Brendan Healy

Research Interests

Responsible for the day to day running of soil laboratories at Johnstown Castle where pH, lime requirement, available P,K,Mg (Morgan’s), Mehlich 3 and soil digest analysis are performed on research soil samples. Tasks include sample preparation, extraction/filtering, reagent preparation and instrumentation analysis.

Other roles include developing standard operating procedures for processes in compliance with best laboratory practices, method development on lab. instrumentation and performing instrumentation maintenance. As part of my health & safety duties in Johnstown Castle I am responsible for the management of chemical waste.

Education

• 2001 - Pd.D in Physical Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Maynooth                                    (Published thesis titled: ‘Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of the                                  Spectroscopy of Atomic Cadmium Isolated in Low Temperature Solids’)

• 1996 - B.Sc (1st Class Honours) Honours Degree, National University of Ireland,                            Maynooth

Career

Position: Forensic Scientist
Address: Forensic Science Ireland, Garda HQ, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8.
Date of Employment: March 2003 – November 2016

Position: Executive Assistant
Address: N.U.I. Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Date of Employment: July 2001 – February 2003

Achievements

• Received President’s scholarship award from N.U.I. Maynooth in 1996/1997.
• Received Rev. Michael T. Casey award in 1996 from Chemistry Department, N.U.I. Maynooth.

• Publications