Scientific Project Officer

• May 2023 - Present

Research Centres Fellow

• Dec 2022 - May 2023

Strategy Fellow

• Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

SFI Principal Investigator - SIRG Programme

• Oct 2016 - Nov 2021

I was funded by an SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) and hosted in AMBER and the School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin. AMBER is a dynamic, multidisciplinary partnership working collaboratively to address fundamental research questions and create solutions with impact for society in ICT, MedTech, energy and sustainable industrial technologies.From 2017-2021, I led the research efforts of the Architecture and Synthesis of Integrated Nanostructures (ASIN) group in AMBER. The ASIN group's research focused on the synthesis of different 2D nanomaterials, including transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), a scalable and industry-compatible method. Particular areas of interest included low-temperature synthesis of TMDs, CVD growth of TMD heterostructures, non-volatile memories based on 2D materials, Pt-based TMDs and scanning probe microscopy characterisation of 2D materials. Show less

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

• Apr 2016 - Sep 2016

During this time I worked as an industry-funded researcher developing synthesis protocol for 2D materials with a view to integrating these in semiconductor process lines.Particular focus was placed on 2D materials which could be grown by vapour phase processes at temperatures of less than 450 degrees Celsius - thereby suggesting potential compatibility with back-end-of-line (BEOL) processing.

SFI TIDA Investigator

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

I was awarded an SFI TIDA grant to work on the development of cheap, nanomaterial-based catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This reaction is a crucial step in the production of hydrogen gas and could impact the viability of fuel-cell technologies.Highlights of this project included several high-impact publications, the authoring of an invention disclosure and completion of the “Get Started Technology Venture Programme” at the Ryan Academy, DCU.

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Jul 2011 - Dec 2014

From 2012 to 2014 I led TCD’s activities in the EU-funded project ElectroGraph. This project focused on the scalable production of graphene (and its derivatives) for commercial supercapacitor applications. This project allowed me to liaise with industry partners and gave me valuable insight into the different performance standards and metrics that apply in an industrial setting as opposed to academia. Prior to this I worked on an industry-funded project focused on using nanomaterials as the active component in sensors for the detection of gaseous analytes. Show less

Research Assistant

• Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

Undergraduate Coop Placement

• Jul 2004 - Dec 2004

6 month placement in defect reduction 6 month placement in defect reduction

Warehouse Worker

• 1999 - 2004