Prof Gavin Walker

Biography

Professor Walker was appointed as the Bernal Chair of Pharmaceutical Engineering at the University of Limerick in 2012. He is also a Visiting Research Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast (UK). Professor Walker has been awarded >€37m in research funding from SFI, EI, Professor Walker was appointed as the Bernal Chair of Pharmaceutical Engineering at the University of Limerick in 2012. He is also a Visiting Research Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast (UK). Professor Walker has been awarded >€37m in research funding from SFI, EI, EPSRC (UK), TSB (UK), EU FP7, H2020 and industry sources. He is currently the leading principal investigator in three national programmes, the SSPC, SFI Research Centre, the EI Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) and the EI Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC).