Prizes & Awards
Chemical Science Prizes & Awards
Every year, the School of Chemical Sciences awards undergraduate and postgraduate students with a number of awards for excellence in research.
Since 2017, this prestigious award has been given to the undergraduate student with the best undergraduate research project presentation at the school's annual Chemistry Research Day.
Year | Awardee |
2023 | Chloe Mullen |
2022 | Dara McManus |
2021 | Andrew Fagan |
2020 | Anna Halpin |
2019 | Aaron Brogan |
2018 | Ferial Smew |
2017 | Alex Forte |
This award is given in the memory of Dr Paraic James. Paraic was a committed teacher, researcher, and promoter of chemistry in the School of Chemical Sciences. In 1986, Paraic was appointed Lecturer in Chemistry at NIHE Dublin (now DCU), being promoted to Senior Lecturer in the year 2000. He served as Head of the School of Chemical Sciences for a number of years during which his great management and organisational skills became evident. He maintained strong interests in heterocyclic chemistry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, and supervised 16 graduate students to PhD and MSc degrees. This work led to many publications in international peer reviewed academic journals. Paraic made major contributions to the development of numerous BSc programme in the school. He lectured across all years of the undergraduate and post-graduate degree programmes, and his approach to teaching was characterised by a deep concern for the welfare of his students. He was always careful to identify those students who were struggling with the course content and to ensure they received the extra supports necessary for them to succeed.
This award his given to the postgraduate student with the best postgraduate research presentation at the school's annual Chemistry Research Day.
Year | Awardee |
2022 | Amanda Carrico |
2021 | Sinead O Carroll |
2020 | Karmel Gikka |
2019 | Andrew Donohoe |
2018 | Éadaoin Carthy |
2017 | Natasha McStay |
2008 | Zarah Walsh, Saibh Morrissey |
2007 | James Lovatt, Ekaterina Nesterenko |
2006 | B Schazmann |
2005 | B White. L Barron |
2004 | T McEvoy |
2003 | M Bowden, M Farrell, K Grennan |
2002 | E.M. Al Shamaileh, W Bashir, D. Connolly |
From 1984-2008, this medal was awarded to the student with the highest overall grade in the final year BSc in Analytical Sciences.
Year | Awardee |
2008 | Brian Cushe |
2007 | Eimear O'Malley |
2006 | Suzanne Fowler |
2005 | E. Sheridan |
2004 | S. Finn |
2003 | J. Bones |
2002 | E. Moreau |
2001 | E. Sugrue |
2000 | J. Brennan |
1999 | L. Byrne |
1998 | S. Kehoe |
1997 | R. Doyle |
1996 | Y. Birney |
1995 | S. Kane |
1994 | C. Whelan |
1993 | D. Cooke |
1992 | F. Weldon |
1991 | M. O'Brien |
1990 | M. Hartnett |
1989 | I. McGrath |
1988 | J. Yodaiken |
1987 | C. Downey |
1986 | B. Creaven |
1985 | P. Dowling |
1984 | S. Geraty |
From 1995-2008, this medal was awarded to the student with the highest grade in the final year BSc in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Year | Awardee |
2008 | Shelly Long |
2007 | Louise Baragwanath |
2006 | Emma Coyle |
2005 | A. Dillon |
2004 | I. Hughes |
2003 | I. Herlihy |
2002 | S. Carey |
2001 | B. Sweetman |
2000 | J. Rochford |
1999 | W. Browne |
1998 | K. Kincaid |
1997 | P. Brennan |
1996 | N. Curran |
1995 | D. Hughes |
Until 2007, this medal was given to the student with the highest grade in the MSc in Instrumental Analysis degree.
Year | Awardee |
2007 | Melanie Shannon |
2005 | J. Hoade |
2003 | Mce. Burke |
2001 | D. Keating |
2000 | L. Lehmann |
1999 | N. Lehz |
1998 | M. McCabe, S. O'Donnell |
1997 | T. Joyce |
1996 | S. O Halloran |
1995 | D. Kelly |
1994 | A. Smyth |
1992 | P. Ward |
1990 | I. Kinihan, R. Kane |
1988 | S. Walsh |