• Mitchell, Sinéad; O'Dowd, Paul; Dimache, Aurora - Manufacturing SMEs doing it for

themselves: developing, testing and piloting an online sustainability and eco-innovation

toolkit for SMEs, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2019.1685609, 2019
• Aurora Dimache – An Overview of Teaching and Learning Approaches for an
Engineering Educator; for the Teaching & Learning Certificate, GMIT, 2019
• Aurora Dimache, Thomas Roche, Simone Kopeinik, Lisa Winter, Dietrich Albert –
Suitability of Adaptive Self-Regulated e-Learning to Vocational Training: A Pilot Study in
Heat Pump System Installation, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course
Design, Vol. 5, pp.31-46, 2015
• Aurora Dimache, Jack O-Connor and Denis Kearney - Environmental Analysis of the Use
of Poultry Manure as Fuel for Combustion on Broiler Farms: A Case Study, presented at
VIV Europe 2014 - World Expo for Animal Husbandry and Processing, May 20-22, 2014 -
Utrecht, Netherlands, 2014
• Dimache, Aurora – Self-Reflection on the Suitability of Adaptive Self-Regulated e-
Learning to Vocational Training Based on an Experimental Study in Heat Pump System
Installation; presented at the Research Cycle conference, GMIT, 2014
• Simone Kopeinik, Alexander Nussbaumer, Lisa-Christina Winter, Aurora Dimache,
Dietrich Albert and Thomas Roche - Combining Self-regulation and Competence-based
Guidance to Personalise the Learning Experience in Moodle, accepted for publication in
the Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning
Technologies (ICALT 2014), Athens, Greece, 2014
• Dimache, Aurora; Kopeinik, Simone; Brennan, Attracta; Roche,Tom; Winter, Lisa and
Albert, Dietrich - Innovative Online Vocational Training of Renewable Energy
Technologies (INNOVRET), International Journal of Information and Education
Technology, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 127-131, 2014
• Winter, Lisa; Kopeinik, Simone; Albert, Dietrich; Dimache, Aurora; Brennan, Attracta and
Roche, Thomas – Applying Pedagogical Approaches to Enhance Learning: Linking Self-
Regulated and Skill-based Learning with support from Moodle Extensions, in the
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Technologies and
Learning Environments (LTLE2013), Matsue, Japan, 2013
• Dimache, Aurora and Roche, Thomas – A Decision Methodology to Support Servitisation
of Manufacturing, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol.
33 Iss: 11/12, 2013
• Denis Kearney, Willie Cahill, Aurora Dimache and Umit Bititci – FutureSME
Transformation Process (e-book), futureSME, 2013
• Mitchell, Sinead; O’Dowd, Paul and Dimache, Aurora – The issue of waste in European
manufacturing SMEs, in the Proceedings of the 13th International Waste Management
and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula (Cagliari), Sardinia, October 2011
• Dimache, Aurora; Mitchell, Sinead and O’Dowd, Paul – Business Sustainability
Framework for European Manufacturing SMEs, in the Proceedings of the 1st
International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, Leiria, Portugal, June
28-July 1, 2011
• Mitchell, Sinead; Dimache, Aurora and O’Dowd, Paul – Environmental Challenges for
European Manufacturing SMEs, in the Proceedings of the International Manufacturing
Conference IMC27, GMIT, Galway, Ireland, September 2010
• Dimache, Aurora; Mitchell, Sinead and O’Dowd, Paul – TraPSS Methodology – A Smart
Solution for Manufacturing SMEs, in the Proceedings of the International Manufacturing
Conference IMC27, GMIT, Galway, Ireland, September 2010
• Dimache, Aurora; Kearney, Denis; Clery, Steve and Donohoe, Pat – Leveraging the Green
Economy: Recovering Contaminated Wood as Pallet Blocks, in the Proceedings of the
International Manufacturing Conference IMC27, GMIT, Galway, Ireland, September 2010
• Dimache, Aurora; Kearney, Denis and Donohoe, Pat – Sustainable Manufacturing of
Composite Pallet Blocks Using Waste Wood and Tyre-Derived Materials, in the
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy &
Environmental Protection Seep 2009, DCU, Dublin, Ireland, August 2009
• Dimache, Aurora and Roche, Thomas – Innovative Management Models: From Scientific
Management to Product-Service Systems, in the Proceeding of the 12th Annual
Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, GMIT, Galway, Ireland, September
2009
• Dimache, Aurora and Roche, Thomas – Implications of the Transition to a Product-
Service System on the Business Model, in the Proceedings of the 16th CIRP International
Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, May 2009
• Dimache, Aurora and Roche, Thomas – LCA/LCC Tool for Decision-Making in the Design
Phase, in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Management,
Zurich, Switzerland, August 2007
• Dimache, Aurora; Brennan, Attracta and Ersoy, Nuri – LCA/LCC Tools for Environmental
Compliance, in the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design and
Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Loughborough, UK, July 2007
• Brennan, Attracta; Dimache, Aurora and Ersoy, Nuri – An E-learning Toolset to Support
Environmental Compliance, in the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Loughborough, UK, July 2007
• Dimache, Aurora; Dimache, Laurentiu; Zoldi, Elena and Roche, Tom – Life Cycle Cost
Estimation Tool for Decision-Making in the Early Phases of the Design Process, in the
Proceedings of the 14th International CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference, Tokyo,
Japan, June, 2007
• Dimache, Aurora; Dimache, Laurentiu; Zoldi, Elena and Roche, Tom – Development of a
Strategy Tool for Environmental Compliance, in the Proceedings of the 17th CIRP
International Design Seminar, Berlin, Germany, March 2007
• Dimache, Aurora; Dimache, Laurentiu; Goggin Kate – Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
in Decision-Making for End-of-Life Products, Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on
Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik,
Croatia, June 2003
• Dimache, Laurentiu; Dimache, Aurora; Goggin Kate – Products End-of-Life Scenario
Modelling Using Linear Algebra, Proceedings of the 13th SETAC (Society of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) Conference, Hamburg, Germany, April, 2003
• Presentations/workshops in the environmental area at various events (rx3, Smile)
• Presentation of INNOVRET project at the annual conference of the Computers in
Education Society of Ireland in 2013 and 2014
• Presentation of FutureSME project at various workshops organised by Enterprise
Ireland in Cork and Limerick in 2009, 2010 and 2011.