My research activity is focused mainly in distributed energy system using upgraded (torrefied, carbonized torrefied and pelletized) biomass for cogeneration units, additives for fertilizers, and active carbon production as a core technology for the new more sustainable energy and agriculture systems. I have experience as a Project Leader during my academic carrier I was responsible for 8 of 14 grants in which I was manager and main executor: I have, 11 years’ experience in combustion facilities/plants as process R&D engineer. I was a manager of the research grant from the NCN in Krakow (Preludium), internally financed grants from the LUT and also the main contractor of the grant from the NCN, Warsaw (BIOCARBON). I have a lot of experience working in a interdisciplinary team, including working in international teams. I have completed MBA studies in 2017 year (Lazarski University in Warsaw) and I have got diploma: Master of Business Administration with the specialization in the: Energy Sector.

I am also R&D Project Manager of grant: BIOCARBON (25-100 kg/h agri-biomass torrefaction plant installation) (Link) , previously H2020: “WEDISTRICT Smart and local reneWable Energy DISTRICT heating and cooling solutions for sustainable living”, “BECoop-Unlocking the community energy potential to support the market uptake of bioenergy heating technologies", www.becoop-project.eu/, www.wedistrict.eu/; (1 MWth biomass hybrid CHP plant design in opolskie voivoidship); and DRPBIOCOAL (1 MWth installation for agr-biomass using superheated steam for torrefaction process to produce bio-based products: solid biofuels, additives for fertilizers and activated carbon from Maize and Oats straws).

Dr John Conneally led the University of Galway research team on the CarbIE CCUS project to investigate the feasibility of the technology for Ireland. As a Postdoctoral Researcher in Geology, he coordinated project activities between the University of Galway and the University of Liverpool, while also conducting research to characterise the CO2 storage potential in the Irish subsea environment. John now works as an Engineering Geologist with Ground Investigations Ireland.

Dr. Sajjad Yousefian is an Aerospace and Mechanical engineer with more than five years of industrial R&D experience in the field of power generation. He worked on R&D research projects at National University of Ireland Galway from 2014 to 2022 in collaboration with industrial and academic partners such as Siemens Energy, GE Power, McGill University and University of Cambridge. His research interests are uncertainty and risk quantification, stochastic modelling, high-fidelity CFD, low-emissions combustion systems, hydrogen combustion, value chain design and optimisation of sustainable energy systems, green hydrogen, power-to-x, carbon capture and utilisation, and product design and development process. He has published and presented more than thirty journal and conference papers and supervised/co-supervised ten Master's and PhD researchers.

Dr. Ahmed’s research interest is lie in Internal Combustion Engine, Gas Turbine, and Fuel Oxidation to increase efficiency and reduce emissions for a cleaner world. He worked in Erin in 2022. Ahmed received his PhD degree in 2021 from NUI Galway in experimental and numerical studies of combustion kinetics. He served as a research and teaching assistant from March 2013 to June 2018 at Assiut University, Mechanical engineering department, Egypt. He received his MSc degree in 2017 and his BSc degree in 2011 from Assiut University, Mechanical engineering. 

Ashish completed a postdoc in 2019 on reduced-order modelling of NOx formation in high-pressure lean premixed combustion systems. He took up a Lecturing position in IT Carlow in Ireland.

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Anna completed a postdoc in 2019 on numerical and experimental optimisation of biomass torrefaction. She took up a Lecturing position at Aalto University in Finland.

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Karla completed a postdoc in 2017 on the development of reduced-order chemical kinetic mechanisms for biomass pyrolysis and gasification. She took up a Research Scientist position at TNO (formerly ECN) in the Netherlands.

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Cian graduated with a PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Galway in 2024. The title of his SEAI-funded PhD was ‘Roadmap for the Development of Electrofuels for the Decarbonisation of the Heat and Transport Sectors in Ireland’. His work focused on the techno-economic modelling and optimisation of hydrogen and electrofuel supply chains, investigating how they interact with the electricity and gas networks, and evaluating their decarbonisation potential.

Before joining the Erin team in March 2020, Cian worked as a Product Development Engineer with Viotas, an award-winning gridware technology company. He has a bachelor's degree in Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Galway.

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Niamh graduated with a PhD in 2022. She worked in partnership with Gas Networks Ireland on the EU funded Causeway project, to study the technical, economic and environmental impacts of the integration of compressed natural gas filling stations and biomethane injection facilities into gas distribution networks. Niamh joined the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at MIT as a Postdoctoral Researcher.

Ashutosh graduated with a PhD in 2022. He has a Bachelor’s of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from University of Mumbai & a Master’s of Engineering in Energy System Engineering from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is passionate about research in renewable energy sector. His research focused on opportunities that exist in biomass to bioenergy sector. He designed a GIS based supply chain for production of diesel-grade fuel from forestry residues in Ireland. Ashutosh joined EM3 as an Energy Engineer.

Arya graduated with a PhD in 2021 on modelling and optimising supply chains for green hydrogen. He took up a Postdoctoral Researcher position at Princeton University, USA.

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Thibault graduated with a PhD in 2019 on reduced-order modelling of thermal fluid phenomena in the built environment. He took up a Postdoctoral Researcher position at the University of Colorado, USA.

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Alessandro graduated with a PhD in 2019 on modelling and optimising supply chains for biomass-derived renewable gas. He took up a Postdoctoral Researcher position at the Technical University of Denmark.

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Dr. Sajjad Yousefian is an Aerospace and Mechanical engineer with more than five years of industrial R&D experience in the field of power generation. He worked on R&D research projects at National University of Ireland Galway from 2014 to 2022 in collaboration with industrial and academic partners such as Siemens Energy, GE Power, McGill University and University of Cambridge. His research interests are uncertainty and risk quantification, stochastic modelling, high-fidelity CFD, low-emissions combustion systems, hydrogen combustion, value chain design and optimisation of sustainable energy systems, green hydrogen, power-to-x, carbon capture and utilisation, and product design and development process. He has published and presented more than thirty journal and conference papers and supervised/co-supervised ten Master's and PhD researchers.

Eoin graduated with a PhD in 2018 on numerically efficient approaches to turbulent flame speed modelling. He took up a position in the Fintech industry.

Barry graduated with a PhD in 2017 on designing, modelling and building a Stirling engine-based auxiliary power unit for Class 8 heavy trucks. He founded Xerotech, a lithium-ion battery systems integration company.

Conor graduated with a PhD in 2017 on numerical and experimental characterisation of corrosion due to biomass combustion. He took up a position at Intel in Ireland.

Daniel graduated with a Masters in 2014 on reduced-order modelling of thermal fluid phenomena in the built environment. He took up a position with ESB in Ireland.

Parisa worked on the CO2 utilization section of the overall research project entitled “Recycling Carbon: A nationwide CO2 capture, utilization & storage network for Ireland”. The CO2 utilization work package aims to mitigate CO2 emissions and make profits by converting captured CO2 into valuable products such as synthetic fuels and construction materials. Her work combined techno-economic modeling and life cycle impact assessment of the CO2 and hydrogen supply chains within multiple scenarios defined as CO2 utilization pathways. 

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, 2018 

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran, 2015 

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Cathal Quinn is studying Energy Systems Engineering at the University of Galway. He hopes to graduate with an ME degree in 2025. He worked as a research intern with the Erin Research Group in the summer of 2023. His work focused on technical and commercial overviews of current and upcoming hydrogen powered, heavy-duty vehicles.

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Alessandro Mati is a PhD Student in Industrial Engineering within the DIEF Department of the University of Florence. He holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Energy Engineering both from the University of Florence. In 2019 he did a traineeship in the Sustainable Process Technology group at the University of Twente (NL), where he completed his experimental thesis work about fractional condensation of fast pyrolysis vapours for the production of sustainable biofuels. After starting his PhD in 2020, he also participated in the GECO Project working at the University of Liege (BE). His research focuses on the techno-economic modelling and optimisation of hydrogen adoption into multi-energy systems. The main objective of his work is the investigation of hard-to-abate sectors decarbonisation via sustainable energy value chains centred around green hydrogen. He is currently a Visiting PhD Student in the Erin Research Group at the University of Galway. 

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