Dr Fergal Callaghan has a BSc in Industrial Chemistry from UL (1991) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham (1998). He is a founding director of AWN Consulting Ltd and for the last 24 years has led the AWN environmental team.
He has been the lead environmental consultant, leading the AWN EIS/EIAR teams for some of the largest and most complex environmental impact assessment industrial and commercial projects in Ireland. He also acts as an adviser in areas such as environmental impact of industrial campus developments and environmental strategy and compliance.
He has particular expertise in the application of engineering and scientific principles to problem solving and to the planning and execution of development projects. He has been part of numerous major project teams from initial master-planning stage through concept design, planning and permitting applications, construction environmental compliance and ongoing advice and compliance during operation.
He also had considerable expertise in selecting appropriate technologies and techniques for minimising the environmental impacts of construction and operation of development projects, and in ensuring that environmental solutions are practical and suitable for purpose. Fergal offers a unique blend of technical environmental science and engineering skills, coupled with an understanding of the strategic planning, environmental impact and receiving environment capacity that underlie all development projects.