Dr Aileen Doran
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- UCD
Biography
Aileen is a postdoctoral researcher within the Earth Resources Challenge, based at University College Dublin (UCD). Aileen completed her B.Sc. degree at University College Cork (UCC) in 2015, before working as a Graduate Geologist with the TELLUS project, Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) for a year. In 2021, Aileen completed her Ph.D with iCRAG and UCD focusing on the geology and geochemistry of Irish Zn-Pb metal deposits. In 2021, Aileen joined the Central African Copper Belt research group with Prof. Murray Hitzman, where she is studying the Lubambe deposit, Zambia. Aileen is an avid supporter of equality, diversity and inclusions and leads the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Geoscience (EDIG Project).