Dublin City University

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ESR2.2 – Development of novel integrated photocatalytic adsorbents (IPCAs) for organics removal from water and wastewater

Dr John Tobin

Biotechnology

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ESR3.5 – Development and deployment of a faecal matter sensor in a marine and freshwater environment

Prof Fiona Regan

Analytical Chemistry, separation science, sensors, environmental monitoring, marine sensing.

Research into environmental monitoring and analysis, separations and sensors for environmental clinical and biomedical application

Present Research Interests:

• Bio-inspired design of anti-biofouling materials & their testing in the marine environment;
• Material development for passive sampling of priority pollutant chemicals;
• Development of novel extraction media & sensor probes based on sol-gels;
• Monitoring of pollutants & hazardous chemicals in the aquatic environment;
• Optical chemical sensing of environmental pollutants.

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ESR3.6 – Assessment and usefulness of integrating stable isotope data and data on pharmaceuticals to disentangle point and diffuse sources of pollution

Dr Anne Morrissey

Dr. Morrissey received her B.E. and M.Eng.Sc degrees in Chemical Engineering from University College Dublin and her PhD degree in Waste Management from NUI Galway. She has 25 years of experience across a broad range of roles in both industry and academia.  She has held technical, commercial, personnel positions in industry along with responsibilities for undergraduate and MSc programme development/administration in academia.  Her main research interests include the monitoring of pharmaceutical and personal care products in wastewaters, the development of novel removal methods for pollutants and life cycle assessment.

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ESR3.7 – Next generation autonomous analytical platforms for remote environmental monitoring : Project 1- Microfluidic platforms incorporating stimulus-responsive materials

Prof Dermot Diamond

Remote sensing, sensor arrays, distributed air/water quality sensing, prototype instrument/platform development, sensor deployments, smart & adaptive materials.

25 years experience in analytical systems development, encompassing molecular design and synthesis, novel receptors, adaptive/responsive materials, flow systems, real deployments, information streaming to web databases, multi-partner project management, industry partnered projects including MNCs and SMEs; management of mixed expertise teams comprising engineers, scientists, environmentalists etc.; strategic links with decision makers in Government Departments, National Agencies, FP, major industries.

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ESR3.8 – Next generation autonomous analytical platforms for remote environmental monitoring: Project 2- Generation of fully functioning Biomimetic Analytical Platforms (water quality)

Prof Dermot Diamond

Remote sensing, sensor arrays, distributed air/water quality sensing, prototype instrument/platform development, sensor deployments, smart & adaptive materials.

25 years experience in analytical systems development, encompassing molecular design and synthesis, novel receptors, adaptive/responsive materials, flow systems, real deployments, information streaming to web databases, multi-partner project management, industry partnered projects including MNCs and SMEs; management of mixed expertise teams comprising engineers, scientists, environmentalists etc.; strategic links with decision makers in Government Departments, National Agencies, FP, major industries.

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