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QUSYS Group win European Research Council Proof of Concept grant

QUSYS Group group led by Professor John Goold will test, develop, and find market opportunities for a new soil fertility monitoring and forecasting method based on the statistical physics of disordered systems...

08 Feb 2022

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School of Physics researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency

Researchers from Trinity and TOTAL have designed, synthesized and tested new additives that increase fuel efficiency. Led by Professor Stephen Dooley in Trinity’s School of Physics, the Trinity researchers undertook the project...

17 Dec 2021

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From flashing fireflies to cheering crowds – physicists unlock secret to synchronisation

School of Physics researchers have unlocked the secret that explains how large groups of individual “oscillators” – from flashing fireflies to cheering crowds, and from ticking clocks to clicking metronomes...

13 Dec 2021

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School of Physics Joseph McCauley has been awarded the 2021 Institute of Physics Technicians Award

Joesph McCauley was awarded for his outstanding technical leadership associated with the planning, construction and operation of the Irish Low Frequency Array radio telescope at Birr Castle.

29 Nov 2021

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Two School of Physics academics feature on highly cited researchers 2021 list

Jonathan Coleman, Professor of Chemical Physics in Trinity’s School of Physics and PI at CRANN and AMBER and Stefano Sanvito, Professor of Condensed Matter Theory in the School of Physics, Director of CRANN and PI at AMBER...

16 Nov 2021

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School of Physics undergraduate teaching laboratory awarded Platinum Green Lab Certification

The certification was obtained by My Green Labs to help reduce waste, energy, and water to mitigate climate change and reduce environmental impacts caused by the School of Physics Undergraduate teaching lab. At My Green Lab...

12 Nov 2021

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School of Physics scientists develop novel strategy that rapidly quantifies transmissibility or immune-evasiveness of COVID-19 variants

A team of Trinity College Dublin researchers based at the Trinity’s Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices, and School of Physics, has developed a new nanomechanical technique for fast, one-step...

02 Nov 2021

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Dr. Mark Mitchison appointed as Assistant Professor in Quantum Science

We are delighted to share the news that Dr. Mark Mitchison will join the faculty at the School of Physics this September as an Assistant Professor. Mark is our second hire as part of the HEA-HCI pillar 3 of the human capital...

13 Jul 2021

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First of Two Assistant Professors in Quantum Science appointed at Trinity

We are delighted to share the news that Dr. Felix Binder will join the faculty at the School of Physics this September as an Assistant Professor. Felix is our first hire as part of the HEA-HCI pillar 3 of the human capital...

12 Jul 2021

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Congratulations to Prof. Cormac McGuinness on receiving a Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award for 2019/2020.

Today, Tuesday July 29th, one of our esteemed members of staff, Prof. Cormac McGuinness is a recipient of a Trinity Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2019/2020, presented by the Provost.

29 Jun 2021

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