics

Science Foundation Ireland ETS Walton Fellows

Dr. Manash Chatterjee, (Plant Biotechnology)

Research specialisations: Plant Biotechnology; Crop Improvement; Entrepreneurship

Emeritus Professor of Botany

Professor Michael Guiry, Emeritus Professor of Botany, M.R.I.A. Research Websites: The Seaweed Site & AlgaeBase

Adjunct Lecturers

Dr. Manash Chatterjee, Adjunct Lecturer (Plant Biotechnology)

Dr. Tom Curtis, Adjunct Lecturer (Plant Ecology & Conservation)

Dr. Danny Hunter, Adjunct Lecturer (AgroBiodiversity & Global Change)

Dr. Robin Govier, Irish Naturalists' Journal

Guest Lecturers (2012-2013)

Dr. Karen Bacon, Plant Paleoecology & Paleobiology.

Dr. Marc Deletre, Natural History Museum, Paris, France.

Dr. Joanne Denyer BSc, D. Phil Research specialisations: Botany, Plant Ecology, Aquatic Macrophytes, Bryophytes, Charophytes.

Dr. Colin Kelleher, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland.

Dr. Mike Mullen, Animal & Bioscience Research Dept, TEAGASC, Ireland.

Dr. Ewen Mullins, Crop Science Dept, TEAGASC, Ireland.

Research Fellows (Postdocs)

Dr Sorcha Ni Longphuirt (Dagmar Stengel Group)
Tel: 353 91 49 3197
Office: Martin Ryan Institute, Room 311
Research interests: Biogeochemical cycling and primary production of benthic macro- and micro-algae
Funding: IRCSET EMPOWER Fellowship

Dr Peter McKeown (Charles Spillane Lab)
Tel: 353 91 493655
Office: Genetics and Biotechnology Lab, Aras de Brun
Research interests: Plant reproductive genetics and epigenetics
Funding: Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food Stimulus Grant (C. Spillane)

Dr. Olivier Leroux; ZP group

Dr. Freddy Guiheneuf; DS group

Postgraduate (PhD) Research Students

Girum Azmach (2010-); CS group (IITA:NUIG PhD Scholar with Dr. Abebe Menkir, IITA)

Martin Braud (2010-); CS group

Brendan Canning (2008-); with EV; MSS group

John Durcan (2007-); with EOS and Marine Institute; DS group

Christine Eschmann (2008-); DS group

Antoine Fort (2010-); CS group

Beatrice Ghilardi (2008-); Paleoenvironmental Research Unit (PRU)

Udo Nitschke (2009-); DS group

Simrat Kaur (2010-); CS group

Mercy Kitavi (2010-); CS group (IITA:NUIG PhD Scholar with Dr. Jim Lorenzen, IITA)

Caitriona Maher (2006-); with EV; MSS group

Péter Majkut (2009-); Paleoenvironmental Research Unit (PRU)

Hollydawn Murray (2009-); with EOS; DS group

Anna Pielach (2009-); ZP group

Sandra Raimundo (2011-); ZP group

Sandesh Rao (2010-); CS group

Peter Ryder (2011-); CS group

Matthias Schmid (2010-):DS group

Reetu Tuteju (2011-): CS group

Postgraduate (Research Masters) Students

William Organ (2012-): DS group

Research Associates

Julia Baer; DS group

Visiting Scientists & Researchers

Research Interns

Highly motivated undergraduate students or others with a keen interest in research are encouraged to contact the heads of each research group within Botany and Plant Science if they are seeking internships.

Research Group Principal Investigators

MC - Dr. Manash Chatterjee
ZP - Dr Zoe Popper  
MSS - Dr Micheline Sheehy-Skeffington  
CS - Prof Charles Spillane
 DS - Dr Dagmar Stengel
RS - Dr Ronan Sulpice

Botany and Plant Science
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 49 2340, Fax: +353 (0)91 49 4535,
E-mail: Botany and Plant Science
This page was last updated Wednesday, January 30, 2013