Dr Sinead Mitchell

PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer
Alice Perry Engineering Building Room 2024, NUI Galway, University Road
NUI Galway,
E: sinead.mitchell@nuigalway.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sineadmitchell/

LECTURER BELOW THE BAR
E: sinead.mitchell@nuigalway.ie

Biography

Dr. Sinéad Mitchell is a lecturer in Engineering at the College of Engineering and Informatics of NUI Galway. She teaches a wide range of subjects for undergraduate and post graduate level. She draws on her rich background working with industry as a business consultant and researcher in sustainable engineering with a background in healthcare manufacturing and social enterprise development. She has participated in a number of EU funded projects, working with many different educational institutions and companies across Europe. Principal research interests include sustainability and eco-innovation, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Other research interests include corporate social responsibility, sustainable procurement, waste management, life cycle assessment, product service systems/circular economy.

Research Interests

Principal interests include sustainability and eco-innovation, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Other research interests include corporate social responsibility, sustainable procurement, waste management, life cycle assessment, product service systems/circular economy and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	'Manufacturing SMEs doing it for themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation toolkit for SMEs' Mitchell, S;O'Dowd, P;Dimache, A (2019) 'Manufacturing SMEs doing it for themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation toolkit for SMEs'. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Manufacturing SMEs doing it for themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation toolkit for SMEs' Mitchell, S,O'Dowd, P,Dimache, A (2019) 'Manufacturing SMEs doing it for themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation toolkit for SMEs'. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Manufacturing SMEs doing it for themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation toolkit for SMEs' Sinéad Mitchell, Paul O'Dowd, Aurora Dimache (2019) 'Manufacturing SMEs doing it for themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation toolkit for SMEs'. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	13th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Mitchell, S., Dimache, A., & O'Dowd, P (2012) The Issue of waste in European Manufacturing SMEs 13th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2011)	1st International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing Dimache, A., Mitchell, S., & O'Dowd, P. (2011) Business Sustainability Methodology for European Manufacturing SMEs 1st International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2010)	International Manufacturing Conference 27 Dimache, A., Mitchell, S., & O'Dowd, P (2010) TRAPSS (Transition along the product-service system route) a smart solution for manufacturing SMEs International Manufacturing Conference 27 [Details]
	(2010)	International Manufacturing Conference 27 Mitchell, S., O'Dowd, P., & Dimache, A. (2010) Environmental challenges and opportunities for European manufacturing SMEs International Manufacturing Conference 27 [ARAN Link] [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2011	Luigi Mendia Award	International Waste Working Group
2006	Bronze Award	Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division
2004	Gold Award for Excellence	Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
CIWM Chartered Institute of Waste Management	Member	01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-12
IWWG International Waste Working Group	Member	01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-12
Engineers Ireland	Member	01-DEC-02 / 31-DEC-20

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
An Mheithal Rothar Board of Directors	Director	01-JAN-20 / 31-DEC-23
CUSP Research and Learning Workgroup	Researcher, educator, member of group	15-OCT-19 / 31-DEC-20
Staff Student Liaison Committee	Chair	17-JUN-19 / 31-MAR-21
Research Committee	Member	17-JUN-18 / 23-JUN-20
EDI & Athena Swan	Member	17-JUN-18 / 31-DEC-20

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
FutureSME	Sustainable Manufacturing Researcher	01-MAY-09 / 31-DEC-12
University of Limerick	Lecturer	01-JAN-13 / 01-JAN-14
NUI Galway - Adult and Flexible Learning	Lecturer in Operations Engineering	01-JAN-17 / 31-DEC-20
Allergan Pharama	Engineer	16-OCT-06 / 31-DEC-07
Longford Womens Link	Project Manager - Community Services Programme	02-JUL-07 / 11-JUN-09
Abbott	Engineer	01-SEP-04 / 29-OCT-06
Business in the Community Ireland	Business advisor on sustainability	01-OCT-13 / 05-FEB-18
Independent Consultant	Sustainable Business Consultant	01-JAN-13 / 31-AUG-14

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2003	Danish Technical Instiute	European Project Semester	Export Engineering
2014	Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	PhD	Sustainability and Eco-Innovation in Manufacturing in SMEs
2020	National University of Ireland Galway	Post Graduate Certificate	Teaching and Learning
2004	National University of Ireland Galway	Bachelor of Engineering	Industrial Engineering and Information Systems
2011	Institute of Technology Sligo	Post Graduate Certificate	Research Practice

Languages

	Language
	Irish
	French
	German
	Danish

Community Engagement

	Title	Type	From / To
	Other	Turn2me.org	01-DEC-12 / 31-DEC-14
	Board Membership	AMR	01-JAN-20 / 31-DEC-23

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code	Subject / Desc
2018/19	Research Methods	ME520	The aim of this course is to equip candidates with appropriate skills to conduct autonomous research. It is essential for the effective generation, collection analysis and interpretation of scientific knowledge.
2018/19	Research Methods for Engineers	ME251	The aim of this course is to equip engineers with appropriate skills to conduct autonomous research. It is essential for the effective generation, collection analysis and interpretation of scientific knowledge.
2018/19	Information and Operations Management	MS217
2018/19	Operations Strategy	IE319
2018/19	Logistics and Transportation	IE345
2018-19	Engineering Design	EI150
2017/18	Operations Strategy	IE319
2017/18	Logistics and Transportation	IE345
2017/18	Information and Operations Management	MS217
2017/18	Introduction to Regulatory Affaris in Manufacturing	ME3104	The module is made of of four sections: Medical Device Regulatory Affairs  Product Safety and Product Liability  Risk assessment and Risk Management  Machinery Regulations and CE Marking