Professor Edmond Harty has been inaugurated as Vice-President of Engineers Ireland at the professional membership body’s AGM, which was held virtually on Thursday, 3 June 2021.

Engineers Ireland is the statutory and regulatory body for all disciplines of professional engineering in Ireland and the sole authority to award the registered professional title of Chartered Engineer within the Republic of Ireland. It is one of the longest established professional bodies in the country and also has branches in GB and in Australia/New Zealand.

Professor Harty is an Adjunct Full Professor at the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering and is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of AgriTech Centre of Excellence, a Governor of the Irish Times Trust, and the Chair Board of Governors at Pallaskenry Agricultural College.

With a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Limerick and a PhD in Biosystems Engineering from UCD, Professor Harty is regarded as one of the world’s pioneers in agricultural technology. He has a track record of combining leading research with successful commercialisation of the resulting intellectual property. He has filed over 100 patent applications and developed a multi-disciplinary innovation focused company of almost 400 people with operations in five countries.  

A former CEO of Dairymaster, a world-leading dairy innovation and technology company, Professor Harty transformed the company in his 22-year involvement from a fabrication company to an engineering company and then to a technology company by introducing new technologies from software and electronics to lasers and robots, as well as developing products using internet of things, cloud computing, machine learning and AI. 

Edmond is also a former EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and a recipient of the Parsons Medal from the Irish Academy of Engineering. He was also a former Chairperson of Engineers Ireland’s An Ríocht region, serving a two-year term 2014 – 2016.

Commenting on his inauguration to Vice-President, Professor Harty commented: “Engineering changes our world and the evolving nature of technology is the central force behind the transformation of the business industry. I am honoured to be elected as Vice-President of Engineers Ireland. I look forward to working with President Orla Feely, staff and the wider membership as we leverage the talent of our engineering community and navigate the pathway to Ireland’s economic recovery.”

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