{"id":525,"date":"2023-05-15T19:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:50:50","slug":"525-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/?page_id=525","title":{"rendered":"NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-379 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/kirstymu.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/03\/20220618_193307-1.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23a8bcd401f19f42503624a3a75e0b3c\"><strong>Hurricane Melissa \u2013 28th October 2025<br>On 28th October 2025, Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a category 5 hurricane with winds of 185mph in western Jamaica causing over 100 deaths across Jamaica and Haiti, destroying several communities and causing widespread devastation from wind, storm surge and flooding. The estimated damage is $8bn, which is 40% of the country\u2019s GDP and will take years to recover from. The links below are to news coverage with Dr. Samantha Hallam, highlighting how the warmer than average ocean temperatures contributed to the hurricane intensity. The TOPIM model provided an accurate prediction of the hurricane intensity from 7 days in advance.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17oeoJXjTCZ9FuBc-16hfSqs1sM0GFyr0\/view\">RTE footage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio\/podcasts\/22555305-hurricane-melissa-will-be-jamaicas-worst-storm-th\/\">RTE podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstalk.com\/podcasts\/highlights-from-newstalk-breakfast\/category-five-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-jamaica\">newtalk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/tail-end-of-hurricane-melissa-expected-to-hit-ireland-over-the-weekend\/a20793836.html\">Irish Independent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-15264891\/2025-second-warmest-year-RECORD.html\">dailymail<\/a><br><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-10.38.10-1024x364.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-10.38.10-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-10.38.10-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-10.38.10-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-10.38.10-1536x546.png 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-10.38.10-2048x728.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d390836acf8e39a7643b4b2e770abde\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maynoothuniversity.ie\/faculty-social-sciences\/news\/mu-scientist-leads-new-atlantic-climate-project\">CONGRATULATIONS<\/a> to Gerard McCarthy who has been appointed as the co chair of new initiative which has been launched to provide an updated climate assessment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpi-oceans.eu\/en\/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation\">Atlantic Ocean\u2019s circulation system<\/a>. He will work along side leading researchers from nine European countries and Canada are collaborating to evaluate the probability and potential consequences of a disruption to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), along with co-chair &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awi.de\/en\/about-us\/service\/expert-database\/hans-otto-poertner.html\">Prof Hans Otto P\u00f6rtner<\/a>&nbsp;of the German-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awi.de\/en\/\">Alfred Wegener Institute<\/a>. The study will examine its impact on climate systems, ecosystems, human populations, and the global economy<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39ce9352d7a00827e8657741f32c4a18\"><strong>Congratulations to Emmanuel Eresanya who has been selected to represent Ireland at the &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fallatlanticocean.org%2Fall-atlantic-forums%2F2025-all-atlantic-forum-programme%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmmanuel.Eresanya%40mu.ie%7C05ac93b9af2c44156b6008ddb7c9aaab%7C1454f5ccbb354685bbd98621fd8055c9%7C0%7C0%7C638868798967492195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=12wRfLFc4uwUDILV6LGtb5%2BF04ZskgwKWiE%2FyaLiK0E%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 All-Atlantic Forum Programme &#8211; All Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance<\/a> in Brussels later this year. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e09399197f49ed214d22028c76f33ee\"><strong>Gerard  McCarthy and Guillaume Hug attended the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icrag-centre.org\/\"> iCRAG <\/a>summit in Athlone where they had the opportunity to catch up with colleagues and discuss future ideas and ongoing projects.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-757479281e441a2713bed1ab9787424c\"><strong>Gerard McCarthy has successfully been funded under the <a href=\"https:\/\/arqus-alliance.eu\/news\/arqus-research-initiative-results\/\">Arqus alliance<\/a>  in collaboration with University of Padua and University of Graz for a project entitled &#8216;\u201cImproving confidence in future projections of Atlantic circulation\u201d Congratulations!!<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec5e82cf3f03a1ea9d924657b211427a\"><strong>We would like to introduce our masters summer masters students and research assistance for this year<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/emma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-757\" style=\"width:152px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/emma.jpg 336w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/emma-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d68be92a89f8269ad7fa80ab42cc690\"><strong>My name is Emma Hermes currently completing my Bachelor&#8217;s degree in English and Geography as part of a two-subject (Zwei-Fach) Bachelor&#8217;s program at the University of M\u00fcnster in Germany. I will be visiting the ICARUS Oceans group on a three-month internship during the summer. During this time, I\u2019ll be working on a project looking at the impact of different weather systems on storm surges, which will form the basis of my Bachelor&#8217;s thesis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-756\" style=\"width:107px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-2.png 294w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-2-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a1ad8fb65aa24afc618e00a7dc06069d\"><strong>My name is Jittrarast, and I am studying for an MSc in Climate Change. During my undergraduate studies, I developed an interest in Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, Climatology, and Oceanography where I completed my thesis \u2018identifying the origin of the palaeoglacial features that dominated the Irish landscape, specifically whether they were related to the Midlandia ice sheet or the Irish Sea Ice Stream. During my final year, Dr Gerard was invited to our class, where he spoke about his work on AMOC sparking my interest so I decided to pursue a masters thesis on the AMOC and have been in the world of AMOC literature since Christmas (still loads to read). I enjoy travelling, and my dream is to visit all 50 states of the US (so far I\u2019ve visited 2 states) by motorhome with my family. I hope to drive along the iconic Route 66 and stop in Montana, then travel to Yukon and Nunavut (an impassable route, but we shall see), as that is my ultimate travel dream.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-769x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753\" style=\"width:340px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.png 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c181a477c42286b6c58f83a5b228f4c\"><strong>Lionel Swan &#8211; &nbsp;I &nbsp;am currently researching the Changing Risk of Tropical Cyclones in the South West Indian Ocean and Madagascar Region for my MSc Climate Change Thesis, supervised by Dr. Samantha Hallam. I will be starting a PhD in ICARUS titled \u201cExtreme Weather Attribution for Ireland \u2013 Assessing the Role of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Recent Weather Extremes\u201d with Prof Peter Thorne in September.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-701x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749\" style=\"width:282px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-1401x2048.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hannah_2-scaled.jpg 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0254f8a438276f55f64d0f2241f12786\"><strong>Hi! My name is Hannah Shen, I&#8217;ve just finished the second year of my undergraduate arts degree. I major in Anthropology and minor in Geography. I&#8217;m planning on doing my undergraduate dissertation focused on pet death for my final year. I hope to do a masters in the future, but I&#8217;m currently still trying to figure out which one I want to do. I&#8217;m once again working as a research assistant in ICARUS, this time on a new map for traditional Sean-N\u00f3s dancing. For my spare time, I like to play board games, card games and drawing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/team-photo-1-1-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/team-photo-1-1-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/team-photo-1-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/team-photo-1-1-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/team-photo-1-1-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/team-photo-1-1-2048x1396.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-208e6e1bfa56725f2a61c8ee734c6dc2\"><strong>Six of the team recently participated in a team building experiences at Escape boats in Dublin. For may of us this was our first time in an escape room. It was great fun and we stuck to the nautical theme of the groups and escaped in 39 minutes. GO US!!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6872-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777\" style=\"width:179px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6872-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6872-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6872-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6872-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6872-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4239f91cd7405dd95389242e3ab8fcf\"><strong>Ashly &nbsp;recently had the opportunity to travel to Denmark to visit her supervisor,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maynoothuniversity.ie%2Fpeople%2Fandr-d-sterhus&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsty.Morris%40mu.ie%7Ccbacb0c714a9413f8d0908ddb941be6d%7C1454f5ccbb354685bbd98621fd8055c9%7C0%7C0%7C638870414214475056%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=j3pOLkG4yMx2oQIEg6DQj3wNP7pwKh%2FmfbeJ2rDqbiE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Andr\u00e9 D\u00fcsterhus<\/a>, who relocated there during the second year of her PhD. The visit was both productive and refreshing. She spent time at the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), where she had the chance to present and discuss my research with the wave modeling group. It was a valuable experience to engage in discussions with experts in the field and to learn about the diverse range of work being carried out at the institute.Visiting a research institute like DMI gave Ashly a new perspective on how research is conducted outside the universities. It was inspiring to see how large-scale scientific work is organized and carried out in a professional environment. Beyond the academic exchange, the trip also provided a much-needed change of scenery. She took some time for sightseeing and enjoyed exploring a new country. The experience was especially meaningful as it came during the final stage of her PhD, offering a welcome break and a boost of motivation. Overall, the visit was both intellectually enriching and personally rejuvenating.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/patrickabd90085-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-773\" style=\"width:299px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/patrickabd90085-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/patrickabd90085-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/patrickabd90085-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/patrickabd90085.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dba6462d51cc2c6208446a632f9a0e81\"><strong>Patrick McLoughlin and Gerard McCarthy attended the Mary Robinson conference in May 2025 where Gerard gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryrobinsoncentre.ie\/dr_gerard_mccarthy.html\">key note speech<\/a> . Patrick found the conference to be both engaging and thought-provoking, featuring a wide range of speakers \u2014 from climate activists to a Marxist scholar who spoke about equitable resource sharing as a foundation for a more just and sustainable society. While it wasn\u2019t the usual academic audience, the diversity of perspectives made it a really interesting event. following on from this Patrick and Gerard went on a field trip to revisit historic tide gauge Benchmarks\/datums in the west and north of Ireland, dating back to the first Ordnance Survey in 1842. It was a fascinating opportunity to reconnect with the roots of sea-level measurement in Ireland.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000019170-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000019170-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000019170-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000019170-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000019170.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" data-id=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000022911-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000022911-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000022911-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000022911-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000022911.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40217f68ffc8cbfe2eb2a94698dc09d0\"><strong>Members&nbsp;(Gerard McCarthy, Samantha Hallam, Catherine O&#8217;Beirne, Emmanuel Eresanya) &nbsp;of the ObsSea4Clim&nbsp;project participated in a Clustering Event 1: BioEcoOcean and ObsSea4Clim, as well as the ObsSea4Clim Annual General Meeting. The events were hosted by the Polish Institute of Oceanography in Sopot, Poland, on the 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;to 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;of March. At this event both oral and poster presentations were delivered covering a wide area of topics. These topics included the regionalisation of sea surface temperatures (SST) along the Irish coast, the use of SST as an indicator in fishing and aquaculture, and projections for the future state of the Irish-Nordic-Arctic sea under various global warming conditions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-738\" style=\"width:506px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png 902w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-768x352.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ed629a26b356db3f64751f7a87d157e8\">\n<li><strong>The TOPIM project was a finalist in the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationawards.ie\/shortlist\">Best Research Project<\/a>\u2019 category at the Irish Education Awards 2025- Well done Sam for all your hard work!!<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guillaume has been chosen as one of 20 early career scientists to join the OceanCapX cruise aboard the RV Polarstern. The 2025 North South Atlantic Training Transect (NoSoAT) expedition, running from November 13th to December 12th, will journey from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Walvis Bay, Namibia. This incredible opportunity will immerse participants in the principles of oceanography and their profound impacts on climate. On board, Guillaume will participate in hands-on exercises, using and operating state-of-the-art scientific equipment such as XBT and Rosette Sampler with CTD sensors. The program includes practical research techniques, lectures and exercises on oceanography and its impact on climate. Participants will also gain experience in sample processing and data analysis as well as satellite data acquisition and analysis. This trip promises to be a pivotal experience in advancing oceanographic research and understanding.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Samantha Hallam gave a talk, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/community.wmo.int\/en\/meetings\/raiv-hurricane-committee-47th-session-hc-47\">TOPIM \u2013 Modelling hurricane Intensity in the Caribbean\u201d<\/a> as part of the Hurricane Committee Ocean Panel.&nbsp; The session in El Salvador was attended by 60 participants of the hurricane Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-519e3749a0c9ff6ca444e0feef36e12a\"><strong>Multiple members of the team attended and presented at the 8th Irish Sea level Conference in Maynooth University<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3 scientists from ICARUS Oceanography attended the &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.egu25.eu%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsty.Morris%40mu.ie%7C4dd1b0e6bb714754089f08ddb94a529c%7C1454f5ccbb354685bbd98621fd8055c9%7C0%7C0%7C638870451043362499%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S2jpdpSYPwn7GV1aBhFacAfL8TIFGjCWn2v8jEzQyyE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">EGU conference<\/a>&nbsp;in Vienna at the end of April 2025. Samantha Hallam presenting the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeetingorganizer.copernicus.org%2FEGU25%2FEGU25-6831.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsty.Morris%40mu.ie%7C4dd1b0e6bb714754089f08ddb94a529c%7C1454f5ccbb354685bbd98621fd8055c9%7C0%7C0%7C638870451043383476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k1GFtBLFazc%2BGKS3Bpt5BeMRf%2Fgm7UfFUPcZEye1lnQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">TOPIM project<\/a>&nbsp;on predicting hurricane intensity in the Caribbean, Emmanuel Eresanya presenting work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetingorganizer.copernicus.org\/EGU25\/EGU25-2008.html\">Future ISLA<\/a> project on dynamic sea level rise and Ashly Uthaman presenting her work on <a href=\"https:\/\/meetingorganizer.copernicus.org\/EGU25\/EGU25-9156.html\">wave modelling<\/a>.&nbsp; Read more in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ficarus-maynooth.blogspot.com%2F2025%2F06%2Ficarus-on-tour-at-egu-conference-2025.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsty.Morris%40mu.ie%7C4dd1b0e6bb714754089f08ddb94a529c%7C1454f5ccbb354685bbd98621fd8055c9%7C0%7C0%7C638870451043397590%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2I6qf1R8QC%2F%2FXUP9A%2BqFGAvmQmN%2BPD0PethlNcPHEM0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">ICARUS blog<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kirsty Morris Participated in a work shop on the mussel industry in Irish waters talking to both scientists and stakeholders and presented her work on the impact of sea surface temperatures on mussel health in Irish waters.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gerard McCarthy gave a public lecture on January 30th for the DIAS Geophysics Statutory Public Lecture entitled &#8220;W<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maynoothuniversity.ie\/icarus\/events\/dias-geophysics-statutory-public-lecture\">hen the Ocean Changes Course: The Threat of an Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Collapse<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gerard McCarthy featured on Newstalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstalk.com\/podcasts\/futureproof-with-jonathan-mccrea\/extra-what-is-amoc-and-why-is-it-changing\">Futureproof<\/a> with Jonathan McCrea talking about the the AMOC and the future .<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Samantha Hallam participated in the Caribbean Coastal Conference in Jamaica  as well as the Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management<\/strong> <strong>during the month of December discussing the TOPIM model for hurricane predictions.Brilliant work<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guillaume Hug participated in a podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2F1032DublinCityFM%2Fdemystified-3rd-november-2024%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsty.Morris%40mu.ie%7Ca08e58804b6347e0412908dd0234d56f%7C1454f5ccbb354685bbd98621fd8055c9%7C0%7C0%7C638669148158795184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YTFgmk8Xj2y8xoColcbWNLXNfeakelFWTlLtLDSBMkw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">interview<\/a> for demystified about his work on the AMOC<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gerard McCarthy was featured in Episode one of RTE new documentary series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/player\/series\/ireland-s-coast\/10002410-00-0000?epguid=IP10002408-01-0001\">Ireland&#8217;s Coast<\/a>. In his segment ( min 38) he explains sea level rise in Ireland <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161636-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161636-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161636-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161636-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161636-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161636-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161736-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161736-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161736-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161736-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161736-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161736-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161707-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161707-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161707-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161707-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161707-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241020_161707-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b850ec38bfdb5e22e7c94b33afcee355\">\n<li><strong>On October 20th 2024 ICARUS Oceans held a team building event, attended by the group as well as family and friend. much fun was had playing games  and sharing food together. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Congratulations to Samantha Hallam for being recognised for her work on tropical storms and whom was involved with media interviews on the subject of Hurricane Milton during the week.these were aired on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio\/radio1\/clips\/22440675\/\">Morning live <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/player\/series\/prime-time\/SI0000000825?epguid=IH10002396-24-0072\">RTE prime time News<\/a> (ten min in).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Congratulations to Hannah, Amelia and Gerard who were successful in producing a Brianstorm article regarding Hurling and GAA football stronghold in the country. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2024\/0718\/1460508-gaa-geography-hurling-football-strongholds-clubs-roll-of-honour-county-titles\/\">https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2024\/0718\/1460508-gaa-geography-hurling-football-strongholds-clubs-roll-of-honour-county-titles\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Sam Hallam was involved in running a Tropical Cyclone workshop in Jamaica on 23rd July promoting the launch of TOPIM model. With over 50 attendees it was a great success<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240611_115449-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-674\" style=\"width:641px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240611_115449-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240611_115449-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240611_115449-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240611_115449-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240611_115449-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7abcb389f8e39accb7dbca077654d768\">\n<li><strong>On June 11th we held a meet up event to welcome the summer research assistant and allow all other members of the group to meet up and have a social chat. this was a highly successful and enjoyable event. Thanks to all. Below we Introduce the new summer research assistants and their projects  <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lionel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-680\" style=\"width:169px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lionel.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lionel-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lionel-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lionel-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-463a3dcfaaae3be4f13f89c6ec9cf765\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">My name is Lionel Swan I have just finished my 4<sup>th<\/sup> and final year of undergrade in Maynooth University studying Biological and Geographical Sciences. I hope to graduate later this year with a 1:1 and plan to do a Masters in Climate Change, also at Maynooth University. I am currently a Research Assistant in ICARUS under Dr Gerard McCarthy and PhD student Patrick Mc Loughlin, with the goal of digitising and analysing old tidal records from the south-west of Ireland in order to increase our understanding of Irelands historical sea-level rise.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1882\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-679\" style=\"width:169px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-scaled.jpg 1882w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-1129x1536.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hannah-copy-2-wh-1506x2048.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1882px) 100vw, 1882px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92ac37419a8e6d50078f0d630f3190f9\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">I\u2019ve just finished my first year in my undergraduate degree in geography, criminology, and anthropology and am currently undertaking a research assistant position in ICARUS working on mapping GAA sports in Ireland. I also enjoy playing board games, card games and drawing in my spare time.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_4230.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-678\" style=\"width:169px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_4230.jpg 314w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_4230-170x300.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e71ab81373069bce5f483df9ed0cb22\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">Hi my name is Amelia Carroll. I have just finished my first year as an undergraduate studying geography and I am working as research assistant for ICARUS. My main focus is mapping GAA wins specifically football across Ireland. I have always had a love of sport from a young age so being able to research something I\u2019m passionate about has been amazing.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JOhn.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-677\" style=\"width:169px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JOhn.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/icarusoceans.maynoothuniversity.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JOhn-211x300.jpeg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-599d126032e5e6ef09437a0dad8f57cf\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e488f399d6c930573429798e605125cf\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\">John Grant is a Research Assistant&nbsp;at&nbsp;ICARUS (Irish Climate Research and Analysis Unit) in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University. He has graduated in Bachelor of Biological and Geographical sciences (MH203) in 2024. John is currently researching the correlation of air quality in Irish towns in relation to mortality notices<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ee6712a6c807813d64047d362e6e87d\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Patrick has had his first <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/gdj3.256\">Paper<\/a> accepted for publication!! Congratulations Patrick<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Samuel Diabate and Catherine O&#8217;Beirne have both successfully defended their thesis. Congratulations Drs!!!<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Happy International Womens day<\/strong>. <strong>Over the last 13 months ICARUS Oceans group has gone from strength to strength from a female perspective. Dr Kirsty Morris the first Post-doctoral Researcher in Marine Biology has joined the group. DR Samantha Hallam has brough in new funding&nbsp; as the Co-PI on the \u20ac150k TOPIM project, developing a tropical cyclone ocean coupled potential intensity model for the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS). In addition Catherine O\u2019Beirne has just submitted her thesis and is preparing papers for publication and Ashly Kataylin Uthaman is in her final year of her PhD as well as preparing to go to sea. It is wonderful to have such a strong woman\u2019s presence throughout the ICARUS Oceans gro<\/strong>up. <strong>To read more on their careers and more individuals from the larger ICARUS group see <a href=\"http:\/\/Here is the link to read more about their individual careers  https:\/\/icarus-maynooth.blogspot.com\/2024\/03\/international-womens-day-2024-spotlight.html\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Emmanuel and Gerard have been successful in securing Maynooth University as the only <a href=\"https:\/\/osf-un-ocean-decade.com\/about\/partners\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/osf-un-ocean-decade.com\/about\/partners\">Irish partner<\/a> for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) Program &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/osf-un-ocean-decade.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/osf-un-ocean-decade.com\/\">Ocean to Climate Seamless Forecasting System (OSF)<\/a>&#8220;. The Goal of this programme is to improve forecasting capability for the ocean and climate. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Catherine O&#8217;Beirne and Samuel Diabate have successfully submitted their PhD thesis on Feb 29th 2024. Congratulations!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Members of the team will be attending and presenting at a variety of conferences this year including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agu.org\/ocean-sciences-meeting\">AGU Ocean Sciences<\/a><\/strong>, New Orleans 2024 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egu24.eu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.egu24.eu\/\">EGU<\/a><\/strong> Vienna 2024, ObsSea4Clim kick off meeting, Copenhagen March 2024  and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igc2024dublin.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/igc2024dublin.org\/\">IGC<\/a><\/strong> Dublin 2024, Sea Level meeting, Trinity College June 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">The First Irish AMOC meeting was held in Maynooth University hosted by Gerard McCarthy in January 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Maeve Upton and Amin Shoarinejad both completed their PhD defence during 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Emmanuel attended the UN Decade Collaborative Center on Ocean-Climate Nexus and Coordination Amongst Decade Implementing Partners in P. R. 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