Dr Vincent Casey “Best FYP Award” 21st May 2026
Dr Vincent Casey “Best FYP Award” - 21st May 2026
Dr Vincent Casey Memorial Award Best Final Year Project 2025 Two fourth-year students
from the Department of Physics have been awarded the Dr Vincent Casey Memorial Award
for Best Final Year Project.
TJ Sullivan and James Sutton were presented with the awards at a ceremony held in the Foundation Building. The award honours the memory of Dr Vincent Casey, a pioneering figure in physics at the University of Limerick course leader for the first BSc in Applied Physics, founding Head of the Department of Physics, and Chair of the Institute of Physics in Ireland. He was renowned for his research in physical electronics, with specialisation in thin films and solid-state sensors. The awards were presented by Dr Casey’s wife Celine and daughter Trina, highlighting the lasting impact of his work and legacy on the field of physics.
THE WINNING PROJECTS
TJ Sullivan, “Galaxy Formation” · Supervisor: Dr David Corcoran
James Sutton, “The Dynamics of Freely Spinning Objects on a Frictional Surface” - Supervisor: Dr Ian Clancy.
