Speakers Presentations

Materials Irelands Committee

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Quantachrome (UK)

IOM 3

Zeiss

Labquip

Elementec

Professor Stuart Hampshire

University of Limerick

Materials Ireland Foresight

Professor John Boland

CRANN, Trinity College Dublin

Research Developments and Foresights in CRANN

Professor Mike Morris

Department of Chemistry,

University College Cork

Patterned Immunoglobulin-G Antibody Arrays via Polymer Self-Assembly

Dr Declan McCormack

School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Dublin Institute of Technology

Material Science Research agenda in DIT

Prof. Brian MacCraith

Biomedical Diagnostic Institute,

Dublin City University

Advances in Material Science for Sensor Platforms

Prof. Roger Whatmore

Tyndall National Institute

Advanced Functional Materials at Tyndall National Institute

Dr Kevin McGuigan

Dept. of Physiology & Medical Physics,

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Optical and photocatalytic inactivation of clinically relevant pathogens

Prof. Edmond Magner

Materials and Surface Science Institute,

University of Limerick

Materials and Surface Science: Research in MSSI

Dr. Clement Higginbotham

Centre for Nanotechnology and Materials Research,

Athlone Institute of Technology

Research in the Polymer and Biomedical Area at AIT

Prof. James McLaughlin

Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre,

Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Institute,

University of Ulster

Research at the Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC)

Prof. Gerry Byrne

Advanced Manufacturing Science Research Centre

University College Dublin:

Advances in micro-manufacturing (MICROMAN)

Prof. Robert Bowman

Centre for Nanostructured Media,

Queen’s University of Belfast

Centre for Nanostructured Media – An Overview

Prof. John Kelly

Trinity College Dublin

Shaped Silver Nano-particles - their preparation, properties and potential applications

Prof. Terry Smith

National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science,

NUI Galway

Focus on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research at the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science

Dr John O’Dwyer

South Eastern Applied Materials,

Waterford Institute of Technology

Overview of Research Activities within the MCP Group and SEAM Research Centre at WIT

Prof. Carmel Breslin

Department of Chemistry,

NUI Maynooth

New Electroactive Materials for Applications as Biological and

Environmental Sensors and in the Controlled Delivery of Drugs

Dr Kenneth Stanton

School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering,

University College Dublin

Advances in Ceramic and Glass-ceramic biomaterials at UCD

Chair

Roger Whatmore

roger.whatmore@tyndall.ie

Vice-Chair

Edmond Magner

edmond.magner@ul.ie

Secretary

Brendan Duffy

bduffy@dit.ie

Treasurer

Valerie Barron

valerie.barron@nuigalway.ie

IOM Liaison

Ken Stanton

kenneth.stanton@ucd.ie

Industry Liaison

John Hanrahan

j.hanrahan@glantreo.com

 Committee members

John Colreavy

john.colreavy@enterprise-ireland.com

Werner Blau

wblau@tcd.ie

Stuart Hampshire

stuart.hampshire@ul.ie

Liam Browne

liam.brown@enterprise-ireland.com

James Kennedy

jkennedy@ait.ie

Clem Higginbotham

chigginbotham@ait.ie

John Boland

jboland@tcd.ie

Gerry Byrne

Gerald.Byrne@ucd.ie

Steve Jerrams

Stephen.Jerrams@dit.ie