DrDavid McKeown

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
  • 01 716 1840
  • University College Dublin, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Building Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    15 Dec 2021
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    SMME Student Laboratory Experience Working Group
    9 Nov 2021
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    SMME Student Laboratory Experience Working Group
    4 Nov 2021
    Member
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    6 Oct 2021
    1 hours talk to 7 Kildare based school over zoom about Space research
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    6 Oct 2021
    Guest speaker for the public debate with the Motion: The house would leave space to the aliens
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    SMME Covid Response Team
    21 Aug 2021
    Member
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    11 Nov 2020
    Across three consecutive nights, Future Island curated Ireland's most exciting and inspirational stories and voices into a family-friendly celebration of our nation’s experts and innovators. Dr. David McKeown was interviewed about the EIRSAT-1 Mission.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    1 Apr 2020
    Big Life Fix, challenges a group of leading designers, engineers, computer programmers and technology experts to create inventions that will transform people's lives. Filmed over the course of a full year, the group uses cutting edge science and technology to build practical solutions for those who need their help. Based at TOG, a facility for makers in the Blackpitts area of Dublin city, the team harnesses the power of science to create tailor-made inventions for individuals and families. Between them, they can build everything from space satellites to life-saving medical devices and military hardware. Made with the support of Science Foundation Ireland, this series marries real problems and human drama with science, proving that with a little bit of ingenuity – nothing is impossible.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    SMME PhD transfer assessment panel
    8 Nov 2018
    Chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School Head of Graduate Studies
    8 Oct 2018
    Chair
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    1 Jul 2012
    Dublin Maker is an annual outreach event with 13,000 attendees each year in Merrion Square, Dublin. Starting in 2012, the event is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Irish maker movement. It invites all “Makers” from bedroom inventors to community hall crafters to showcase the ingenuity of Ireland.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    1 Mar 2012
    Science Hack Day is a n annual 36 hr hardware and software hackathon. Ireland's first public hackathon it has been run by plucky volunteers since 2012. A social event with creativity and love of science at its heart. Each year we bring together, designers, coders, scientists, engineers and makers. Simply to make interesting things. Why? For adventure, for playfulness, for science!