{"id":7656,"date":"2022-03-17T17:04:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpower-dev.umbaltimore.com\/?page_id=7656"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:00:21","slug":"patrick-oshea-phd-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/patrick-oshea-phd-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick O\u2019Shea, PhD, MS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7656\" class=\"elementor elementor-7656\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28066626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28066626\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60bfb40\" data-id=\"60bfb40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970366e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"970366e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OSheaPatrick_07082025_JC_8136_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20517\" alt=\"Headshot of Vice President for Research Patrick O&#039;Shea.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39dd9a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39dd9a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3359d5\" data-id=\"b3359d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b9fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8b9fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Patrick O\u2019Shea, PhD, MS<\/strong><em><br><\/em>Vice President for Research<br>University of Maryland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7141cd69\" data-id=\"7141cd69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7520e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7520e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick O\u2019Shea<\/strong> is vice president for research at the University of Maryland, overseeing research across the College Park and Baltimore campuses, which together spend $1.5 billion on research annually and collectively rank 9th in the nation among public institutions, according to the latest National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Shea previously served as vice president for research (VPR) at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2011-16. Under his leadership, the university achieved a record level of funding from competitive grants and contracts, made significant strides in areas related to innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization, upgraded and modernized many of its research systems, and launched the strategic research partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Following his first term as VPR, O&#8217;Shea served as president of University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. He has also held positions at Duke University and the University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory. He received his bachelor&#8217;s degree in physics from UCC, and his master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees in physics from the University of Maryland, College Park.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Shea is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with affiliate appointments in the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics and the Department of Physics. He is also a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Irish Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>An expert in electromagnetics, O\u2019Shea is best known for his work on particle accelerators and free-electron lasers. He led several large-scale experimental programs and supervised the research of numerous doctoral and master\u2019s graduates and undergraduates. His current research projects include X-ray free-electron lasers, superpower terahertz sources, electric ivy dielectric discharge, intense electron beam dynamics, and electron photoemission. For many years, he was cited as one of the leading researchers for externally sponsored research funding at the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, in addition to maintaining his active teaching and research programs, O\u2019Shea worked to advance College Park\u2019s academic offerings in quantum science and engineering, and also played a crucial role in fostering a unified culture supporting research integrity, compliance and operations at the university.<\/p>\n<p>His hobbies and interests include running, cycling, orienteering, geography, and history.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aeca64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aeca64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132dd27\" data-id=\"132dd27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick O\u2019Shea, PhD, MSVice President for ResearchUniversity of Maryland O\u2019Shea previously served as vice president for research (VPR) at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2011-16. 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