Senior Researcher In Additive Manufacturing
CurrentIrish Manufacturing Research (IMR) is a research technology organisation with a mission to Demystify and Derisk new technologies while delivering high quality research.This primarily a project based role. My duties for this role include:• Networking and meeting with potential clients• Co-designing project scope with clients• Writing applications for competitive funding e.g. Innovation Partnership programme• Project management• Technical research• Stakeholder engagement• Schedule management• Budget ManagementMy project portfolio to date has included:• Design of AM orthoses for veterinary applications• Conformal cooling for injection moulding• Lightweighting of robot end effectors• Lightweighting of hydraulic valves• Design of nasal vaporiser for sleep apnoea• Design of blood sample transportation solution for drone travelI am currently working on a project relating to the design of AM anatomic models for surgical pre-planning. Stakeholders for this project include an Irish Manufacturer of AM models and two Irish Hospitals.