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Edmond Byrne is a Chair Professor of Process & Chemical Engineering at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. He leads the Department of Process & Chemical Engineering, contributing to academic leadership and research since 2016. His career spans roles from College Lecturer (1998-2013) to Senior Lecturer (2013-2016), with extensive contributions to chemical engineering education and sustainability.
- Education: BE (Chemical, UCD), MSc (Food Science, UCD), PhD (Process & Chemical Engineering, UCC)
- Postgraduate qualifications in teaching & learning (2005-2008)
Research focuses on transdisciplinary sustainability, energy systems, and particulate engineering. Key projects include the €593k 'Deep Societal Innovation for Sustainability' (EPA-funded) and collaborations on energy transitions (e.g., Dingle Peninsula 2030). He chairs high-profile conferences like EESD2021 and publishes in Routledge and Springer on sustainability metaphors and transdisciplinary methods.
Awards include the 2023 Leo Jansen Prize, IChemE Sustainability Award (2017), and UCC Teaching Excellence recognitions. Active in professional roles, he contributes to IChemE and EESD steering committees.
Grants include €1.46m for agricultural sustainability (BRAINWAVES) and €930k for duckweed research. Supervised 8 PhD and multiple MSc students, focusing on topics like granular systems and energy modeling.
Labs/teams: MaREI Centre, Environmental Citizenship Research Priority Area, and collaborations with global institutions on climate resilience.
