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Top researchers receive President’s Research Awards 2007/2008
Friday 1st February 2008
This year’s President’s Research Awards were presented to two distinguished researchers at DCU – Professor Dermot Diamond of the School of Chemical Sciences and the National Centre for Sensor Research, and Dr Brigitte Le Juez, School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies.
The awards are presented annually to researchers who have excelled in the areas of Science and Engineering and in Humanities and Social Sciences.
President Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, commended Dermot Diamond for his outstanding contributions to sensor development and for driving DCUs advancement through original science and strategic development. “Professor Diamond has made outstanding research contributions, provided strong leadership in his field, promoted science to new audiences, pushed the boundaries of multi- and interdisciplinary science, contributed significantly to social and economic development, and it is my great pleasure to award him the 2007 President’s Research Award for Science and Engineering”, he said.
Dr Brigitte Le Juez received the award for her outstanding contribution to the development of Comparative Literature Studies and French and Francophone Studies, both nationally and internationally. Her most recent Work, Beckett avant la lettre (2007) which is to be published this year in an English translation, received instant and widespread praise in France and has been hailed internationally as a pioneering work in Beckettian scholarship.
Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski paid particular tribute to the Vice-President of Research, Professor Eugene Kennedy and his team for their commitment, dedication and strong performance in a highly competitive market.
Professor Frank Gannon, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland, also gave an overview of the role of the SFI.