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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 1985 → 30 Sep 1989
Award Date: 1 Feb 1990
Bachelor, Photophysical and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Porphyrins in Solution, Trinity College Dublin
7 Sep 1981 → 30 May 1985
Award Date: 6 Jun 1985
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Beyond Spheres: Evaluating Gold Nano-Flowers and Gold Nano-Stars for Enhanced Aflatoxin B1 Detection in Lateral Flow Immunoassays
Sharma, V., Javed, B., Byrne, H. J. & Tian, F., Aug 2025, In: Biosensors. 15, 8, 495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correction: Thenuwara et al. Recent Advancements in Lateral Flow Assays for Food Mycotoxin Detection: A Review of Nanoparticle-Based Methods and Innovations. Toxins 2025, 17, 348
Thenuwara, G., Akhtar, P., Javed, B., Singh, B., Byrne, H. J. & Tian, F., 14 Oct 2025, In: Toxins.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of supplementation of macular pigment carotenoids on ocular health: a Raman spectroscopic study of human blood serum of glaucoma patients
Udensi, J., Loughman, J., Loskutova, E. & Byrne, H. J., 10 Feb 2025, In: Analyst. 150, 4, p. 630-641 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Erratum to: Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Human Blood Serum of Glaucoma Patients Supplemented With Macular Pigment Carotenoids(Journal of Biophotonics, (2024), 17, (e202400060), 10.1002/jbio.202400060)
Udensi, J., Loskutova, E., Loughman, J. & Byrne, H. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Biophotonics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Exploring cellular metabolic kinetics through spectroscopic analysis of extracellular environments
Mirveis, Z., Patil, N. & Byrne, H. J., 5 Nov 2025, In: Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 340, 126308.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantitative Raman Analysis of Carotenoid Protein Complexes in Aqueous Solution
Udensi, J. (Contributor), Loskutova, E. (Contributor), Loughman, J. (Contributor) & Byrne, H. J. (Contributor), Technological University Dublin, 1 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.21427/cjs0-y159
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Quantitative Raman Analysis of Human blood serum of glaucoma patients supplemented with macular pigment carotenoids.
Udensi, J. (Contributor), Loskutova, E. (Contributor), Loughman, J. (Contributor) & Byrne, H. J. (Contributor), Technological University Dublin, 1 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.21427/JHC3-G466
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Prizes
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DIT Fiosraigh Inaugural President’s Award for Research Excellence 2010
Byrne, H. J. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2010
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DIT Inaugural Golden Arrow Award (Open Access uploads 2008-2018)
Byrne, H. J. (Recipient), 15 Jan 2019
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