Her official association with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) began in the academic year 1952–53, when she was appointed External Examiner in Chemistry and Physics to the College. In the spring of 1954, she lectured in Chemistry while Professor Rae was on sick leave, and finally joined the staff as lecturer in Chemistry and Physics in September 1954. She was appointed first female Professor of Chemistry and Physics and Director of the Department of Chemistry and Physics in 1962 and remained at RCSI until her retirement in 1987.
