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Assoc Professor

Deirdre Coffey

Associate Professor

School of Physics

Orcid identifier0000-0002-2210-202X
  • Associate Professor
    School of Physics
  • 01 716 2823
  • University College Dublin, School of Physics, Science Centre - North Belfield Dublin 4

BIO

Dr Deirdre Coffey is Associate Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science at the UCD School of Physics. Her research interests are in the field of star and planet formation, using world-class telescopes of the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN APPOINTMENTS

  • Programme Director of MSc Space Science & Technology
    University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSep 2013 - Dec 2018

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University College Dublin, School of Physics, Dublin, Ireland1 Nov 2024
  • Adjunct Fellow
    The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Cosmic Physics, Dublin 2, Ireland1 Sep 2015
  • Assistant Professor
    University College Dublin, School of Physics, Ireland1 Nov 2012 - 31 Oct 2024
  • IRCSET Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland1 Jan 2009 - 1 Jan 2011
  • Italian Space Agency Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    I.N.A.F. - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy1 Jan 2011 - 1 Jan 2012
  • Marie Curie RTN Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    I.N.A.F. - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy1 Jan 2005 - 1 Jan 2008

DEGREES

  • HDipEd
    Trinity College Dublin
  • MSc
    Queen's University Belfast
  • PhD, Astrophysics
    Trinity College Dublin
  • Prof Dip University Teaching & Learning
    University College Dublin

LANGUAGES

  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak and understand