News 2020
Postgraduate Conferrings - Summer 2020

The graduation ceremony took place online, due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
Congratulations to all postgraduate students on their Ph.D. graduation this week, and our best wishes to all of them in their future careers.
Dr. Paul Buckley (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Prof. John Wenger
Thesis Title: Nature and origin of black carbon in Ireland.
Dr. Vuslat Buk (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Prof. Martyn Pemble
Thesis Title: Design, development and characterization of nanostructured electrochemical sensors.
Dr. Mehael Fennelly (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Prof. John Sodeau
Thesis Title: Real-time bioaerosol analysis in the healthcare environment.
Dr. Elsa Giraud (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Prof. Justin Holmes & Prof. Michael Morris
Thesis Title: Block copolymer self-assembly: from thin film formation to inorganic nanostructures.
Dr. Roisin Jones (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Dr. JJ Keating
Thesis Title: Impurity profiling and synthesis of a series of analogues and isomers of bromo-dragonfly.
Dr. Laura McCarthy (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Dr. Stuart Collins & Prof. Anita Maguire
Thesis Title: Innovative synthetic approaches to indazole derivatives and other compounds of pharmaceutical relevance.
Dr. Rachel Shanahan (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Dr. Gerard McGlacken
Thesis Title: Synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles.
Dr. Maart van Druenen (Ph.D.)
Supervisor: Prof. Justin Holmes
Thesis Title: Functionalisation and characterisation of bulk and two-dimensional semiconductors.