Assoc ProfessorEamonn Ambrose

Associate Professor

School of Business

  • Associate Professor
    School of Business
  • 01 716 8839
  • University College Dublin, School of Business, Graduate School of Business Carysfort Avenue Blackrock Co. Dublin

BIO

Eamonn holds the position of Associate Professor in the School of Business. He is active in teaching, research and the business development activities of the School. Eamonn's research interests are in the areas of sustainable supply chain management, with a particualr focus on food supply chains and environmental sustainability.  Previous research activity has been on aspects of healthcare such as Emergency Department effectiveness and Huntington's Disease care pathways. He has published in a number of peer reviewed internationally recognised journals and was a Board member of the European Operations Management Association. 
Eamonn's teaching activity includes design and delivery of courses on Sustaianble Supply Chain Management and Operations Management, for MBA and MSc students. He has acted as Academic Director of the Bachelor of Commerce (International) and was the creator and academic director of the ME(Engineering with Business) programme. In addition Eamonn has developed and delivered executive education courses in a range of sectors. 
Prior to joining UCD, Eamonn was Engineering Director for Bristol Myers Squibb, and was responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of process plants for developing and manufacturing anti-cancer drugs. He also worked as a consultant advising major multinationals and government agencies in asset management and procurement process improvement.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University College Dublin, University College Dublin, Blackrock, Ireland1 Aug 2002 - 25 Apr 2028
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Trinity College Dublin, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland1 Nov 2018 - 30 Oct 2023

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director
    AMBROSE & ASSOCIATES1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2003
  • Engineering Manager
    BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB1 Sep 1990 - 31 Dec 1997
  • Planning and quality engineer
    GEC TURBINE GENERATORS30 Jun 1988 - 29 Jun 1990
  • Design engineer
    GEC TURBINE GENERATORS1 Sep 1984 - 30 Jun 1988

DEGREES

  • BE
    University College Dublin
  • DPhil
    University of Warwick
  • MBA
    University College Dublin
  • Prof Dip University Teaching & Learning, Prof Dip University Teaching & Learning
    University College Dublin

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Carbon Literacy
    Nottingham Trent University, PRME Secretariat & Nottingham Business School,, United Kingdom28 May 2025
    PRME Secretariat Carbon Literacy Project