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Peter Edward McHugh

BE, ScM, PhD Policy and International Relations Secretary, EASAC Council

Dean of Engineering and Informatics, Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Galway

Member ScienceElected in 2011

Peter McHugh joined the University of Galway in 1991, where he is currently Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Head of Discipline of Biomedical Engineering, within the College of Engineering and Informatics. His research is focused on fundamental developments and applications of computational and experimental methods in biomechanics, tissue mechanics and medical implants and devices. He has received numerous awards, including membership of the Royal Irish Academy (2011), the Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (Section of Bioengineering) in 2011, the Presidential Nominee Fellowship of Engineers Ireland in (2009), and the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (1995).

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