Ryan Group
Kennedy Group
Singh Group
Padrela Group
Geaney Group
PhD & Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Killian StokesPostdoctoral Researcher (H2020)Research Interests: Nanomaterial synthesis and characterisation, Li-ion battery testing
Dr. Sheida IshkliMarie Curie Career Fit Fellow Research interests: Electrochemical energy storage, lithium ion batteries, polymer electrolytes
Dr. Vivek Verma Postdoctoral Researcher (SFI/EI) Joint with Dr L PadrelaResearch Interests: Continuous manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, their isolation and formulation
Dr. Ibrahim AminuMarie Curie Fellow Research Interests: Novel Nanomaterial Synthesis, Li-ion Batteries, and Al-ion Batteries
Dr Uma Ghorpade Postdoctoral Researcher (SFI)Research Interests: Nanomaterial synthesis, thin film solar cell, LED
Dr. Laurent Perge Postdoctoral Researcher (EI) Joint with Dr. L PadrelaResearch Interests: Pharmaceutical Nanocrystals, Supercritical Fluids
Dr Parimaladevi PalanisamyReseach Assistant (EI) joint with Dr L PadrelaResearch Interests: Continuous manufacturing of drug nanoparticles, screening of co-crystallization conditions of BCS II drugs
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
Barry Long PhD Student (SFI/SSPC) joint with Dr L PadrelaPhD Student since 2016
Current Role: PhD Researcher
Research Interests: Supercritical Fluid Technology, Polymorphic Control, Nanocrystal Synthesis
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.
Kieran McCarthyPhD Student (IRC/Analog) joint with Dr T KennedyPhD Student since Jan 2018
Research Interests: Nanomaterial synthesis & SMART estimation of Li-ion battery state parameters
Gearoid Collins PhD Student (IRC/Intel)PhD Start Jan 2018
Research Interests: Renewable energy, energy storage, lithium-ion batteries, bottom-up synthesis, synthesis and applications of silicon and germanium nanostructures for use in LiB and FETs
Dylan Storan PhD Student (SFI)Date of PhD start: 1st June 2018
Research Interests: Semiconductor nanowire synthesis, doping and device fabrication
Sumair ImtiazPhD Student (SFI MaREI)Date of PhD start: December, 2018
Research Interests: Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterisation for Li-ion and Beyond Li-ion Batteries
Nilotpal Kapuria PhD Student (IRC Laureate)Date of PhD start: 23rd Oct’ 18
Research Interests: Synthesis of anisotropic colloidal nanocrystals, characterization, and assembly
Nandita Biswas Research Assistant (Joint with Dr Ning Liu)Date of start: 17th September, 2018
Research Interests: Synthesizing and Aligning nanorods for LED application
Saikat BhowmickMSc Student (Joint with Dr Ning Liu)Research Interest: Ordered assembly of nanocrystals and nanorods into multilayered structures by Electrophoretic Deposition
Esther AdegokePhD Student (SFI Joint with Prof U Bangert)Date of PhD start: Jan, 2019
Research Interests: High resolution and in-situ electron microscopy techniques
Maria Zubair PhD Student (SFI)Research interest: Material Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Colloidal Synthesis
Abinaya Sankaran PhD Student (Si-Drive H2020) Joint with Dr H GeaneyPhD Student March 2019 Start
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Electrochemical Energy devices-Fuel cell and Batteries.
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
Research Interests: Nanomaterial synthesis and characterisation, Li-ion battery testing
Research interests: Electrochemical energy storage, lithium ion batteries, polymer electrolytes
Research Interests: Continuous manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, their isolation and formulation
Research Interests: Novel Nanomaterial Synthesis, Li-ion Batteries, and Al-ion Batteries
Research Interests: Nanomaterial synthesis, thin film solar cell, LED
Research Interests: Pharmaceutical Nanocrystals, Supercritical Fluids
Research Interests: Continuous manufacturing of drug nanoparticles, screening of co-crystallization conditions of BCS II drugs
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 Student since 2016
Current Role: PhD Researcher
Research Interests: Supercritical Fluid Technology, Polymorphic Control, Nanocrystal Synthesis
PhD Start Date Oct 2017
Research Interests: Nanomaterials for Li-ion Batteries, Si Nanowire Synthesis, Battery Testing, Nanomaterial Characterization.
PhD Student since Jan 2018
Research Interests: Nanomaterial synthesis & SMART estimation of Li-ion battery state parameters
PhD Start Jan 2018
Research Interests: Renewable energy, energy storage, lithium-ion batteries, bottom-up synthesis, synthesis and applications of silicon and germanium nanostructures for use in LiB and FETs
Date of PhD start: 1st June 2018
Research Interests: Semiconductor nanowire synthesis, doping and device fabrication
Date of PhD start: December, 2018
Research Interests: Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterisation for Li-ion and Beyond Li-ion Batteries
Date of PhD start: 23rd Oct’ 18
Research Interests: Synthesis of anisotropic colloidal nanocrystals, characterization, and assembly
Date of start: 17th September, 2018
Research Interests: Synthesizing and Aligning nanorods for LED application
Research Interest: Ordered assembly of nanocrystals and nanorods into multilayered structures by Electrophoretic Deposition
Date of PhD start: Jan, 2019
Research Interests: High resolution and in-situ electron microscopy techniques
Research interest: Material Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Colloidal Synthesis
PhD Student March 2019 Start
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Electrochemical Energy devices-Fuel cell and Batteries.
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