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086_WEST_LOGO_REVThe West region is a hub for members across all sectors of engineering and who are based in Galway, Mayo or Roscommon. It represents many sectors of the industry, including third level education, local authorities, central government, contractors, companies, researchers and many more. The region provides CPD and social networking events for engineers of all grades and disciplines.

The Gaeltacht region of Galway and Mayo is also included in the West region and welcomes participation "as Gaeilge" with an annual  Leacht as Gaeilge.

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West in the Engineers Journal

My engineering life Q&A: Joe Walsh

He could easily have been a farm manager but his first love is construction and airports; his mentors include Michael Corless and Sir John Egan, while he admires The Shawshank Redemption's Andy Dufresne; he's excited about digital engineering and the progress to 7D; and his two Irish Water Spaniels and Aussie Rules keeps him grounded.

Ocean renewables and blade design: An analysis

As EU countries increase the supply of renewables to meet the Paris climate agreement’s ambitious targets, it is of little surprise that significant investment (both public and private) has been made in ocean renewables, writes Edward Fagan.

Soft robotics breakthrough manages immune response for implanted devices

Researchers (including from AMBER and NUI Galway) have made a discovery could enable longer-lasting and better-functioning devices — including pacemakers, breast implants, biosensors, and drug delivery devices

Revealed: New insights that can change Paralympic and world championship podiums

The importance and prestige of Paracycling is on the rise, but insight in Paracycling aerodynamics is very limited. Therefore, researchers from NUI Galway (Ireland), Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) and KU Leuven (Belgium) have used advanced technologies such as engineering simulation (Computational Fluid Dynamics - CFD) developed by ANSYS and wind tunnel facilities typically dedicated to aerospace, nuclear or automotive research to better understand and improve the ...

Computational fluid dynamics for Para-cycling aerodynamics

Authors: Paul Mannion1,2,4, Eoghan Clifford1,4, Bert Blocken2,3, Yasin Toparlar2, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz1,4 Affiliations: 1.) Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland 2.) Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands 3.) Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40 - bus 2447, 3001 Leuven, Belgium 4.) Informatics Research ...

New tiny heart device could stop heart disease in its tracks

An international team of researchers – including from TCD, NUIG, RCSI and AMBER – have created Therepi, a small device that attaches directly to damaged heart tissue in order to stop heart disease, writes Shelby Rogers. More than 1.5 million heart attacks occur every year in the United States alone, and more than 800,000 people die yearly due to heart disease. However, a new device could be key in preventing the steps that lead to heart disease after a heart attack. 'Therepi' is a ...
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