Academic

Academic society logoThe 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.

 

Its mission is to promote the advancement of academic standards in engineering and facilitate and organise activities for key academic groups. It aims to develop and disseminate a body of knowledge for engineers working within the academic community which will also serve those engineering professionals with an interest in academic topics. Members can benefit from: Networking with colleagues Networking with industry experts Keeping up to date with the latest events, technical presentations and access to research and support material. Attending events, courses, site visits and customised seminars to advance their continuous professional development.

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Inspiring the next generation to take their first STEPS towards an engineering career

“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give”. The STEPS programme, a unique STEM initiative working with schools across Ireland, is offering volunteers a chance to share their expertise, knowledge and experiences to inspire the next generation of innovators. What is STEPS? STEPS encourages primary and post-primary students to explore the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), while promoting engineering as a study and career choice. To ...

Ireland's energy challenge: communicating the 'burning platform' of climate change

Dermot Byrne MEngSc, CEng, FIEI, the president of Engineers Ireland for 2016-17, presented his presidential address to a near-capacity crowd in Clyde Road on 20 September. His speech was entitled ‘Ireland’s Energy Challenge: A Personal Perspective’. The first part of his speech looked at past energy transitions and the factors that impact on their speed of completion. In this concluding part, he asks what energy transitions now have to take place, and how quickly, if we are to leave the ...

Irish transmission system: balancing simulation and applied maths in power system analysis

Due to a recent successful application to the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Investigator Programme that funded a proposal of mine with title ‘Advanced Modelling for Power System Analysis and Simulation’, I was given the opportunity to contribute to this forum. In this article, I wish to talk on an evergreen open question in power-system analysis. The question can be formulated as follows: what is best to properly understand the dynamic response of a complex power system? Is it a ...

Addressing the IT skills gap and finding the right candidate

In February, I had a conversation with a client who had just begun the recruitment process for a senior software engineer. There was nothing unusual about the role: his company required someone with five years of relevant experience in the telecommunications industry. I spoke to the client again in June and he still had not found anyone that fitted the criteria. Finally, in August, my client called to say the role had been filled. He told me that a process, which a couple of years ago ...

Mechanical engineers develop drive-by monitoring system for urban streetlights

Is there a streetlight burned out on your street? Unless you or your neighbours make the right people aware of it, there's a good chance nobody knows about it. Most cities and towns don't have any comprehensive listing or map of where their lights are located, what kind they are, what their expected operational lifetimes are, how high they are, or when they were last replaced. The prevailing system for answering those questions is to send inspectors out, clipboard in hand, to examine the ...

Project management challenges and methodologies in design and construction

Over the coming months, the Project Management Society will publish a series of profiles of project managers in the Engineers Journal. The aim is to explore the similarities and differences between project managers across different industries with regard to skills, challenges and methodologies. [caption id="attachment_32526" align="alignright" width="300"] Fearghal Scanlon, head of quality EMEA, M+W Group[/caption] The series kicks off with a profile of Fearghal Scanlon, head of ...
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Our committees arrange and host technical presentations, discussions, debate and social events in our regions and represent the group at liaison committee. If you are interested in being a part of this committee, please contact our Sector Support team at sectorsupport@engineersireland.ie. You must be logged into the website to display the current committee members below.

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