Working Hard, Playing Hard: London city models, maker spaces, and materials...
Sums up the week. Getting back on track after a vacation is always hectic. A road sign I passed today announcing “CHANGED PRIORITIES” summed up the ironies I’ve faced. My first week back (after a...
View ArticleThe Many Senses that Matter in Transportation Design
Attending the 2019 opening session of “Design of Accessible Transport Systems” reminded me of the need for designers of all sorts to consider a wider array of senses than the five that normally come...
View ArticleCelebrating International Women’s Day Building Arcade Games in Dublin
Photo credit: http://stbrigidsthecoombe.ie/engineering-video-games-workshop In Dublin last week, to conduct interviews with architecture and civil engineering students on their conceptualizations of...
View ArticleHands-on Robotics for Women’s Day
My colleagues who conducted the robotics workshop across town from mine last Friday sent photos of their RoboSlam. I’ve attached photos of the workshop held at Grangegoremen, now known as TU Dublin...
View ArticleDublin Maker here we come!
The TU Dublin RoboSlam gang is alive and kicking! Nearly 20 of us met in February to start planning our exhibition for Dublin Maker 2020. The big event is to be held on the 27th of June in Herbert...
View ArticleMSCA IF Outreach & Public Engagement
This blog post discusses the outreach activities I engaged in during my 2018-2020 Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA IF). The reason for doing outreach is to help spread knowledge to others and...
View ArticleVirtually back in-person at TU Dublin
I’m finally coming out of laptop-induced hibernation. I’m ready to move between in-person and online realms, and hoping this will ensue rather seamlessly. It’s been hard to muster enthusiasm for...
View ArticleGlobal Responsibility of Engineering Report
Last week, Engineers Without Borders UK published my team’s research in the form of the GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY OF ENGINEERING REPORT. The EWB-UK webpage about the report explains “Drawing on the...
View ArticleCreators I admire: Shane Ormond and Nikkolas Smith
I’d like to highlight some creative endeavors of two people I have had the pleasure to teach and/or mentor over the years. They take time to post about their hobbies and/or professional work on...
View ArticleMy favorite Chartered Construction Manager
If you’ve known me long, then you have gotten to know my partner, Aongus, over the years. It’s likely that you know we like to enjoy life and have a good time…. Since our very first date back in 2016…...
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