Academic Society
About
About this network
The goal of the Academic Society is to develop and disseminate a Body of Knowledge for engineers working within the academic community. This Body of Knowledge will also serve those engineering professionals with an interest in academic topics.
Our network also provides opportunities for members to meet and socialise with their peers.
Who can join?
The Academic Society is a special interest group for engineers who lecture or conduct research in third-level institutions or graduate students who aspire to careers in academia.
How to join
If you are already a member of Engineers Ireland, you can join any number of Regions, Divisions and Societies in our Members Area
It is free to join our network, and once you join, you can:
- Use our discussion forumPost comments on articles and blogs Join the Contacts Network to locate and send messages to other professionals
Events
We run a number of lectures and events from September to June each year.
Our events are open to the public as well as to members of Engineers Ireland.
All our events allow members to make contacts and network with their peers and contribute to their Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Contacts
Chairman
- Dr. Mike Murphy
- DIT
- Faculty of Engineering
- DIT Bolton Street
- Dublin 7
- Tel: 01 4023648
- Email: mike.murphy@dit.ie
Vice-Chairman
- Con Sheahan
- University of Limerick
- Dept. of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering
- Co. Limerick
- Tel: 061 202498
- Email: con.sheahan@ul.ie
Secretary
- Bob Lawlor
- National University of Ireland
- Dept. of Elec. Engineering
- Maynooth
- Co. Kildare
- Tel: 01 7086199
- Email: rlawlor@eeng.may.ie
Treasurer
- Mary Sharp
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dept. of Computer Science
- O'Reilly Institute
- Dublin 2
- Tel: 01 6082732
- Email: mary.sharp@cs.tcd.ie
Liaison Committee Rep
- Gerard MacMicheal
- GMIT
- Dublin Road
- Galway
- Tel: 091 742241
- Email: gerard.macmichael@gmit.ie
Events
Details of our autumn and winter programme of events will be posted here in September.