Department of Geography

 

Current Postgraduate Students

Barry, Darren

Working Title: Size variation of Mediterranean planktonic foraminiferal species during the deposition of Sapropel 5.
Supervisor: Dr. Angela Hayes

 

Bourke, David

Working Title: Local Governance in the Limerick Urban Area: Business and the Boundary Extension Issue
Supervisor: Prof. Des McCafferty

 

Broggy, Teresa

Working Title: Coiling Trends of Globoratalia Truncatulinoides in the Mediterranean Sea
Supervisor: Dr. Angela Hayes

 

Cassina, Filippo

Working Title: Palaeolimnological assessment of recent disturbance / regime shifts in sediment cores from ecotonal brackish lake systems.
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Dalton; Co-supervisor Dr. Elvira de Eyto, Marine Institute.
Personal Web Page: http://www.mic.ul.ie/geography/filippocassina_homemic/index.html

 

Cullinane, Shane

Working Title: An assessment of algal biodiversity and water quality in Loughs Atedaun, Cullaun and Inchiquin, three lakes on the river Fergus.
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Dalton

 

Halligan, Sean

Working Title: Abrupt climate change in the western Mediterranean Sea during the Holocene
Supervisor: Dr. Angela Hayes

 

Olas, Marzena

Working title: Past and current interactions between pressures, chemical status and biological quality elements for lakes in two contrasting instrumented catchments in Ireland.
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Dalton; Co-supervisor Dr. Elvira de Eyto, Marine Institute.
Personal Web Page: www.mic.ul.ie/geography/olasm

 

Shanahan, Theresa

Working Title: New Immigration to the Republic of Ireland: The Emergence of a Multicultural Society in Munster as Examined Through the Geography of Asylum Seekers.
Supervisor: Prof. Des McCafferty

 

Sheehan, Treasa

Working Title: Sub-recent water level movements in the Shannon Estuary.
Supervisor: Dr. Mick Healy

 

Sparber, Karin

Working Title: Dystrophic lakes – a neolimnological and paleolimnological assessment.
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Dalton
Personal Web Page: www.mic.ul.ie/geography/webpage_karin_mic.htm

 

Past Postgraduate Students

 

Chen, Guangjie (2007)

PhD Title: Development of an Irish Ecoregion community (diatom and cladoceran) training-set using palaeolimnological techniques to reconstruct reference conditions and determine targets for lake restoration.
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Dalton

 

de Cléir, Elma (2003)

M.A. Title: Public Housing in Limerick City: A Geographical Perspective.
Supervisor: Prof. Des McCafferty

 

Taylor, Marie (2007)

M.A. Title: Medieval Settlement in County Limerick: A Geographical Analysis.
Supervisor: Dr. Helene Bradley