Success for Industry-Academia Partnership

Enterprise Ireland have featured the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, DCU in a recent set of case studies on their Innovation Partnerships scheme. The case study focuses on the research work of Masters student James Wall. Mr. Wall is investigating the field of submersible motors.

This project allows for a synergistic interaction between industry and academia. According to Ben Breen, Head of R&D at ABS Production Wexford, “The innovation partnership is an economical way of getting vital research done, and for us, it means that James’ advanced knowledge can become an invaluable asset to ABS.” The benefits for DCU are clear: “The funding and support from the Innovation Partnership Programme was an enabler for the research that was undertaken……..Conducting this type of applied research means that we get to apply our skills to solving practical problems”, said Dermot Brabazon, a lecturer with DCU who supervised the project.

Both parties are so pleased with the outcome of the project that they will be re-applying for funding to upgrade Mr. Wall’s research to PhD level.