Dr
Owen
Clarkin
Academic biography
Owen completed his degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Limerick (2005), after which he spent a short time working at Stryker Ortopaedics. He completed his PhD from the University of Limerick in 2009 in the field of spinal orthopaedic biomaterials. In 2010, he joined the South Eastern Applied Materials (SEAM) Research Centre at the South East Technological University (SETU). He moved to DCU in 2012 having been awarded an IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and attained tenure in 2016 after attaining two successful Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Funds. He was awarded the DCU President’s award for innovation in 2017. Owen is currently Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at DCU, Chairperson of the Engineering Teaching Enhancement Committee and School Teaching Convenor. He is Director of the Biomaterials Research Group (biomaterials.ie) and Principle Investigator in Biodesign Europe, DCU Life Science Institute, the DCU Centre for Medical Engineering Research and the Advanced Processing Technology (APT) Research Centre.
Research interests
Owen’s recent research has focused on development of novel and commercially focused biomaterials and medical devices for cardiac, orthopaedic, neurovascular and chemotherapeutic applications and has a keen interest in entrepreneurship and innovation. His research interests include novel injectable hydrogel formulations, advanced mechanical characterisation, injectable self-setting double network hydrogels and cellular encapsulation for tissue engineering.