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The Cork region is a hub for members based in Cork.  It represents all sectors of the industry, including third-level, local authorities, contractors, companies, researchers, and many more. 

The Cork region also provides local CPD and networking events for engineers.

Some of the events previously held by the Cork region include:

  • Autumn CPD series of technical presentations
  • Social events like the Young Engineers society summer quiz and Bowling and pizza night
  • Site visits such as the Port of Cork tour and the Cork Courthouse Refurbishment
  • The Design and Construction of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Stadium
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Ireland's transition to a low-carbon energy future

Ireland's transition to a low-carbon energy future

Authors: Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir and Dr Paul Deane, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork A key challenge in achieving a successful transition to a low carbon future is implementing the correct suite of policy measures that are based on robust evidence. Today’s policymakers across the world draw on a number of tools to inform long-range climate mitigation and energy policy choices and one powerful set of tools are called integrated energy system models. We in ...
John Joly, the polymathic genius whose greatest legacy continues to save lives

John Joly, the polymathic genius whose greatest legacy continues to save lives

  Author: Kenneth L Mitchell explores the life of the great Irish physicist, famous for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer If the word 'polymath' hadn’t already been in usage it would require invention in order to describe John Joly: engineer, medical science pioneer, geologist, physicist, educator, inventor,  poet, soldier. Even among polymaths, John Joly was extraordinary; making major scientific advancements in such diverse fields as colour photography, ...
Evaluation of the impact of raw material ‘A’ in production of product ‘X’ for client company

Evaluation of the impact of raw material ‘A’ in production of product ‘X’ for client company

Author: Paul McCarthy, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Department of Process, Energy and Transport Engineering, Cork Institute of Technology; Academic Supervisor: Noel Duffy, December 2015 Abstract The aim of this report is to evaluate the process and economic impacts of the use of raw material A in the production of product X at a client manufacturing company. The analysis was performed by comparing the use of 3B/1A and 4B raw material ...
Industrial water demand-side management

Industrial water demand-side management

Author: Brendan Walsh, chartered engineer and PhD candidate, under the tutorship of Dr Dominic O’Sullivan, UCC School of Engineering, http://www.ucc.ie/en/ierg/ Abstract In order to further the progress towards industrial sustainability, a focus on improving critical areas has identified that water demand-side management and, by association, energy, requires attention. The world’s current utilisation of water, allied to the forecasted increase in our dependence on it, has led to ...
CIT's Marine Electrotechnology degree boasts 100% employment rate for graduates

CIT's Marine Electrotechnology degree boasts 100% employment rate for graduates

In 2010, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) introduced a new certification category for the position of Electro Technical Officer (ETO). The ETO post has been created by the IMO as the demand for new technologies has been increasing on board ships. The function of an ETO is to operate, maintain and calibrate all electrical, electronic and control equipment. Most modern vessels are controlled by electronic or computer-based systems which have to be maintained, an ETO is part of ...
Irish and Dutch researchers develop “smart dressing” to transform wound care

Irish and Dutch researchers develop “smart dressing” to transform wound care

Manually removing patient dressings to visually inspect chronic wounds could soon become a thing of the past. Irish ICT research centre, Tyndall National Institute (Cork), has teamed up with medical equipment provider Fleming Medical (Limerick) and Holst Centre/TNO (Eindhoven, Netherlands) to develop the world’s first commercially-available “smart dressing” for use in futuristic wound care applications. Chronic wounds are an increasing and costly healthcare issue, particularly in countries ...
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