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Presentation of Parchments by Engineers Ireland to UCD 13Dec
Presentation of Parchments by Engineers Ireland to UCD

Faculty of Civil Engineering receiving Accreditation Certificates from Engineers Ireland.

UCD researchers win Una Europa PhD Impact awards 28Nov
UCD researchers win Una Europa PhD Impact awards

Two UCD engineering researchers have been recognised at the inaugural Una Europa PhD Impact awards.

Ava Azadi Chegeni, from UCD’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, was named one of three overall winners, while Sohini Mishra, from UCD’s School of Civil Engineering, was Highly Commended by the competition judges. The awards recognise and celebrate the impact, and potential impact, of research and researchers across the Una Europa alliance in the area of Future Materials.

Ava will present her winning case study to the Una Europa General Assembly in Bologna this week
UCD Civil Engineering researchers named in top 2% of scientists globally 04Oct
UCD Civil Engineering researchers named in top 2% of scientists globally

Four researchers from the UCD School of Civil Engineering have been named among the top 2% of scientists globally in the prestigious Elsevier and Stanford University’s 2024 rankings - Prof. Eugene O'Brien, Associate Professor Arturo Gonzalez and Dr. Abdollah Malekjafarian for their research in structural dynamics and Dr. Mehran Khan for his work in civil engineering and construction materials. The rankings recognise career-long impact and are based on established metrics that reflect scholarly influence and research excellence in their respective fields of study.

UCD Global Cultural Week 23Sep
UCD Global Cultural Week

As part of UCD Global week in partnership with the Global Lounge, we gathered in celebration of our School's rich Cultural Diversity. The event showcased various aspects of culture from Spain, China and Pakistan. Presentations focused on influences of culture and landscape on unique national infrastructures. It was a wonderful opportunity for both students and staff to share, learn, and appreciate the diverse backgrounds that make up our community.
UCD Civil Engineering doctoral students win CERI 2024 presentation awards 06Sep
UCD Civil Engineering doctoral students win CERI 2024 presentation awards

Congratulations to UCD Civil Engineering doctoral students - Mohadeseh Ashkarkalaei, Md Arman Habib, Mahmoud Abdelhek and Muhammad Saqlain - who won best student presentation awards at the Civil Engineering Research Association in Ireland (CERI 2024) conference held in Alice Perry Engineering Building at University of Galway on the 29th and 30th of August 2024.
UCD-Chang'an 2024 UCD graduation ceremony 02Jul
UCD congratulates its new CDIC Civil Engineering Infrastructure graduates!

Friday 28th of June marked the occasion of the 2024 UCD graduation ceremony for CDIC students of Civil Engineering Infrastructure. On the day, Professor Colin Scott, UCD Registrar and Deputy President/Vice President for Academic Affairs conferred degrees on 120 graduates. In attendance were UCD and CDIC staff.

L to R Assistant Professor Ekin Ozer, Professor Eleni Chatzi, Associate Professor Amanda Gibney and Associate Professor PJ Purcell 28Jun
Visit of Subject Extern Examiner, Professor Eleni Chatzi to the UCD School of Civil Engineering

The School of Civil Engineering was delighted to welcome Professor Eleni Chatzi, Chair of Structural Mechanics & Monitoring, ETH Zürich, on Friday 28 th June.
Professor Chatzi is the Subject Extern Examiner for the School, and this was the first of her visits in this capacity. She met with faculty members, and students on our undergraduate and taught graduate programmes.
Team Winners L to R: Arthur Daley, Vincent Bradford, Lorcán Martin, Cian Ginest and Barbara Ziarnowska. (Not in photo: Alicia Brennan) 24Jun
Engineers Without Borders UK, Engineering for People Design Challenge 2024

The School of Civil Engineering incorporates the EWB UK Engineering for People Design Challenge into its Creativity in Design module which is taken by all 320 first year engineering students, along with elective students. This year two of our Creativity in Design teams were selected to compete in the Engineering for People Design Challenge 2024 Grand Finals, in Manchester Stoller Hall. This is a significant accomplishment for both teams so congratulations to both. We are delighted to announce that the UCD team who designed an affordable solar integrated purification system were crowned the winners!

Ms Samira Islam presenting at the iEMSs International Conference 23Jun
Student Prize winner at 12 th International Conference on Environmental Modelling and Software 2024

Congratulations to Ms. Samira Islam, Master of Engineering student from the UCD School of Civil Engineering, who received third prize in the iEMSs Student Prizes at the 12th International Conference on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs) held in East Lansing, Michigan, USA in June. Samira presented her work on leak monitoring in water distribution networks, which used multi-agent systems, machine learning and GPR. This was the topic of her masters research project, completed under the guidance of Assistant Professor David Ayala-Cabrera.
UCD Stormwater Runoff Research featured in Nicola Haines Team at this years bloom festival 05Jun
UCD Stormwater Runoff Research featured in Nicola Haines Team at this years bloom festival

Puneeta Sreenivas a PhD student working with Sarah Cotterill in the UCD School of Civil Engineering is evaluating a material called BlueLay for its potential use in Sustainable Drainage Systems.
Chang’an University Delegation Visit 27May
Chang’an University Delegation Visit

The School of Civil Engineering was delighted to receive a visit from a high-level delegation from Chang’an University on 27th May. The aim of the visit was to explore the potential for strengthening the partnership between Chang’an University and UCD, with specific discussion around cognate research areas, and taught masters programmes. The delegation took a tour of the laboratories in the School of Civil, and met with research students.
Photo 1: Joint prize for Stage 2 Design and Communications Module 2022/23 10Apr
Student Awards Evening 2024, sponsored by Winthrop Technologies

The Student Awards evening 2024 show student winners from our Case Studies module, Group Design Project module and Design and Communications module received prizes for their excellent academic performance. UCD Civil Engineering sincerely thank our sponsor, Winthrop Technologies, for their continued support and their recognition of student excellence.

UCD Award Day 2024 - Tiernan Byrne awardees and Tiernan Byrnes parents 11Mar
UCD Awards Day 2024

On 8th March 2024 UCD welcomed award recipients, their families and friends, faculty and donors to the campus for the annual UCD Awards Day Ceremony. The School of Civil Engineering is very proud of all of those who received awards at the ceremony, and extends its congratulations to all of the awardees. A list of the Civil Engineering awardees can be found at the link below.
Irish delegation to TRB in Washington DC - Includes Beatriz Martinez-Pastor and Minister Jack Chambers 29Feb
Irish Delegation Led by Minister Jack Chambers Attends TRB 2024 in Washington DC

The Irish delegation led by Minister Jack Chambers attends TRB 2024 in Washington DC in January 2024. Dr. Beatriz Martinez-Pastor joined the Irish delegation. As the coordinator of the Horizon Europe project aimed at supporting the preparation for the upcoming TRA 2024, Dr. Martinez-Pastor was part of the Irish delegation promoting the TRA2024 conference, scheduled to take place in Dublin in April 2024. The aim was to establish new connections and collaborations with the American event.

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