Ferrari Selects UCD Apprentice Ian Whelan during all-around seek for adolescent engineers

Following its seek for outstanding candidates with engineering degrees from beyond the world’s arch universities, Ferrari has called Ian Whelan (24), a PhD apprentice from the UCD School of Mechanical & Abstracts Engineering, University College Dublin, for its 6-month plan acquaintance amalgamation at Ferrari Headquarters in Maranello, Italy. 

Ian, who will accompany the Engine Development Department at Ferrari from the alpha of March 2012, may accept the befalling to abide at the 

aggregation afterwards he completes the antecedent amalgamation area he could added advance his career centralized at Ferrari.

Ian (24) from Sandyford in Dublin will abide and complete his UCD PhD “A abstraction of chapped amount emissions from gasoline absolute bang engines” while alive at Ferrari.

“After applying for the internship, I was contacted by Ferrari to complete several online applications including psychometric tests, algebraic tests, and engineering tests,” says Ian. 

“Then I took allotment in several online appointment blazon interviews, afore getting aureate out to the Ferrari Headquarters in Maranello, Italy, forth with 16 added hopefuls. At the end of the visit, I was approached by a adumbrative of Ferrari and asked if I capital to yield up the offer.” 

“Since then, it hasn’t absolutely sunk in. It’s affectionate of surreal. It’s the befalling of a lifetime,” he says.

Ian is a agog addict of altered forms of motor-sport from Formula 1 to Moto GP.

In February endure year, while on anniversary Ian went to appointment the Ferrari Headquarters, but could not accretion admission because it is bankrupt to tourists.

Ferrari's recruiting is aimed at outstanding candidates who accept accustomed engineering degrees from top universities common in the endure 12 months.

Ian Whelan is one of 5 adolescent engineers from about the apple (1 Irish, 2 Italians, 1 Greek, and 1 Canadian) called by Ferrari from over 1,000 candidates. 

He completed his BE Mechanical Engineering (1st chic honours) at University College Dublin, and his MSc Racing Engine Architecture (1st chic honours) at Oxford Brookes University. 

He will complete his UCD PhD "A abstraction of chapped amount emissions from gasoline absolute bang engines" while alive at Ferrari. 

The UCD School of Mechanical & Abstracts Engineering, University College Dublin, provides engineering apprenticeship and analysis opportunities that reflect the ability and interests of some 20 full-time bookish agents in the areas of energy, architecture and manufacturing, materials, and bioengineering.

Ian Whelan's PhD apriorism administrator is Dr David Timoney.

For More Information: UCD University Relations