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Welcome to the Nanotechnology Research Group
The Nanotechnology Research Group at the Bernal Institute is led by Professor Kevin M. Ryan who holds a Personal Chair in Chemical Nanotechnology at the Department of Chemical Sciences at the University of Limerick. He is coordinator of the H2020 EU projects Si-Drive and NEILLSBAT in the area of Li-ion and Lithium-Sulfur batteries respectively, Co-Principal Investigator on SFI Centres MaREI and AMBER and funded Investigator on SSPC. He is holder of SFI IVP and IRC Laureate awards. Previous affiliations included Marie Curie Fellowship positions at the University of California, Berkeley, USA and Merck Chemicals Southampton, UK following BSc and PhD degrees at University College Cork. The group research Interests are in Nanocrystals and Nanowires with emphasis on Synthesis, Assembly and Device Applications in ICT, Energy Storage (Batteries) and Energy Conversion Applications. The group also studies nucleation and growth in both hard (metal, semiconductor) and soft (pharmaceutical) nanocrystal materials with emphasis on size, shape and crystal phase control.
Address: MS1021, University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland. Phone: + 353 (61) 213167, Email: kevin.m.ryan(at)ul.ie.
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Current Research Team
Huan Ren PhD Student (SFI) Joint with Prof C. McCarthyDate of PhD start: 1st Jun, 2015
Research Interests: Morphology control and polytypic studies in colloidal nanocrystals
Fiona McGrathPhd Student (IRC/Intel) PhD Start date Jan 2016
Research interests: Nanoparticle Synthesis, Materials for Sustainable Energy, Perovskites
Seamus KilianPhD Student (SFI/M-ERA)PhD Start Date Oct 2017
Research Interests: Nanomaterials for Li-ion Batteries, Si Nanowire Synthesis, Battery Testing, Nanomaterial Characterization.
Nandita Biswas Research Assistant (Joint with Dr Ning Liu)Date of start: 17th September, 2018
Research Interests: Synthesizing and Aligning nanorods for LED application
Maria Zubair PhD Student (SFI)Research interest: Material Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Colloidal Synthesis
Mohini Mishra Phd Student PhD Student Feb 2019 Start
Research Interests: Synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals, characterization, and assembly.
Adrian Hannon MSc Student Research Interests: Nanodevice Fabrication, Nanowire Synthesis, Charge Carrier Mechanisms & Behaviour, Materials Characterisation, Nano Deposition Techniques
Michela OttavianiVisiting PhD student from University of Rome PhD start: 1st November, 2017- Visiting UL May-Aug 2019
Research Interests: Silicon nanowires as anodes for Lithium-ion batteries
Date of PhD start: 1st Jun, 2015
Research Interests: Morphology control and polytypic studies in colloidal nanocrystals
PhD Start date Jan 2016
Research interests: Nanoparticle Synthesis, Materials for Sustainable Energy, Perovskites
PhD Start Date Oct 2017
Research Interests: Nanomaterials for Li-ion Batteries, Si Nanowire Synthesis, Battery Testing, Nanomaterial Characterization.
Date of start: 17th September, 2018
Research Interests: Synthesizing and Aligning nanorods for LED application
Research interest: Material Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Colloidal Synthesis
PhD Student Feb 2019 Start
Research Interests: Synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals, characterization, and assembly.
Research Interests: Nanodevice Fabrication, Nanowire Synthesis, Charge Carrier Mechanisms & Behaviour, Materials Characterisation, Nano Deposition Techniques
PhD start: 1st November, 2017- Visiting UL May-Aug 2019
Research Interests: Silicon nanowires as anodes for Lithium-ion batteries
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