Dolores O’Riordan completed a PhD in Protein Chemistry at University College Cork. Following time as a research fellow at UCC and Cornell University, she was employed by Kerry Ingredients. She was responsible for developing and promoting innovative milk ingredients for the Irish, UK, mainland Europe, and North and South American markets.
She joined the Food Science team at UCD in 1995. Since then she has secured funding to conduct research in the area of food ingredients. Prof O’Riordan was appointed VP for Global Engagement at UCD in 2015, a role she holds concurrently with the UCD Institute of Food and Health Director.
She is a member of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s ‘Sustainable Food Systems Ireland’s (SFSI) Steering Committee and Member of Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. She is the President of EFFoST the European Federation of Food Science and Technology and a member of the Board of Directors of Una Europa.