2009 Press Releases
Tyndall PhD Student receives award for excellence in chemical science
14.07.2009
Micheál Scanlon, a PhD student at the Tyndall National Institute, UCC has been awarded the 2009 Ronald Belcher Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
14.07.2009
Micheál Scanlon, a PhD student at the Tyndall National Institute, UCC has been awarded the 2009 Ronald Belcher Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
Micheál received the award for his work on the foundations of early detection of biomarkers or disease indicators, present in blood or other biological fluids. The award was presented on July 13th 2009 at the RSC’s annual Analytical Research Forum.
The Ronald Belcher Award is given annually for work in analytical chemistry by a graduate of a British or Irish University and is sponsored by the Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund of the RSC. The award to Micheál is in recognition of his outstanding work on electrochemical ion transfer across oil-water interfaces and electrochemical behavior of biological macromolecules at these interfaces.
Some 30% of worldwide deaths are due to cardiovascular illnesses. Solutions that may improve the early detection of heart disease are at the core of this research at Tyndall. Micheál’s studies involve investigating processes of bio-analytical importance at liquid|liquid interfaces. His research focuses on miniaturising these interfaces using solid-state porous membranes in order to increase the sensitivity of the analytical response and study any interesting phenomena that may occur at micro- and nano- liquid|liquid interface arrays in the presence of biomolecules. This is part of a broader study within the Molecular Microsystems Group, supported by Science Foundation Ireland, into the behaviour of liquid|liquid interfaces and their possible use in future methods for biomarker detection and disease diagnostics.
Micheál, from County Limerick, is currently completing his PhD with Dr Damien Arrigan in the Molecular Microsystems Group at Tyndall National Institute, UCC. He completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at UCC where he won the Reilly Prize, awarded to the candidate who obtains 1st place in the final year chemistry examinations. He graduated with a 1st Class Honours, and was awarded an EMBARK Postgraduate Scholarship by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (IRCSET) to complete his postgraduate studies.
His interests lie in the field of (bio)electrochemistry, miniaturised liquid|liquid interface arrays, and biosensors.
Picture shows Micheál Scanlon (right) working on his project with Tyndall PhD student, Courtney Collins (left)
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The Ronald Belcher Award is given annually for work in analytical chemistry by a graduate of a British or Irish University and is sponsored by the Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund of the RSC. The award to Micheál is in recognition of his outstanding work on electrochemical ion transfer across oil-water interfaces and electrochemical behavior of biological macromolecules at these interfaces.
Some 30% of worldwide deaths are due to cardiovascular illnesses. Solutions that may improve the early detection of heart disease are at the core of this research at Tyndall. Micheál’s studies involve investigating processes of bio-analytical importance at liquid|liquid interfaces. His research focuses on miniaturising these interfaces using solid-state porous membranes in order to increase the sensitivity of the analytical response and study any interesting phenomena that may occur at micro- and nano- liquid|liquid interface arrays in the presence of biomolecules. This is part of a broader study within the Molecular Microsystems Group, supported by Science Foundation Ireland, into the behaviour of liquid|liquid interfaces and their possible use in future methods for biomarker detection and disease diagnostics.
Micheál, from County Limerick, is currently completing his PhD with Dr Damien Arrigan in the Molecular Microsystems Group at Tyndall National Institute, UCC. He completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at UCC where he won the Reilly Prize, awarded to the candidate who obtains 1st place in the final year chemistry examinations. He graduated with a 1st Class Honours, and was awarded an EMBARK Postgraduate Scholarship by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (IRCSET) to complete his postgraduate studies.
His interests lie in the field of (bio)electrochemistry, miniaturised liquid|liquid interface arrays, and biosensors.
Picture shows Micheál Scanlon (right) working on his project with Tyndall PhD student, Courtney Collins (left)
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