Sean Kelly

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In 2024 Sean joined the School of Physical Science as a research fellow with interest in the use of plasma for gas conversion and development of non-invasive technology plasma sensors.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2024 Kelly, S.; Mercer, E.; Gorbanev, Y.; Fedirchyk, I.; Verheyen, C.; Werner, K.; Pullumbi, P.; Cowley, A.; Bogaerts, A. (2024) 'Plasma-based conversion of martian atmosphere into life-sustaining chemicals: The benefits of utilizing martian ambient pressure'. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 80 . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Seán Kelly; Elizabeth Mercer; Robin De Meyer; Radu-George Ciocarlan; Sara Bals; Annemie Bogaerts (2023) 'Microwave plasma-based dry reforming of methane: Reaction performance and carbon formation'. Journal of CO2 Utilization, . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Kristy Stanley; Sean Kelly; James A. Sullivan (2023) 'Effect of Ni NP morphology on catalyst performance in non-thermal plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane'. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, . [Link] [DOI]
2022 Sean Kelly (2022) 'Producing oxygen and fertilizer with the Martian atmosphere by using microwave plasma'. Chem, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 (2021) 'Nitrogen fixation in an electrode-free microwave plasma'. Joule, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Seán Kelly; Alex van de Steeg; Ashley Hughes; Gerard van Rooij; Annemie Bogaerts (2021) 'Thermal instability and volume contraction in a pulsed microwave N2 plasma at sub-atmospheric pressure'. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 (2019) 'CO2 decomposition in CO2 and CO2/H2 spark‐like plasma discharges at atmospheric pressure'. ChemSusChem, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 (2019) 'Ti-Doped SBA-15 Catalysts Used in Phenol Oxidation Reactions'. Acs Omega, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 S K Babu; S Kelly; S Kechkar; P Swift; S Daniels; M M Turner (2019) 'Experimental investigation of electron heating modes in capacitively coupled radio-frequency oxygen discharge'. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, . [Link] [DOI]
2017 Sean Kelly; Gurusharan Singh Gogna; Stephen Daniels (2017) 'HMOS sensing of oxidising species in an atmospheric plasma jet'. Plasma Medicine, . [DOI]
2017 S Kechkar; P Swift; S Kelly; S Kumar; S Daniels; M Turner (2017) 'Investigation of the electron kinetics in O2capacitively coupled plasma with the use of a Langmuir probe'. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, . [Link] [DOI]
2017 Seán Kelly; Patrick J. McNally (2017) 'Remote sensing of a low pressure plasma in the radio near field'. Applied Physics Express, . [Link] [DOI]
2016 (2016) 'Phase transitions of silicon under dynamic and non-hydrostatic conditions'. Acta Crystallographica Section A, . [Link] [DOI]
2015 Kelly, Sean; Golda, Judith; Turner, Miles M.; Schulz-von der Gathen, Volker (2015) 'Gas and heat dynamics of a micro-scaled atmospheric pressure plasma reference jet'. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 48 (44). [DOI]
2014 Kelly, S.; Turner, M.M. (2014) 'Generation of reactive species by an atmospheric pressure plasma jet'. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 23 . [Link] [DOI]
2014 Kelly, S.; Turner, M.M. (2014) 'Power modulation in an atmospheric pressure plasma jet'. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 23 . [Link] [DOI]
2013 Turner, M.M.; Derzsi, A.; Donkó, Z.; Eremin, D.; Kelly, S.J.; Lafleur, T.; Mussenbrock, T. (2013) 'Simulation benchmarks for low-pressure plasmas: Capacitive discharges'. Physics of Plasmas, 20 . [Link] [DOI]
2013 Kelly, S.; Turner, M. M. (2013) 'Atomic oxygen patterning from a biomedical needle-plasma source'. Journal of Applied Physics, . [DOI]
2008 Barrett, D. G. T.; Kelly, S.; Daly, E. J.; Dolan, M. J.; Drenckhan, W.; Weaire, D.; Hutzler, S. (2008) 'Taking Plateau into microgravity: The formation of an eightfold vertex in a system of soap films'. Microgravity Science and Technology, . [DOI]

Other Publication

Year Publication
2017 (2017) Convergence of fluid and kinetic models in the high pressure limit. [Link]
2015 (2015) Reactive species and thermal characteristics of a constricted arc plasma air jet. [Link]
2015 (2015) Ozone mapping the kINPen-MED plasma jet. [Link]
2015 (2015) Gas and heat dynamics of a micro-scaled atmospheric pressure plasma jet. [Link]
2012 (2012) Modelling of atmospheric plasma jets. [DOI]
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Patents

Patent Number Title Inventor Granted
WO2018177965 System and Method for Remote Sensing a Plasma 04/10/2018
WO2018177965 System and Method for Remote Sensing a Plasma 04/10/2018
Electromagnetic field signal acquisition system for high signal-to-noise ratios, and electrical noise immunity 21/04/2021
Electromagnetic field signal acquisition system for high signal-to-noise ratios, and electrical noise immunity 21/04/2021

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
Plasma for Agriculture Sustainability through Manure Enhancement DCU PI 01/04/2024 31/03/2028