Presentation 1:

Reporter：Prof. Anthony Joseph Killard

Title:Nanostructured conducting polymers for electrochemical sensing and biosensing

Time:9:30-10:30, 20th, April.

Location:CCE 805

PersonalCurriculum Vitae:

Current positions:

Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol;

Co-founder, Director and Chief Technology Officer, BreathDX (UK) Ltd, Bristol;

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI), Dublin.

Education:

· BA(Mod) Natural Sciences (Microbiology) (II:1). First in class. Trinity College Dublin, 1993.

· PhD in Biotechnology, Dublin City University (DCU), 1998. Chancellor’s Medal Winner.

Key Performance Indicators： Total Publications ~220; Refereed papers 85; Reviews 14; Chapters 11; Invited lectures 40; Citations: >3400; h index=32 (Scopus); Graduated PhD/MSc: 9/1; Funding ~ €10.6M (£9.15M).

Professional experience：

Oct 05 – Dec 10, Principal Investigator, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, DCU

Principal Investigator, National Centre for Sensor Research, DCU

Academic Member, Centre for Preventative Medicine, DCU

Oct 04 – Oct 05, Senior Research Fellow, Biomedical Diagnostics Group, DCU

Jan ‘04– Oct ’04, Research Fellow, School of Chemical Sciences, NCSR

Aug ‘00 – Dec ’03, Research Scientist, Inverness Medical Ltd

Oct ’99 – Aug ’00, Assistant Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University

Jan ’99 – Mar ’99, Visiting research fellow, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia

Feb ’98 – Sep ’99, Postdoctoral research fellowship, Dublin City University

Awards

· Winner of Best Publicly Funded Project Demonstrator, Organic Electronics Association 2013

· EI Industrial Technologies Commercialisation Award, 2008

· Recipient, DCU Senior Researcher Fellowship, 2008

· Enterprise Ireland Best of 2007-2008: Commercialisation of Irish Research Awards

· DCU Innovation Award Winner 2007, 2012

· Dublin City University Chancellor’s Medal Winner, 1998

· Royal Irish Academy Science Writing Competition Winner 1996 and Runner up 1997

· BA(Mod) Natural Sciences (Microbiology) Best of Class Prize Winner 1993

· Smithkline Beecham - Best Project Prize Winner 1993 and Best Research Essay 1993

· Junior Sophister Microbiology - Guinness Best of Class Prize Winner 1992

Professional affiliations: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, ISE Member. Member of Organic Electronics Association

Presentation2:

Reporter：Dr. Aoife Morrin

Title:Wearable Analytical Platforms for Monitoring Skin Physiology

Time:10:30-11:30, 20th, April.

Location:CCE 805

PersonalCurriculum Vitae:

Current positions:

Associate Professor – Analytical Chemistry (School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University) 2015 - Present.

Lecturer -Analytical Chemistry(School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University) 2008- 2015

Funded Investigator –INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics

Education:

PhD. - ‘Development of modified electrode surfaces for the development of electroanalytical sensors’ (Dublin City University, Ireland, 2004).

Primary Degree 1.1 – Applied Sciences, Chemistry & Mathematics (Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin St., Dublin, 2000).

Accolades and achievements:

• Publications 50 research papers, 3 book chapters, edited 1 book (H-Factor: 18; m-Factor: 1.8; citations: 1163).

• Co-inventor on 2 patent applications

• Presidents Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in the ‘New Lecturers/Postgraduate Tutors Category’, 2008.

• Winner (2007) & Nominee (2008) of Dublin City University Life Sciences Invention Disclosure Awards.

• Reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals including: J. Electroanal. Chem., Eur. Poly. J., Thin Solid Films, Electrochim. Acta, Sens. Actuat. B., Electrochem. Comm.

• Reviewer for IRCSET Ulysess Award 2010; Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund 2016.

• Applied Sciences Award (highest academic grade in final year) Dublin Institute of Technology (2000).