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Graduated 1989 with B.A.(Mod) in Experimental Physics from Trinity College Dublin.
From 1989 to 1994, studied under the supervision of Prof. John Hegarty at the Physics Department, TCD and graduated with a PhD in May 1994 with a thesis entitled 'Exciton Dynamics in CdZnTe/ZnTe Multiple Quantum Wells'.
Lecturer, School of Physics, DIT, 1996-2003
Assitant Head, School of Physics, DIT, 2003-2009
Head, School of Physics & Clinical & Optometric Sciences, TU Dublin, 2009-present
Professorship: 2017
Research on applications of nanomaterials and nanostructures in solar energy devices.
Research Funding: > 1 million Euro.
EU FP6 Project: FULLSPECTRUM
EU FP7 Project: EPHOCELL (Principal Investigator)
Irish Research Council
European Space Agency
Research Interests
solar energy devices, plasmonics, nanophysics
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
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Suitability of Existing Photovoltaic Degradation Models for Agrivoltaic Systems
Fennessy, A., Onea, V., Walshe, J., Doran, J., Purcar, M. & Amarandei, G., Apr 2025, In: Energies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal System Efficiency with Boron Dipyrromethene Dyes
Coldrick, K., Newman, C., Doran, J., Amarandei, G. & Filatov, M. A., 27 Sep 2024, In: ACS Applied Optical Materials. 2, 9, p. 1985-1998 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of the photon contributions to the solar energy conversion for organic luminescent down-shifting liquid beam splitters in hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) applications using raytracing Monte Carlo simulations
Coldrick, K., Walshe, J., Doran, J. & Amarandei, G., 1 Jun 2023, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 254, 112201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of a Commercial Luminescent Dye for PVT Systems
Coldrick, K., Walshe, J., McCormack, S. J., Doran, J. & Amarandei, G., Sep 2023, In: Energies. 16, 17, 6294.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Role of Solar Spectral Beam Splitters in Enhancing the Solar-Energy Conversion of Existing PV and PVT Technologies
Coldrick, K., Walshe, J., McCormack, S. J., Doran, J. & Amarandei, G., Sep 2023, In: Energies. 16, 19, 6841.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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