The UCD Engineering Graduates Association held the EGA Award Ceremony on Wednesday 6 November at 18:00pm (Irish Standard Time). The proceedings took place on campus at University College Dublin. The EGA were delighted to celebrate the evening marking this year's medal and award recipients and thank the generous sponsors who support this event by rewarding the academic excellence of our students. The event is kindly sponsored by the Advance Centre Professional Education for Digital Transformation.
2024 UCD EGA Distinguished Graduate Award
Each year, the EGA recognises a standout UCD Engineering graduate with the Distinguished Graduate Award for their exceptional contributions to society. This tradition, which began in 2002, is the highlight of the EGA’s annual calendar. The 2024 UCD EGA Distinguished Graduate Award will be presented to (opens in a new window)Paddy Hayes, CEO of ESB Group and UCD Engineering alumnus (M.Eng.Sc, 1991 & BE 1986). With over two decades of service at ESB, Paddy Hayes has made significant contributions to the energy sector, particularly in steering ESB's efforts towards sustainability and innovation. His leadership, including roles as Managing Director of ESB Networks and Executive Director of Generation and Wholesale Markets, reflects his deep commitment to Ireland’s energy transition. Paddy was appointed CEO in 2021, guiding ESB through crucial phases of decarbonisation and modernisation.
2024 UCD EGA Gold Medal Awards
| RPS Civil Engineering Medal | Cormac Dempsey |
| Arup Structural Engineering with Architecture Medal | Niall Hanratty |
| SK Biotek Chemical Engineering Medal | Jack O'Neill |
| SSE Ireland Electrical Engineering Medal | No Award in 2024 |
| Renesas Electronic Engineering Medal | Yevhenii Mormul |
| Palliare Biomedical Engineering Medal | Paraic O'Ciaruain |
| CRH Mechanical Engineering Medal | Aoife Healy |
| AbbVie Engineering with Business Medal | Zoe McConnell |
| FDT Biosystems & Food Engineering Medal | Eoin Roche |
| DePuy Synthes Materials Science and Engineering Medal | Stefano Palazzo |
| ESB Energy Systems Medal | John Monaghan |
2024 UCD Architecture Graduates Association
| AGA Arup Gold Medal for Architecture | Sophie Reid |
2024 College Student Awards & Scholarships
| Roughan O'Donovan Prize | Molly Monroy |
| Abbvie Achievement Award in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Practice | Ciarán Luby |
| Pat McAdam Scholarship | Victoria Adesioye |
| McAdam Travel Bursary | Vanessa Hearty |
| PM Group Kevin Kelly Design Award | Sarah Coase |
| Carthy Travel Award | Frida Frykman |
| Carthy Graduate Research Project Award | Charlie Browne Marko Cavuzic |
| Carthy Business Plan Award | Sadhbh Leahy Hendy Uwadiae AhsanAliMurad Joseph Cronin |
| Eli Lilly ME Research Project Award | Ava Percy |
| Deloitte Masters in Engineering Management Medal | Neal Farrell |
| Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Awards: | |
| - IMechE Best Student Certificate | Damian Korus |
| - IMechE Best Project Certificate | Ewan Duffy |
| - IMechE Institution Project Award | Finn Quinlan |
| - IMechE Frederic Barnes Waldron Best Student Award | Robert Lowe |
| ABB Awards for Excellence in Electronic Engineering Project | Conall Walsh |
| ABB Awards for Excellence in Electrical Engineering Project | Elena O'Ceidigh-Hayes |
| James G.Lacy Award for Project Excellence in M.E. Programmes | No Award in 2024 |
| Aoife Carney Memorial Award | Lauren Callaghan Annifa Maluka |
| Michéal Mac Cárthaigh Research Project Award | Samira Islam |
| Michéal Mac Cárthaigh Academic Performance Award | Donnacha Murphy |
| McAdam University of Maryland Travel Bursary | Niamh Carlin |
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The reception after the ceremony is kindly sponsored by the Advance Centre Professional Education for Digital Transformation. |
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| The Advance Centre was founded in 2020 by University College Dublin, ATU Sligo, and TU Dublin and brings together academic experts and industry leaders from across the high-tech sector with the common goal of delivering a portfolio of modules and full programmes addressing Irish industry’s future skills needs in the digital transformation arena. A key goal of the Centre is to support upskilling professional learners seeking flexible study options alongside full-time students. The Centre offers a wide range of industry relevant, QQI accredited courses (QQI Levels 6-9) in Digital Transformation with three course admission intakes per year (September, January & May), across a wide range of areas in AI, Data Science, Health & Medicine, Software, Quantum & Electronic Engineering, Digital Manufacturing, Cyber Security & Digital Agriculture. Further details at (opens in a new window)www.advancecentre.ie or email us at (opens in a new window)info@advancecentre.ie. |
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Our thanks also to the families, friends, and supporters of our students for their continued support to our students throughout their studies. Best wishes to the Class of 2024 in their future careers and endeavours and make sure to stay connected to the University and keep in touch with your classmates through the UCD Engineering Graduates Association ((opens in a new window)Membership via UCD Alumni).
Details of last year's Award Ceremony can be viewed online.