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DCU International Visitors Programme – First Call Results

The DCU International Visitors Programme is a strategic initiative, established as part of the implementation of the strategic plan 'Leadership through Foresight'. The programme is designed to assist in creating and building international collaborations to enhance DCU’s research activities. It supports the costs of bringing individuals to DCU who have achieved a high level of distinction in their field, and whose presence on campus is likely to have a significant impact.

The following applicants were successful in obtaining funding under the first call: Prof. Dermot Diamond (Chemical Sciences), Dr. Jeremiah Murphy (Mechanical Engineering), Dr. Ronan Murphy (Biotechnology), Dr. Brett Paull & Dr. Mirek Macka (Chemical Sciences) and Dr. Andy Way (Computing)

As a result of this strategic initiative, the following individuals are scheduled to visit DCU during this academic year:

Prof. Danilo De Rossi

Utilising his expertise in Materials Science and Engineering, Prof. De Rossi will collaborate on the ongoing materials research within the Adaptive Information Cluster, and will help guide the wearable sensing research in particular.

Prof. Cornelius Horgan

Prof. Horgan’s research spans a wide spectrum of areas of Applied Mathematics, Continuum Mechanics and the theory of elasticity in particular. Based in the School of Mechanical Engineering, he will undertake collaborative research into fundamental problems in the area of continuum mechanics.

Dr. Bernard Degryse

Dr. Degryse will collaborate with the Integrin & Actin Biology Group (School of Biotechnology), furthering the development of potential therapeutic agents which may play a role in various conditions such as cancer, inflammation and vascular disease.

Prof. Josef Havel

In collaborating with the National Centre for Sensor Research, Prof. Havel will bring his expertise in Separation Methods and Mass Spectrometry to a number of ongoing research projects within this field.

A/Prof. Peter Hauser

A/Prof. Hauser will bring his broad expertise in Miniaturisation to the National Centre for Sensor Research, taking an active role in projects relating to miniaturised hyphenated separation systems and reactors, and miniaturisation-compatible detection techniques.

Prof. Wolfgang Buchberger

Based in the National Centre for Sensor Research, Prof. Buchberger will bring his expertise in Organic Trace Analysis to a number of projects, helping to plan the future direction of research in bioanalytical technologies.

Dr. Frantisek Foret

Utilising his expertise in Capillary Electrophoresis, Microfluidics and Mass Spectrometry Coupling, Dr. Foret will collaborate with the National Centre for Sensor Research on a number of new projects based upon hybrid micro-fluidic devices.

Prof. Hermann Ney

Based in the National Centre for Language Technology, Prof. Ney will help guide the research of both centre members and PhD students in the areas of Speech Processing and Statistical Approaches to Machine Translation.

In addition to engaging in collaborative research activity, the visitors will also deliver research seminars during their tenure. The first visitor, arriving on-campus in November, will be Professor Wolfgang Buchberger of University Linz, Austria, working with Dr. Mirek Macka and Dr. Brett Paull.

The next call for this programme will be announced in early 2007

DCU International Visitors Programme – Second Call Results

The DCU International Visitors Programme is a strategic initiative, established as part of the implementation of the strategic plan 'Leadership through Foresight'. The programme is designed to assist in creating and building international collaborations to enhance DCU’s research activities. It supports the costs of bringing individuals to DCU who have achieved a high level of distinction in their field, and whose presence on campus is likely to have a significant impact.

The following applicants were successful in obtaining funding under the second call: Dr. Pierre McDonagh (DCUBS). Prof. Colum Kenny (Communications), Dr. Sarah Ingle (DCUBS), Prof. John Costello (Physical Sciences), Prof. Malcolm Smyth (Chemical Sciences), Dr. Tia Keyes/Prof. Robert Forster (Chemical Sciences), Dr. Lisa Looney (Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering) and Dr. Philip Cummins (Biotechnology).

As a result of this strategic initiative, the following individuals are scheduled to visit DCU during this academic year:

Prof. Cliff J. Shultz

Dr. Shultz is regarded as a leading authority on marketing, development and consumption in transforming economies. He will work as a Research Fellow within the Centre for Consumption Studies, DCUBS, and will mentor staff and doctoral students in relation to grant applications and hosting internationally recognised symposia.

Prof. John P. Ferré

Prof. Ferré has played a key role in creating that international network of academics which has developed a bi-annual conference on media, religion and culture in the modern world. He will liaise with an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional team (incorporating DCU, St. Patrick’s Drumcondra and Mater Dei), share aspects of his current research with staff and postgraduates, and collaborate with DCU on research interviews with Irish media personnel.

Prof. Dan L. Shunk

Prof. Shunk has been recognized worldwide for his contributions to enterprise integration and operational excellence. He will collaborate with the multidisciplinary Enterprise Process Research Centre, developing understanding of research and teaching initiatives in the areas of supply networks, process modelling and enterprise processes.

Dr. Sivanandan S. Harilal

In collaborating with the National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology, Dr. Harilal will bring his expertise in materials growth and analytical applications, plasma diagnostics and EUV light sources to the laser plasma research group in DCU. As one of the most influential young physicists of his generation, Dr. Harilal’s work in colliding plasmas will inform the ongoing DCU research projects in this area.

Prof. Jean Cadet

Prof. Cadet is a world renowned researcher in the field of oxidative DNA damage. Based in the National Centre for Sensor Research, he will collaborate on projects with researchers from Chemical Sciences, Biotechnology and the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, leading to significant achievements in a number of research areas and advancing DCU research expertise in this field.

Prof. Godfrey Beddard

Prof. Beddard is an eminent authority in the fields of Ultrafast spectroscopy and biophotonics. His project work with researchers from the National Centre for Sensor Research will help develop DCU capacity in this field, and improve the breadth of DCU research and expertise in photonics (particularly single photon counting and interfacial photonics).

Dr. Nasar Ali

Utilising his extensive research experience in hard carbon-based materials and chemical vapour deposition, Dr. Ali will collaborate with the researchers in the Materials Processing Research Centre. In addition to supporting existing research activities and advising on best utilisation of research facilities, Dr. Ali will be engaged in writing a PI proposal to SFI.

Dr. Adrian R. Pierotti

Dr. Pierotti has established himself as an expert in the field of peptide-hormone degrading metallopeptidases. Based in the School of Biotechnology, Dr Pierotti will collaborate with researchers in the Endothelium Biology Group, producing joint publications and increasing DCU’s international profile in the field of vascular disease