This page is a way of keeping track of the people who have gone through CTVR as students, research staff and as part of the centre administration. We have just begun the process of compiling this.
CTVR produces high-calibre graduates and trains sought after post-doctoral researcher who are providing an innovative, skilled workforce to multi-national corporations (MNCs) and start-ups alike in Ireland and internationally.
Students
To date 46 students have graduated from CTVR – 36 with PhDs and 10 with Masters level qualifications. The Centre has a 100% employment rate for graduates.
16 graduates secured research or teaching posts in academia (10 in Ireland, 6 internationally)
30 graduates have gone to work in industry: 14 to MNCs and large companies (12 in Irish MNC offices) , 12 to start-ups and SMEs (7 of which are Irish).
PostDoctoral researchers, technicians and management staff who have left CTVR are also well equipped to service other sectors of the Irish economy. 65% move from academic research to industry, mostly to SME’s or start-ups (39%), others to MNCs or large companies (26%).
The 35% that continue in academia mostly take up international positions in the EU, USA and Asia.
Below is a list of just some of our Alumni to date
| Name | Current Location |
| Research Staff | |
| Eric Dalton | Research Fellow at University of Limerick |
| Michael Soudan | Graz University of technology Austria |
| Neil Hosey | Software Developer at Luzern Solutions |
| Suhaib A. Fahmy | Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Republic of Singapore |
| Thomas Rondeau | Rondeau Research, LLC, USA |
| Zachee Lick | Semiconductors Professional University of Douala, Cameroon |
| Graduate Students | |
| Alan McGuinn | Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University |
| Alvaro Palomo Navarro | Department of Electronic Engineering National University of Ireland Maynooth |
| Andrew Cunningham | Digital IC Designer at Intel |
| Arnab Bhattacharya | Research: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Eric Dalton | Research Fellow at University of Limerick |
| Michael Reid | Tyndall National Institute. |
| Michael Soudan | Graz University of technology Austria |
| Niall O’Keeffe | Busines Analyst Manager at NetDexterity Inc. Toronto, Canada |
| Robert Sheehan | Lecturer, Applied Mathematics University College Cork |
| Ruth Ann Shields, M.Sc. | Huge – An Interactive digital design company based in Stockholm in Sweden. |
| Thomas Lupton | Post-Doctoral Research (Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Eng., Loughborough, UK) – Jet Engine Combustor Liner Cooling – 2010-present |
| Tomasz Podsiadlik | Dept. of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland Maynooth |
