Kevin McDonnell

Professor McDonnell is Programme Director for the School of Agriculture and Food Science and the School of Biosystems & Food Engineering at University City Dublin, Ireland. Professor McDonnell's specialist interdisciplinary area of Agricultural Systems addresses the sustainable use of bio-resources with a global perspective, including agri-based bio-energy systems and the agri-food based bio-economy.

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In the last 5 years, Professor McDonnell has collaborated as Co-PI on competitively secured national and European research projects worth in excess of €56m, and is the co-ordinator on the LIFE EU H2020 project worth €5.5m. Professor McDonnell has published over 150 peer reviewed papers. He has worked with a global focus and through ConsultUCD linked with multiple companies and start-ups. Prior to joining UCD Professor McDonnell was an Inspector (Waste licensing & Enforcement) with the Environmental Protection Agency.