Biography
Tiernan Henry is part of the groundwater spoke in iCRAG. He has a BA (Mod) in Natural Sciences from TCD, an MSc in hydrogeology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he completed his PhD (on the groundwater setting of the Tynagh Mine) at NUIG. He worked on US-EPA and USGS-funded projects in the US before returning to Ireland where he worked in groundwater consultancy for a number of years. He has been a lecturer in Earth and Ocean Sciences (at NUIG) since 2004. His research interests include work on the distribution of metals in groundwater in Ireland, interaction of seawater and groundwater in coastal karst systems, and use of multi-disciplinary approaches to solving and contextualising groundwater problems.
Active iCRAG projects:
Role
- Funded Investigator
Institution
- NUIG
Research Area
- Secure & Protect Groundwater Resources, Earth Science in Society
Expertise
- Groundwater Quality, Contamination, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Public Perception, Water
