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Our Graduate Research Alumni

  • Karl Griffin PhD  "Squaraine Nanowire Mesh Memristor Devices" (Redmond Research Group, January 2024)
  • Kristy Stanley PhD  "Plasma promotion of dry reforming: New perspectives on an old reaction" (Sullivan Research Group, January 2024)
  • Krutika Singh PhD  "3D printed hydrogels as components in magnetically responsive cell supports for tissue engineering" (Brougham Research Group, April 2024)
  • Dairine Morgan PhD  "The Synthesis and Application of P,N Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis" (Guiry Research Group, April 2024)
  • Declan Galvin PhD  "Enantioselective Synthesis of Sterically Hindered ?-Aryl Stereocentres in N-Heterocycles" (Guiry Research Group, April 2024)
  • Caoimhe Niland PhD  "Methodology Development for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Organophosphorus Compounds" (McGarrigle Research Group, May 2024)
  • Zhan Ban PhD  "Unravelling the Biomolecular and Community Grammars of RNA Granule via Machine Learning" (Dawson Research Group, Kune 2024)
  • Fiona Moclair PhD  "The Detection and EHS Risk Determination of Nanomaterials in the Semiconductor Industry" (Dawson Research Group, June 2024)
  • Eva Naughton PhD "Development of materials for sustainable artificial photosynthesis" (Sullivan Research Group, September 2024)
  • Emer Farrell PhD "Ion-Current Rectifying Nanopores in Aprotic Solvent: From Fundamentals to Applications" (Johnson Research Group, September 2024)
  • Raphaël Abolivier PhD "Catalytic processes with potential in lignin biorefining" (Sullivan Research Group, September 2024)
  • Aoibheann O'Connor PhD "A New Paradigm for the Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reaction" (Guiry Research Group, September 2024)
  • Eoin O'Neill PhD "Multimodal functional nanoparticles for applications in Nanotherapeutics" (Dawson Research Group, November 2024)
  • Maria Byrne PhD "Development of Multifunctional Silica Nanoparticles for Application as Biological Imaging and Delivery Agents" (Quinn Research Group, November 2024)
  • Kathryn Yeow PhD "Biocatalytic Cascades for the Synthesis of Therapeutic Iminosugars from Monosaccharides" (O'Reilly Research Group, November 2024)
  • Pallavi Dutta PhD "Ion Current Rectification in Nanopipettes: From Understanding Ion Transport Dynamics to the Development of Optimized Sensing Systems" (Johnson Research Group, November 2024)
  • Kate Donaghy PhD "Stereoselective Glycosylation: Mechanistic Insights and Applications" (McGarrigle Research Group, November 2024)
  • Shekemi Denuga PhD "Solid-State Nanopore Sensors for Infectious Disease Detection Based on Ion Current Rectifying Nanopipettes" (Johnson Research Group, November 2024)
  • Adam O'Connell PhD "Biocatalytic routes to complex N-heterocycles" (O'Reilly Research Group, November 2024)
  • Clara Zehe PhD "Advanced spectroscopy of carbon based micro- and nanoparticles" (Quinn & Redmond Research Groups, November 2024)
  • Haode Chen MSc "Towards the Modification of the Anomeric Position of Glycosyl Thiols" (Zhu Research Group, November 2024)

  • Niamh Geoghegan PhD  "Fabrication of Polymeric Nano- and Micro-structures using Two-Photon Polymerisation and Replica Moulding" (Kelleher Research Group, February 2023)
  • Mara di Filippo PhD  "Photo-Flow Processes for the Synthesis of Drug-Like Entities" (Baumann Research Group, February 2023)
  • Morgan Morris PhD  "Use of Lactose as a Targeting Entity for Potential Drug Delivery Applications" (Evans Research Group, March 2023)
  • Jessica McFadden PhD  "Nanoscale surface structures for antibacterial applications" (Kelleher Research Group, March 2023)
  • Dennis Bengtsson PhD  "Synthesis of lactose-containing structures for development of drug and vaccine candidates" (Oscarson Research Group, March 2023)
  • Emily Sheridan PhD  "Time-resolved recovery of intracellular magnetic nanoparticles"  (Dawson Research Group, March 2023)
  • David Ferris PhD  "Organic Micro- and Nano-particles Manufactured by Fluidic Processing: Impacts on Structural and Photophysical Properties" (Redmond Research Group, April 2023)
  • Rebecca Lynch MSc  "Organic Micro- and Nano-particles Manufactured by Fluidic Processing: Impacts on Structural and Photophysical Properties" (Gilheany Research Group, April 2023)
  • Celine Erkey MSc  "Biomass Photoreforming via "Green" Photocatalytic Routes" (Achilleos Research Group, May 2023)
  • Judit Fodor PhD  "Bioactive Tuneable Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Bearing the Bis(arylimino)acenaphthene (BIAN) and Related Ligands" (Phillips Research Group, May 2023)
  • Mark Stitch PhD  "Advanced Spectroscopic Studies of Structurally Diverse DNA Systems Towards New Therapeutics and Diagnostics" (Quinn Research Group, May 2023)
  • Joseph Ruddy PhD  "Asymmetric Synthesis of Organophosphorus Compounds" (McGarrigle Research Group, May 2023)
  • Aisling Loftus MSc  "A Continuous Flow Synthesis of Alkynes from Isoxazolones" (Baumann Research Group, June 2023)
  • Francesca Giulia Nacca PhD  "Synthesis and Evaluation of a Functionalised Set of Highly Lewis Acidic Eta-6-Arene Ru(II) Alpha, Alpha-Diimine Catalysts to Efficient Promote Benchmarked Diels-Alder Cycloadditions" (Phillips Research Group, June 2023)
  • Ines Martinez Chauvin MSc  "Synthesis and process optimisation of multicore iron-oxide nanoparticles as responsive components in biomedical applications" (Brougham Research Group, September 2023)
  • Cormac Bracken PhD  "Applying Photoflow Chemistry to Generate Diverse Heterocycles from Reactive Intermediates" (Baumann Research Group, September 2023)
  • Benjamin Owen PhD  "The Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-Containing Aromatic Lipoxin Analogues" (Guiry Research Group, September 2023)
  • Mark Dizon PhD  "Application of high-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy for for real-time non-destructive monitoring of hydrolysis of whey proteins" (Buckin Research Group, October 2023)
  • Kian Donnelly PhD  "Utilising Continuous Flow Technology for the Synthesis of Strained Cyclic Systems" (Baumann Research Group, October 2023)
  • Dorottya Krizsan PhD  "Towards Dual Emissive DNA-Binding Probes: Preparation, Characterisation and Functionalism of Luminescent Carbon Dots" (Quinn Research Group, November 2023)
  • Niall Quinn MSc  "Synthesis and Characterisation of Iron(III) and Manganese(III) Spin Switches" (Morgan Research Group, November 2023)
  • Dr. Danielle Winning, PhD  "Magnetic Nanocomposite Hydrogels with AC-field Induced Release as Controlled Delivery Systems for Biomedicine" (Dawson Research Group, November 2023)
  • Zoe Walsh MSc  "Study of the Biological Interactions of Luminescent Carbon Dots" (Quinn Research Group, November 2023)
  • Cian Reid PhD  "The Synthesis of Chiral P,N Ligands and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis" (Guiry Research Group, November 2023)
  • Peter McDermott PhD  "Novel Strategies for the Synthesis of Organophosphorus Compounds" (McGarrigle Research Group, November 2023)
  • Lucy Byrne PhD  "Towards the Synthesis of Lipoxin-Resolvin Hybrid Analogues for Potential Therapeutic Applications" (Guiry Research Group, November 2023)
  • Sandra Bulawa PhD  "Design and Synthesis of Lactose-derived Ligands and their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis" (Guiry Research Group, December 2023)

  • Emma Graunke MSc  "Biosynthesis of halogenated Iturin A variants" (Rubini Research Group, January 2022)
  • David Mulrooney PhD  "A Comparative Assessment of Bulk and Microfluidic-Enabled Preparation of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" (Redmond Research Group, January 2022)
  • Jennie O'Loughlin PhD  "The bacterial Thioredoxin System as a target to tackle bacterial infections and as a model for protein engineering" (Rubini Research Group, January 2022)
  • Vanya Petseva PhD  "The Physiochemical and Biological Characterization of Nanostructured Materials Derived from Natural Processes" (Dawson Research Group, January 2022)
  • Lorenzo Cursi PhD  "Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles for the Assessment of Intracellular Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions" (Dawson Research Group, February 2022)
  • Annette Benson PhD  "The Preparation and Application of Novel Planar Chiral Ferrocenyl Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis" (Guiry Research Group, March 2022)
  • Wei Zhang PhD  "Complex Nanostructures and BioNanoscale Interactions: Well Defined Synthesis, Identification and Biological Effects" (Dawson Research Group, March 2022)
  • Eoin McKiernan PhD  "Magnetic Nanoparticle Composites in Complex Matrices: The Role of Particle Dispersion in Providing Controlled Stimulus Response" (Brougham Research Group, May 2022)
  • Alexandra Horan PhD  "Synthesis of Heteroarylsulfonium Salts and Their Applications in Organic Synthesis" (McGarrigle Research Group, May 2022)
  • Lorna Conway PhD  "Synthesis of Cyclopentenone and Cyclopentanone Prostanoid Mimics" (Evans Research Group, May 2022)
  • Graham Reid PhD  "Antibacterial Silicon Arrays Fabricated by Block Copolymer Lithography" (Kelleher Research Group, May 2022)
  • Dionysia Varvara Pepe PhD  "Stereoselective Glycosylations" (McGarrigle Research Group, May 2022)
  • James Barker PhD  "Synthesis and Applications of Axially Chiral P, N Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis(Guiry Research Group, May 2022)
  • Sameer Dinesh Shingte PhD  "Crystal engineering and process optimization in the preparation of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle suspensions" (Brougham Research Group, May 2022)
  • Alexandria Lawless MSc  "Investigation of Nanostructures generated in cells"  (Dawson Research Group, June 2022)
  • Mark O'Loughlin PhD  "Design and Characterisation of Degradable Polymeric Microstructures" (Kelleher Research Group, June 2022)
  • Wen Shen PhD  "Enantioselective Synthesis of Functionalised Vinyl Sulfones" (Evans Research Group, June 2022)
  • Gaffney Kapito PhD  "Towards the Automated Synthesis of Carbohydrates" (McGarrigle Research Group, September 2022)
  • Georgios Papoutsidikas PhD  "Novel Ultrasonic Technologies for monitoring of enzymatic hydrolysis of polysaccharides and proteins"  (Buckin Research Group, Novebmer 2022)
  • Conor Kelly PhD  "Electronic Structure Determination of Spin-Labile Manganese and Iron Complexes" (Morgan Research Group, November 2022)
  • Cian Holohan MSc  "Nucleic acid extraction technologies and sustainability" (Lee Research Group, November 2022)
  • Zengchun Xie PhD  "Organised nanoscale architectures for biological regulation Including surface property and shape" (Dawson Research Group, December 2022)
  • Xiaoliang Yang PhD  "Recognition study based on the nano-membrane interfacial interactions and targeting nanocarrier based on the nano-protein interactions" (Dawson Research Group, November 2022)
  • Sadbh Byrne PhD  "Enantioselective Grignard Reactions in Total Synthesis: Development of Asymmetric Methodology, Exploration of New Targets and their Biological Testing" (Gilheany Research Group, November 2022)

  • Yuheng Lu MSc"Development and Evaluation of a Capillary Microfluidic System for the Preparation of Organic Nanoparticles and Microparticles" (Redmond Research Group, February 2021)
  • Calvin O Broin PhD,  "Palladium-Catalysed Reactions with Propargyl Electrophiles" (Guiry Research Group, February 2021)
  • Danielle Curran PhD "Development of Novel N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Complexes as Chemotherapeutics" (Tacke Research Group, February 2021)
  • Cillian O Beirne PhD  "Investigation of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Silver Complexes to Target Pathogenic Microbial Species" (Tacke Research Group, February 2021)
  • Niall Collins PhD  "Understanding and Exploiting the Isomerisation of Vinyl to Allyl Sulfones" (Evans Research Group, February 2021)
  • Conor Crawford PhD  "A chemical biology approach to the study of Cryptococcus neoformans: developing tools and therapeutics" (Oscarson Research Group, March 2021)
  • Cian McCarthy PhD  "N-Trifluoromethylthiosaccharin: A new powerful promoter for the activation of thioglycosides"(Zhu Research Group, March 2021)
  • Ingrid Morera Merino PhD  "Understanding the role of protein corona: clarification of the biomolecular mechanisms of nanoparticle-cell receptor interactions" (Dawson Research Group, March 2021)
  • Alexander Leslie MSc  "Exploiting Biocatalysed Processes for Telescoped Curtius Rearrangement Reactions in Flow Mode(Baumann Research Group, April 2021)
  • Maria Byrne MSc  "Preparation of Carbon Nanohorn Composite Materials for Therapeutic Applications" (Quinn Research Group, June 2021)
  • Abdullahimahad Hassan PhD  "Design and Synthesis of Nonulosonic acids for Chemoenzymatic Studies and Biological Evaluation" (Oscarson Research Group, June 2021)
  • James McCormack PhD  "Polymeric Nanoneedle Array Fabrication through Block Copolymer Micelle Lithography and Replica Moulding" (Kelleher Research Group, June 2021)
  • Cormack Costello MSc  "Magnetic-Metal-Organic Framework Composite Materials Towards Biomedical Applications and Oxygen Purification" (Keene Research Group, September 2021)
  • Mark Reihill PhD  "Synthesis of Glycans and Glycoconjugates to Assess Binding Properties of Bacterial and Human Lectins" (Oscarson Research Group, September 2021)
  • Shane Donnelly MSc  "Preparation of Phenyl Thioglycosides via Metal-Catalysed C(Aryl)-S(Alkyl) Cross-Coupling"(Zhu Research Group, October 2021)
  • Vincent Duong PhD  "Applications of Organosulfur and Organoboron Chemistry to Organic Synthesis" (McGarrigle Research Group, October 2021)
  • Rian Lynch PhD  "Application of High-Resolution Ultrasonic Spectroscopy for Development of Enzyme Formulations for Lactose Intolerance" (Buckin Research Group, October 2021)
  • Saranna Kavanagh PhD  "Asymmetric Grignard Synthesis of Tertiary Alcohols and Their Acid-catalysed Enantiospecific Peroxidation" (Gilheany Research Group, October 2021)
  • Eoghan MacMahon MSc  "Environmental Effects on Magnetic Properties of Electrostatically Stabilised Magnetic Nanoparticle Suspensions: Surface Charge, Assembly and Dissolution" (Brougham Research Group, November 2021)
  • Orla Patton PhD  "Catalytic Asymmetric Grignard Synthesis of Tertiary Alcohols" (Gilheany Research Group, November 2021)
  • Rachel O'Sullivan MSc  "Developing Amine Borrowing Methodology by Exploiting the Pictet-Spengler Reaction" (O'Reilly Research Group, December 2021)
  • Zoe Beato MSc  "Fluoro-Substituted Cationic and Neutral Antibiotic NHC* Silver Derivatives of SBC3: Continuous Flow versus Conventional Synthesis" (Tacke Research Group, December 2021)

  • Laura Cunningham PhD  "Synthesis of Planar Chiral Ferrocenyl Motifs and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis and Medicinal Chemistry" (Guiry Research Group, September 2020) 
  • Kirti Sharma PhD  "Engineering of human-Interferon-gamma for site-specific modifications" (Rubini Research Group, September 2020)
  • Nahlah Ahmed M Al-Hadhrami PhD  "Synthesis of a Range of Guanidinium-based Compounds and their Inhibition of Trypsin" (Evans Research Group, November 2020)
  • Sondos Mahmood M Alshengeti MSc "On the use of non-natural amino acids to elucidate protein structure and function" (Rubini Research Group, June 2020)

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