Academic Director
declan.mccormack@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14024778
Prof Declan McCormack is the Head of School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences in DIT. Teaching thermodynamics, materials chemistry and surface & colloid chemistry to undergraduate students in Year 3 and Year 4.
Centre Manager
brendan.duffy@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027964
Dr Brendan Duffy is the CREST Centre Manager, having previously been a Senior Research Manager responsible for Hygiene and Corrosion Control in CREST. After Graduating from DIT Kevin St. with a BSc in Applied Sciences (Physics & Chemistry, Hons 1.1), he completed a PhD entitled “Development of Novel Gas Sensors” at the National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR) in DCU in 2002 under the supervision of Prof. Dermot Diamond.
Consultancy Manager
annaik.genson@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027945
Dr Annaik Genson joined the CREST team in January 2014 as R&D Consultancy Manager. As a Senior Materials Engineer, she is currently responsible of business development as part of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Network. It involves developing research and development consulting services for private companies.
Research Fellow
mohamed.oubaha@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027984
Dr Mohamed Oubaha obtained his PhD degree in Chemistry of Materials from the University of Montpellier II in 2003 on the development of photocurable hybrid organic–inorganic sol–gel materials and their application to the fabrication of photonic devices.
Lecturer and Principal Investigator
+353(0) 14024759
Dr Gráinne Hargaden is a Principal Investigator at CREST and assistant lecturer in organic chemistry at the School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at DIT Kevin Street.
PI / Chemistry Lecturer
+353(0) 14024774
Worked for many years in the electronic manufacturing industry as Process Development Chemist responsible for the development of new products and processes.
PI / Chemistry Lecturer
Current research interests are focused on development and characterization of composite materials for novel biological, inorganic and environmental applications …
Health and Safety Industrial Advisor / Chemistry Lecturer
Studied chemistry at the University of Dublin, Trinity College and was awarded a PhD from TCD for work with Prof. John Kelly on the photochemistry of polymer bound ruthenium complexes in 1987.
Senior Associate Consultant
Paul Quinn is a graduate in applied physics (DIT) and advanced materials technology (University of Surrey). Paul is a professional member of the Institute of Materials Finishing (IMF) at Fellowship grade and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
Materials Engineer
Materials Scientist
sinead.currivan@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027947
Research Scientist
Sankalp Agarwal graduated in 2011 with M.Sc. degree in Biochemistry from Banaras Hindu University, Vanarasi, India. In 2012, he joined as Junior Research fellow in CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) at Hyderabad, India for two years.
Research Engineer
Susan.warren@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027949
Materials Chemist
Daniela.Romonti@TUDublin.ie
Research Scientist
joseph.mohan@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027948
Research Scientist
aoife.power@TUDublin.ie
Materials Scientist
helder.samelo@TUDublin.ie
Materials Scientist
alicja.kaworek@TUDublin.ie
+353(0) 14027943
PhD Researcher
d07116938@mydit.ie
+353(0)1402 7989
Bartholomew joined CREST in 2015 and is currently working towards a PhD under the supervision of Dr. Grainne Hargaden (School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science, DIT Kevin St.) and Prof. Declan McCormack (Head of School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at DIT Kevin St., CREST Academic Director). His work involves formation of Triazoles, that show anticorrosive properties, with the use of Magnetic Click Catalyst (Cubic and Tetragonal Copper Ferrite).
PhD Researcher
c09849840@mydit.ie
+353(0)1402 7928
Research Scientist
Emma MacHugh graduated in 2015 with a BSc in Chemical Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry from Dublin Institute of Technology. While undertaking her degree she completed several projects including a final year project with CREST entitled “Investigation of the role of hybrid sol-gel materials on the optical properties of organic dyes”.
Postgraduate student
I completed a BSc Chemical Science with Medicinal Chemistry course with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Dublin Institute of Technology Kevin St. During my studies, I undertook a seven months’ work placement as QC analyst in Bord na Mona, Newbridge, Co Kildare. My final year project Titled ‘’Detoxification of Hexavalent Chromium by Seaweed Biomass’’.
I joined CREST group in April 2017 as a postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr Brendan Duffy (CREST Center Manager) and Dr Ann Hopper (School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences) on ‘’Developing of Novel Protective Coatings Technology’’.
Postgraduate student