School of Chemistry Conferrings | Summer 2024

4 Jul 2024

Congratulations to our MSc and PhD students whose conferring ceremonies took place on Friday the 28th of June, and our best wishes to them in their future endeavours.

Ph.D. Graduates

Prof. John Wenger (L) with Dr Niall O'Sullivan (R)

Graduate | Dr Samia Aboullah A Alsefri
Thesis Title | Development of an electrochemical immunosensor for environmental monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soil environment.
Supervisor | Dr Eric Moore

Graduate | Dr Aoife Helena Carroll
Thesis Title | Ordered Macroporous Metal Oxides and Carbonaceous Composites for Lithium Ion and Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries.
Supervisor | Prof. Colm O'Dwyer

Graduate | Dr Vinay Kumar Reddy Cheemarla
Thesis Title | Multifaceted Computational Modelling in Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
Supervisors | Dr Davide Tiana, Dr Simon Lawrence

Graduate | Dr Hayley Furnell
Thesis Title | The emission and atmospheric oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds from Sitka spruce.
Supervisor | Prof. John Wenger

Graduate | Dr Alex Grant
Thesis Title | Macroporous metal oxide battery electrode performance analysis and operando spectroscopy.
Supervisor | Prof. Colm O'Dwyer

Graduate | Dr Aoife Mary Kearney
Thesis Title | The powerful combination of organosulfur methodology and continuous flow technology.
Supervisor | Prof. Anita Maguire, Dr Stuart Collins

Graduate | Dr Amy Bridget Lowry
Thesis Title | Studies in Synthesis using Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Gases: the synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids by Phosphonium Ylide-Mediated CO2 Activation, and the Selective Dearomatisation of Benzofuroquinolines by Palladium-Catalysed Hydrogenation.
Supervisor | Dr Peter Byrne, Dr Ger McGlacken

Graduate | Dr Niall Patrick O Sullivan
Thesis Title | Field Measurements and Atmospheric Simulation Chamber Studies of Selected Biomass Burning Marker Compounds.
Supervisor | Prof. John Wenger, Dr. Stig Hellebust

Graduate | Dr Chiara Zanetti
Thesis Title | A family of multi-functional phosphorescent bioprobes based on the PtPFPP scaffolding moiety.
Supervisor | Prof. Dmitri Papkovsky, Prof. Anita Maguire

MSc Graduates

• Deirbhile Fitzgerald

• Laura Jane O'Kennedy