Dr
Kieran
Nolan
Primary Department
School of Chemical Sciences
Role
Academic Staff - Organic Chemistry
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Email Address
kieran.nolan@dcu.ie
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Room Number
X119
Academic biography
PhD - 1996 York University1996-1997 Research Chemist Novopharm Lmt. Toronto Canada.
1997-1998 Lead Formulation Chemist Chemlan Chemicals Toronto/South Carolina
1998-2001 Research Associate DCU/NCSR
2001-2012 Assistant Professor School of Chemical Sciences
2012 - Present Associate Professor DCU
2014- 2018 Head of School of Chemical Sciences
2019 - 2021 Visiting Senior Lecturer, King's College London
Research interests
Synthetic chemistry - Flow synthesis, Photocatalysis, design and synthesis of new photosensitisers, Macrocycle design and synthesis, photochemistry,Materials Chemistry - development of electroactive materials for thermogalvanic modules, graphene composites for sorbtion applications.
Medicinal Chemistry - Potassium Channel Inhibitor development for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Photodynamic Therapy
Environmental Chemistry - Green Chemistry, Photocatalysis in water treatment, development of new Membrane technologies for water purification, environmental forensics, Macrocyclic/Receptor Chemistry for pollution remediation and sensor technology, Green Chemistry