Expertise
Research Theme
Institution
Role

Principal Investigators

Prof Dermot Brabazon

Deputy Director
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Denis Dowling

Centre Director
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Alojz Ivankovic

Principal Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Prof Sean Leen

Principal Investigator
University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Prof Christine Loscher

Principal Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Valeria Nicolosi

Principal Investigator
TCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Nikolaos Papakostas

Principal Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Andrew Parnell

Principal Investigator
NUIM
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Ramesh Raghavendra

Principal Investigator
SETU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Elizabeth Topp

Principal Investigator
NIBRT
Materials Processing Development

Dr David Tormey

Principal Investigator
ATU
Materials Processing Development, Materials Processing Modeling

Funded Investigators

Dr Adam Boyce

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof David J. Browne

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Orla Byrne

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Annalina Caputo

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Philip Cardiff

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Assistant Prof Mert Celikin

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Maria Dermiki

Funded Investigator
ATU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Nicholas Dunne

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Niall English

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Steven Ferguson

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Lorna Fitzsimons

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Karsten Fleischer

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Fiona Freeman

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Timo Gans

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Jennifer Gaughran

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Pezhman Ghadimi

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Michael Gilchrist

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Fatemeh Golpayegani

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Claire Gormley

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Noel Harrison

Funded Investigator
University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr David Kinahan

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Tanya Levingstone

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Suzanne Little

Funded Investigator.
DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Rocco Lupoi

Funded Investigator
TCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Marion McAfee

Funded Investigator
ATU
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Ronán McCann

Funded Investigator
SETU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Alessandra Mileo

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Sinead Mitchell

Funded Investigator
University of Galway
Materials Processing Development

Dr Neal Murphy

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Di Nguyen

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Kevin Nolan

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Aisling Ni Annaidh

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Deborah O'Connell

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Gerard O'Connor

Funded Investigator
University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Robert O'Connor

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Vikram Pakrashi

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Patricia Scully

Funded Investigator
University of Galway
Materials Processing Development

Dr Sithara Sreenilayam

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Virginia Stewart

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Mingming Tong

Funded Investigator
University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Inam Ul Ahad

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Mercedes Vazquez

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Rajani K. Vijayaraghavan

Funded Investigator
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Shuo Yin

Funded Investigator
TCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Dimitrios Zevgolis

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Jufan Zhang

Funded Investigator
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Mimi Zhang

Funded Investigator
TCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr Mehran Bahramyan

Postdoctoral Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Avinash Borgaonkar

Postdoctoral Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Abhijit Cholkar

Postdoctoral Researcher
SETU
Materials Processing Development

Mr Cathal Hoare

Postdoctoral Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Cian Hughes

Postdoctoral Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Eanna McCarthy

Postdoctoral Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Anesu Nyabadza

Postdoctoral Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Seán Ryan

Postdoctoral Researcher
TCD
Materials Processing Development

Postgraduate Researchers

Ms Neha Agarwal

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Mr Dylan Armfield

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Arsha Beena Kumary

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Alison Clarke

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Joseph Doyle

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Thomas Gillick

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Tina Sadat Hashemi

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Saeid Heidarinassab

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Meris Ikiz

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Ian Kiernan

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Beth Macaulay

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Federico Mazzanti

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Mr Theo Mossop

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Yvonne Omowunmi-Kayode

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Mr Darragh O'Neill

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Danial Pazoki

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Mr John Power

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Sampreet Rangaswamy

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Josephine Ryan Murphy

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Shahrzad Sajjadivand

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Ajai Sankar Kavunkara Thadayil

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Mr Ali Shayegh

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Riccardo Sorrill

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Achu Mavelil Titus

Postgraduate Researcher
DCU
Materials Processing Development

Ozgun Umut Tukac

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Andrea Villano

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Albert Weinert

Postgraduate Researcher
ATU
Materials Processing Development

Merve Yesim Yalcin

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Development

Petar Cosic

Postgraduate Researcher
UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Emmanuel Akeweje

Postgraduate Researcher
TCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Operations Team

John Oliver

Centre Manager

Joan Kelly

Centre Manager for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems

Dr Angela Evans

Senior Programme Manager

Michael Golden

Education and Public Engagement Manager

Deirdre Healy

Finance Manager

Sophie O'Kelly

Grants Manager

Dr Carolyn Hughes

Business Development Manager

Marisha Anand

Communications Officer

Marina Dziubuk

Centre Operations Administrator

Laura Tobin

Administration and Events Officer

Prof Gerry Byrne

International Partnerships

Specialist Staff

Mr Christopher O'Hara

Commercialisation Researcher
ATU
Materials Processing Development, Materials Processing Modeling

Or Skornik

Research Associate
NIBRT
Materials Processing Development

Sadhbh Carey

Education and Public Engagement Research Engineer
UCD
Materials Processing Development