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Dr. Niall Holmes is a Discipline Lead (Structural Engineering) in the School of Transport & Civil Engineering at the Technological University, Dublin. Dr Holmes is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Ireland.
Niall’s research is in thermodynamic modelling of cement hydration and concrete durability to improve the performance and environmental impact of cementitious materials.
Niall has secured over €6.7m in research grants from a number of sources including Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and other sources. He has over 100 publications in peer reviewed international journals, conference proceedings, books and technical reports. He has supervised two PhD projects and ten Masters to completion. He is currently supervising three PhD and two Masters students as well as a postdoctoral researcher.
Dr Holmes has been awarded several awards including a Teaching Fellowship, 1st prize in the Clean Tech category, Dublin Research and Innovation showcase and a Finalist for the Sustainable Design and Advanced Research (SDAR) award.
Niall oversees the Schools’ two Level 8 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) programmes in Civil (TU826) and Structural (TU824) Engineering, the Schools full-time and part-time Level 9 Masters programmes (TU213 & TU219) and a Joint Level 8 programme with Nanjing Technological University in China.
Research interests
Cement science; Concrete Technology; Finite element modelling; Structural Engineering;
Education/Academic qualification
Post-Graduate Diploma, Technological University Dublin
Award Date: 12 Oct 2012
PhD, Trinity College, Dublin
Award Date: 4 Dec 2009
Master, Trinity College, Dublin
Award Date: 3 Dec 1999
Bachelor, Queen's University Belfast
Award Date: 1 Jul 1998
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Early Age Assessment of a New Course of Irish Fly Ash as a Cement Replacement
Shaji, N., Holmes, N. & Tyrer, M., 13 May 2024, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 14, 10, 4128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Capturing the Behaviour of Volunteer Pedestrians in a Newly-Developed University Campus Using a Distributed Array of Bluetooth Low Energy Devices
AlAnbouri, A., Parmar, M., Powell, D., Kelly, P., Holmes, N., Berry, D. & D’Arcy, L., 24 Sep 2023, Proceedings of 2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, ISC2 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Proceedings of 2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, ISC2 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Thermoelectric properties of cement composite analogues from first principles calculations
Orisakwe, E., Johnston, C., Jani, R., Liu, X., Stella, L., Kohanoff, J., Holmes, N., Norton, B., Qu, M., Yin, H. & Yazawa, K., 1 Sep 2023, In: Materials Research Express. 10, 9, 095505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization and Performance Enhancement of Cement-Based Thermoelectric Materials
Jani, R., Holmes, N., West, R., Gaughan, K., Liu, X., Qu, M., Orisakwe, E., Stella, L., Kohanoff, J., Yin, H. & Wojciechowski, B., 7 Jun 2022, In: Polymers. 14, 12, 2311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing the Measured and Thermodynamically Predicted AFm Phases in a Hydrating Cement
Holmes, N., Russell, M., Davis, G. & Tyrer, M., 9 Oct 2022, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 12, 19, 10147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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