Professor Patrick Prendergast

Patrick Prendergast, BA, BAI, PhD, ScD, C.Eng, FIEI, FIAE, FREng, MRIA, SFTCD is an Honorary Principal Investigator in the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering (TCBE). Together with colleagues from Engineering, Medicine and Dentistry, he led the application to establish the TCBE under the Programme for Research in Third-level Institutions (PRTLI). He was the inaugural Director from 2003 to 2008. Dr Prendergast was Professor of Bio-Engineering from 2007 until his appointment as President/Provost required him to relinquish his professorship in 2011. In 2011 he was appointed the 44th President & Provost of Trinity College Dublin and held office for a 10-year term. Prior positions in university administration were Chief Academic Officer & Vice-Provost (2008-2011), and Dean of Graduate Studies (2004-2007). Further details on former Provosts are given at www.tcd.ie/provost/biography/former-provosts/patrick-prendergast-/. On returning to the faculty in 2021, he was appointed as Research Professor in the University. Prior to working in TCD he held post-doctoral positions in Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna and the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, where he worked with Prof.dr.ir. Rik Huiskes. On a sabbatical year 2001-2002 he was Visiting Professor, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Poland and Senior Research Fellow, Koiter Institute, Technical University of Delft and the Department of Orthopaedics of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He also did a sabbatical year at the Institute of Bioengineering of UPC, Barcelona, Spain in 2007-2008 working with Professor Josep Planell. His engineering work is in biomechanics, implant analysis and design, and mechanobiology of skeletal tissues. For several decades his publications have appeared in the Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists Ranking. Graduate Students in Engineering (alphabetical order) Boyle, Colin; PhD; 2011 Britton, John; PhD; 2004 Byrne, Damien; PhD; 2009 Carriero, Allesandra; MS; 2002 Connolly, Paul; MCh; 2000; Co-advisor: Mr J. MacElwaine, FRCSI, Tallaght Hospital Ferris, Peter; MSc; 1998 Flannery, Olivia; MCh; 2007; Co-advisor: Mr J. MacElwaine, FRCSI, Tallaght Hospital Galibarov, Pavel; PhD; 2010; Co-supervisor: Dr Alex Lennon Keeling, Parnell; MCh; 2009; Co-advisor, Mr Paddy Kenny, FRCSI, James Connolly Memorial Hospital Kelly, Daniel; MSc;2001 Kelly, Daniel; PhD; 2004 Kenny, Paddy; MCh; 2003; Co-advisor: Mr J. MacElwaine, FRCSI, Tallaght Hospital Khayyeri, Hanifeh; PhD; 2011 Lacroix, Damien; MSc; 1998 Lacroix, Damien; PhD; 2001 Lally, Catriona; PhD; 2004 Lennon, Alexander; PhD; 2003 Lowrey, Colm; MSc; 2010 MacNicoll, Ruari; MCh; 2008; Co-advisor, Mr Paddy Kenny, FRCSI, James Connolly Memorial Hospital Maher, Suzanne; PhD; 2000 McCormack, Brendan; PhD; 1997; External Supervisor under UCD PhD regulations (Nominating Professor: D.F. Moore) McGarry, James; PhD; 2005; Co-supervisor Prof. Suzi Jarvis, SFI Nanoscience Laboratory McLoughlin, Ruth; MSc; 2008 McMahon, Louise; PhD; 2007; Co-supervisor: Prof. Veronica Campbell, Department of Physiology McNamara, Laoise; PhD; 2004 Moretti, Matteo; MSc; 2001; Co-supervisor: Dr Adrielle Prina-Mello Mulvihill, Brianne; PhD; 2009 Murphy, Bruce; PhD; 2001 Murphy, Linda; PhD; 2002 Nowlan, Niamh; PhD; 2007; Joint supervision with Prof Paula Murphy, Department of Zoology Prina-Mello, Adrielle; PhD; 2003; Co-supervisor: Prof. Y. Volkov, School of Medicine Roddy, Karen; PhD; 2010; Joint supervision with Prof Paula Murphy, Department of Zoology Scannell, Paul; PhD; 2006 Toland, Simon; MSc; 1993; Co-Supervisor Prof David Taylor, Mechanical Engineering Vard, John; MSc; 2004 Waller, Mary; MSc; 2004; Co-supervisor: Prof. Fergal O'Brien, RCSI Walsh, Laura; MSc; 2004 Wulliamoz, Patrick; PhD; 2012 Xue, Feng; PhD; 2014

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His research interests are in biomechanics and implant design, and in tissue engineering and mechanobiology.