New research links in atmospheric chemistry have been established between researchers at UCC and Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan.

The department congratulates Vera Foley, the winner of the 2010 Oxford University Book Prie (OUP) Achievement in Chemistry prize in 2010.

Congratulations from the Department go to Hannah Winfield, a UCC BSc. Chemistry graduate from 2010.

The Chemistry Department held its first ever Postgraduate Research Day. Prof. Anita Maguire as Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee kindly supplied the following introduction.

Colm O’Regan and Olan Lotty won best poster prizes at the European Doctorate Summer School on the ‘Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials’ held in Palanga, Lithuania between 27-31 August 2010.

Congratulations to Michael Cahill on being awarded the prize for Best Presentation and Poster at the recent Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l’Arc Atlantique (GP2A) conference held at Rouen, France from September 1st -2nd.

Irish researchers are developing methods that may revolutionise how computer chips are manufactured in the future.