Completed Postgraduate Research
The following research projects have been conducted within the Centre:
| Surname | First Name | Year | Degree | Thesis type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walsh |
Laurence |
1993 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Groundwater monitoring of a zinc-lead mine tailings pond area |
Duffy |
Aileen |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The spatial variation of rainfall in the Lough Leane Catchment and the implications for Hydrological Modelling |
Baya |
Lawrence |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Conservation management plan for the Burrow Peninsula (Portrane) |
McGoff |
Elaine |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
An investigation of the use of indicator species in assessing nutrient enrichment within Lake mesohabitats |
Watson |
Sarah |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
An investigation into the macroinvertebrate community structure of lakes in relation to habitat |
Fitzgerald |
David |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
A GIS-based estimation of precipitation using radar data |
Decouvelare |
Helene |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Modelling phosphorous in the Lough Mask catchment, Co. Mayo |
Kelly |
Marion |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Mineral nutrient analysis of bog flushes containing Saxifraga hirculus in Co. Mayo |
Penk |
Marcin |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Investigation into the food sources of the cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in Dublin Bay: Multiple stable isotopes approach |
McElhinney |
Aine |
2005 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
An investigation into the special variability of radon activity in groundwater in County Wicklow |
Daly |
Oliva |
2005 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
A study of a pollution and salinity gradient along North Dublin Bay with biodiversity and biomass surveys |
Delaney |
Richard |
2005 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
An ecological assessment of the salt marshes on Isaac's Bower, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin |
Woods |
Neil |
2005 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The effects of suspended sediment on Daphnia magna: impacts on survivorship |
Healy |
John |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Evaluation the nitrogen balance in South Bull lagoon using network analysis |
Winters |
Patricia |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
A summer bird survey of Clare Island |
O'Connor |
Ciara |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The breeding ecology of the endangered orchid Spiranthes romanzoffiana |
Cawley |
Caroline |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Shifts in productivity in Lake Bogoria, Kenya |
Martinez |
Maria |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Pollution status of the North and South lagoons (North Bull Island) and distribution of Spartina anglica |
McCartney |
Emma |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The effects of reduced tillage on greenhouse gas emissions form a spring barley crop |
O'Keeffe |
Jane |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
An examination of the Irish groundwater risk assessment methodology for nitrates for the Water Framework Directive |
Menzies |
Neil |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Factors influencing the distribution of native macrophytes and invasive species in the Grand Canal |
Donnelly-Swift |
Ross |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Hypoxic tolerance of bivalves |
Hillard |
Eldon |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The trend in soil temperature in Ireland 1958-2003 |
O'Riordan |
Joanne |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Spatiotemporal variability of lakebed sediments and the distribution of benthic invertebrates in a highly turbid tropical lake |
Wragg |
Oliver |
2006 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Network analysis of the Irish Sea |
O'Driscoll |
Deirdre |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Determining the carbon sequestration under a Miscanthus crop using stable isotope mass spectrometry |
McNeill |
Ashling |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
An investigation of the movement of heavy metals between acid mine drainage and sewage sludge |
Whitney |
Elizabeth |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Metal variability and signatures in biosolids |
Kohls |
Joanne |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
To investigate and compare the growth rates of two aquatic macrophytes Lagarosiphon major and Elodea canadensis |
Conboy |
Michelle |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The effect of high nickel concentrations on fungi from ultramafic soils |
Fitzgerald |
Shane |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The hypoxic tolerance of the bivalve Tellina tenuis |
McKenna |
Sarah-Jane |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The riparian vegetation of the River Ward and the effects of the surrounding land uses in the Fingal area. |
Caird |
Ross |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
A study of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the Liffey estuary, Dublin |
Bentley |
Sibhan |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The importance of the relationship between habitat features and the community structure of littoral invertebrates in lakes of differing trophic status |
Dunne |
Cormac |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
A comparison of various sediment separation procedures |
White |
John |
2006 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Comparison of survey techniques for assessing squirrel distribution |
Moore |
Bernadette |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Groundwater contamination assessment guidelines and remediation. Review for copper, chromium and arsenic contaminated timber preservation facilities |
Moran |
Brendan |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Survey of filamentous bacteria responsible for foaming in activated sludge |
Sheridan |
Eoin |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Mangroves, salt marshes and foraminifera: quantifying sea-level changes down under |
Delaney |
Eamonn |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
A hydrological and biological assessment of the Lower Avoca River, Co. Wicklow |
Minet |
Eddy |
2007 |
PhD |
PhD thesis |
Evaluation of stable isotope analysis as a tool to determine nitrate sources in Irish groundwaters |
McCarthy |
Sarah |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The effects of different concentrations of suspended sediment on drift rates of riverine benthic macroinvertebrates |
O'Connor |
Jennifer |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
An assessment of the use of humification analysis as a proxy measure for precipitation |
Lynch |
Claire |
2005 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
A study of the medieval warm period in Ireland |
O'Toole |
Ashley |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The determination of the best metric/index for the biological assessment of acid mine drainage |
Roth |
Brendan |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Modelling the effects of nitrogen application on the energy crop Miscanthus x. giganteus |
Walsh |
Niamh |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Heavy metal distribution in sediments of the Avoca Estuary mouth and the Arklow bank |
Greene |
Shelia |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Evaluation of the pollution ststus of the River Dodder estuary and the Grand Canal Dock. |
Edmonds |
Elaine |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Hedgerow surveying: the varying spatial portions of the hedgerow and their contribution to our view of hedgerow biodiversity |
Carey |
Lisa |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The assessment of EPT and DT metrics in freshwater community analysis |
Buggy |
Aisling |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Atemporal analysis of nutrient concentrations in an ecosystem influenced by migratory bird populations |
Brady |
Jennifer |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Valve movement responses of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha through experiments with the herbicide atrazine |
McGuinness |
Niamh |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
The pollution status of Broadlough Estuary, Co. Wicklow. |
Moore |
Emma |
2007 |
BA |
BA (mod) Dissertation |
Investigating the use of the chironomid pupal exuviae technique in relation to the lake habitat survey |
Clifford |
Siobhan |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Ocean circulation and environmental change in the North East Atlantic |
Hoare |
Nicola |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Impact of a proposed water abstraction scheme on water quality at Grange Lough, Co. Roscommon |
Harty |
Declan |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The effects of land use change on soil mineralization and nitrification |
Hayes |
Caroline |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The photosynthetic activity of the most recently fully expanded leaves of Miscanthus x. giganteus stand in Co. Carlow, Ireland |
O'Higgins |
Lucy |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Assessing the south Dublin and Wicklow uplands as a refuge for the Red Squirrel (Scrurus vulgaris) |
Free |
Caroline |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The quantification of the effectiveness of land rehabilitation measures in the semi-arid Baringo District of Kenya |
Corcoran |
John |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Impact of climate change on fire regime in North-West Spain |
Ryan |
Stephen |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
A practical study to identify the upper limits of transitional waters with regard to the requirements of the WFD |
Hackett |
Miranda |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
An assessment of the energy saving potential of water conservation |
Johnson |
Michelle |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Examination of Q-rating decline in County Donegal in relation to the presence of pesticides |
Dowdall |
Ciara |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
A study of waste prevention and household waste prevention in Dublin City households |
O'Loughlin |
Blathnaid |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Investigating the use of Agrostis stolonifera and Ranunculus repens as bioindicators of turlough trophic status |
Hennessy |
Maria |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
The biodiversity of Marinas and their ability to act as a source for invasive species |
Feeney |
Rory |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Mapping turlough vegetation |
Shattuck |
Peter |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Multi-criteria decision analysis of clean development mechanism projects in Mexico. An assessment of sustainable development promotion through carbon trading |
Lloyd |
Rosemary |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
An examination of public private partnerships as a potential policy instrument in waste management in Ireland |
Gormally |
Eimear |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
A hydroecological charaterisation of a key habitat site at Pollardstown Fen |
Scanlon |
Sinead |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Pollution status of the Boyne estuary in 2007 |
Kenny |
Tricia |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Carbon footprints. Development of a household carbon footprint model for use in Ireland |
Moore |
Karen |
2007 |
MSc |
ES Dissertation |
Ground flora diversity of sitka spruce reforestation plantations |