News 2015
Chemistry Ph.D. Graduates - Autumn 2015
20 Oct 2015
This afternoon saw 7 Chemistry students graduate in the autumn conferrings with Ph.D. degrees.
The students involved carried out their research in the Chemistry Department, Tyndall Institute and the School of Pharmacy. Details of all students, their supervisor names and thesis titles are listed below. Well done to all.
| Name | Supervisor | PhD Thesis Title |
| Dr. Tina Brennan |
Dr. Dan McCarthy | An investigation into reactivity and selectivity in cycloadditions of 1,3-dipoles with formamidines. |
| Dr. Donncha Carr |
Dr. Dan McCarthy | Chemistry and synthesis of 3(2h)-furanones and 4,5-dihydro analogues: mechanistic investigations and stereochemical control. |
| Dr. Christina McSweeney |
Dr. Gerard McGlacken | New methos for the asymmetric synthesis of alpha-alkylated ketones and 1,3-amino alcohols. |
| Dr. Jonathan Quille |
Dr. Dara Fitzpatrick | Impurity profiling and synthesis of precursors to the hallucinogenic amphetamine dob. |
| Dr. Cian Cummins |
Prof. Justin Holmes | Insertion of inorganics into block copolymer nanopatterns as robust etch masks for nanolithography. |
| Dr. Rachel Evans Hurson |
Dr. Dara Fitzpatrick | Advanced applications of broadband acoustic resonance dissolution spectroscopy in physical, chemical and pharmaceutical analysis. |
| Dr. Walter Messina |
Dr. Eric Moore | Micro and nanostructured impedance sensors for biological and biomedical applications. |