Academic biography

Dr. Ronán McCann is an Assistant Professor in the School of Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering. He joined DCU in 2024, having previously been Lecutrer in Physics at South East Technological University. He completed his honours degree in Applied Physics in 2012 and graduated with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2018 for his thesis examining laser fabrication of polymer-based ultra-thin layer chromatography platforms. He has experience in a wide range of fields including plasma science, vacuum technology, laser systems and material science and metrology.

He is currently Principle Investigator on the TU RISE-funded NanoAlloy project, and Funded Investigator in the I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. His active areas of research include laser-material interaction and nanoparticle production via Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution (LASiS), additive manufacturing (3D printing), and AI/Smart Manufacturing