Dr Marie Coggins,isa Senior lecturerin Exposure Scienceat the School of Physics and a member of the Centre for One Health at the Ryan Institute, NUIG. Dr. Coggins graduated from NUI Galway in 2000 with a PhD in Atmospheric Physics. From 2000 2003 she has worked in industry as an Industrial Hygiene Professional. Since 2003 she has worked as a Lecturer in Exposure Science, Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Safety and Risk Management. In 2015 she was awarded Chartered membership (CMFOH) of the Faculty of the Occupational Hygiene (British Occupational Hygiene Society). She was the programme Director for the multidisciplinary MSc HDip Occupational and Environmental Health amp; Safety programmes from 2009 2019. She is currently programme Director for the BSc Environmental Health and Safety programme. Dr. Coggins leads the Exposure Science research group and has published over 70 peer-reviewed journals, reports and conference contributions in the field of Exposure Science (Occupational amp; Environmental Exposure). In January 2021, Dr Coggins wasinvited to serve on a National Expert Group on the Role of Ventilation in Reducing Transmission of COVID-19. Initially established as a subgroup of the National Public - No restriction Health Emergency Team (NPHET), this group now works with the Senior Officials Group to further inform sectoral guidance and Public - No restriction information regarding ventilation

Her research interests include measurement of environmental and occupational hazards.

Dr Coggins is the current Academic Director for the professionallyaccreditedBSc Occupational Health and Safety Management programme a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.universityofgalway.iecoursesundergraduate-coursesenvironmental-health-and-safety.htmlhttps:www.universityofgalway.iecoursesundergraduate-coursesenvironmental-health-and-safety.html She was Academic Director for the MSc and HDip Occupational and Environmental Health amp; Safety programmes over the period 2009 - 18, and again over 2021- 23a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.nuigalway.iecoursestaught-postgraduate-coursesoccupational-environmental-health-safety.htmlhttp:www.nuigalway.iecoursestaught-postgraduate-coursesoccupational-environmental-health-safety.html She teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate College of Science programmes; 2nd, 3rd amp; 4th year of the BSc Occupational Health and Safety Management 1st amp;3rd year BSc Science programme. Postgraduate programmes in Occupational and Environmental Health amp; Safety and Medical Physics. She also taught on the blended learning MSc in Biomedical Science.