EurGeol. Dr. Robert Meehan, PGeo.

Robert Meehan is consultant geologist to various organizations on applied geological projects, 2003-2007. Clients include the Geological Survey of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, Discovery Programme. Lectures and field demonstrates on EPA Course on ‘Site Suitability Assessment for On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems’, 1998-2007. He has co-written manual for course. He is involved in mapping the subsoils for the EPA Soil and Subsoil Mapping Project, Teagasc, Kinsealy, 1998-2005. These maps are being used by GSI, DoELG and EPA as part of their Groundwater Protection Schemes, and as part of the River Basin District Management Schemes as part of the EU Water Framework Directive.

Robert worked from Geological Survey of Ireland (1993-1998). He is Professional and Founder Member of Institute of Geologists of Ireland, and former board member (2003-2005); Active member of Irish Quaternary Association (former committee member 1995-2005), International Association of Hydrogeologists (Irish Group), Soil Science Society of Ireland and Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland. He has published extensively, both Internationally and Nationally, on various aspects of Applied Geology. His PhD Thesis (1998) was on the last glaciation of northeast central Ireland, NUI Dublin. He obtained an Honours Bachelors Degree in Geography and Economics at UCD, 1993; winning many scholarships and awards during undergraduate and postgraduate years, and since.

Robert is responsible for geological and hydrogeological aspects of all projects, with an investigative brief to verify the potential of geothermal CHP.