Young headford engineer is in line for major award

A YOUNG engineer from Kilcoona, Headford, has been shortlisted for a prestige award.

Dr Martin O’Halloran has been recognized for work in new ways of detecting breast cancer at NUI Galway.
While he has been shortlisted for the Chartered Engineer of the Year Award, another Galway engineer, Brendan Mulligan from Renmore, is shortlisted for the Volunteer Engineer of the Year Award.

Martin O’Halloran has made a significant contribution to the project Exploring New Frontiers in Breast Cancer Detection using Microwave Imaging.
Martin, who has an engineering degree and PhD, is currently completing a master’s of science in clinical research.

The article is taken from the Tuam Herald.