AquaTT Staff
David Murphy
Manager
David has worked for AquaTT since September 2000 and has more than 10 years of experience working in EC projects in the field of Education, Training and RTD, having coordinated 8 and participated in over 25. He coordinated Aqua-tnet for five years, and was instrumental in growing the network to a more significant body able to meet the challenges of the Bologna and Copenhagen Processes and Reforms. David is also facilitator of the Knowledge Management Thematic Area of the EATIP, the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform, that brings together private and public stakeholders in order to promote and coordinate research and development that will improve the competitiveness of the European aquaculture industry.
Contact David at david@aquatt.ie
Marieke Reuver
Programme Manager
Marieke is a Dutch animal scientist, specialised in Animal Production Systems and Aquaculture and Fisheries at Wageningen University (the Netherlands), where she graduated in 2004. She previously worked as an education assistant at the Aquaculture and Fisheries group in Wageningen, managing aspects of tertiary level course development and coordination, and for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, where she was involved in the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources project. Marieke joined AquaTT in July 2006 and currently works as RTD Programme Manager on a number of AquaTT initiatives and services including PiscesTT Jobs, "Training News", AquaInnova, MarineTT, AQUAEXCEL, MG4U, COEXIST and Aqua-tnet, the European thematic network in the field of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management.
Contact Marieke at marieke@aquatt.ie
Olivia Daly
Education Project Officer
Olivia joined AquaTT in July 2007 as an Education and Outreach Officer to work on the Planet Aqua initiative. She has previously worked under a Stagiaire Programme with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Ireland) where she researched Ireland's current approach to communicating information about climate change. In 2006 she graduated with a B.A. Mod. in Environmental Science from Trinity College. Olivia is currently working on various initiatives; Aqua-RET 2, Vocational Aqualabs, INTRANEMMA and PESCALEX 2 projects, PiscesTT Jobs, AquaTT's e-newsletter "Training News" and Aqua-tnet's e-newsletter.
Contact Olivia at olivia@aquatt.ie
Fiona Cregg
Project Officer
Fiona joined AquaTT in April 2010 as Project Officer. She is currently working on the MarineTT project and assisting with business development. Fiona has worked in research management in both academia and industry before joining AquaTT. She held a Programme Co-ordinator role with the Office of the Vice President of Research in University College Dublin. Fiona also worked as a Research Scientist and Project Co-ordinator at Biotrin, an Irish Biotechnology company. Fiona holds an Honours Degree and Research Masters in Microbiology graduating from National University of Ireland, Galway in 2001. She has since completed a Diploma in Project Management from the University of Limerick graduating in 2008.
Contact Fiona at Fiona@aquatt.ie
Emma Bello Gomez
Project Officer
Emma is a Project Officer at AquaTT, having joined in April 2010. She is mainly working on the COEXIST project. She has experience in drawing up proposals for their subsequent presentation to European public programmes (FP7, CIP), as well as in project management. She holds a Degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Cadiz, a Master’s in Development Cooperation and Project Management from the University of Cadiz and a Master’s in Coastal Zone Evaluation and Management from at the University of Western Brittany, France. She is currently working on her PhD thesis which explores coastal zone management in Morocco.
Contact Emma at Emma@aquatt.ie
Paul Lowen
Project Officer
Paul joined AquaTT in June 2011 as a Project Assistant. He is mainly working on the HEALTHY FUTURES project, a collaborative inter-disciplinary research project comprised of 15 partners based in Africa and Europe. Paul previously worked in education for the National Parks & Wildlife Service which entailed developing & delivering education programmes to school & public groups. He also has experience in working in Ecological Consultancy and the Irish Fisheries Board. He holds a BSc from University College Dublin in Environmental Biology and an MSc in Ecosystem Conservation & Landscape Management, which is a multi-disciplinary programme run jointly by University College Cork and National University of Ireland, Galway in conjunction with the Universities of Wageningen, Nijmegen and Utrecht, The Netherlands and the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Contact Paul at Paul@aquatt.ie
Debbie Buckley
Project Officer
Debbie joined AquaTT in April 2011 as a Project Assistant. She is mainly working on the MarineTT Project. Debbie holds a B.E. (Hons) Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, graduating from University College Cork in 2010. She has previously worked as an Undergraduate Research Intern at the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre in Cork and as a Research Engineer at the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, U.C.C. Debbie was also employed as an Engineering Graphics and Structural Design Tutor while studying as an undergrad in the School of Engineering, U.C.C.
Gregorio Gutierrez
Project Officer
Gregorio joined AquaTT in May 2011 as a Project Assistant, working mainly on AquaTT’s information and database systems. He has recently finished a postgraduate course on “International R+D Project Management” and also holds an honours degree on Information Sciences, University of Granada. He has worked at international level as information scientist for European Agencies, such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for the development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). He also has worked as information researcher for a leading Spanish web portal on health, wellness and nutrition.
Contact Gregorio at gregorio@aquatt.ie
Gill Marmelstein
Scientific Project Officer
Gill has been with AquaTT since May 2010 and is working as a Scientific Project Officer on MarineTT and AquaInnova. Gill holds a Ph.D. in Marine Biology from University College Dublin and a B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in Ecology, from University College Cork.
She has worked as an environmental consultant in the production of Environmental Impact Assessments and has worked as a Scientific Project Officer for the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI –Europe) in Brussels.