People

Academic

Dr. Michael Hartnett

• coastal, shelf and ocean modelling (physical and numerical)

• impacts of climate change on marine circulation

• operational modelling

• coastal flooding

• offshore structural dynamics

Dr. Stephen Nash

• physical and computer modelling of marine and coastal waters

• multi-scale modelling

• hydrodynamics and water quality

• tidal energy

• environmental impact assessment

Dr. Jamie Goggins

• wave energy

• structural health monitoring of ocean energy devices

• embodied energy of offshore energy devices

• computer modelling

Dr. Annette Harte

• offshore structural dynamics

• fatigue analysis of offshore pipelines

• mooring systems for offshore renewable energy devices

• computer modelling

Dr. Thomas Mullarkey

• offshore structural dynamics

• wave climate modelling

• computer modelling

Post Doctoral

Dr Indiana Olbert

• coastal, shelf and ocean modelling (physical and numerical)

• climate change modelling

• operational modelling

• tidal energy

Tel: +353 (91) 493208

indiana.olbert@nuigalway.ie

Post Graduate

Luminita Boblea

Estuarine hydrodynamic modelling using cylindrical polar coordinates.

Tel: +353 (91) 495875

luminitaifim@yahoo.com

Joanne Comer

Modelling extreme flood events due to tides, rivers and storm surges

Tel: +353 (91) 493208

Darren Coppinger

Modelling the hydro-environmental impacts of tidal turbine energy extraction on coastal waters

Tel: +353 (91) 495875

darren.coppinger@nuigalway.ie

David Fallon

Tidal current energy resource assessment

Tel: +353 (91) 492647

david.fallon@nuigalway.ie

William Finnegan

Structural health monitoring of ocean energy devices

Tel: +353 (91) 493174

w.finnegan1@nuigalway.ie

Joseph McGovern

Assessment of environmental compliance of waterbodies through integration of monitoring and modelling.

Tel: +353 (91) 495875

j.mcgovern1@nuigalway.ie

Noreen O’Brien

Tidal energy in the Shannon Estuary

Tel: +353 (91) 495875

noreenobrien@ireland.com

Fearghal O’Donncha

Impacts of aquaculture developments on hydrodynamic circulation patterns.

Tel: +353 (91) 493086

fearghalodonncha@gmail.com

Robert O’Grady

Localised Assessment of Pipeline Integrity after Ultra-Deep S-Lay Installation

Padraic Kirrane

Advancement of a Design Life Prediction Technique for Steel Tube Umbilicals