Corkman lands major appointment at US university

Corkman Professor Patrick O’Shea has been named as the new Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland in the US.

"Dr O’Shea has an outstanding record of accomplishments both in his scholarly activities and in his classroom teaching and student mentoring," said Nariman Farvardin, professor and dean of Maryland’s A James Clark School of Engineering.

Prof. O’Shea served for four years as Director of the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP) at Maryland. O’Shea has served as a faculty member of Maryland’s ECE department for six years.

Dr O'Shea's current research is in the area of charged particle beam technology and applications.

“I am honored and delighted to have the opportunity to lead the Department into its second century at Maryland,” said O’Shea. “We have established a tradition of excellence in ECE, and I foresee an even brighter future.”