News 2025
School of Chemistry Conferrings | Spring 2025
Congratulations to our MSc and PhD students whose conferring ceremonies took place on Tuesday the 25th of March, and our best wishes to them in their future endeavours.
Prof Anita Maguire, Head of School said ‘Congratulations to the recent graduates from the School - we look forward to seeing exciting developments in your careers over the years ahead, building on your time with us in the School of Chemistry. Stay in touch.’
MSc Graduates
MSc by Research
- Eilís Ní Thuama
MSc - Analysis of Pharmaceutical Compounds
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Greeshma, Alakkandy
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Nishant Prasad, Apte
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Lily Kennefick, Bermingham
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Aniket, Bhati
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Yung-Chuan, Chang
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Kenneth Gerald, Cooke
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Fionn Evan, Dempsey
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Mark Anthony, Flaherty
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Irina, Ghosh
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Leah, Guerin
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Aisling, Harty
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Keith, Hurney
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Jaidev, Menon
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Aysha, Mohamed Nazar
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Fredrick Nyagudi, Opundo
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Seban, Polachan
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Ayana, Shaji
MSc - Analytical Chemistry
- Simran Noella, Dmello
- Juhi Bhiman, Duseja
- Elseena, Jose
- Shane, Murphy
- Ben Joseph, Norton
- Heather Frances, Norveil
- Rian Oliver, O Flynn
- Niamh Terry, Walsh
- Shyleen, Wangui
MSc - Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Sarah Elena, Gutmann
- Shiomi Sophia, Langenbach
- Janefrances Chiamaka, Nnakwe
- Gayathri Kanjiramkalayil, Radhakrishnan
Ph.D. Graduates
Graduate | Dr Eimear Courtney
Thesis Title | Studies in iridium and manganese catalysis in C-H activation and reductive transformations
Supervisor | Dr. Ger McGlacken
Graduate | Dr Aidan Christopher Cregan
Thesis Title | H-Phosphonate-Enabled deoxygenative functionalisations of alcohols
Supervisor | Dr Peter Byrne, Dr. Ger McGlacken
Graduate | Dr Matthew David Ferguson
Thesis Title | An Investigation of Materials and Printing Methods on the Response of 3D Printed Supercapacitors
Supervisors | Prof. Colm O'Dwyer
Graduate | Dr Katie Stephanie O'Callaghan
Thesis Title | Photochemical transformations of α-diazocarbonyl compounds in flow
Supervisor | Prof. Anita Maguire, Dr. Stuart Collins
Graduate | Dr Mark Power
Thesis Title | Studies in Palladium and Rhodium Catalysis: Synthetic Strategies for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation
Supervisor | Dr. Ger McGlacken
Graduate | Dr David Ryan
Thesis Title | Novel approaches to reducing resource use and waste generation in nucleophilic substitution reactions through low waste synthetic routes and reaction energy profile modelling
Supervisor | Dr Peter Byrne,
Graduate | Dr Ciara Marie Tyner
Thesis Title | Aromatic addition reactions of α-diazo-β-ketonitriles
Supervisors | Prof. Anita Maguire, Dr. Stuart Collins
Graduate | Dr Amit Upadhyay
Thesis Title | Synthesis of novel IMPDH inhibitors
Supervisor | Dr. Tim O'Sullivan