Dr. Siobhan Jordan

Dr. Siobhán Jordan is a lecturer and Head of Department of Agriculture, Food and Animal Health in Dundalk Institute of Technology. A graduate of University of Limerick, she was awarded a B.Sc. (Ed) in Biological Sciences and Education (2002) and PhD from the Department of Biological Science (2006). 

 

1. Clodagh King
Project title; Agcumulate: A study on the accumulation of microplastics in soils and terrestrial ecosystems. Funded by DkIT Landscape Funding and co-supervised by Dr. Caroline Gilleran Stephens and Dr. Joe Lynch, DkIT. 

2. Dieu Anh Dinh
Project title; Remote Sensing of Global Surface Waters – RETINA. Funded by DkIT Research Office and HEA Technological University Transformation Fund (TUTF) funding and co-supervised by Prof. Eleanor Jennings, Dr Iestyn Woolway (University of Bangor), Dr Valerie McCarthy (DCU).

3. Ryan Callan
Project title;  Ensilability of multispecies swards. Funded by DkIT Landscape Funding and co-supervised by  Dr. Joe Lynch and Dr. Simone McCabe, DkIT. Collaboration with Teagasc, Grange.

4. Remember Roger Adjei 
Project title; Application of crop growth models for cereal crop production in Ireland. Funded by DkIT Landscape Funding and co-supervised by  Dr. Joe Lynch and Reamonn Fealy, Teagasc.

5. Avril Mackeral 

Project title;  Adoption and diffusion of technology within the agricultural sector, a model of sustainability in the post Covid 19 era. Co-supervised by Dr. Jennifer Fegan. 

6. Jimena Barrientos
Project Title; Charring it up: Properties, potential and application of Biochar within the circular economy. Funded by DkIT Create and co-supervised by  Dr. Sarah Murnaghan. Collaboration with Stephen Kiernan, Nature's Choice Ltd. 

 

1. Michael Farrell (MSc) 
A study of the composition and composting of lignocellulosic residues and their response to a range of pre-treatments to facilitate bioethanol production. Co-supervised by Dr. Caroline Gilleran.

2. Mawuli Dzakpasu (PhD) Project title: Integrated constructed wetlands to treat domestic wastewater. Implications for groundwater. Co-supervised by Dr. Valerie McCarthy and Dr. Miklas Schloz (University of Salford).

3. Laura Holland (PhD) Project title: Remediation of acid mine drainage through a constructed wetland: A green house trial.

4. Jessica Coyne (PhD) Project title: Characterisation of the biochemical function and biotechnological importance of oxidative enzymes from Ascomycete and Basidiomycete fungi in plant biomass degradation. Co-supervised by Dr. Arjan Van Rossum (DkIT) and Monaghan Biosciences.