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Environment, Marine and Energy

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Introduction                                                                                        *
The Ryan Institute
Energy Research Centre
Power Electronics Research Centre

Introduction

This thematic area caters for research at NUI Galway in Environmental Change Research & Modelling, Atmospheric Studies, Biodiversity and Bioinformatics, Marine Science and Law, and Sustainable Energy. The overall objectives are to consolidate and coordinate national research on the impacts of, and remedies for, natural and anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity, human health and the environment; to reduce environmental stress by developing impact-free aquaculture of marine organisms; and to develop energy research priorities that meet environmental objectives.

NUI Galway has two major institutes (the MRI & ECI) involved with environmental, marine and energy research. These work with colleges (Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies, Business, Public Policy, & Law, Engineering & Informatics, Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences, and Science), departments and research groups to develop a synergy in environmental, marine and energy research. The ECI and the MRI have recently developed a common research policy based on a number of themes, and these themes have been agreed nationally with our partners, particularly the Environmental Research Institute in University College, Cork. These arrangements have the capacity to contribute extensively to the national research programme on the environment.

*Images of marine organisms by Aileen Gill

The Ryan Institute

The Ryan Institute for Environmental , Marine and Energy Research, was established in 2010 from a strategic merger of the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) and Martin Ryan Institute (MRI) for Marine Science.

The over 300 researchers who work in the Ryan Institute conduct research into fields as diverse as Climate Change, Environment & Health, Energy, Marine & Coastal Processes, Biodiversity and the Built Environment. There are also many researchers who work in areas that cross many of these fields such as Modelling & Informatics, Environmental Technologies and Socio-Economics & Policy Development.

Our marine research programmes promote the exploration and development of marine physical resources, increase understanding of aquatic biodiversity, analyse effects of environmental/climate change on aquatic ecosystems and facilitate sustainable development of aquatic biological. In the area of environmental research, NUI Galway’s location on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean has made it particularly suitable for national and international collaborative research on biodiversity, atmospheric processes and climate change. Our Energy Research Centre (ERC) brings together researchers from many disciplines as well as many important collaborators on energy research from home and abroad.

For more information please visit http://www.ryaninstitute.ie/ .

Energy Research Centre

The Energy Research Centre operates as part of The Ryan Institute. Research is conducted in four main areas: bioenergy, renewable resources, energy efficient technologies and energy & society. The Centre brings together over 100 academic staff and researchers, from NUI Galway's Colleges of Science; Engineering and Informatics; Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies; Law; and Commerce, along with many key national and international collaborators.

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Power Electronics Research Centre

The Power Electronics Research Centre is involved in the growing areas of wind and solar power, wireless power & sensors for biomedical applications, battery management and power harvesting. The centre fosters links with industry by transferring technology from a strong research base in the University to the wider community. Collaborations have been established with the Power Electronics laboratory at the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology; the Czech Technical University of Prague, Zhejiang University and Harbin University, China, the City University of Hong Kong and the Tyndall Institute, Cork.

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This page was last updated Monday, December 10, 2012