Michelle McKeon-Bennett
Member Role
Associated Work Package
University
Qualification
Professional experience
28 years in Academia with 18 years in Management and Executive Management roles. Successfully developed industry linked degrees in science, clinical & food growth technology, innovation & business. She leads RUN-EU Work Package 2, dedicated to the ‘European Innovation Hubs’
Research experience
Over €2.5M in research funds since 2007 in the area of peatland conservation and indoor vertical farming for Space and Terrestrial application as an institutional lead. International projects include EDEN-ISS, Marie Curie IFF, NASA ISS, and Innovation Partnerships with Industry.
Supervision experience
Michelle has supervised 15 PhD and MSc graduates to completion as lead and co-lead. Currently supervising two PhD candidates as lead and co-lead.