Marine Month of Madness, Free Talks at Galway Atlantaquaria
Smart Cities Conference, Friday May 4, NUI Galway
Talks n’ Treats: Ryan Institute Seminar Series
Renowned American Biologist Dr. Tierney Thys to Give Seminar
VentBase Workshop 2012
VentBase is a workshop taking place at NUI Galway April 10-12, 2012. The aim is to standardise methods used for assessing the ecological impacts of commercial mineral extraction at seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) deposits. Methods that will be introduced and discussed include appropriate survey design, state of the art molecular approaches for assessing geneflow and connectivity, plankton/larval sampling, macrofaunal studies, video/photographic time series and statistical approaches.
The workshop will use a relaxed format to allow for communication among participants with presentations from experts in the field followed by discussion sessions. Participants will be facilitated in their exploring of the West of Ireland and their enjoyment of the famous city of the tribes, Galway City.
The number of participants is limited so please submit abstracts as soon as possible to enable us to present the most suitable programme.
For more information and to register please visit www.ventbase.org
2012 Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health
Please notice the Extended Deadline for abstract submission: April 15, 2012
The Ryan Institute’s GIS Centre at NUI Galway is hosting the 2012 Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health (SESEH 2012, August 20th to 25th). This syposium provides an internationally leading platform for interaction between scientists, consultants, and public servants engaged in the multi-disciplinary areas of environment and health. The importance of environment and health is widely recognized in China, and China welcomes international experts for collaboration. This symposium provides an opportunity for a direct communication between experts from China and the rest of the world, and helps to foster and develop international collaborations with China, the 2nd largest economy of the world.
SESEH 2012 Keynote Speakers include:
Professor Ming-Hung Wong (Ming-Hong Huang), Editor-in-chief: Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Professor Shu Tao: Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Xiaoying Zheng: Peking University
Professor Derek Clements-Croome: University of Reading
Professor Jerome Nriagu: Editor-in-chief: Science of the Total Environment
Professor William Manning: Editor-in-chief: Environmental Pollution
For more information please visit the conference website
sea2sky Festival, September 23
sea2sky is the newest science festival planned for Galway, on September 23rd 2011. The latest in research discoveries from the deep sea to outer space will be showcased, in an interactive, family-friendly, science and art event. sea2sky will take place in Leisureland and Galway Atlantaquaria, and will run from 11 am to 11 pm. Visitors can expect experiments, demonstrations, games, puppet shows and storytelling, tours of the universe, and more.
This event is Ireland’s contribution to “EU Researcher’s Night”, involving 320 European cities. It is being organized by the Ryan Institute, NUI Galway’s Research Office and Centre for Astronomy, Galway Atlantaquaria, and the Marine Institute.
The event is free and open to all. School tours will be available between 10 am and 2 pm, but must be pre-booked through Galway Atlantaquaria.
For more information on sea2sky visit www.sea2sky.ie.
Solar Water Heating Workshop
Saturday August 13th: The Ryan Institute and the Solar Co-Op are hosting a 1/2 day workshop on solar water heating. The workshop will be highly practical in nature, with the goal of arming participants with all of the knowledge needed to install your own system in your own home.
Time: 12-5
Venue: Seminar Room, Orbsen Building, NUI Galway
Cost: By donation only (all proceeds to the Solar Co-Op)
Lunch is included, so you’ll walk away not only more knowledgeable but also full.
Space is limited so to book your place contact sarah.knight@nuigalway.ie
Ryan Institute Research Day, June 9th
The Ryan Institute Annual Research Open Day was held on Thursday, 9 June, from 2-5.30pm.
Over 120 people attended the Ryan Institute Research Open Day on June 9th. The crowd was treated to eight talks by Ryan Institute researchers on subjects ranging from the impacts of forestry to the economics of marine energy. During the poster session the Orbsen Atrium was filled with people checking out the 80 posters on display.
Congratulations to Richard Manton who won the prize for the best oral presentation with his talk “Cycling Ireland to Work: Sustainable Job Creation through the Construction of a National Cycling Network”. Merry Zacharias and Anna Pielach, both of Botany and Plant Science, had the judges in a tizzy with their excellent posters, and ended up sharing the prize for best poster presentation. Well done to all involved on excellent contributions. You did yourselves and the Ryan Institute very proud!
Thank you also to Prof. Tasso Eleftheriou, former director of the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, and Dr. John Steele, former director of Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution, for their visit and “Insights on the Future of Marine Research”.
To download a PDF of the book of abstracts click here.
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| Crowd in the Orbsen Building during the poster and networking session. |
Ryan Institute Director Prof. Colin Brown (on left), with Carna Research Station Manager Dr. Richard FitzGerald (on right), and guests Dr. John Steele and Prof. Tasso Eleftheriou. |
Pictured here are three of the Research Day’s excellent speakers: Richard Manton, Jazmin Hernandez, and Dr. Florence Abram. |
Ryan Institute Opens its Doors with New Informative Seminar Series
We hosted a series of seminars outlining the research foci, strategy and strengths of our Institute. The series was designed for anyone interested in engaging with the Institute and/or individual research clusters. The first seminar gave an overview of environmental, marine and energy research developments in the EU and nationally and how the Ryan Institute has prioritised its own research areas within this landscape. Each of the subsequent seminars focused on one of the Institute’s 6 Priority Research Areas or 3 Cross Cutting Thematic Activity.
| February 11 | Ryan Institute and Environmental, Marine and Energy Research Developments: An Overview; Prof. Colin Brown, Prof. Vincent O’Flaherty and Prof. Mark Johnson |
| February 18 | Socio-Economics and Policy Cross-Cutting Thematic Activity; Dr. Henrike Rau (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
| February 25 | Climate Change Priority Research Area; Prof. Colin O’Dowd (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
| March 4 | Environmental Technologies Cross-Cutting Thematic Activity; Dr. Donal Leech (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
| March 11 | Marine and Coastal Processes Priority Research Area; Dr. Robin Raine |
| March 18 | Energy Priority Research Area; Prof. Vincent O’Flaherty (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
| March 25 | Modelling and Informatics Cross-Cutting Thematic Activity; Dr. Mike Hartnett (Download PDF of presentation slides – part 1) (Download PDF of presentation slides – part 2) |
| April 1 | Environment and Health Priority Research Area; Prof. Martin Cormican (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
| April 8 | Sustainability and Built Environment Priority Research Area; Dr. Marcus Keane |
| April 15 | Biodiversity and Bioresources Priority Research Area; Prof. Mark Johnson (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
| Socio-Economics and Policy Cross-Cutting Thematic Activity; Dr. Henrike Rau (Download PDF of presentation slides) |
