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Edmond has been working on contract research
in environmental engineering since 2005 with funding agents Enterprise Ireland
and the EPA. He is a co-inventor on 3 wastewater and sludge treatment
technologies and has co-developed and built four on-site research wastewater
treatment plants, a sludge research pilot-plant and a tertiary treatment system.
He was co-founder and co-developer of the NUI Galway
Water
Research Facility (located in Tuam, Co. Galway), and continues to actively commercialise NUI Galway developed technologies. |
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Professional Qualifications
BE, MEngSc (NUI Galway), PhD (NUI Galway), CEng MIEI |
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Membership of Professional Bodies
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Research Interests
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Research Projects
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Publications
Journals
1. Ruane, E., Murphy, P., Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E., French, P. and Rodgers, M. (2012). Performance Of A Woodchip Filter To Treat Dairy S1. Ruane, E., Murphy, P., Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E., French, P. and Rodgers, M. (2012). Performance Of A Woodchip Filter To Treat Dairy Soiled Water. Journal of Environmental Management 95 49-55
2. O’Reilly, E., Clifford, E. and Rodgers, M. (2011) Municipal Wastewater Treatment using a Full-Scale Pumped Flow Biofilm Reactor (PFBR) Water Science and Technology 64 1218-1225 3. Rodgers, M., O’Reilly, E. and Zhan, X-M. (2009). Synthetic dairy wash-water treatment by using an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor. International Journal of Environment and Pollution 38 371-384 (invited paper) 4. O’Reilly, E., Rodgers, M. and Zhan, X-M. (2008). Pumped flow biofilm reactors (PFBR) for treating municipal wastewater. Water Science & Technology 57 1857-1865 5. Rodgers, M., Zhan, X-M. and O’Reilly, E. (2006). Small-scale wastewater treatment using an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 28 322-330 6. Zhan, X-M., Rodgers, M. and O’Reilly, E. (2006). Biofilm growth and characteristics in an alternating pumped sequencing biofilm reactor. Water Research 40 817-825 Conferences
1. O’Reilly, E. and Zhan, Z. (2012). Nitrous oxide generation and emission in a laboratory-scale pumped flow biofilm reactor. IWA-WEC World Cong1. O’Reilly, E. and Zhan, Z. (2012). Nitrous oxide generation and emission in a laboratory-scale pumped flow biofilm reactor. IWA-WEC World Congress 2012, Dublin 13th-18th May 2012 (accepted for oral presentation).2. Forde, P., Rodgers, M., McNamara, S., O’Reilly, E., and Clifford, E. Performance and optimisation of a new wastewater technology: The Air Suction Flow Biofilm Reactor. In Proceedings: IWA Development Congress 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 21st – 24th November. 3. Gerrity, S., Kennelly, C., Walsh, R., O’Reilly, E., Collins, G., and Clifford E. (2011). Ecophysiology of microbial populations from novel, Horizontal Flow Biofilm Reactors (HFBRs) treating methane-contaminated air. In Proceedings: IWA Biofilm Conference 2011, Shanghai, China. 27th – 30th October. 4. Clifford, E., McNamara, S., Forde, P., Rodgers, M., and O’Reilly, E. Treatment of municipal strength wastewater using a novel Air Suction Flow Biofilm Reactor. In Proceedings: IWA Biofilm Conference 2011, Shanghai, China. 27th – 30th October. 5. Clifford, E., Kennelly, C., Walsh, R., Gerrity, S., O’Reilly, E., and Collins, G. (2011). Optimisation of a novel biofilm technology for the removal of nuisance odours and greenhouse gases at low temperatures. In Proceedings: 4th International conference on biotechniques for air pollution control (Biotechniques-2011), European Federation of Biotechnology, La Coruna, Spain. 12th – 14th October. 6. Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E. and Rodgers, M. (2011). A unique full scale water research facility for 1. Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E. and Rodgers, M. (2011). A unique full scale water research facility for applied and fundamental research, technology development, education and public outreach. ICEE: An International Conference on Engineering Education, 21-26 August 2011. Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (abstract accepted for presentation) 7. Rodgers, M., Wu, G., Clifford, E., and O’Reilly, E. (2010). Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater using a horizontal-flow biofilm reactor and an alternating pumped-flow biofilm reactor. 2nd Irish Conference on Constructed Wetlands, UCD, Ireland. 338 – 352. 8. O’Reilly, E., Clifford, E., and Rodgers, M. (2010). Municipal wastewater treatment using a full-scale pumped flow biofilm reactor (PFBR). In Proceedings: WEF/IWA Biofilm Rector Technology Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, USA. 827 – 838 9. Ruane, E., Murphy, P., Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E., French, P., and Rodgers, M. (2010). Treatment of dairy soiled water using woodchip-A Field Scale Study. 17th World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Quebec City, Canada. 13th – 17th June. 10. Ruane, E., Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E., Murphy, P., French, P., and Rodgers, M. (2010). In Proceedings: Treatment of dairy soiled washwater using a woodchip filter. Agricultural Research Forum and British Society for Animal Science Joint Meeting, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 12th – 14th April. 11. Ruane, E., Clifford, E., O’Reilly, E., Murphy, P., French, P., and Rodgers, M. (2010). Treatment of dairy soiled water using woodchip-A Laboratory Study. World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering, Quebec City, Canada. 12. de Paor, D., Clifford, E., Rodgers, M., and O’Reilly, E. (2008). Carbon and nitrogen removal rates from a laboratory and pilotscale horizontal flow biofilm reactor. In Proceedings: 8th IWA specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems and 2nd specialized Conference on Decentralized Water and Wastewater International Network. Coimbatore, India. 13. O’Reilly, E., Rodgers, M., Zhan, X-M., and Clifford E. (2008). A pilot plant study of a novel sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) treating municipal wastewater. In Proceedings: IWA Biofilm Technologies. Singapore. 165 – 166. Other
Patents
1. Rodgers, M., O'Reilly, E., Clifford, E., Ruane, E., (2009). A stratified bioreactor. European Patent Appl1. Rodgers, M., O'Reilly, E., CliPatents1. Rodgers, M., O'Reilly, E., Clifford, E., Ruane, E., (2009). A stratified bioreactor. European Patent Appl1. Rodgers, M., O'Reilly, E., Clifford, E., Ruane, E., (2009). A stratified bioreactor. European Patent Application No. 09006982.4 2. Rodgers, M., O’Reilly, E. and Clifford, E. (2008). A biological reactor for wastewater. Patent application No. 08016355.3 – 2104 3. Rodgers, M., Mulqueen, J., Zhan, X. and O’Reilly, E. (2004). A method and apparatus for biologically processing fluid. International Patent No. PCT/EP2005/007452 Technical 1. Treatment and monitoring of nutrients, odour and sludge at a small-town demonstration wastewater treatmen1. Treatment and monitoring of nutrients, odour and sludge at a small-town demonstration wastewater treatment system. 2006-ET-LS-12-MD. EPA Authors: O'Reilly, E., Clifford, E., Rodgers, M & O'Donoghue, P. (2011) 2. Relationships between dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and other nitrogen compounds in wastewaters, treated waters and receiving waters. 2009-SS-72. EPA Authors: O'Reilly, E., Clifford, E., Rodgers, M. (2010) 3. Smarter Enforcement. 2009-SS-71. Office of Environmental Enforcement, EPA Authors: Clifford, E., O'Reilly, E., Rodgers, M. (2010 4. Assessment of percolation trench design and hydraulic capacity requirements with reference to holiday homes. Adopted In: Code of Practice - Wastewater treatment and disposal systems serving single houses. EPA. Authors: Rodgers, M., Clifford, E., & O'Reilly, E. (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Completed 8-week Campus Commercialisation Program with the Technology Transfer Office (NUI Galway, autumn 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Technology in the Technology Development Competition, Higher Education Authority Strategic Innovation Fund (2009), co-inventor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercialisation of new technology award, Enterprise Ireland & Department of Trade and Enterprise (2008). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The EPA/NUI Galway WRF and the above awards featured on the following media outlets:
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| Enterprise Ireland technology development at the Big Ideas show case, October 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise Ireland technology development at the Big Ideas show case, October 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
