Our People

Principal Investigators

Prof Dermot Brabazon

Deputy Director

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Rozenn Dahyot

Principal Investigator

NUIM
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

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

Prof David J. Browne

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

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

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

Prof Greg Hughes

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

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

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

Prof Aisling Ni Annaidh

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Muhannad Obeidi

Funded Investigator

DCU
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 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

Prof Mimi Zhang

Funded Investigator

TCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Postdoctoral Researchers

Mehran Bahramyan

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Adrian Boccardo

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Marco Castelli

Senior Research Engineer

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Andrew Dickson

Postdoctoral Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Mr Cathal Hoare

Postdoctoral Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Cian Hughes

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Antony Seng Kai Kho

Postdoctoral Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Eanna McCarthy

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Anesu Nyabadza

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Rokas Sakalys

Postdoctoral Researcher

SETU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Sujith Kumar Somasekharan Pillai

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Matej Ulicny

Postdoctoral Researcher

NUIM
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Postgraduate Researchers

Ms Neha Agarwal

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Abdur Rahman Al Azad

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Mr Dylan Armfield

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Josiah Cherian Chekotu

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Merve Nur Dogu

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Abraham George

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Tina Sadat Hashemi

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Mohammadreza Kadivar

Postgraduate Researcher

ATU
Materials Processing Development

Mandana Kariminejad

PhD Researcher

ATU
Materials Processing Development

Xiao Liu

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Beth Macaulay

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Federico Mazzanti

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Medad C.C. Monu

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Mr Theo Mossop

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Bryan Naab

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Mr Darragh O'Neill

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Mr John Power

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Mahdieh Samimi

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Nikoletta Sargioti

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Mr Ali Shayegh

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Ayesha Sharif

Postgraduate Researcher

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Mingyue Shen

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Helena Mylise Sorensen

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Mark Swayne

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prathviraj Upadhyaya

Postgraduate Researcher

SETU
Materials Processing Development

Filip Volaric

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Albert Weinert

Postgraduate Researcher

ATU
Materials Processing Development

Miray Yasar

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Eleni Zavrakli

Postgraduate Researcher

NUIM
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Mr Xiantao Zhao

Postgraduate Researcher

TCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Jinbiao Zhou

Postgraduate Researcher

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

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

TB C

Business Development Manager

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