Management Staff Listing

Dr Sinéad Mitchell

PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar
Management
School of Business Public Policy and Law
Áras Cairnes
University of Galway
E: sinead.mitchell@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Dr. Sinéad Mitchell (she/her) is a lecturer in Sustainability and Strategy. She teaches a wide range of subjects for undergraduate and post graduate level. She draws on her rich background working with industry as an engineer, business consultant and researcher in sustainable engineering and is experienced in healthcare manufacturing and social enterprise development. She has participated in a number of funded projects including on EPA Green Business Programmes, Pobal, Enterprise Ireland Disruptive Technology and European projects, working with many different educational institutions and companies across Europe. her Principal research interests include sustainability and eco-innovation, circular economy, sustainable assistive technologies, corporate social responsibility, sustainable procurement, waste management, life cycle assessment, product service systems.

Research Interests

Principal interests include sustainable and circular manufacturing 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

Research Projects

Project	Start Date	End Date
Sustainable Manufacturing	25-NOV-23
Transition to a Circular Economy in our Region	28-MAY-23
The Sustainability of Bioplastics	01-SEP-22
MiDrone	28-AUG-22	31-JUL-23
EPA Green Business - Circular Bikes	03-FEB-22
The Sustainability of Bioplastics & LCA	01-SEP-21

Contract Researchers

	Researcher Name	Project	Role	Funding Body
	Juliana Steinbach	MiDrone	Research Assistant	Enterprise Ireland (EI)

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]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Series' Gaberščik, C; Mitchell, S ;Fayne, A (2020) 'Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Series' In: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. :205-214 Singapore: Springer. [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	*ProjMAN ¿International Conference on Project MANagement* Ciaran O¿Dwyer, Kathryn Cormican, Suzana Sampaio, Sinead Mitchell (2023) Analysis of integrated project delivery in the Irish Construction industry ProjMAN ¿International Conference on Project MANagement [Details]
	(2023)	*LCM 2023: The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management* Steinbach, J; Mitchell, S (2023) LCA harmonization for the last-mile delivery sector LCM 2023: The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	*Environ 2022* Cherrelle, J, Mitchell, S (2022) Bioplastics: An evaluation of sustainability Environ 2022 [Details]
	(2022)	*Environ 2022* Steinbach, J; Mitchell, S (2022) Disruptive technologies, drones, deliveries and Life Cycle Assessment Environ 2022 Belfast, [Details]
	(2023)	*LCM 2023: The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management* Steinbach, J; Mitchell, S (2023) LCA harmonization for the last mile delivery sec LCM 2023: The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management [Details]
	(2021)	*European Solid Mechanics Conference ESMC* Finnegan, W; Flanagan, T; Flanagan, M; Mitchell, S; Goggins. J; Harrison, N (2021) Development of a lightweight airframe to enable drone delivery European Solid Mechanics Conference ESMC [Details]
	(2023)	*SETAC Europe - 33rd Annual Meeting* Steinbach, J; Mitchell, S (2023) Ready-made composite LCA inventory development for high-volume production of a drone frame SETAC Europe - 33rd Annual Meeting [Details]
	(2023)	*SETAC Europe - 33rd Annual Meeting* Cathy Coote1, Cherrelle Johnson2 and Sinéad Mitchell2 (2023) A Life Cycle Assessment of a Remanufactured Bicycle at An Mheithal Rothar, a Community Cooperative Bike Shop SETAC Europe - 33rd Annual Meeting [Details]
	(2021)	*International Conference on Technologies for Smart Green Technologies* Nkuba, M; Thakore, R; Kelkar, A; Mitchell, S (2021) Strategies for Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development in Education Systems International Conference on Technologies for Smart Green Technologies [Details]
	(2023)	*PLATE Product Lifetimes and The Environment* Sondagar, P; Steinbach, J; Mitchell, S (2023) THE NEVER-ENDING LCD STORY ¿TRANSITIONING THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TO MORE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PLATE Product Lifetimes and The Environment Finland, , 05-JUN-23 - 06-JUN-23 [Details]
	(2022)	*IMC38 38th International Manufacturing Conference* Cherrelle Johnson, Sinéad Mitchell (2022) End-of-Waste Criteria: Helper or Hindrance for the Circular Economy in Ireland? IMC38 38th International Manufacturing Conference [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2022)	*ECCM20: 20th European Conference on Composite Materials* Sinéad Mitchell, Juliana Steinbach, Tomas Flanagan, Pouyan Ghabezi , Noel Harrison, Simon O¿Reilly, Stephen Killian, William Finnegan (2022) EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT ECCM20: 20th European Conference on Composite Materials [Details]
	(2020)	*7th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM 2020)* Gaberščik, C; Mitchell, S ;Fayne, A (2020) Saving Lives and Saving the Planet: The Readiness of Ireland’s Healthcare Manufacturing Sector for the Circular Economy . In: Scholz et al eds. 7th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM 2020) Split Croatia, , 10-SEP-20 - 11-SEP-20 , pp.205-214 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(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]

Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Evaluating the sustainability of lightweight drones for delivery: towards a suitable methodology for assessment' Mitchell, S; Steinbach, J; Flanagan, T; Ghabezi, P; Harrison, N; O¿Reilly, S; Killian, S; Finnegan, W (2023) 'Evaluating the sustainability of lightweight drones for delivery: towards a suitable methodology for assessment' Functional Composite Materials, . [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Strategies for Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development in Education Systems' Thakore, R; Nkuba, M , Mitchell, S; Kelkar, A (2022) 'Strategies for Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development in Education Systems' International Journal of Pedagogy Innovation and New Technologies, 9 (1) . [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	SETAC Europe 25th LCA Symposium, Steinbach, J; Mitchell, S (2022) The Puzzling Scenario of Carbon Fibre and the Rabbit Hole of LCA Data. [Poster Presentation], SETAC Europe 25th LCA Symposium, Virtual , 12-OCT-22 - 14-OCT-22. [Details]

Media - Community Engagement

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	4 reasons why golf is bad for the planet. Mitchell, S (2021) 4 reasons why golf is bad for the planet. Ireland: RTE Media - Community Engagement [Details]

Invited Seminars

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	SMEs Innovating for Sustainability. Briggs. M; Mitchell, S; Giblin, M, Sweeny, M (2021) SMEs Innovating for Sustainability. Ireland: Intertrade Ireland Invited Seminars [Details]
	(2021)	SMEs Innovating for Sustainability. Briggs. M; Mitchell, S; Giblin, M, Sweeny, M (2021) SMEs Innovating for Sustainability. Ireland: Intertrade Ireland Invited Seminars [Details]
	(2020)	Pursuit of sustainability in the post-Covid era- Challenges and opportunities for Sustainability Practitioners. Nyakango. B; Mitchell, S; Ochoro Otengo, R; Sangle, S; Mikwa, Z; Akingbehin, K, Mungai, E (2020) Pursuit of sustainability in the post-Covid era- Challenges and opportunities for Sustainability Practitioners. Greening of Industry Network - Research and Policy for a Sustainable Future Invited Seminars [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2022	Platinum Medal	Global Sustainable Futures Network (GDFN)
2021	Gold Certificate of Appreciation	University College of Estate Management (UCEM)
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
Engineering Restructuring Committee	To contribute to the establishment of Engineering School following merger with School of Science	06-FEB-22 / 02-AUG-22
University Curriculum Design Strategy Committe	Contribution of sustainability education	05-MAR-22 / 07-NOV-22
Athena SWAN SAT	SAT assessment member for succesful Silver	05-SEP-21 / 31-DEC-22
An Mheithal Rothar Board of Directors	Director	01-JAN-20 / 31-DEC-23
CUSP (Community University Sustainability Partnership) Research and Learning Workgroup	Researcher, educator, member of group	15-OCT-19 / 31-JAN-23
Staff Student Liaison Committee	Chair	17-JUN-19 / 31-MAR-21
Research Committee	Member	17-JUN-18 / 23-JUN-20
EDI Committee School of Engineering	Member	17-JUN-18 / 31-DEC-21

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
FutureSME	Sustainable Manufacturing Researcher	01-MAY-09 / 31-DEC-12
NUI Galway	Lecturer in Engineering	01-FEB-18 / 31-AUG-22
University of Galway	Lecturer in Sustainability and Strategy	01-SEP-22 /
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
2022	Georgia Tech	SFI -corps Evidence-based entrepreneurship	Evidence-based entrepreneurship
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

Community Engagement

Title	Type	From / To
Other	Turn2me.org	01-DEC-12 / 31-DEC-14
Board Membership	Eco-Merit Certification	/
Teaching (e.g. Service learning / comunity based learning)	Engineering Summer School	02-APR-21 / 02-AUG-23
Teaching (e.g. Service learning / comunity based learning)	Engineers without borders Ireland - Where there is no Engineer	/
Advocacy	Active Consent Disclosure Support	/
Outreach	Industry funding for student awards	/
Board Membership	AMR	01-JAN-20 / 31-DEC-23

Reviews

	Journal	Role
	Journal Of Cleaner Production	Reviewer

Other Activities

	Description
	Keynote speaker, consultant and workshop delivery to industry and research collaborations
	External review board of new UG and PG programmes at ATU
	Keynote and event speaker, panelist on sustainable business and manufacturing on various events online and in person

Teaching Interests

Teaching interests include the area of sustainability, systems, industrial and mechanical engineering with a particular focus on sustainability, eco-innovation, the circular economy and life cycle assessment (LCA).

Recent Postgraduate Students

Graduation	Name	Degree	Primary Supervisor
2019	Prakruthi Arish	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2022	Elise Perron	MASTER OF ENGINEERING	Y
2022	Jarlath Maguire	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2021	Syam Sreekandan Nair	MASTER OF ENGINEERING	Y
2020	Cherelle Johnson	MASTERS OF SCIENCE	Y
2020	Gráinne Farrell	Master of Applied Science	Y
2020	Rahul Bahuguna	Master of Applied Science	Y
2019	Carla Gabersick	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2020	Pratik Sondagar	Master of Applied Science	Y
2020	Osama AlHanbali	MASTER OF ENGINEERING	Y
2021	Ciaran O'Dwyer	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)
2019	HUAYI ZHAO	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2018	Harry Begley	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2018	Declan Fahey	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2019	Priyanka Borhade	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y
2020	Michael Heslin	MASTER OF ENGINEERING	Y
2019	ACHAL DESAI	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y

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.
23/24	Sustainable Innovation	MGxxx	New module for MSc Programme on Sustainable Leadership
23/24	Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment	XXX
22/23	Urban Mining	ENLIGHT
21/22	Manufacturing Engineering and CAIRDE	ME2105	Introduction of Engineers without borders programme - Where there is no Engineer
22/23	Strategic Management	MG571/MG602
22/23	Internship and Applied Management Report	MG5122
22/23	Project Management	MG5130
21/22	Energy Systems Engineering Project	EG6101
20/21	Mech Eng Project/Thesis	ME519
21/22	Manufacturing Technology and CAIRDE	ME2105
22/23	Business and Professional Development	MG5121
2019/20	Research Methods	ME520
2020/21	Socio-technical Project	DOE2103
2020/21	Project Management for Engineers	ME3102
2020/21	Research Methods	ME520
2020/21	Research Methods for Engineers	ME521
2020/21	Introduction to Sustainability 1	BSS2103
2019/20	Information Systems and Operations Management	MS217
2020/21	Mechanical Engineering Fourth Year Project	ME4107
2019/20	Operations Strategy	IE319
2019/20	Logistics and Transportation	IE345
2019/20	Research Methods for Engineers	ME521
2019/20	Project Management for Engineers	ME3102
2019/20	Final Year Project Supervision	ME4107
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

Internal Collaborators

	Name	Description of Collaboration
	Behzad Abdi	Research and development of sustainable manufacturing solutions at ASMME
	Pratik Sondogar	Enterprise Systems Research
	Pouyan Ghabezi	Investigation of new circular and sustainable methods for advanced manufacturing of composites
	Omid Sam-Daliri	Investigation of new advanced and sustainable manufacturing materials, processes and techniques
	William Finnegan	Research and development in Project MiDrone EI Disruptive Technologies
	Noel Harrisson	Work on various projects and funding applications on sustainable manufacturing

External Collaborators

Name	Organisation / Institute	Country	Description of Collaboration
Dr. Aylin Ates	University of Strathclyde	UNITED KINGDOM	Research interests in manufacturing SMEs
Cathy Coote	An Mheithal Rothar	IRELAND	Research and development of circular economy in social enterprise
Michael Nkuba	University of Botswana, Gaborone	BOTSWANA	Education for Sustainable Development
Anna Lardi Fogerty	Music for Galway	IRELAND	Stakeholder engagement
Tomás Flannagan	EireComposites	IRELAND	Research and development of sustainable manufacturing solutions in composites
Renuka Thakore	University of Central Lancashire	UNITED KINGDOM	Education for Sustainable Development
Prof Catherine Holloway	University College London	UNITED KINGDOM	Investigating the circularity and sustainability of assistive technology
Ashish Kelkar	Neo-Urbanism Planners and Designers Institute, India	INDIA	Innovative Case Studies in Education for Sustainable Development for STRIDES Project
John McEvoy	DRUID Theatre Company	IRELAND	Stakeholder engagement, and development of sustainable and circular solutions

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