GMIT’s new Department Heads

GMIT has appointed Dr Lisa Ryan to the new post of Head of Department of Natural Sciences and Eamon Walsh to the post of Head of Department of Accounting and Information Systems at GMIT’s Galway (Dublin Road) campus.

Dr Ryan takes on the brand new post as head of the new department within the School of Science and Computing.

The new department was established to cater for the growing numbers of Science students in GMIT; Mr Walsh succeeds Carmel Brennan, former Head of the existing Department within the School of Business. Ms Brennan has been appointed GMIT Retention Officer.

Eamon Walsh was formerly a lecturer in Software Development at the Department of Computer Science and Applied Physics in the GMIT School of Science.

He has a first class honours degree in Applied Physics & Electronics and a Masters in Business Administration from NUI Galway. Eamon is also a long-time campaigner for better rights for people with disabilities

Dr Lisa Ryan has a first class honours degree in Nutritional Science and a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from UCC. She also has a very keen interest in Sport and Exercise Nutrition and outside of her formal academic role has worked as a sports nutritionist for a number of rugby, hockey and AFL teams. While in the UK, she worked with some of the triathletes and cyclists for the 2012 Olympics.