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Dr Pamela Walsh

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Pamela Walsh

Dr Pamela Walsh

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sustainable generation of algae extracts; valorisation of biomass; extraction and identification of biologically active compounds from marine biomass sources; marine based biomaterials for tissue engineering, biomedical applications of marine extracts; algal (micro/macro) animal feeds.

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  • pamela.walsh@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5570
  • @pamjwalsh

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Biomaterials
  • Bone tissue engineering
  • Marine extracts
  • Marine based animal feeds

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Science uncovered, Ulster Museum, Sept 2017 and 2018
  • Organiser of Soapbox Science at QUB, 2019
  • Ele-mental, Ulster Museum, July to Sept 2019. Summer outreach program for kids involving a series of ‘hands-on’ experiments demonstrated by undergraduate chemistry students at Queen's

Research students

PhD title Manipulating the chemistry and nanotopography of cultured diatoms for applications in tissue regeneration technologies
Years of study 2019 - present
   
PhD title The valorisation of AD waste effluent for production of microalgae as a nutrient source for animal feed
Years of study Final year
   
PhD title Extraction of Biofuels from Residual Lignocelluosic Biomass from Anaerobic Digestion
Years of study 2018 - present

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD title The investigation of Diatoms Biosilica for the Application in 3D Printed Bipolymer Scaffolds for Bone Repair
Years of study 2015 - 2019
   
PhD title Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Brown Macroalgae and their Application in Bone Therapy
Years of study 2014 -2018

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