Prof
Fiona
Regan
Academic biography
Fiona Regan is Full professor in Chemistry at the School of Chemical Sciences in Dublin City University and Director of the DCU Water Institute.
Fiona obtained her PhD in Analytical Chemistry in 1994 at DCU after which she took up her first academic position at Limerick Institute of Technology. In 2006 she joined the School of Chemical Sciences in DCU and took on the award of Beaufort PI in Sensors and Communications Technology and coordinator of SmartBay Ireland (2009-2016) – Ireland’s marine test and demonstration platform.
Fiona has served as a scientific and technical advisor with the WaterJPI for 6 years and she is the chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board of the Water4All Partnership. Fiona is the current chair of the Royal Irish Academy’s Climate Change and Environmental Science Committee, a role she took up in 2023.
Fiona serves as a member of the Chemical Safety subcommittee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, she is an advisor to Aquawatch Australia and is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Water Science Forum. She was awarded the RSC-WSF Water for Life Award in 2019.
Fiona’s research interests include water monitoring using new bio-and chemical sensing technologies, eDNA, marine and freshwater contaminants of concern and climate-related water quality impacts.
Research interests
Analytical method development for emerging contaminants (sensors and separations) and novel material design:Our research is based on the use and development of a range of analytical techniques from separations to sensors. Typical projects will include development of novel materials for extraction and enrichment of analytes and development of novel separation systems. Current research in marine and environmental sensing, sensor networks, visual sensing, biofouling of sensors and platforms, nanoparticle based materials for biofouling prevention. Other active project areas on: passive sampling of emerging contaminants; occurrence of phthalates in the environment; microfluidic sensing platforms for environmental monitoring (nutrients, pharmaceuticals, marine toxins etc.)
If interested in hearing more about our research contact me: fiona.regan@dcu.ie or see www.mestech.ie or www.dcu.ie/water