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Frances Judge is a Lecturer in Energy Engineering and Vice-Head of the School of Engineering and Architecture. She is also a member of the Offshore Renewable Energy Research Group located in the Research Ireland MaREI Centre in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. Frances has a BE in Civil Engineering from University College Cork, an MSc in Meteorology from University College Dublin, a PhD in Coastal Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and a PG Cert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from UCC. She spent several years working as a consulting engineer in Ireland and New Zealand and was awarded the title of Chartered Engineer in 2012.

Frances is the programme coordinator for two postgraduate programmes: the MEngSc in Sustainable Energy and the Postgraduate Certificate in Offshore Renewable Energy. She is also Chair of the School of Engineering and Architecture Outreach Committee.

Research Interests

Offshore renewable energy development; offshore renewable energy logistics; financial analysis of offshore energy farms; coastal engineering, numerical wave basin development; offshore renewable energy device testing.

Teaching Activities

Programme coordinator: MEngSc Sustainable Energy; Postgraduate Certificate in Offshore Renewable Energy

Modules coordinating: NE6009, NE6203, CE3012

Modules teaching: NE6203 (Semester 1), CE3012 (Semester 2)

 

Current PhD Students

Amina Tahseen (2024 - Present)

Recent PhD Students

Navid Belvasi (2025)

Rahul Ramachandran (2024)

External positions

External Examiner, DCU

1 Oct 2025 → …

UCC Futures (primary)

  • Sustainability Institute

PhD Supervision

  • Available for PhD supervision

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  6. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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