Experience

Jobs, publications, and education.

Work history

I've worked as a researcher, academic, and technical author.

Canonical
2024-present
Technical Author

I'm a member of the Ubuntu Desktop team.

I lead documentation strategy for Ubuntu on WSL and Enterprise Desktop.

I work closely with engineers and designers, and contribute to UX decisions for our products.

University College Cork
2017-2024
Lecturer & Researcher (tenured)

I coordinated research projects focused on food processing and food structure.

As a principal investigator, I helped secure 1.5 million in research funding.

I gave over 700 hours of lectures to undergraduates and postgraduate students.

University College Cork
2016-2017
Postdoctoral Researcher

Completed short research project on formulated nutritional products and contributed to the writing of a research grant proposal.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
2014-2015
Fulbright Scholar

Research projects on the production of calcium phosphate and protein-mineral interactions.

Macphie of Glenbervie
2011-2012
R&D Technologist

Implemented reformulation technology that contributed to 300K in annual savings for the company.

For more information, have a look at my LinkedIn.


Publications

I've published over 60 articles on topics ranging from educational software and food science to philosophy. My publications have been cited over 1700 times. Four of my articles have over 100 citations.

Shane V Crowley

This paper outlines the design of an interactive simulation of Stokes’ law, which is used frequently in the study of particle sedimentation and flotation. The software application includes dynamic visualizations and statistical outputs. The application and its source code are made freely available for inspection and modification by educators and students.

Journal of Chemical Education, 2023

Tessa M van de Langerijt, Yvonne C O'Callaghan, Katerina Tzima, Alice Lucey, Nora M O'Brien, James A O'Mahony, Dilip K Rai, Shane V Crowley

This study aimed to determine whether the fat and protein content in dairy‐fruit blends prepared using full‐fat, semi‐skimmed, skimmed or high‐protein milk in combination with freeze‐dried blackberry puree influenced the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of blackberry polyphenols and organic acids.

International Journal of Dairy Technology, 2023

Shane V Crowley

This chapter highlights how contemporary food scientists and engineers are manipulating not only matter but also metaphor, thereby endowing themselves with the power to shape future conceptions of food, the body, and the social world.

Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation, 2021

For more, visit my Google Scholar profile.


Education

I have a PhD in food science and also have a degree in philosophy.

South East Technological University

HDip Computer Science

2024-present

HDip Computer Science

University College Cork

HDip Philosophy

2018-2020

HDip Philosophy

University College Cork

Cert. Teaching & Learning for Higher Education

2017-2018

Cert. Teaching & Learning for Higher Education

University College Cork

PhD Food Science & Technology

2012-2016

PhD Food Science & Technology

University College Cork

BSc Food Science

2008-2012

BSc Food Science