Professor Hugh J. Byrne

1985 …2024

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Received his Bachelor of Arts (moderatorship) degree in Experimental Physics, from University of Dublin (Trinity College) in 1985. Received his PhD in Experimental Physics, from University of Dublin (Trinity College), 1989 with a research thesis entitled "On the Origins and Nature of the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic One Dimensional Polymers", supervised by Prof. Werner Blau.

Held a postdoctoral research fellowship in Physics Department, Trinity College Dublin from October 1989- April 1991.

Research Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, from April 1991-July 1995, funded in part by a Marie-Curie Fellowship.

Visiting Research Scientist at the National Institute of Materials and Chemistry Research, Tsukuba, Japan, October 1995- January 1996.

Appointed to staff of Dublin Institute of Technology in January 1996, as lecturer in the School of Physics. Seconded as manager and Head of the FOCAS Research Institute at DIT in 2000. Awarded Honorary Professorship of DIT (internationally reviewed), December 2008.

Appointed Lead of TU Dublin Physical to Life Sciences Research Hub in May 2023.

Research Interests

Physics of Molecular Materials, Nanomaterials, Spectroscopy, BioSpectroscopy, NanoBiointeractions

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, On the Origins and Nature of the Nonlinear Optical Response of Organic Conjugated Polymers, Trinity College Dublin

1 Oct 198530 Sep 1989

Award Date: 1 Feb 1990

Bachelor, Photophysical and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Porphyrins in Solution, Trinity College Dublin

7 Sep 198130 May 1985

Award Date: 6 Jun 1985

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