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Active Research Projects

Active Project Breakdown

The following graph shows the number of active projects (Full National Service and National Capability Service) per scientific field and per application class (to see the list of projects which have expired, please go to this page):

Chemistry (27) 2 class A Chemistry projects 2
15 class B Chemistry projects 15
10 class C Chemistry projects 10
Class A project colour Class A (9)
Class B project colour Class B (50)
Class C project colour Class C (68)
Computer science (3) 0 class A Computer science projects 0
0 class B Computer science projects 0
3 class C Computer science projects 3
Earth sciences (4) 1 class A Earth sciences projects 1
2 class B Earth sciences projects 2
1 class C Earth sciences projects 1
Engineering (29) 0 class A Engineering projects 0
8 class B Engineering projects 8
21 class C Engineering projects 21
Life sciences (23) 0 class A Life sciences projects 0
9 class B Life sciences projects 9
14 class C Life sciences projects 14
Physics (32) 4 class A Physics projects 4
11 class B Physics projects 11
17 class C Physics projects 17
Others (9) 2 class A Other projects 2
5 class B Other projects 5
2 class C Other projects 2
Active research projects per application class & scientific field

Class A Projects

There are currently 9 active Class A projects:

Code PI Title
dsast008a Dr. Gareth Murphy Particle acceleration and magnetic field amplification in near and mildly relativistic shocks
ndear010a Prof. Peter Lynch Regional Climate Ensemble Simulations for Ireland – the impact of climate change on coastal and river flooding.
ndmat008a Prof. Gary McGuire A New Algorithm for Enumerating Hitting Sets
ndphy020a Dr. Grazia Cottone Large Scale Conformational Transitions In Ligand Gated Ion Channels
ndphy022a Dr. Simone Meloni Deprotonation of organic molecules in solution: study of the reaction mechanism and rate by modern techniques for simulating rare events in combination with ab-initio molecular dynamics.
ndphy037a Dr. Niall English Massively-parallel molecular simulation studies of nano-scale crystal formation
ndphy038a Prof. David Coker Excitation Energy Transfer in Light Harvesting Nano-Structures: Quantum Coherent Dynamics and Correlated Environment Fluctuations
tiche018a Dr. Michael Nolan EMOIN: Engineering Metal Oxide Interfaces
tiche020a Dr. Simon Elliott Simulating the growth of ultrathin materials for nanoelectronic devices (SIGMUND)

Class B Projects

There are currently 50 active Class B projects:

Code PI Title
dcast004b Dr. Turlough Downes Magnetic field amplification in supernova blastwaves
dcche005b Dr. John Gallagher Structural systematics of n x m isomer grids: comparison of structural data (from diffraction) with ab initio calculations
dclif015b Dr. Mary O'Connell Sequencing and comparative genomic analyses of the Cetacean clade
dclif018b Dr. Mary O'Connell Evolution of tissue-specific genes and their regulatory elements.
dclif022b Dr. Mary O'Connell Immunoinformatics: Deciphering the Evolution of the Mammalian Innate Immune Network using Comparative- and Paleo- Genomics
dclif023b Dr. Mary O'Connell Mammalian Phylogeny and Evolution: Heterogeneous Modeling Approach
dsast009b Prof. Luke Drury HPC methods for particle acceleration at relativistic shocks
ndast003b Prof. Peter Duffy Relativistic shock acceleration in a fully turbulent magnetic field
ndche005b Dr. Run Long Band-gap Engineering of TiO2 from first-principles calculations
ndear013b Dr. Gareth O'Brien Computational seismic wave propagation in complex 3D Earth models
ndear015b Prof. Peter Lynch ZEPHYR: Dynamical and statistical down-scaling of ensemble forecasts for wind energy applications in Ireland.
ndeng007b Dr. Pratibha Dev Interaction of Titania with water using ab initio molecular dynamics and spectral absorption studies using Many Body Perturbation Theory (MBPT)
ndeng008b Prof. Frederic Dias WECSIM
ndeng009b Dr. Pratibha Dev Simulation of photo-electronic excitation in Titania-Dye Complexes
ndlif020b Prof. Denis Shields Functional variation in evolution and in populations.
ndmat009b Prof. Gary McGuire A New Algorithm for Enumerating Hitting Sets
ndmat010b Prof. Gary McGuire A New Algorithm for Enumerating Hitting Sets
ndphy019b Dr. Niall English Simulation of photo-electronic excitation in titania nanofilms
ndphy032b Dr. Niall English Simulation of electronic structure and photovoltaic properties of metal oxides using hybrid density functional theory
ndphy035b Dr. Niall English High-level DFT-based rational design of photovoltaic materials with tailored optoelectronic properties
ndphy036b Dr. Niall English Ab initio studies of photo-electronic excitation in Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells
ndphy040b Dr. Nicolae-Viorel Buchete Comparative Study of Structure and Dynamics of Amyloid Fibrils and Oligomers
ngche014b Prof. Leif A. Eriksson Computational Studies of Enzymes Involved in Porphyrin Biosynthesis.
ngche015b Prof. Leif A. Eriksson Structure, Mechanism and Interaction of UV-Photoreceptors in Green Plants.
ngeng024b Dr. Patrick McGarry ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF ORTHOPAEDIC FRACTURE FIXATION AND JOINT REPLACEMENT DEVICES
ngeng036b Prof. Peter McHugh Coronary Stent Analysis and Design using the Finite Element Method
nmlif017b Dr. Davide Pisani Inferring the eukaryotic tree of life using single and multi gene families
nmlif020b Dr. Davide Pisani Rerooting the eutherian tree of life
tcche014b Dr. Natasha Galea Modeling Oxidation States of Ce within Cerium Oxide using DFT+U and Hybrid-DFT : Choosing an Appropriate U
tcche021b Dr. David Scanlon CuScS2: n-type or p-type?
tcche022b Dr. David Scanlon Understanding conductivity limits in group 13 doped CdTe
tcche026b Dr. Dario Marrocchelli Understanding the Li conduction mechanism in glassy electrolytes for Lithium Ion batteries.
tcche027b Dr. Michael Bridge Comparative Study of deNOx (x = 1, 2) Chemistry on Rh, Pd and Pt {111} surfaces
tclif012b Dr. Giorgio Carta PPARgamma Tiered Virtual Screening- Development of an Improved Post-Hit Scoring Process
tcphy012b Dr. Maria Stamenova Ab initio simulations of spin-dynamics
tcphy013b Dr. Claude Ederer Functional properties of multiferroic heterostructures
tcphy018b Dr. Mike Peardon Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics
tcphy021b Dr. Charles Patterson Spectroscopies of functional oxides by computer simulation
tcphy022b Dr. Thomas Archer Magnetoelectric effect in tunneling junctions: a route to room temperature multiferroic devices.
tcphy024b Prof. Stefano Sanvito Quantum Monte Carlo calculations for spin-crossover molecules
tglif003b Dr. Chris Creevey Metagenomic analysis of the ruminal microbial populations in cattle divergent for nutritional efficiency
tiche021b Dr. Michael Nolan Supported Metal Oxide Clusters as Reactive Catalytic Centres
tiche023b Dr. Michael Nolan Surface Reactions at Metal Oxides from Hybrid Density Functional Theory
tiche026b Dr. Michael Nolan Hybrid Density Functional Theory Investigations of Band Gap Modulation in Semiconductor Nanowires
tiche028b Dr. Jim Greer Ab initio study of CNT-metal contact characteristics
tiche030b Dr. Damien Thompson Computer-aided design of controllable interfaces for nanoelectronics
tieng001b Dr. Jim Greer First Principles Simulation of Junction-less Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (CNT-FETs)
ulche001b Dr. Jacek Zeglinski Surface Structure of Biological Hydroxyapatite from First Principles Simulation
uleng003b Prof. Michael McCarthy Mechanical behaviour of interlinked carbon nanotubes for nanocomposites
uleng007b Prof. Noel O'Dowd Microscale study of the deformation and failure behaviour of polycrystals at elevated temperature

Class C Projects

There are currently 68 active Class C projects:

Code PI Title
cslif004c Mr. Robert O'Brien Exploring the role of human genome variation in renal transplantation
cslif005c Mr. Mark McCormack The application of genome wide association to epilepsy genetics and pharmacogenetics
cslif006c Mr. Christopher Whelan Global structural morphology and connectivity in lesional and non-lesional temporal lobe epilepsy: A combined MRI, DTI & genomic analysis
cslif007c Mr. Robert O'Brien Ireland and the 1000 Genomes Project (imputation assessment)
dcche006c Dr. Daniel Hillebrand O' Donovan The rational design of alpha 2 adrenoceptor antagonists as potential antidepressants
dccom028c Ms. Kabita Shakya Content Evaluation and Tool Development for Knowledge Management System: Colon Cancer
dccom029c Ms. Karthika Raghavan Predictive Computational Micromodels for Epigenetic Mechanisms
dclif020c Ms. Claire Morgan Mammalian Phylogeny and Evolution: Heterogeneous Modeling Approach
dclif021c Ms. Kate Lee Evolution of Lung Tissue in the Animalia
dcphy002c Mr. Sean Kelly Modelling of Atmospheric Plasma Systems
dteng002c Mr. David Martin A Numerical Analysis of Balloon-Expandable Coronary Stents
dteng003c Mr. Fergal O'Rourke A Numerical Analysis of Tidal Current Turbines using Computational Fluid Dynamics
dteng004c Mr. Conor Briody Numerical Simulation of Flexible Polyurethane Seating Foam
dteng005c Mr. David Martin A computational fluid dynamics analysis of blood flow in a stented coronary artery
dteng006c Mr. Colm Carey A New Congested Traffic Load Model For Long-Span Bridges
ndast001c Mr. Alex Byrne Particle Acceleration In A Turbulent Magnetic Field
ndeng005c Mr. Philip Cardiff The development of a numerical model of the hip joint
ndeng010c Dr. David Browne Numerical modelling of fluid flow and interface evolution in the process of welding with smoothed particle hydrodynamics and parallel computation
ndhum001c Dr. Johan Elkink Estimating Binary Spatial Autoregressive Models in Political Science
ndlif021c Prof. Pauline Rudd Molecular modelling of the carbohydrate structures and their complexes with IgG and a number of Fc gamma receptors
ndphy024c Dr. Simone Meloni Nanoscale thermal transport
ndphy027c Dr. Run Long Unexpected magnetism induced by non-magnetic elements from density functional theory calculations
ndphy029c Mr. Jeremy Lucid Probing Selected Morphological models of Hydrated Nafion using Temperature Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulations
ndphy030c Ms. Florentina Tofoleanu Polymorphism of Amyloid Fibrils
ndphy031c Mr. Frank McQuillan Predicting Conformational Changes in apCAM Domains
ndphy033c Ms. Catherine Kelly MD refinement of homology models for the immunoglobulin-like domains of apCAM
ndphy034c Dr. Nicolae-Viorel Buchete Conformational and Kinetic Properties of Amyloid-Forming Amylin (IAPP) Peptides
ndphy039c Dr. Daniel O'Brien A Geant4 Monte Carlo Investigation into the Properties of Small Photon Fields for Flattened and Unflattened Radiotherapy Beams
ngche013c Mr. Jorge Mendes Detailed ab initio calculations of combustion chemistry kinetics of oxygenated biofuels
ngche016c Mr. Kieran Somers Ab initio studies on the combustion reactions of oxygenated biofuels
ngeng025c Mr. Neil Duffy Optimisation of Biomass-Fuelled Systems using CFD
ngeng031c Mr. William Ronan Simulation of Stress Fibre Remodelling and Mixed-Mode Focal Adhesion Assembly During Cell Spreading and for Cells Adhered to Elastic Substrates
ngeng032c Mr. Eamonn O'Mairtin Cohesive Zone Modelling of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
ngeng033c Ms. Claire Conway Application of a Geometrical Computational Test-Bed to Model Coronary Stent Implantation
ngeng034c Mr. Oliver McCarthy A study of the key microstructural features on fatigue crack nucleation
ngeng035c Ms. Magdalena Hajdukiewicz Formal calibration methodology for CFD models of internal environments.
ngeng037c Ms. Caoimhe Sweeney Microstructural Modelling of Fatigue Crack Nucleation in Stents
ngeng038c Mr. Enda Dowling Investigating the Effect of Focal Defects on the Response of Chondrocytes Embedded in an Extracellular Matrix during Articulation
ngeng039c Mr. Tadhg Farragher A study of thermomechanical failure of power plant components
ngeng040c Ms. Riona Ni Ghriallais Investigating the Effects of Knee Flexion on Stented Peripheral Arteries
ngeng041c Mr. Jack English Nonlinear Seismic Response of Concentrically Braced Frames using a Finite Element Model
nglif011c Dr. Mark Donoghue Identification of ORFan genes and their evolutionary origins genes in the C4 cereal Sorghum bicolor
nglif012c Dr. Mark Donoghue Determining whether imprinted plant genes may be subject to fast evolution via positive Darwinian selection and/or dosage compensation due to duplication.
ngphy004c Ms. Liz Coleman Evaluating Tropospheric Ozone Pollution and Climatic Impact in over the North East Atlantic in the 21st Century
nmcom004c Dr. Alexei Pozdnoukhov Scalable Spatial Analytics
nmear002c Ms. Aoife Doherty Analysing duplication patterns in interacting proteins in primates.
nmlif019c Ms. Georgina O'Mahony Zamora Transcriptomic and Genomic Analyses of the Nematode Panagrolaimus superbus
nmphy004c Dr. Jiri Vala Braiding of Non-Abelian Anyons in the Kitaev Honeycomb Model
tcche019c Dr. Fernando Blanco Study of Weak Interactions in Protein-Ligand Models using Quantum Mechanical Calculations to Aid the Design of Novel LXRalpha Modulators.
tcche024c Dr. Isabel Rozas Cation-pi interactions: complexes of guanidinium and DNA/RNA bases
tcche025c Mr. Brendan Kelly Computational study of π-π interactions versus cation-π interactions established by different pyridinylguanidinium systems and simple aromatic rings
tclif011c Dr. David Aragao Structure-function studies of integral membrane proteins and peptides
tcphy025c Mr. Awadhesh Narayan Electron-phonon effects in Topological Insulators
tcphy026c Mr. Eric Mehes Phonon and Vacancy Calculations on HfO2 as a high-k Dielectric
tglif004c Mr. Brian Meredith Investigation of the genetic basis of mastitis resistance and bovine milk production traits using gene expression and genome-wide association data
tglif005c Dr. Heather Wiencko Bovine Genetic Variation and Disease Susceptibility
tiche027c Dr. Damien Thompson Quantifying charge balancing in metal-mediated protein self-assembly
tiche031c Dr. Michael Nolan Testing the Octopus Code for the Prediction of Optical Properties of Materials
tiphy016c Mr. Marios Iakovidis A Divide-Reduce-Conquer (DRC) Algorithm for Matrix Diagonalization
tiphy017c Dr. Felipe Murphy Performance of Nemo3d in hpc clusters
ucche003c Dr. Noel O'Boyle Computational investigation of Cu-catalysed intramolecular C–H insertion reactions
uclif009c Dr. Marcus Claesson Metagenomic analysis of human gut microbiomes
ucphy005c Dr. Thomas Busch Coherent Control of Atoms On Atom Chips Using CTAP
ulche002c Dr. Jacek Zeglinski First-principles simulation of the elastic properties of glass
uleng006c Mr. Brian Egan Finite Element Modelling of Countersunk Composite Joints subjected to Variable-Rate Loadings
uleng008c Mr Ronan Frizzell Predicting the Effects of Damage Initiation and Growth in Composite Aircraft Structures Using a Continuum Damage Mechanics Approach
uleng009c Mr. Mark Hardiman Simulation of Nanoindentation of Fibrous Composites
ulphy002c Dr. Jacek Zeglinski Piezoelectric tensors of strontium-doped hydroxyapatite from ab-initio calculations

Condominium Shares

As part of a shared services model, a number of HEIs have availed of the opportunity to own shares (or condominiums) on Stokes. The table below gives the details of these condominium shares.

Institution No. Shares No. Cores No. Users
DCU 1 96 41
DIAS 1.5 144 18
NUIG 0.5 48 18
NUIM 2 192 30
UCD 3.25 312 99
UL 0.5 48 19

Expired Projects

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