ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS of Dr. H.A. (Tony) Donegan

 
    1. Modern Mathematics and the Engineer. Trans. Soc. of Engrs. Vol. LX6, 11(No 1), pp 34-35 (1976).
    2. A Complementary Mathematics Programme for Post Primary Teachers of other disciplines. Int. J. Math. Edu. Sci. Technol. Vol. 7 No1, pp 113-120 , (1976).
    3. A study of Reflexivity in Topological Vector Spaces. MPhil Thesis (UU), 203 pp (1978).
    4. Concerning the "Panneaux" of M Sova. Proc. Royal Soc. Edinburgh, 87A , pp 231-232, (1981). (With T B M McMaster)
    5. A Remark on the *-Reflexivity of SOVA. Czech. Math. J. Vol 35 PRAHA, No 3, pp 345-346, (1985). (With T B M McMaster).
    6. Industry Year - Mathematics Now. Hypotenuse News,Vol.3, No1, pp 18-21, (1986).
    7. The Evaluation of Head Shape. Bul. Assn. Phy. Sci. In Medicine Vol 6, pp 1-8, (1986). (With M Shanaghan, W G Kernohan & R A B Mollan).
    8. Information Linkage Between Industry and Applied Mathematics. Proc. ILIAM, No 3, UUJ, ISBN 0 901 299 776 6, pp 1-114, (1986). (Editor).
    9. Harmonisation & Evaluation of Fire Regulations. Proc. Int. Conf. Euro. Fires Regs. Thessalonika, Vol 1, pp 17-42, (1987). (With T J Shields & G W Silcock).
    10. Methodological Problems Associated with the use of the Delphi Technique. Fire Technology, Vol 23, No 3, pp 175- 185, (1987) (With Y A Bell, T J Shields & G W Silcock).
    11. The Thermal Bowing of a Model Brickwork Panel. Proc. Int. Brick, Block Masonry Conf. Ire. No 8, pp 846-856, (1988) (With D O'Connor, T J Shields & G W Silcock).
    12. A Mathematical Strategy to Relate Fire Safety Evaluation and Fire Safety Policy Formulation for Buildings. Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. Fire Safety Sci., Tokyo. Hemisphere, pp 433-441, (1988). (With T J Shields & G W Silcock).
    13. Fire Safety Evaluation Through Matrix Techniques. Presented at the IMA Conf. Applications of Matrix Theory Bradford University, Abstract, pp 23-24 (1988).
    14. Towards the Unification of Mathematical Modelling in Fire Engineering. Presented at ECMI 88, STRATHCLYDE University, Abstract, pp 30, (1989) (With T J Shields & 
    15. Assessing Fire Risk in Dwellings - A Practical Manual. Pub. UUC, 25pp, (1989) (With T J Shields and G W Silcock).
    16. Information Linkage Between Industry and Applied Mathematics. ILIAM, UUC, No 6, ISBN 1 871 206 11 1 pp1 - 131, (1989). (Editor).
    17. The Development of a Fire Safety Evaluation Points Scheme for Dwellings, Part 1- Some Theoretical Considerations. Fire Safety Journal, 15, pp 313-324, (1989) (With T J Shields and G W Silcock).
    18. Representation and Combination of opinions. Proc. ILIAM 6, UUJ, pp 17-30 (1989) (With F J Dodd).
    19. Towards the Development of a Fire Safety Evaluation Scheme for Public Assembly Buildings. J. Const. Mgt. & Econ. No 8, pp 147-158, (1990). (With T J Shields and G W Silcock).
    20. Computer Analysis of Analytic Hierarchies - A Tool for Decision Makers. Presented at the 5th ANN. CONF. of ECMI, University of Helsinki. Abstract p 62, (1990). (With F J Dodd, T J Shields and G W Silcock).
    21. Unwanted Compartment Fires - Zone Modelling the Onset of Hazardous Conditions. Proc. 3rd Ann. Conf. ECMI, Pub Teunbner Stuttgart, pp 293-301, (1990) (With T J Shields and G W Silcock).
    22. A Management Strategy to Establish Life Safety Equivalency for Historic Buildings. Proc 8th Int. Fire Protection Seminar, Karlsruhe. Ed Seeger, pp119-132, (1990). (With K Dunlop, T J Shields, and G W Silcock).
    23. An Hierarchical Framework for the Assessment of Fire Safety in Historic Buildings. Proc 8th Int. Fire Protection Seminar, Karlsruhe. Ed Seeger, pp217-224, (1990). (With G W Silcock and T J Shields).
    24. An Application of the Expert Systems Shell Xi-Plus to Fire Safety Analysis. Proc ILIAM VIII, No 8, (Ed. J.O'Carroll} Dublin CU, ISBN 1 873 769 00 8, pp 81-89 (1991). 
    25. Industrial Influences on Mathematics Education in NI. Proc 2nd Triennial Conf. on Scottish Math. Edu. Mathematics in a Changing Culture. Glasgow Coll. pp 
    26. An Expert System to Assess Fire Safety in Dwellings. Proc 3rd Int. Symposium on Fire Safety Sci, Edinburgh University, Pub. Elsevier pp 485-494 (1991). (With R Meehan and I R Taylor).
    27. An Analytical Approach to Consensus. J. Appl. Math. Lett. Vol 4, No 2, pp21-24, (1991). (With F J Dodd).
    28. A note on SAATY's Random Indexes, Int. J. Math. & Comp. Mod.,Vol. 15, pp 135-7, (1991), (With FJ Dodd).
    29. Comparative and compound consensus. J App. Math. Lett., V5 (3), pp 31-33, (1992). (With F J Dodd).
    30. A New Approach to AHP-Decision Making. The Statistician, Vol 41(3), pp 295-302 (1992). (With F J Dodd and T B M McMaster).
    31. Small Group Teaching Strategy - A Scenario in First Year Mathematics, in "Enabling Active Learning in Small Groups - Part 2", Editors S Griffiths and P Partington, CVCP USDTU, Sheffield, pp17-20, (1992).
    32. Information Linkage between Industry and Applied Mathematics ILIAM, UUC, No. 9 - ISBN 1-871206286 (1992). (Editor).
    33. Evaluation of Buildings, a Knowledge Based Approach via CAD. ILIAM (10), Proceedings, Univ. of Limerick, pp 52- 59, (1993). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor).
    34. Fire Modelling - A Postgraduate Student's Perception. Interflam'93 Fire Safety Proc. Interscience, pp 719-728, (1993). (With JG McMahon, FJ Dodd & IR Taylor)
    35. A Statistical Approach to Consistency in AHP. Mathl. Comput. Modelling Vol.18, No.6, pp 19-22, (1993). (With FJ Dodd & TBM McMaster).
    36. What Do Orthopaedic Surgeons Tell Patients? J. Royal Coll of Surg. Edinburgh, Vol.38, pp 110-111, (1993) (With W G Kernohan, RAB Mollan, RV Geary and F J Dodd).
    37. Consensus in Medical Opinion. J. Social Science in Medicine, Vol 37, 4. pp 565-569, (1993). (With W G Kernohan, RAB Mollan, RV Geary and F J Dodd).
    38. Construction by Induction : Two Case Studies. Bull. IMA, V30, Nos.1&2, pp 2-6 (1994). (With TBM McMaster and J Matier).
    39. Some Considerations in the Combination and use of Expert Opinions in Fire Safety Evaluation. Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 22, No.4, pp 315-327, (1994), (With FJ Dodd).
    40. Prioritisation Methodologies in Fire Safety Evaluation. Fire Tech, V.30, No.2, pp 232-249, (1994). (With FJ Dodd).
    41. Interfacing Architectural CAD Data with KBS Technology. Mathl. Comput. Modelling, Vol.19, No.9, pp17-21, (1994). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor).
    42. The Potential of Expert Systems in Fire Safety Evaluation, J. Applied Fire Science, Vol 3(4), pp 315-333, (1994). (With IR Taylor).
    43. Problems Associated with Modelling Fire Safety Evaluation within Intelligent Computer Aided Design. Abstract, Fire Safety Modelling & Building Design Conference, University of Salford, pA5, (1994). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor).
    44. Egress Complexity of a Building. Proc. 4th Int. Symposium on Fire Safety Sci. University of Ottawa, pp 601-612, (1994). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor).
    45. Inverse Inconsistency in Analytic Hierarchies. European J. of O.R., Vol 80, pp 86-93, (1995). (With FJ Dodd and TBM McMaster).
    46. Reassessment of Consistency Criteria in Judgement Matrices. The Statistician, Vol 44(1), pp 31-41, (1995), (With FJ Dodd and TBM McMaster).
    47. Scale Horizons in Analytic Hierarchies. J. of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Vol 4, pp 177-188, (1995). (With TBM McMaster and F. J. Dodd).
    48. A Framework for Interfacing CAD with KBS to Support Fire Safety and Other Evaluations. Chapter in Fire Safety Modelling & Building Design, (1994 Conf. organised by ABE & University of Salford), pp 99-108, (1995). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor).
    49. Comparison of Priortisation Techniques Using Interhierarchy Mappings. J. Op. Res. Society, Vol 46, pp 492-498, (1995). (With FJ Dodd).
    50. Subjective Measurement in Fire Protection Engineering. Chapter 5-5 The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. (Editor PJ DiNenno etal). Published by National Fire Protection Association - USA, (1995). (With FJ Dodd).
    51. Architects Become Computer Friendly. PERSPECTIVE, J. Royal Soc. Ulster Architects, Vol 3 (5), pp 41-42, (1995). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor).
    52. The Temporal Boolean Derivative Applied to Verification of Extended Finite State Machines. J. Computers and Math. with Appl'ns, Vol 30(2), pp 27-36 (1995) (With E Vandermeulen & M Larnac)
    53. A Mathematical Basis for Egress Complexity. Appl. Math. Lett. Vol 9(2), pp 75-80, (1996). (With AJ Pollock)
    54. Algorithms for the Calculation of Egress Complexity. Chapter in Fire Engineering and Emergency Planning (Ed. R.Barham) E&FN Spon, London, pp 39-46, (1996). (With AJ Pollock)
    55. A Revised Interface for Evacnet+. Interflam'96 Cambridge, Fire Safety Proc. Interscience, pp 1013-1017, (1996). (With AJ Pollock & IR Taylor)
    56. Towards Computer Assisted Evaluation of Plagiocephaly. Med. Inform. Vol.21, No.2, pp155-167, (1996) (With D.C. O'Flaherty and W.G.Kernohan)
    57. A Consensus Strategy for Post Occupancy Assessment in School Design. J. Financial Mgt. and Property Const. Vol.1, No.3, pp53-69, (1996) (With F.J. Dodd and A. Warren)
    58. On the Measurement of Preferences in the Analytic Hierarchy Process by A.A. Salo and R.P. Hamalainen. JMCDA, Vol.6, pp321-322, (1997)
    59. Opinion Profiling and Decision Making Through Analytic Hierarchies. (Invited Paper) IEE - Informatics Division. Decision Making and Problem solving. Digest No. 97/366, pp121-125, (1997)
    60. The Dynamic System of Egress Complexity. CESA'98, Computational Engineering in Systems Applications-2nd IMACS and IEEE Int. Multiconference, Tunisia. pp295- 300, (1998) (With TBM McMaster)
    61. Evaluating Feasibility, Accessibility and Manoeuvrability: A Knowledge Based Systems Approach. Proceedings International Symposium on Human Behaviour in Fires. pp.601-608. (1998) (with Taylor, IR)
    62. Using Consensus and Analytic Hierarchies in Modelling the Perception and Travel Behaviour of Residents within a Dormitory Settlement. IMA Conf. on Transport Planning and Control, Cardiff,Pergamon,(Ed.Jeff Griffiths), pp.227-236, (1998). (with Donegan, K.S. and Smyth, A.)
    63. How Complex is the Egress Capability of Your Design?, "Human Behaviour in Fire" First International Symposium, Europa Hotel Belfast,(Ed. TJ Shields,University of Ulster), pp601-608, (1998). (with Taylor, IR)
    64. Directional Instability in the Eigenvectors of Positive Reciprocal Matrices. JMCDA, Vol.8, pp. 200-205, (1999) (With TBM McMaster)
    65. Illustrating Some Rule Based Algorithms of Egress Complexity using Simple Case Studies. Journal of Applied Fire Science. Vol. 8, No.3, pp. 243-258, (1999).(With Taylor, I.R. Christie, G. and Livesey, G.) 
    66. Which Way Out? A User's Guide to Modelling Evacuation from Buildings. Proc. Research in the Built Environment, Salford University 10/03/00, pp.395-405, (2000). (With Livesey, G.E. and Taylor, I.R.)
    67. A Consideration of Evacuation Attributes and their Functional Sensitivities.  Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Human Behaviour in Fire, MIT, Boston, pp.111-122, (2001). (With Livesey, G.E. and Taylor, I.R.)
    68. Modelling Evacuation Data.  Proceedings of 9th Interflam International Conference on Fire Science and Engineering. Heriot Watt University, Scotland, pp. 883-885, (2001). (With Livesey, G.E. and Taylor, I.R.)
    69. Participation Rates in Further and Higher Education. Research Branch OFMDFM, NI, 118p., (2001). (With Adamson, G., Collins, K. and McAleavy, G.)
    70. Some Rule Based Algorithms of Egress Complexity using Simple Case Studies. Evacuation from Fires - Applied Fire Science in Transition Series Vol. ii, (Editor Paul R. DeCicco), pp. 123-138, (2002).(With Taylor, I.R. Christie, G. and Livesey, G.) 
    71. The Potential of Expert Systems in Fire Safety Evaluation.  Computer Applications in Fire Protection Engineering - Applied Fire Science in Transition Series Vol. iii, (Editor Paul R. DeCicco), pp.35-52, (2002). (With Taylor, I.R.) 
    72. Decision Analysis, SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering.  Chapter 2, Section 5, pp.5-8 to 5-23, SFPE USA, (2002).
    73. Formal Aspects of Egress Complexity, J.Mathl. Comp. Modelling, Vol.35, pp.119-128, (2002) (With McMaster, T.B.M.).
    74. Addressing Normalisation in the Pursuit of Comparable Integration,  SPACE SYNTAX 4th  International Symposium, Published: University College London, Vol 2, ISBN 0-9535456-3-6, pp.64.2-64.10, 17th-19th June (2003) (With Livesey, G.).
    75. Upper and Lower Bounds of Egress Complexity, IJPAM, Vol 7, No 4, pp.487-497, (2003) (With Livesey, G. and McMaster, T.B.M.).
    76. The Digital Learning Divide - responding to the access needs of citizens.  Tangentium, Leeds University on-line Journal,  [http://www.tangentium.org/]. January (2004) issue. (With Gerry McAleavy and Celia O'Hagan)
    77. Addressing Policy Implications of Transgenerational Poverty.       Research Branch - Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister - The Equality Directorate. (http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/transpolicy.pdf). Pages 1-158, (Apr 2004). (With McAleavey, G., Colins, K., Adamson, G., O Hagan, C. and O Reilly, B.)
    78. Livesey, G.E., Donegan, H.A. and McAleavey, G.J. (Sept. 2004).  "Advances in Egress Complexity". Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Human Behaviour in Fire 2004, Europa Hotel, Belfast.  Interscience Communications, UK, Pages 411-117, ISBN 0 9541216-6-X.
    79. Livesey, G.E., Donegan, H.A. and Taylor, I.R., (2005), Attributes of Evacuation and their Functional Sensitivities. Fire Australia - Journal of Fire Protection Association and Institution of Fire Engineers of Australia (Feb. Issue), pp.13-19.
    80. Jamison, C.H., Turner, C., Livesey, G.E. and Donegan, H.A. (2005).  Clusters in Metric Spaces.  International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics, Vol.21, No.3, pp. 319-333.
    81. Pearson, D.W., Donegan, H.A. and McCartney, M. (2005). Social Network Strata. International Journal of Pure and applied Mathematics, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 495-511.
    82. Donegan, H.A., Donegan, K.S. and Donegan, T.L., (2005).  Basic Mathematical Notes for Beginning Students of Building, Engineering, Transport and Architecture. Vol.1 Notes, Exercises and Worked Examples. Bluberry Publishing, UK. [www.blueberrypub.com]
    83. Adamson, G., McAleavy, G., Donegan, H.A., Shevlin, M. (2006). Teachers’ perceptions of health education practice in Northern Ireland:  reported differences between policy and non-policy holding schools. Health Promotion International, Vol 21, No 2, pp.113-120.
    84. Donegan, H.A., McMaster, T.B.M., Livesey, G.E. and McAleavy, G. (2007). Axiomatic Considerations of a Rule Based Mechanism for the Determination of a Building’s Egress Capability. AI Review, Volume 27, Number 1 / January, 2007.
    85. Donegan, K.S. Adamson, G. and Donegan, H.A. (2007).  Indexing the Contribution of Household Travel Behaviour to Sustainability.  Journal of Transport Geography, 15 (4), p.245-261, Jul 2007.
    86. Donegan, H.A. and McAleavy, G.J. (February 2007). Mathematical composition in the school curriculum – a case for the reintroduction of logarithm tables.  Mathematics Today, Vol.43, No.1 – IMA, pp.25-30.
    87. G.J. McAleavy, G Adamson, D.E. Hazlett, H.A. Donegan and G.E. Livesey. (2008) Modelling Determinants of the Vocal Health of Teachers in Northern Ireland – Implications for Educational Policy and Practice. Public Health, V122, pp.691–699.
    88. Livesey, G and Donegan, H.A. (2008) Using Classical Graph Theory to generate non-isomorphic floorplan distributions in the measurement of Egress Complexity. Mathematical and Computer Modelling,  Vol 48/1-2 pp 1-10.
    89. Donegan, K.S., McAleavy, G.J. and Donegan, H.A. (2008) Modelling Household Travel Behaviour to Promote Educational values of Sustainability. Journal of Sustainable Development Vol.1, No.1 (March 2008), pp.36-53. [www.ccsenet.org/journal.html]
    90. Donegan, H.A., (2008).  Decision Analysis, SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (4th Edition).  Section 5, Chapter 5-2, pp.5-9 to 5-24, Pub. SFPE USA.
    91. McAleavy G., Donegan T. and O'Hagan C. (2009) Visioning New Modes of Integrated and Shared Schooling in Northern Ireland. European Journal of Education, Vol. 44, No. 4, Part 1. (Presently displayed on the Web under Blackwell Publishing Ltd.)
       
 
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
  1.  Breathing Oxygen in Aircraft.  Belfast Branch Royal  Aeronautical Society, QUB. 15pp, (1964).
  2. Primary Controls for Skyvan - Pretension & Friction  Analysis.  Short Bros. Internal  Technical paper, 12pp (1964).
  3. SC5 "Belfast" Hot Air Mainplane Anti-icing.  Short Bros. Technical Services Paper (Restricted), 26pp (1965).
  4. Oxygen in Flight Vehicles.  Paper delivered to ASEE  Belfast, 17pp, (1968).
  5. Mathematics in Architecture.  British Association, QUB.   21p, (1982). 
  6. Mathematics and the Interdisciplinary Nature of Fire Safety Evaluation. (Invited Paper) presented at ILIAM-4 NIHE  Limerick,12 pp, (1987). (With T J Shields & G W  Silcock).
  7. An Approach to Fire Safety Evaluation in Buildings.  Tech.   Reports, No 1, Inst. Informatics, UU, pp1-6 (1988)  (With  TJ Shields & G W Silcock).
  8. Modelling Fire Safety Problems in Buildings Presented to  the Irish Branch of the IMA (1989).
  9. Fire Modelling - An Aid to Building Design and Building  Appraisal. Proc. Int. Conf. Fire Technol. for the 1990's  UU, pp 65-70, Editor T.J.  Shields, (1989).
  10. Mathematics and Fire.  Paper presented to the Surgeons in  Training Group, Orthopaedic Department QUB, Musgrave  Park (1990).  (With F J Dodd).
  11. Consent Medical Consensus and Risk in the Charnley Hip Operation. Presented to the Annual Conf.  Irish Law  Teachers (1990).  (With R Geary, G Kernohan and FJ  Dodd)
  12. What Do We Tell the Patient?  - A Result of Consensus.   A Presentation to (1) Joint 
  13. Irish & Welsh Orthopaedic  Associations and(2) The Ulster Biomedical Eng. Soc/.   Assn. Phys. Scientists in Medicine. (1991). (With G R  Kernohan, R Geary, F J Dodd and RAB Mollan).
  14. Sova's Approach to Reflexivity - Dedicated to the Memory  of Richard Waldron 1925-90. Tech. Reports No 5, Inst.  Informatics pp1-6. (1990). (With TBM McMaster).
  15. BTEC Mathematics - The Level III Dilemma. Paper  delivered at HOD (Polytechnics) Conference (1984) (With R A Waldron).
  16. A Fascinating Quadratic - The Golden Mean Paper  delivered AGM, IMA Irish Branch, 15 pp, (1985).
  17. A fascinating Quadratic "x2 - x - 1 = 0"  (Invited  Presentation) to West Midlands Branch IMA, Coventry Polytechnic (1989).
  18. Industrial Mathematics - University Polytechnic Interaction:  The NI Experience (Invited Presentation) to the Royal Irish  Academy, Dublin (1990).
  19. A fascinating Quadratic "x2 - x - 1 = 0"  (Invited  Presentation) to Irish Branch IMA, QUB Belfast (2005).
CONTRACT  REPORTS
  1. The Development of a Fire Safety Points Scheme for Dwellings. SERC Final eport, 6 pp, (1988) (With T J Shields & GW Silcock).
  2. A Philosophy for Trade-off :  A Strategy for the Comparison of Active and assive Fire Safety Precautions.  Interim & Final Reports to Fire Research Station, for Department of the Environment London (1989). (With T J Shields and G W Silcock).
  3. Life Safety Potential of Disabled People in Fire - A Report on a literature survey, a simulated evacuation from an hotel with real time video and a statistical comparison with the work of Pauls and Joost.  Submitted To Fire Research Station for the DOE London (1991).  (With B Bunting, T J Shields and G W Silcock).
  4. The Feasibility of Exporting AutoCAD DXF Files into an AI Environment - Garfield Weston Departmental Report (1992).  (With IR Taylor & AJ Pollock). 
  5. A Strategy for Computerised Evaluation of Plagiocephaly in Infants - NIDevR Departmental Report (1994).  (With CD O'Flaherty).
  6. An Investigation into the Causes and Epidemiology of Vocal Strain as a Prelude to Voice Disorder in Teachers: (1998-2000).  (With GJ McAleavy, G Adamson, DA Hazlett, R.Grey).
  7. EPSRC EQUAL PROJECT: A Feasibility Study Identifying Cost Effective Strategy for Realisation of Life-time Homes in Existing Stock (1998-2000). (With TJ Shields, ND Black)
  8. Addressing Cross Community Participation Rates and Geodemographic Disparity in Further and Higher Education (2001). (With GJ McAleavy, K Colins and G Adamson)
  9. Addressing Policy Implications of Transgenerational Poverty. Research Branch - Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister - The Equality Directorate. (http://www.research.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/publications.htm). Pages 1-158, (Apr 2004). (With McAleavey, G., Colins, K., Adamson, G., O’Hagan, C. and O’Reilly, B.)
  10. The Nature and Extent of Bullying in Schools in the North of Ireland (2007) (http://www.deni.gov.uk/no_46_second_edition.pdf). Livesey G, McAleavy GJ, Donegan HA, Duffy J, O'Hagan,C, Adamson G and White R.
 
 

Research Awards

App Num 8558 Funding Body Dept of Education
Date Submitted 28/04/2005 Amount sought £78,250
Title Bullying in Schools
Notified 23/08/2005 Amount Awarded £76,231
Start Date 01/05/2005 Cost Code (old/new) none/1232R0070
End Date 15/05/2007 Contract Ref S13922/04

 Name UoA School Faculty
 McAleavy, Prof GJ 68 Education Social Sciences
 Adamson, Dr G 13 Psychology Life and Health Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 Duffy, Mr J --- Sociology and Applied Social Studies Social Sciences
 Livesey, Dr G --- Education Social Sciences
 O'Hagan, Ms C --- Education Social Sciences

App Num 7442 Funding Body Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network (NIAPN)
Date Submitted 08/05/2003 Amount sought £39,000
Title Project LOCIN+.
Notified 18/02/2004 Amount Awarded £39,000
Start Date 01/05/2003 Cost Code (old/new) none/1232R0060
End Date 30/04/2006 Contract Ref

 Name UoA School Faculty
 McAleavy, Prof GJ 68 Education Social Sciences
 Collins, Dr KE --- Education Social Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering

App Num 6789 Funding Body OFMDFM - Equality Unit Research Branch
Date Submitted 15/09/2002 Amount sought £23,923
Title Addressing policy implications of transgenerational poverty.
Notified 01/11/2002 Amount Awarded £23,923
Start Date 18/10/2002 Cost Code (old/new) none/1232R0050
End Date 31/03/2003 Contract Ref

 Name UoA School Faculty
 McAleavy, Prof GJ 68 Education Social Sciences
 Adamson, Dr G 13 Psychology Life and Health Sciences
 Collins, Dr KE --- Education Social Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 O'Hagan, Ms C --- Education Social Sciences
 O'Reilly, Mr B --- (none) (none)

App Num 5716 Funding Body Equality Unit - Research Branch OFMDFM
Date Submitted 01/10/2000 Amount sought £39,588
Title Addressing cross community participation rates and geodemographic disparity in further and higher education
Notified 07/10/2000 Amount Awarded £39,588
Start Date 07/10/2000 Cost Code (old/new) none/1232R0039
End Date 06/03/2001 Contract Ref

 Name UoA School Faculty
 McAleavy, Prof GJ 68 Education Social Sciences
 Adamson, Dr G 13 Psychology Life and Health Sciences
 Collins, Dr KE --- Education Social Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering

App Num 3919 Funding Body Health & Safety Agency
Date Submitted 08/05/1998 Amount sought £9,962
Title An investigation into the causes and epidemiology of vocal strain as a prelude to voice disorder in teachers.
Notified 10/11/1998 Amount Awarded £9,962
Start Date 01/12/1998 Cost Code (old/new) 4281/1231R0011
End Date 31/07/1999 Contract Ref

 Name UoA School Faculty
 Hazlett, Dr D --- Communication Social Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 Gray, Ms CR --- Communication Social Sciences
 McAleavy, Prof GJ 68 Education Social Sciences
 

App Num 3706 Funding Body E.P.S.R.C. / EQUAL
Date Submitted 27/11/1997 Amount sought £33,389
Title A feasibility study identifying cost effective strategy for realisation of life time homes in existing stock.
Notified 07/05/1998 Amount Awarded £31,442
Start Date 01/11/1998 Cost Code (old/new) 4186/1212R0076
End Date 31/01/2000 Contract Ref GR/M06215

 Name UoA School Faculty
 Shields, Prof TJ --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment
 Black, Prof ND 25 Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering

App Num 443 Funding Body D.O.E.
Date Submitted 04/01/1989 Amount sought £66,305
Title Building Regulations Interaction.
Notified 05/05/1989 Amount Awarded £66,302
Start Date 01/08/1989 Cost Code (old/new) 4304/none
End Date 30/07/1991 Contract Ref 7/6/152

 Name UoA School Faculty
 Shields, Prof TJ --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 Silcock, Dr GWH --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment

App Num 450 Funding Body D.O.E. & Coal Advisory Service
Date Submitted 17/01/1989 Amount sought £117,523
Title Solid Condensates in Flue Systems.
Notified 15/06/1989 Amount Awarded £75,624
Start Date 01/11/1989 Cost Code (old/new) 4307/none
End Date 15/10/1991 Contract Ref PECD 7/6/155

 Name UoA School Faculty
 Shields, Prof TJ --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment
 Brown, Prof NMD --- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Computing and Engineering
 Byers, Dr W --- Health Sciences Life and Health Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 McIlhagger, Prof R --- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Computing and Engineering
 Silcock, Dr GWH --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment

App Num 200 Funding Body Building Research Est.
Date Submitted 14/01/1988 Amount sought £43,173
Title Life safety potential of disabled people in fire.
Notified 23/05/1989 Amount Awarded £43,173
Start Date 02/10/1989 Cost Code (old/new) 4305/1202R0005
End Date 31/10/1990 Contract Ref F3/2/399

 Name UoA School Faculty
 Shields, Prof TJ --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment
 Bunting, Prof BP 13 Psychology Life and Health Sciences
 Donegan, Dr HA --- Computing and Mathematics Computing and Engineering
 Silcock, Dr GWH --- Built Environment Art, Design and Built Environment
 

 Total number of applications  9
 Total amount sought  £451,113.00
 Total number of awards (excludes awards with £0 awarded)  9
 Total amount awarded  £405,245.00



OTHER PUBLICATIONS


AN ACADEMIC'S LAMENT     [Published in Mathematics Today February 2008 - p55]
By Tony Donegan

Why am I standing on this very spot?
Why am I thinking of 'this' very lot?
Those innocent faces – a portrait of smiles
All waiting to learn with big A4 files.

Another department is biting the dust
In this case it's Maths that's causing disgust.
The government process is taking its toll
Widening access the management’s call.

The corridor silent – the echoes no more
Only ghosts, only spirits - look out through the door.
I stand here and wonder - just why all those years
My subject's succumb to my very worst fears.

There used to be symbols and squiggles with frowns
Sometimes there was humour - with theatre clowns;
But always respect for the depth and the rigour
Of a subject now starved like a size zero figure.

The blue suits of ignorance – for personal gain
Looked on mathematics with total disdain.
That's why I'm standing - on this very spot
I'm reflecting upon their devilish plot.

Staff student ratios - no more the affliction
Widening access – now less a restriction.
Maths was a problem too hard for solution
It’s now integration without substitution.

You make up your own mind – and try to be fair
But ask yourself this before you compare -
Would an evening meal supplied without salt
Be a wholesome reminder of someone at fault?
 


A DRAUGHTSMAN'S INDENTURES [Published in Larne Times Thursday, May 1, 2008]
 by Tony Donegan [2002]

This poem caricatures the training of typical young Engineering Draughtsmen during  the late 1950s.  The story centres on the Drawing Office (DO) of Larne’s former Large Steam Turbine Factory –  BTH (British Thompson Houston) – later AEI and currently FG Wilson’s.

The World War had ended a decade or more,
And BTH - had come to the fore,
In Larne they settled with views to the sea,
Large steam turbines they made for a fee.

The layout impressive for all to see,
A massive factory - perhaps for free,
The largest in Europe without a doubt,
Export - the business they were about.

The press had a harvest - industrial news!
And Ulstermen read the competitive views.
No doubt they were thinking - what lodge or what creed,
But the Larne firm ignored any satire indeed.

People when meeting were using new words,
Describing their futures as though they were birds,
Free pickings - no rations, a new time was born,
The sixties were coming and turbines were norm.

In Shorts they were speaking of turbine powered planes,
In Harlands - great ships with turbines sought names,
The gossip - from Stormont to men in the street,
Was all about training and being upbeat.

Colleges thriving - courses abounding,
Advancing procedures - all technical sounding,
Senior certificates, Juniors as well,
Endorsed with tradition and used for the swell.

BTH in its wisdom - unique in its style,
Recruited young draughtsmen straight from the pile,
Their training was different and somewhat aloof
When set against Harlands - and all without proof.

With knowledge and hindsight it grew in affection,
Supported at all times by college reaction.
Board skills artistic - nice to observe,
But time on the shopfloor was there in reserve.

Apprenticeship training - five years in the firm,
Five years of emotion, a sentence or term,
From six in the morning with breakfast repeating,
Competing and cheating - meeting and eating.

How could I know this - you readily ask,
I'll tell you - bear with me - its no simple task,
A young man was pondering his future one day
While sitting at home in the month of May.

He thought and he wondered - what sort of career
Would train him up as a great engineer.
His art teacher told him that he had some skill,
Perhaps as an artist or draughtsman at will.

When he told his parents - they nearly went spare,
The thought of their son with very long hair,
But when he explained that it was a trade,
They smiled at each other - he knew he was made.

Newspaper adverts - for jobs there were many,
To buy them - no chance.  He hadn't a penny.
He went to the library! Now that was sad;
He even made friends with a newspaper lad.

Then one day it happened - while sitting in class,
Reading a newspaper - bold as brass,
Apprenticeship Draughtsmen willing to learn,
BTH placed an advert for all to discern.

With school soon behind him - and sixteen to boot,
A career as a draughtsman seemed guaranteed loot.
He wrote as requested - his very best scroll,
And the Art Teacher too - played a very great rôle.

When he was selected along with some more,
He jumped with joy at the note through the door,
Report here on Monday - and wear a good suit,
You've been chosen in Larne as a DO recruit.

His mother's emotion was clear to be seen,
Her thanksgiving prayers were reigning supreme.
His father just smiled and offered his hand -
No doubting his son was the best in the land.

The first three month epoch - they all had a ball,
They were put in an office, eleven in all.
Instruction was given on drawing fine lines,
They thought we were brilliant, dressed up to the nines.

Drawing boards, tee squares and set squares as well
These were the tools on which they would dwell.
Straight lines with angles and circles galore
Would represent steelwork and castings and more.

The honeymoon ended – but this was foretold,
They moved into limbo - a workshop of old,
In Larne's Curran Road – with boilersuits blue,
It was here that Old Alfie tried teaching the few.

Filing and fooling - machine shop retooling,
Turning and forging with lessons on cooling.
These were the skills they tried to accomplish,
But soccer at lunchtime removed all the anguish.

A year of this lasted to end with a shock,
They were going to mix with the rest of the flock;
Fitters, tin-bashers, lofters and turners,
Machinists, inspectors and welders with burners.

First, a probation with tough trouble-shooters,
These were notorious craft training tutors,
Avoiding suspension - the name of the game,
Suspension was common and so was the shame.

One of the tutors – God was he feared,
"What are you doing - your bench has been cleared?"
This he would bellow in late afternoon,
The lads felt like prisoners in some great lampoon.

Back in the factory - great overhead cranes,
Departments and sections all laid out in lanes,
The vastness impressive, and frightening too,
Instinct the teacher - they knew what to do.

Heads down for the foremen - smiling to storemen,
Try as they would, they could never ignore them.
Strange as a lesson - not taught but just learned,
Everything now just had to be earned.

The lads had a hard time - but not without humour,
With spot-welded heels, they were left in a stumer,
And cynical storemen would tell them to wait,
When seeking long stands for a journeyman's mate.

They learned about detail and shopfloor routine,
Reading the paper and not being seen -
They even learned nicknames and just who was who,
And soon they were treated as part of the crew.

Now they were learning the Trade Union rules,
BTH draughtsmen were not to be fools,
With all this behind them - three years having past,
The office reunion would certainly last.

Day release to the Tech – it was the norm
But lads being lads were slow to conform.
They needed the theory to boost their careers;
In truth, there were only a few volunteers.

Back in their good suits with pencils and slide-rules,
They sat at their desks while working through schedules.
Designing scheme layouts with intricate details,
Yet finding the time to chat with the females.

On Fridays the talk was of dances galore,
And gossip could run to girlfriends and more.
On Saturday, football was followed by stingo^
And then most would head for Sammy's Flamingo* .

Sore heads on a Sunday, ah! what the hell,
It was great while it lasted and no one would tell.
Of course there was Monday; the office again -
The routine, the gossip the RotoRing pen.

The story must end now before its too late,
And one thing is certain – there is no debate
The training was super and all without blame.
Indentures? They got them; sure that was the aim.

A type of Beer
* A Dance Hall in 1960's Ballymena