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Final Year Physics Project Seminars 2026
16 Mar 2026
Wednesday March 18th, 2026
Kane G7
| Student | Advisor | Project | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dakissia | Bryan Kelleher | Excitable laser systems for computational tasks | 9.10 - 9.30 |
| George Tugulashvilli | Jonathan Ward | Cryogenic vibration isolation for ultra-sensitive SQUID measurements | 9.30 - 9.50 |
| Ciara Bradley | Mark Kennedy | Fitting of spider light curves | 9.50 - 10.10 |
| Alice Mollaghan | Katarzyna Komolibus | Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Phasor Analysis for Diagnostics of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases |
10.10 - 10.30 |
| Oscar Walsh | Mark Kennedy | The complex spectrum of the "redback" PSR J0212+5321 |
10.30 - 10.50 |
| Tea Break | |||
| Adam Keane | Paul Callanan | Revealing the nature of the super-orbital variability in gamma-ray binary system LSI +61° 303 |
11.20 - 11.40 |
| Lochlann Gilbert | Frank Peters | Pulse characterisation using a second harmonic generation autocorrelator | 11.40 - 12.00 |
| David Hughes | Andy Ruth | Night-time oxidation reactions of NO3 with volatile organic compounds |
12.00 - 12.20 |
| Savannah May Timony | Chris Broderick | Theory of BaCd2P2 as an emerging photovoltaic material |
12.20 - 12.40 |
| Maggie Kelly | Pranav Lanka & Sanathana Konugolu |
GASMAS for Accurate Monitoring of Respiratory Gas Dynamics |
12.40-13.00 |
| Lunch | |||
| Dáire Hannon | Alix McCollam | Investigation of quantum oscillations in the superconducting state |
14.10 - 14.30 |
| Michael Moynihan | Alix McCollam | Customised superconducting fixed-point thermometer |
14.30 – 14.50 |
| Conor Bradshaw | Andreas Ruschhaupt |
Development of Higher-order Enhanced Shortcuts to Adiabaticity |
14.50 - 15.10 |
| Anna Sheehan | Fatima Gunning | Effective pulse shaping: a comparative study between time-domain and frequencydomain filtering |
15.10 - 15.30 |
Thursday March 19th, 2026
Kane G6
| Student | Advisor | Project | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Éamon Keating | Eoin Russell | Development of a tunable single mode thulium doped fibre laser for the 2 μm waveband |
9.10 - 9.30 |
| Sam Taylor | Michael Tremmel | The effect of UV Background on early Massive Black Holes and Galaxies |
9.30 - 9.50 |
| Ethan Giltinan | Bryan Kelleher | Neuromorphic lasers: On-chip mutual coupling |
9.50 - 10.10 |
| Jack Duane | Mark Kennedy | The low inclination spider PSR J1908+2105 |
10.10 - 10.30 |
| Aideen O’Driscoll | Brian Corbett | Understanding spectral splitting in strained AlGaInAs quantum well lasers |
10.30 - 10.50 |
| Tea Break | |||
| Jack Weafer | Andreas Ruschhaupt |
Stability of Enhanced Shortcuts to Adiabaticity in Particle Transport |
11.20 - 11.40 |
| Darragh Byrd | Chris Broderick | Electronic structure of core- shell nanowires for spin qubits |
11.40 - 12.00 |
| Aurora Faith Moore | Bertram Bitsch & Mark Kennedy |
Where are the super-Earths hiding? |
12.00 - 12.20 |
| Olivia Walsh | Bertram Bitsch | How did Jupiter accrete its sulfur content? |
12.20 - 12.40 |
| Jack Cotter | Bertram Bitsch & Michael Tremmel |
Do planets form at high redshift? |
12.40-13.00 |
| Lunch | |||
| Isabel Moore Walsh |
Andy Ruth | Detection of atmospheric particles and measurement of aerosol extinction |
14.10 - 14.30 |
| Daniela Franco | Andreas Ruschhaupt |
Enhanced Shortcuts to Adiabaticity for sensing in multi-level quantum systems |
14.30 – 14.50 |
| Rosha Murphy | Pranav Lanka & Rekha Gautam |
Raman Spectroscopy for Bone Quality Assessment |
14.50 - 15.10 |
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