- Ioanna Bampouri PhD "Ultrasonic Shear Wave Spectroscopy for Real-Time Monitoring of Static and Dynamic Liquid-Solid Interfaces" (Buckin Research Group, February 2025)
- Rachel Ann O'Sullivan PhD "A Study of the Asymmetric Synthesis and Transformations of Chiral Ferrocene-containing Compounds" (Guiry Research Group, February 2025)
- Arlene Bonner PhD "The Integration of Continuous Flow Technology with Strained Cyclic Systems" (Baumann Research Group, January 2025)
- Qiwei Wang PhD "The role of different architectures of Nanoscale constructs and the relationship to their biological impacts" (Dawson Research Group, January 2025)
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)