Vincent McBrierty explained

Vincent Joseph McBrierty (born 1949) is an Irish academic, author, educator, physicist, and researcher.

Career

An alumnus of St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, he attended Queen's University Belfast where he read Physics and graduated as a BSc (Hons). He then undertook postgraduate research at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London from 1964, taking a PhD on the subject of nitrogen oxides.^[1]

In 1976, McBrierty joined Trinity College Dublin where he remained throughout his academic career rising to the position of Professor of Physics. He received an Hon ScD from TCD in 1979^[2] and was awarded the title of Fellow Emeritus on his retirement.^[3] McBrierty was the first Catholic on the academic staff in the Department of Physics at TCD, where he served as a Professor, Dean, and Bursar.

Research

McBrierty specializes in Irrigation and Water Management as too Soil and Environmental Sciences.

Publications

McBrierty, V.J., & O'Hanlon, G. The World in Crisis: the Response of the Church, The Furrow, Vol. 63, No. 9 (September 2012), pp. 391–400.^[4]

Honours and awards

• Knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^{[5] [6]}
• Member, Royal Irish Academy (1983)

External links

• Profile, holysepulchre.ie; accessed 13 November 2016.

Notes and References

1. Book: McBrierty . Vincent . The electron spin resonance study of the interaction between the polymethacrylates and the nitrogen oxides. . 1964 . University of London . London.
2. Book: McBrierty . Vincent . Published research papers. ScD thesis . 1985 . Trinity College . Dublin . 17 March 2022.
3. Web site: Vincent Mc Brierty: School of Physics – Trinity College Dublin. Tcd.ie. 7 March 2016. 11 November 2016.
4. 41709039. The World in Crisis: the Response of the Church. Vincent McBrierty. Gerry O'Hanlon. The Furrow. 63. 9. September 2012. 391–400.
5. Web site: Vincent McBrierty. Papalorders.ie. 13 November 2016.
6. Web site: Constantinian Knight Prof Vincent McBrierty talks on The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with One another – Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George . Constantinian.org.uk. 13 November 2016.