Dr Tony Woodcock
Agriculture Lecturer
Biography
Completed BSc (1H) in Biosystems Engineering in UCD in 2003. Subsequently completed an MSc (by research) and a PhD in UCD. Dr Woodcock's PhD (Teagasc Walsh Fellowship) focussed on chemometric analysis of NIR spectral data to identify geographical origin of food products.
Following his PhD Dr Woodcock worked for a UCD campus company (Biosystems Engineering Ltd) carrying out thermal validation of food products for almost a year. He subsequently carried out post doctoral research work in the area of renewable energy, focusing particularly on gasification technology. He was appointed lecturer in UCD focussing mainly on the then newly established taught masters programme in Renewable Energy and Green Technology.
Dr Woodcock is currently working in Waterford Institute of Technology where he is the course leader for the BSc in Agriculture course, with main lecturing duties focussing on this course as well as the BSc in Agricultural Science, the BSc in Food Science and Innovation and the BSc in Land Management in Agriculture.
Lectured in UCD as a post doctoral researcher and as a college lecturer. Duties mainly focussed on the taught masters course in Renewable Energy and Green Technology.
Since 2011 I have been lecturing in WIT, focussing mainly on the environmental / renewable energy aspects of agriculture.
Currently on the supervisory team for 3 PhD students, one funded by the Brazilian "science without borders" programme and two Teagasc Walsh Fellows.