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1. UCC-ERI Flash Presentation
FP7 Environment National Information Day 2010
UCC Flash Presentation FP7 Environment National Information Day 2010 October 6th, 2010

2. About the Environmental Research Institute
Established in 2000 to bring together environmental
researchers from 15 departments and 4 research
centres under one Institute.
ERI Mission
“To create a multidisciplinary research and postgraduate
training environment where researchers can readily
collaborate to study and produce solutions to the
complex environmental challenges we face as a society”
• To foster collaborative, multidisciplinary research
• Facilitate the development of a number of key research thematic areas
• Train researchers for careers in the environmental sciences and engineering
• Enhance innovation and commercialisation of research outputs
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3. Research at the ERI
Energy Environment Marine
Five research pillars Four centres of excellence
Environmental Chemistry Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Ctr
Biodiversity & Ecotoxicology Coastal and Marine Resources Centre
Marine & Freshwater Research Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre
Sustainable Energy & Environmental Engineering Aquatic Services Unit
Environmental Microbial Genomics
“Blue Skies” Applied Contract
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4. ERI Metrics
More than 200 Researchers (Environment, Marine, Renewable Energy)
53 Tenured Academic Staff (6 Professors, 9 Assoc. Prof, 18 Senior
Lecturers, 20 Lecturers). 75 Postdoctoral researchers and research staff
78 PhD and Master students
Funding: Over past 5 years Institute researchers have been awarded
over €34 M in recurrent funding.
Research output: 670 peer reviewed research papers (2003-2008)
(2003-
Post-
Post-Graduate Supervision: Over 95 PhD and 110 MSc students have
been successfully supervised
UCC Research Quality Review (2009): Institute awarded the highest
score of Level 5 i.e. research of a quality that is of world-leading
i.e. world-
standard (“a high level of inter-disciplinary research” “world-class
(“a inter- world-
facilities” “leaders
facilities” “leaders in their field”)
field”)
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5. Activity 6.1 Climate Change,
Pollution and Risks
UCC/ERI researchers interested Activity 6.1 topics – please feel free to
contact them at the email contact addresses given below
Areas of Interest in Activity 6.1 by ERI/UCC Researchers
Subtheme Researchers
ENV.2011.1.1.2-1 The impact of atmospheric Dr Andy Ruth (a.ruth@ucc.ie)
pollution on European land ecosystems and soil …. Dr Dean Venables (d.venables@ucc.ie)
ENV.2011.1.1.2-2 Climate forcing of non UNFCCC Dr Dean Venables (d.venables@ucc.ie)
gases, aerosols and black carbon.
ENV.2011.1.1.6-2 Scientific support to the EU Dr Andy Ruth (a.ruth@ucc.ie)
climate monitoring mechanism and development of Dr Dean Venables (d.venables@ucc.ie)
Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying methods…….. Prof Ger Kiely (g.kiely@ucc.ie)
ENV.2011.1.2.1-1 Environmental change and its Prof John Sodeau (j.sodeau@ucc.ie)
effects on atopic diseases (allergies, asthma,……… Dr Eric Moore (eric.moore@tyndall.ie)
ENV.2011.1.2.3-1 Integrating ecological and human Prof David Sheehan (d.sheehan@ucc.ie)
risk evaluations for better risk governance
ENV.2011.1.2.3-2 Positive effects of natural Dr Eric Moore (eric.moore@tyndall.ie)
environment for human health and well-being.
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6. Activity 6.2 Sustainable
Management of Resources
UCC/ERI researchers interested Activity 6.2 topics – please feel free to
contact them at the email contact addresses given below
Areas of Interest in Activity 6.2 by ERI/UCC Researchers
Subtheme Researchers
ENV.2011.2.2.1-1 Lagoons in the context of Dr Debbie Chapman (d.chapman@ucc.ie)
climate change. Dr Mark Emmerson (m.emmerson@ucc.ie)
Dr Rob McAllen (r.mcallen@ucc.ie)
Dr Ruth Ramsay (r.oriordan@ucc.ie)
ENV.2011.2.1.2-1 Hydromorphology and Dr Debbie Chapman (d.chapman@ucc.ie)
ecological objectives of WFD. Dr Simon Harrison (s.harrison@ucc.ie)
ENV.2011.2.1.4-2 Behaviour of ecosystems, Dr Mark Emmerson (m.emmerson@ucc.ie)
thresholds and tipping points. Dr Tom Doyle (t.doyle@ucc.ie)
Dr Mark Jessop (m.jessop@ucc.ie)
Dr Michelle Cronin (m.cronin@ucc.ie)
ENV.2011.2.1.6-1 Land-use and European forest Prof. John O’Halloran (j.ohalloran@ucc.ie)
ecosystems. Dr Simon Harrison (s.harrison@ucc.ie)
OCEAN.2011-2: Marine microbial diversity – new Prof Alan Dobson (a.dobson@ucc.ie)
insights into marine ecosystems functioning and Prof John Benzie (j.benzie@ucc.ie)
its biotechnological potential
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7. Activity 6.3 Environmental
Technologies
UCC/ERI researchers interested Activity 6.3 topics – please feel free to
contact them at the email contact addresses given below
Areas of Interest in Activity 6.3 by ERI/UCC Researchers
Subtheme Researchers
EeB.ENV.2011.3.1.5.1 Technologies for Dr Justin Holmes (j.holmes@ucc.ie)
ensuring, monitoring and/or controlling a Prof Karsten Menzel (k.menzel@ucc.ie)
high quality indoor environment (including Dr Brendan O’Flynn (brendan.oflynn@tyndall.ie)
comfort, health, safety, accessibility…. Dr James Rohan (james.rohan@tyndall.ie)
GC.ENV.2011-3.1.3-1 Advanced eco-design Dr Justin Holmes (j.holmes@ucc.ie)
and manufacturing processes for batteries Dr Lorraine Nagle (lorraine.nagle@tyndall.ie)
and electrical components Dr James Rohan (james.rohan@tyndall.ie)
ENV.2011.3.1.9-1 Eco-innovation! Dr Dean Venables (d.venables@ucc.ie)
Eeb-NMP.2011-2 New efficient solutions for Dr Paul Leahy (p.leahy@ucc.ie)
energy generation, storage and use Dr Brendan O’Flynn (brendan.oflynn@tyndall.ie)
Eeb-NMP.2011-3 Energy saving technologies Dr Brendan O’Flynn (brendan.oflynn@tyndall.ie)
for building energy retro-fitting
Eeb-ICT.2011.6.4 ICT for energy efficient Dr Brendan O’Flynn (brendan.oflynn@tyndall.ie)
buildings and spaces of public use Dr James Rohan (james.rohan@tyndall.ie)
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8. Activity 6.4 Earth Observation and
Assessment tools for Sustainable
Development
UCC/ERI researchers interested Activity 6.4 topics – please feel free to
contact them at the email contact addresses given below
Areas of Interest in Activity 6.4 by ERI/UCC Researchers
Subtheme Researchers
ENV.2011.4.1.1 Integration and optimisation of Prof Ger Kiely (g.kiely@ucc.ie)
information for building a Global Carbon
Observing System.
ENV.2011.4.1.3 Inter-operable integration of Dr Ned Dwyer (n.dwyer@ucc.ie)
shared Earth Observations in the Global
Context.
ENV.2011.4.2.3-2 Sustainable Consumption Dr Colin Sage (c.sage@ucc.ie)
and Production at the heart of green growth.
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9. ERI Contact Information
Email: p.bolger@ucc.ie
Web: http://eri.ucc.ie
Telephone: 00-353-(0)21-4901931
Fax: 00-353-(0)21-4901932
Environmental Research Institute,
University College Cork, Lee Road, Cork city
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