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Departments

• School of Physics
• School of Chemistry
• School of Geology
• School of Engineering

Energy Science Management Team

• Prof Juan Diego Rodriguez-BlancoCourse Director Associate Professor in Nanomineralogy Juan Diego studies the mechanisms of crystallisation of minerals at the nanoscale to understand biochemical element cycling and find how to manage resources in a way that we can preserve the quality of life that we have now into the future generations.
• Prof David Mc Closkey Deputy Course Director and Assistant Professor in Science of Energy and Energy Systems, Physics David McCloskey is currently the Ussher Assistant Professor of the Science of Energy and Energy systems at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He leads the Nanothermal research group, in the school of Physics at Trinity College Dublin.
• Niamh McGoldrickGlobal Officer Niamh is the Programme Development and Global Officer for the Schools of Physics & Chemistry. She supports incoming international students with visa and immigration issues, as well as providing support to the rest of the course team on the programme. Email: niamh.mcgoldrick@tcd.ie

The Teaching Staff

• Prof Max Garcia-MelchorAssociate Professor in Chemical Energy Systems Max Garcia-Melchors research focuses on using advanced computational methods to understand the mechanisms of catalytic reactions for sustainable energy applications, and the use of this knowledge to design novel catalysts with an improved performance.
• Prof Stephen DooleyAssociate Stephen Dooley is an interdisciplinary engineering scientist of a chemical bias dedicated toward industrial informed fundamental and applied research in clean energy technologies. His principle contributions have been in interpreting and exploiting the mechanisms of chemical and physical reactions occurring in fuel conversion devices such as gas turbines, reciprocating engines and gasifiers.
• Prof Dámaris FernándezAssistant Professor in Experimental Physics Dámaris has a PhD in Experimental Physics from Trinity College Dublin and is an Extractive Metallurgist from Universidad Atacama, Chile. Based in the School of Chemistry, her research is focussed on the more sustainable use of mineral resources.
• Prof Michael Lyons Professor in Physical Chemistry and Head of the School of Chemistry His research interests include physical electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, electrochemical generation of clean fuels, and raw materials for sustainable energy applications.
• Prof Igor ShvetsProfessor of Applied Physics Igor Shvets is a leading European specialist in the electronic and structural properties of surfaces and interfaces of conducting oxides.
• Prof Plamen StamenovUssher Assistant Professor in Nanomagnetism Plamens resech interests include magnetism - magnetic materials, magnetic nanostructures and magnetic devices - magnetotransport, and applied superconductivity.
• Prof. Yurii K. GunkoProfessor of Inorganic Chemistry His main research interest and activities involve development and studies of new solar cells, quantum dot based materials and multimodal nanostructures.
• Prof Bob BakerAssistant Professor in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of actinide complexes relevant to the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuels.
• Prof Peter DunneAssistant Professor in Inorganic Energy Materials Peter’s research interests lie in the green synthesis of functional inorganic nanomaterials with applications in energy and the environment.
• Dr Nigel Carroll Nigel has an M.Sc. in Bioengineering and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Physics Trinity College Dublin. His areas of research include Magnetoresistive sensors for field and biological applications, electronic design and signal noise suppression, lithography processes for device fabrication, material characterisation and metal & insulator deposition methods.
• Prof Breiffni FitzgeraldUssher Assistant Professor in Energy Breiffni Fitzgerald is an Ussher Assistant Professor in Energy in the School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin. His expertise lies in the field of structural dynamics and wind energy. His work focusses on the application of fundamental theories in structural dynamics/control to wind energy technologies.
• Prof. Sean Harrison McClenaghanAssistant Professor in Economic Geology Sean studies the distribution of earth resources and mechanisms for the concentration trace-elements including critical raw materials at the scale of zoned ore bodies and microscopic mineral interfaces. Current research is helping exploration and mining in the discovery and recovery of raw materials for a carbon neutral Europe.