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School of Science & Computing - Dept Computing & Mathematics - Cork Road campus
+353 0 51 302073
Room 334 1969 - Main Building
Cork Road campus
Education
My main area of interest is in Functional Analysis. In particular, I am interested in multilinear mappings, polynomials and tensor products on infinite dimensional normed spaces. I have previously worked on extremal n-homogeneous real polynomials and I have developed a comprehensive theory of complexifications of infinite dimensional normed spaces. I am currently developing a concept of Quasi-Integral Polynomials. This complements work that I have done on the extendibility of n-homogeneous polynomials. I have almost completed a paper entitled "Quasi-Integral Polynomials on Banach Spaces''.
I have refereed numerous articles for the Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. I organised a two-day conference in 1998 in my research area with speakers from Ireland, Spain and the USA.
I have previously collaborated with with Dr. Peter McLoughlin (Waterford Institute of Technology) on a project to determine polar solvent residues. We were funded by the Enterprise Ireland Strategic Research Grant Scheme. My role involved the determination of diffusion coefficients for the Diffusion of Gases into Polymer Films. I worked with 4 Ph.D. students in this team.
Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
Lecturer, 1996-2003 & 2004-present
National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Lecturer, 2003-2004
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
Lecturer, 1995-1996
National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Tutor, 1994-1996
Delivered tutorials in Algebra, Calculus, Engineering Maths and Topology.
Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Teaching Assistant, 1992-1994
Lectured in College Algebra and Introduction to College Mathematics.
Completed the Kent State University Teaching of Mathematics programme.
National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Tutor, 1989-1992
Academic Leadership, Management and External Services
Head of Department of Computing & Mathematics, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, 2014-2019
Academic Council, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, Elected Member, 2010-2012
Academic Council, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, Elected Member, 2001-2003
External Examiner, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland, 2010-2013
Branch Secretary, Teachers' Union of Ireland, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, 2010-2012
Equality Officer, Teachers' Union of Ireland, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, 2014
Mathematics & Science Outreach Activities
I am very proud of my involvement in a range of outreach activities, in particular the fact that Maths Week Ireland is a WIT initiative and WIT's presence at the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Maths Week is now bigger than the longer-running and better-funded Science Week, and groups in the U.K., Spain and the U.S.A. are examining how they could replicate its format with the same impact. Each year the stand run by CALMAST at the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is bigger in scale than all of the universities combined and has the greatest impact of all exhibitors on the 40,000 visitors.
I have collaborated extensively on a range of initiatives with colleagues in a large number of universities and institutes of technology. I have a strong track-record of engaging with stakeholders and external bodies.
Peer-reviewed Mathematics Publications
Peer-reviewed Chemistry Publications
Invited Talks