Factfile

Education: St Anne's Secondary School, Cappoquin

1982-6: NIHE (BSc analytical science)

1986-89: NIHE (PhD chemistry)

1987: Wollongong University, Australia

Career: 1989-97 lecturer in chemistry, DCU

1997-99: assistant registrar, DCU

1999: registrar, Blanchardstown Institute of Technology

June 2000: director

Home: Arbour Hill, Dublin

Hobbies: sailing and travelling

Holidays: South Africa and India