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Biography
Frances Judge is a Lecturer in Energy Engineering in the School of Engineering in UCC and 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 also spent several years working as a consulting engineer in Ireland and New Zealand. She was awarded the title of Chartered Engineer in 2012.
Frances is the programme coordinator for two postgraduate programmes in the School of Engineering: the MEngSc in Sustainable Energy and the Postgraduate Certificate in Offshore Renewable Energy. She is also Chair of the School of Engineering 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)
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):
External positions
External Examiner, DCU
1 Oct 2025 → …
UCC Futures (primary)
- Sustainability Institute
PhD Supervision
- Available for PhD supervision
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Modelling the installation of next generation floating offshore wind farms
Devoy McAuliffe, F., Judge, F. M. & Murphy, J., 15 Nov 2024, In: Applied Energy. 374, 124001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Floating wind turbines: marine operations challenges and opportunities
Chitteth Ramachandran, R., Desmond, C., Judge, F., Serraris, J. J. & Murphy, J., 19 Apr 2022, In: Wind Energy Science. 7, 2, p. 903-924 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Subsea superconductors: The future of offshore renewable energy transmission?
Cullinane, M., Judge, F., O'Shea, M., Thandayutham, K. & Murphy, J., Mar 2022, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 156, 111943.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A novel integrated hydrogen production and storage system on a semi-submersible floating wind turbine
Pham, T. D., Dinh, V. N., Trinh, L. C., Judge, F. & Leahy, P., 3 Sep 2025, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 164, 150832.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wild Atlantic Wind Farms, Are They Cost-Effective?
McAuliffe, F. D., Kami Delivand, M., Judge, F., O'Connell, R. & Murphy, J., 2023, OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedings › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Wind Energy Expo Ireland 2025
Judge, F. (Participant)
22 Oct 2025 → 23 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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Researchers from University College Cork Report on Findings in Wind Farms (Modelling the Installation of Next Generation Floating Offshore Wind Farms)
Murphy, J., Devoy Mcauliffe, F. & Judge, F.
14/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
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