Assoc ProfessorJennifer Keenahan
Associate Professor
School of Civil Engineering
- Associate ProfessorSchool of Civil Engineering
- 01 716 3226
- University College Dublin, School of Civil Engineering, Richview Newstead Belfield Dublin 4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research focuses on computational fluid dynamics, wind engineering and the resilience of civil infrastructure. I develop and apply numerical and experimental approaches to understand wind flows around bridges and the built environment, structural response to wind loading, and the interaction between flows, sediments and the seabed.
My work supports the safe, sustainable design and operation of infrastructure, including bridges, offshore renewable-energy systems and coastal and marine environments. I collaborate with industry, government agencies and infrastructure operators to combine modelling with field and experimental data, and my research contributes to the development of the next generation of wind-engineering standards, including the revised Wind Eurocode.
GRANTS
- OTHER GRANT2nd European Fluid Dynamics Conference (Dublin, 26-29 August 2025)Research Ireland (IRC)13 Jan 2025 - 13 Jan 2026People funded by this grant:
- Bustamante M,
- Keenahan J
- OTHER GRANTJEDI: Junior Engineer Development InitiativeScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Oct 2024 - 30 Nov 2026People funded by this grant:
- Gilligan-Lee K,
- Keenahan J
- PROJECT GRANTCarers Conference Support Fund Pilot SchemeUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Lehane S,
- Brady A,
- Harnett C,
- Keenahan J
- PROJECT GRANTFloating Offshore Wind Dynamic Cables (FlOWDyn)Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2027People funded by this grant:
- GRANTNetworking and Marine Research Communication AwardsMarine Institute14 Apr 2024 - 19 Jul 2024People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- PROJECT GRANTDigital Environmental Technology for Enhanced Coastal Zone Management (DETECT)Environmental Protection Agency (Epa)31 Mar 2024 - 30 Mar 2028People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTNetworking and Marine Research Communication AwardsMarine Institute15 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
- PROJECT GRANTXihang Xu's travel grant to attend presentation session, titled “Eco-Engineered seawalls in mitigating extreme wave overtopping events – A Numerical Modelling Approach”” at the 38th International Conference on Coastal EngineeringUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J,
- Salauddin M,
- Xu X
- PROJECT GRANTModels to aid site-selection of offshore-wind turbinesUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2023 - 30 Apr 2025People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J,
- Cardiff P,
- Herterich J,
- Ó Náraigh L,
- Coughlan M
- GRANTReframing wind risk for long span bridgesEnterprise Ireland (EI)11 Apr 2023 - 10 Apr 2025People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTTravel grant to attend a special session the 16th International Conference on Bridge Analysis Design and Assessment (ICBADA 2022)University College Dublin (UCD)1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTUniversity For All - Faculty Partnership Programme (STEWART)University College Dublin (UCD)1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Stewart G
- GRANTAcademic Advising ProjectHigher Education Authority via National Forum1 Aug 2021 - 31 May 2022
- GRANTSafer Travel on African RoadsEnterprise Ireland (EI)15 Jul 2021 - 14 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTChinese Scholarship Council4 Jan 2021 - 3 Jan 2025
- GRANTEQUIP Funding 2021University College Dublin1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
- GRANTResearch Impact Case Study 2020University College Dublin (UCD)1 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2022People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTDeveloping Seabed Scour Assessment and Prediction Tools using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling (DeMo)Geological Survey of Ireland (Gsi)1 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTEQUIP Funding 2020University College Dublin1 Jun 2020 - 1 Dec 2021
- GRANTChinese Scholarship Council2 Sep 2019 - 4 Sep 2023
- GRANTChinese Scholarship Council3 Sep 2018 - 2 Sep 2022
- GRANTDetect Identify and Nudge Air-polluters (H2020 Coordinator Support LC-MG-1-1-2018)Enterprise Ireland (EI)3 Nov 2017 - 2 Aug 2018People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J
- GRANTChinese Scholarship Council1 Sep 2017 - 2 Sep 2021
- GRANTSeed FundingUniversity College Dublin2 Feb 2012 - 7 Jun 2012