Brief Biography
BSc. (Zoology, 2.1) from University College Dublin in 1972. PhD in 1976 from University College Dublin and The Agricultural Institute, Dunsinea, Dublin. Research Assistant in the Meat Dept., National Food Centre, An Foras Taluntais, (The Agricultural Institute) - effects of ante-mortem stress on rates of post-mortem glycolysis and subsequent meat quality (1972 - 1976). Research Assistant, Biological Records Centre, Conservation and Amenity Section, An Foras Forbartha, (The Planning Authority) - surveying sites of special scientific interest, identification of flowering plants, lichens, and several invertebrate animal groups (1976 - 1977). Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. Physics, Dublin Institute of Technology, (DIT), Kevin Street, Dublin. -assay of biological effects of radiation, including survival assays and models, cell culture, dosimetry (1977 - 1980). Post Doctoral Research at St. Luke's Hospital, Radiotherapy Centre, Dublin - tumour culture and radiobiology (1980 -1983). Lecturer in Medical Physics and Radiation Biology, Dept Physics, Dublin Institute of Technology, seconded half-time to run the Radiation Research Group at St. Luke's Hospital and later at the Nuclear Energy Board, Dublin (1983 - 1995). Scientific Director of the Radiation and Environmental Science Centre at DIT (1995 - present).