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Group Members
lab: 3.20 (3rd floor SNIAM) / 2.22 (2nd floor SNIAM)
phone: (+353 1) 896 1859 / 896 3452
Dr. S. Philip Anthony 
Post-Doctoral Researcher (Marie Curie-EU)
e-mail: anthonys@tcd.ie
Research Project: Interests include the design and development of
molecular and nano-materials and the exploration of their opto-electronic properties.
Recent publications: 'Switching and Tuning organic solid state luminescence via a supramolecular
approach' (Chem. Commun. In press).
Colm Delaney
Graduate Student (SFI)
e-mail:cdelane@tcd.ie
Dr. Belén Gil Ibáńez
Post-Doctoral Researcher (Marie Curie-EU)
e-mail: gilibanb@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis of new luminescent
systems including transition metals, with particular focus on copper, and the study
of their optical properties (UV-vis and luminescence spectra, lifetimes, quantum yields).
Recent publications: “Switching-On: The copper Age”, Invited chapter in 'Ideas in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences.
Advances in Nanotechnology, Materials and Devices', Wiley-VCH, out 2010.
Buddhie Lankage
Graduate Student (SFI)
e-mail: lankagbs@tcd.ie
Research Project: The formation of new N-HSB metal complexes and the development of extended
aromatic platforms to measure the structural and stacking properties as a feature of molecular design.
Dr. Natasha Lundin
Post-Doctoral Researcher (IRCSET)
(Currently on Maternity leave)
e-mail: lundinn@tcd.ie
Colin Martin
Graduate Student (Henkel-Locktite/SFI)
e-mail: martincj@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis and characterization of novel thiophene-containing polycyclic aromatic systems
and some investigations of possible polymerization systems for these complexes by chemical and electrochemical methods.
Recent publications: Thiophene Containing Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Advances in Science and Technology (54), 2008, 120-122.
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Niamh McGoldrick
Graduate Student (CSCB Award)
e-mail: mcgoldrn@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis of new systems (based
on work previously carried out by Dr Pablo Fernandez and novel
ferrocene containing compounds based on work carried out by Dr Dilwyn
Roberts) with particular interest in their luminescence and non linear
optical properties.
Dr. Frances Murphy
Post-Doctoral Researcher (SFI)
e-mail: fmurphy6@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis of transition metal complexes for incorporation into self-assembled
monolayers and also a study of absorption and emission photochromism in photolabile Ru(II) complexes.
Recent publications: Robust Self-Assembled Monolayers of Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridines on Gold Surfaces: Exploring New Potentials,
F. A. Murphy, S. Suárez, E. Figgemeier, E. R. Schofield and S. M. Draper, Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 5740.
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Deanne Nolan
Graduate Student (IRCSET/SFI)
e-mail: nolanda@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis, spectroscopic and solid-state characterisation of pyridine-centred
polyphenylenes, with particular focus on terpyridine ligand derivatives. The incorporation of these into mixed transition
metal lanthanide supramolecular assemblies will also be investigated.
Recent publications: [Ru(3-pyridyl-4'-terpy)2]2+ as a metallo-ligand – Adding to the complexity
of supramolecular polymers, Cécile M. Ollagnier, Deanne Nolan, Christopher M. Fitchett and Sylvia
M. Draper, Inorg. Chem. Comm., 10(9), 2007, 1045.
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Amy Nordon
Graduate Student (SFI)
e-mail: nordona@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis of nitrogen containing polyaromatic compounds incorporating the fluoranthene moiety.
The photophysical properties of the ligands and their complexes are systematically investigated,
and their potential for use in devices such as OLEDs is assessed.
Gearóid Ó Máille
Graduate Student (IRCSET)
e-mail: omailleg@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis of novel tetra-sustituted pyridazine ligands, with the aim of assessing their
use in supramolecular assemblies and in luminescent materials. Their potential as precursors
in the formation of extended aromatic platforms is also studied.
Dr. Dilwyn Roberts
Post-Doctoral Researcher (SFI)
e-mail: robertdj@tcd.ie
Research Project: The synthesis and characterisation of novel poly-phenyl ferrocene compounds with a view towards
incorporating fused aromatic systems onto the ferrocene unit.
Lankani Wijesinghe
Graduate Student (Departmental Award)
e-mail: wijesinl@tcd.ie
Research Project: I am currently investigating new nitrogen-transition metal coordination species.
This work is a development of systems previously developed within the group.
Past Group Members
Postdoctoral researchers
- Dr. Lorraine Caldwell
- - Researcher (Queensland Unversity of Technology, Australia)
- Dr. Pablo Fernandez
- - Lecturer in Chemistry, TCD (Finished Dec. 2008, Currently on a World Tour)
- Dr. Christopher Fitchett
- - Lecturer in Chemistry (University of Otago, New Zealand)
- Dr. Daniel Gregg (also Ph.D. 2003)
- - Postdoctoral Researcher (Facuilty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Studies, Monash, Melbourne)
- Dr. Deborah Gusmeroli
- - Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof T. Jenny (University of Fribourg, Switzerand)
- Dr. Valerie Guieu
- - Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry (University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France)
- Dr. Rethi Madathil
- - Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof H. Baley (Oxford University, UK)
- Dr. Cécile Ollagnier (also Ph.D. 2005)
- - Research and Development (Henkel Ireland Ltd. Tallaght, Ireland)
- Prof. Sarath Perera
- - Professor of Chemistry (The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka)
- Dr. Carlos Pérez Medina
- - Postdoctoral Researcher with Dr. E. Arstad (University College London, UK)
- Dr. Oscar Rubio Pons
- - Postdoctoral Researcher with Dr. M. Thoss (University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany)
- Dr. Roberto Quesada
- - Lecturer in Chemistry (University of Burgos, Spain)
- Dr. Emma Schofield (co-supervisor)
- - Synthetic Chemist (Johnson-Matthey, Reading, UK)
- Dr. Ania Selmi
- - Research and Development (AREVA NC, Paris, France)
- Dr. Stéphane Suarez
- - Postdoctoral Researcher (EFP Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Dr. Guillaume Tourrette
- - Development Specalist (Wyeth Medica, Newbridge, Ireland)
- Dr. Sunil Varughese
- - Postdoctoral Reseracher with Prof. G Desiraju (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)
Postgraduate researchers
- Janice Byrne (Ph.D. 1997)
- Elise Champeil (Ph.D. 2000)
- - Associate Professor of Chemistry, (The City University of New York, USA, 2009)
- Gareth Cooke (Ph.D. 2009)
- - Degree in teaching (Oxford, UK)
- Marika Delamézičre (M.Sc. 1993, Ph.D. 1996)
- Angelika Graczyk (Ph.D. 2007)
- - Sales and Marketing Inspector (Elzamech Ltd., Elblag, Poland)
- Fiona Gormley (Ph.D. 1998)
- - Working in industry (Infineum International Ltd., Milton Hill, UK, 2005)
- Denise Kelleher (M.Sc. 2001)
- Keelin Murphy (M.Sc. 1997)
- Anne Rajaud (M.Sc. 2000)
- - Research and Development in Photovoltaics (Total Ltd., Paris, France)
- Eileen Sheehan
Project students
- Tara Cox
- - Quality Systems Engineer (Trinity Biotech, Bray, Ireland, 2009)
- Gareth Curran
- Paul Deane
- Emma Dunphy
- - Ph.D. with Prof E. Constable (Univ of Basel, 2005)
- Niamh Kelly
- - Ph.D. with Dr. Paul Kruger (Trinity College Dublin, graduated 2008)
- Peter Kenny
- - Analyst/Service Engineer (TES Bretby, Burton-on-Trent, UK, 2008)
- Aoife Malone
- - Ph.D. with Dr. Eoin Scanlan (Trinity College Dublin, 2009)
- James Parker
- - Ph.D. with Dr. Celine Marmion (Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, 2009)
- Sean Ryan
- - Will complete undergraduate degree (Trinity College Dublin, 2010)
- John Tumpane
- - Postdoctoral Researcher with Dr. B. Norden (Chalmers Unversity of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden, 2009)
- Fiona van der Puil
- - M.Sc. in Science Communication (Dublin City University, graduated 2008)
- Eimear Walsh
- - Researcher (Wyeth-Biotech, Grange Castle, Ireland, 2009)
- Jie Zhu
- - Ph.D. (Dublin City University, 2009)
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