Sinéad received her BSc (Hons) and her PhD from DCU, specialising in Analytical Chemistry. Her research in the field of separation science, took her to University of Pardubice (Czechia), The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (California, USA), the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS, Tasmania, Australia) and the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Sinéad has also spent time working in industry, with Ipsen Manufacturing Ireland Limited, and in industry related research during her time at the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway, Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology (CREST). Sinéad currently lectures to undergraduate students, as well as supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students in research activities, and is actively involved with MiCRA Biodiagnostics. Sinéad is a Principal Investigator, whose research  involved the development and characterisation of novel monolithic columns for liquid chromatography, and has expanded into polymer modifications, 3D printing, and point-of-care devices. Her current projects involve the development of novel monolithic columns for glycomics and lipidomics, their interfacial chemistry, and integration of monolith technologies into 3D printed materials. A list of recent publications can be found on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/sineadcurrivanmacdonald/) and ResearchGate (researchgate.net/profile/Sinead-Currivan-Macdonald).

Polymers, Surface Modifications, 3D Printing, Nano-particles, Thermal Polymerisations, UV Polymerisations, UV Grafting Techniques, Monolithic Capillary Columns, HPLC separations, ISEC, HILIC, RPLC, Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detection, Materials, Scanning electron microscopy.