ProfessorDonal Finn

Professor

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

  • Professor
    School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
  • 01 716 1947
  • University College Dublin, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Building Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    17 Sep 2020
    Invited presentation - Workshop on Energy Flexible Buildings Towards Resilient Low Carbon Energy Systems, IEA (International Energy Agency) Annex 82, Tallinn, Estonia
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    23 Apr 2020
    Invited participation - Preparatory Workshop International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 81 Data-driven Smart Buildings
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    4 Dec 2019
    Public Workshop in collaboration with UCD Energy Institute and ASHRAE Ireland Chapter
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    ESIPP (Energy Systems Integration Partnership Project) Dissemination
    5 Sep 2019
    Public dissemination workshop for ESIPP (Energy Systems Integration Partnership) Project.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    5 Jun 2019
    Contribution to Sustainable Places 2019 Conference, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Sustainable Places 2019 Conference/Workshop
    5 Jun 2019
    Invited contribution to Sustainable Places 2019 Conference/Workshop. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    11 Oct 2018
    Invited presentation at IEA Annex 67 Workshop, Ecole Polytecnique de Montreal
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    H2020 RealValue Dissemination Workshop
    18 May 2018
    Dissemination workshop for H2020 RealValue project. Brussels, Belgium
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    CiNERGY (Smart Cities with Sustainable Energy Systems) Public Workshop
    27 Oct 2017
    Dissemination workshop for FP7 ITN CiNERGY project (Smart cities with sustainable energy systems), Geneva, Switzerland.
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    30 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
    Buttitta G., Turner W.J.N ., Neu O. and Finn D.P. Modelling residential building stock heating load demand - comparison of occupancy models at large scale.   The Conferences and Expositions Committee of ASHRAE recognizes this student author for successfully writing and presenting the top conference paper from a doctoral student at the 2017 Annual Conference ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA. June 24-28, 2017.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    18 Oct 2016
    Invited presentation at IEA Workshop, EURAC, Bolzano, Italy
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    UCD Energy Institute Research Symposium
    23 Nov 2015
    UCD Energy Institute Research Symposium: Public workshop and dissemination activity (SFI SEES Project dissemination and SFI ESIPP project launch). Nov 23, 2015, University College Dublin.
  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
    1 Jan 2014
    Member & Ireland Chapter President 2014-2016
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Integrated Heat Pump Control
    26 Sep 2013
    Invited talk to the Portuguese Institute of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros)
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    GroundMed Ground Source Heat Pump Dissemination Workshop
    3 Jun 2013
    Final dissemination event for FP7 GroundMed project, organised in conjunction with European Geothermal Energy Congress EGEC 2013. 03-05 June, 2013, Pisa, Italy.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    SEES Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems Project Dissemination Workshop
    9 May 2013
    Dissemination workshop in association with SFI supported SEES (Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems) project.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    6 Jun 2012
    invited presentation by the University of Ordea at the International Geothermal Days Symposium
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    1 Mar 2012 - 1 Mar 2012
    Institute of Refrigeration, UK (IoR) Best PhD Thesis 2011 Shane Smyth, Birmingham, UK. Thesis Title: Multi-temperature control of transport refrigeration using secondary refrigeration systems
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    11 Mar 2011
    1 day workshop in collaboration with the Institute of Refrigeration held at university College Dublin.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Citynet Urban Energy Management Dissemination Event
    8 Sep 2010
    Public engagement and dissemination event. ITN CityNet Project - Online tool for planning, managing and operating urban quarters. Stuttgart, Germany.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Natural Refrigerant Heat Pumps
    4 Dec 2008
    Dissemination workshop for FP6 Sherpha project - Natural Refrigerant Heat Pumps. Brussels, Belgium.
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    UCD EMPS College - Teaching and Learning Award
    12 Sep 2008 - 12 Sep 2008
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    UCD - Seed Funding Award
    1 Jan 2007
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    1 Jan 2006
    Costelloe, B., Finn, D. (2006) Thermal performance of low approach evaporative cooling systems in buildings. Proceedings of second REMIC Renewable Energy in maritime and island climates conference, Dublin, April 2006. doi:10.21427/D7CG8G
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    UCD - President's Research Award
    1 Jan 2004
    Collaborative research with the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research Center (ACRC) University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL, USA (2004/2005)