Irish Scholars set for NASA mission
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 in Irish Science
Barry Hogan from UCD and Patrick Crowley DIT, pictured at the Dunsink Observatory in Dublin, after they were announced as the recipients of this year’s Gogarty Scholarship LAST WEEK. Both recipients will attend the Space Studies Program (SSP) in NASA’s Ames Research Centre, Silicon Valley, California this summer. The scholarship programme is sponsored by well known Dublin businessman and philanthropist, Martin Keane.
Photo:Leon Farrell Photocall Ireland.
The Gogarty Scholarship was founded in 2008 to provide young Irish men and women with the opportunity to attend the International Space Universities ISU’s Masters (M.Sc.) program and Space Science Program (SSP). This year’s program will cover an array of subjects including business, management, life sciences, engineering, physical sciences and satellite applications. This year, the scholarship will consist of two €7,500 scholarships for the Space Studies Program (SSP). The SSP is a nine week professional conference for graduate participants and young professionals of all disciplines.
Patrick Crowley, a native of Dublin, is a former electrician having worked in the trade for five years before returning to study Electrical Services Engineering in DIT Kevin Street. Crowley received his Bachelor of Technology Degree in May 2009 and recently was awarded a gold medal in a competition run by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineering and the Society of Light and Lighting for his presentation on Photosynthesis and Lighting.
Barry Hogan is an Engineering PhD Student from Dublin. He graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 at the top of his class. Currently, he is working towards his PhD entitled Hemodynamics of Intracranial Aneurysms. He is interested in the physiological effects of space flight and the challenges posed by long-term habitation in low-gravity environments.
The scholarship has been named after Oliver St John Gogarty (1878-1957). Gogarty was one of the most prolific Irishmen of the twentieth century. He was a brilliant physician and ear surgeon, a respected poet and writer, and a gifted footballer, cyclist, swimmer and cricketer. He was also an Irish patriot and Senator. His larger-than-life persona was the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses and he was one of Ireland’s pioneering aviators.
For further information please visit www.gogartyscholars.com
