Dr Shaun McFadden

Overview

Dr Shaun McFadden is a Senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering within the School of Computing, Engineering, and Intelligent Systems. Shaun is the current courses co-coordinator for all of the undergraduate Engineering programmes on the Derry~Londonderry campus. This responsibility includes being the course director for the Mechanical and Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering programmes as well as for the Mechanical Engineering with Enterprise Development and Electronic Engineering with Enterprise Development programmes. He has responsibility for all full time and part time students, and Degree apprentices on these programs.

Shaun’s major research interest relates to the understanding and application of material science that underpins manufacturing processes. He is especially interested in Computational Materials Science and engineering applications of modelling with experimental validation. He has a publication track record in modelling solidification and phase change in metallic alloy systems (incorporating additive manufacturing in metals, casting technology, welding, etc.). In addition, he has had significant industry experience in off-road automotive engineering in both design and manufacturing related fields.

Shaun was educated at University College Dublin: BE (1997), MEngSc (1999), PhD (2007); and at the Dublin Institute of Technology: PG Cert in third level teaching and Learning (2012). He has held previous academic positions at the Technological University of Dublin (formerly DIT, 2009-2012) and Trinity College Dublin (full time 2012-2015 and adjunct assistant professor from 2015 to 2023). Since 2008, he has been a chartered member of Engineers Ireland (CEng). He holds Fellowship of the HEA (FHEA) and was conference chair and editor for the 39th International Manufacturing Conference – IMC39 held at Ulster University over two days in August 2023. He is a member of Scientific Board of the Eighth International Conference on Solidification and Gravity, SG24.

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