Robin Patrick Mooney
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
Dr. Robin Patrick Mooney (BEng, ME, PgDip, PgEd, PhD) is a Research Fellow and Adjunct Asst. Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Trinity College Dublin. Robin received his Bachelors and Master's Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Bolton Street, in 2002 and 2003, respectively. At DIT Robin was awarded the Beta Medal and Gold Medal for academic excellence; subsequently, he worked at DIT for two years as a Mechanical Engineering Lecturer. Following this, Robin spent seven years working in industry as professional Project Manager for a leading Irish Design and Architecture firm (Douglas Wallace) where he managed domestic and international projects. During this time Robin completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management from Trinity College. In 2010 Robin was awarded funding by the European Space Agency (ESA), via Enterprise Ireland's PRODEX scheme, to complete a PhD. In 2014 Robin was awarded 3-years of Postdoctoral Research funding again through the ESA. Robin is currently working in two ESA Microgravity Applications Programme research groups: CETSOL and GRADECET. Robin lectures on the 3B7 Manufacturing Engineering undergraduate module and the 5B2 Advanced Materials Masters level modules at Trinity College Dublin. He is currently completing his Masters in Higher Education at Trinity College.
Research Interest
BRIDGMAN GROWTH; casting; CHARACTERISATION; Columnar to equiaxed transition; Control Systems (Mechanical Engineering); gamma titanium alloys; HEAT TRANSFER; Manufacturing (Mechanical Engineering); Mathematical Modelling; Mechanical Engineering; SOLIDIFICATION
Publications
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R. Mooney, D. Browne, O. Budenkova, Y. Fautrelle, L. Froyen, A. Kartavykh, S. McFadden, S. Rex, B. Schmitz, D. Voss, Review of the MAXUS 8 sounding rocket experiment to investigate solidification in a Ti-Al-Nb alloy, Special Publication, 20th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Hyere, France, 22/5/2011, 700, European Space Agency, 2011, pp253 - 258
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R. P. Mooney, S. McFadden, M. Rebow, D. J. Browne, A front tracking model of the MAXUS-8 microgravity solidification experiment on a Ti-45.5at.%Al-8at.%Nb alloy, IOP Conf. Ser.:Mat. Sci. Eng., 27, (012020), 2011
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R. P. Mooney, S. McFadden, M. Rebow and D. J. Browne, A Front Tracking Model for Transient Solidification of Al-7wt%Si in a Bridgman Furnace, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 65, (6), 2012, p527 - 530
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R. Mooney and S. McFadden, An investigation into Bridgman furnace solidification of titanium alloys, 30th International Manufacturing Conference, University College dublin, 3-4 September, edited by G. Byrne, B. Mullaney, P. Connolly, E. Ahearne , 2013
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Mooney, R.P., McFadden, S., Order verification of a Bridgman furnace front tracking model in steady state, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 48, 2014, p24 - 34
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R. P. Mooney, S. McFadden, The Role of Verification in Computer Modelling: A Case Study in Solidification Processing, 31st International Manufacturing Conference, IMC-31, Cork Institute of Technology, 4-5 Sep 2014, 2014, pp173 - 180
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R.P. Mooney, S. McFadden, Z. Gabalcova, J. Lapin, An experimental-numerical method for estimating heat transfer in a Bridgman furnace, Applied Thermal Engineering, 67, (1-2), 2014, p61 - 71
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J. Lapin, Z. Gabalcová, U. Hecht, R. P. Mooney, S. McFadden, Columnar to Equiaxed Transition in Peritectic TiAl Based Alloy Studied by a Power-Down Technique, Materials Science Forum, 6th International Conference on Solidification and Gravity , Miskolc, Lillafured, Hungary, 2-5 Sep 2013, edited by A. Roósz, K. Tomolya , 790-791, Trans Tech Publications Inc., 2014, pp193 - 198
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S. Battaglioli, R. P. Mooney, M. Seredyñski, A. Robinson, S. McFadden, Computer Modelling of Manufacturing Processes: The Development of a 2D Axisymmetric Model of the Bridgman Casting Process, 32nd International Manufacturing Conference, Queens University Belfast, 3-4 September, edited by J. Butterfield, P. Hermon , 2015
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R. P. Mooney, A Bridgman Furnace Front Tracking Model, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2015
