Lynette Keeney
MicroNano Systems
Dr Lynette Keeney is a Principal Scientist at the Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, where she leads pioneering research into the synthesis and characterisation of room-temperature multiferroic thin films. These materials, which exhibit coupled electric and magnetic properties, have the potential to transform energy-efficient data storage and computing technologies.
Dr Keeney earned her PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the National University of Ireland, Galway, in 2005, where she received five university awards. Before joining Tyndall in 2008, she worked as a chemist at Charles River Laboratories, Pre-clinical Services, Montreal Inc. She currently holds the prestigious Research Ireland Advanced Laureate Award (2023) and has been awarded multiple Royal Society–Research Ireland University Research Fellowships (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), as well as a Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Project (2020). In 2015, she was named University College Cork’s Early-Stage Researcher of the Year in recognition of her outstanding contributions.
Her current research, supported by national and international funding, focuses on optimising scalable, industrially relevant fabrication methods for multiferroic materials, and investigating whether their unique properties can persist at ultra-thin (near-atomic) dimensions. This work also explores how structural features at the sub-unit-cell level influence multiferroic behaviour and the emergence of novel topologies.
Beyond the lab, Dr Keeney is committed to scientific leadership and public engagement. She chairs the European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ECAPD) and serves as the Ferroelectrics Women in Engineering Chair for the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (UFFC) Society. She regularly participates in school visits, science outreach events, and student work experience programmes to inspire the next generation of scientists.
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Biography
Dr Lynette Keeney is a Principal Scientist at the Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland, specialising in the synthesis and study of room temperature multiferroic thin films for next-generation data storage applications. She earned her PhD in inorganic chemistry from the National University of Ireland, Galway (2005), where she received five University awards. Before joining Tyndall in 2008, Dr Keeney worked as a chemist at Charles River Laboratories, Pre-clinical Services, Montreal Inc.). Dr Keeney is the Chair of the European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ECAPD) and serves as the Ferroelectrics Women in Engineering Chair for the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society. She is actively involved in science outreach, including school visits, public events, and work experience programmes. Dr Keeney holds the prestigious Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate award (2023) and has received multiple Royal Society-Science Foundation Ireland University Research Fellowships (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). In 2015, she was recognised as University College Cork’s Early-Stage Researcher of the Year. Through her Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate, Royal Society Awards, and Science Foundation Ireland-awarded Frontiers for the Future Project (2020), Dr Keeney is expanding her research team to investigate how sub-unit cell characteristics affect multiferroic behaviour and emergent topologies. Her current research explores whether these promising multiferroic properties can persist at near-unit-cell thicknesses.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Through her Irish Research Council Advanced Laureate, Royal Society Awards, and Science Foundation Ireland-awarded Frontiers for the Future Project (2020), Dr Keeney is expanding her research team to investigate how sub-unit cell characteristics affect multiferroic behaviour and emergent topologies. Her current research explores whether these promising multiferroic properties can persist at near-unit-cell thicknesses.
Research Grants
| Funder | Start Date | End Date | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 01-NOV-11 | 31-OCT-15 | Nanoelectromechanical Motion in Functional Materials | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-JAN-14 | 30-SEP-18 | New Memory cell rest structure devices based on sigle phase. | Principal Investigator |
| Miscellaneous Non Exchequer | 01-OCT-15 | 20-JUN-21 | UF140263 RSC University Fellowship Lynette Keeney [X] | Principal Investigator |
| Intel Corporation | 01-APR-16 | 31-MAR-17 | Development of test structure to characterize properties of Multiferroic material(s) | |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 03-FEB-17 | 31-DEC-17 | SFI Maternity Allowance | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-JAN-18 | 21-JUN-24 | Correlation of magnetic and magnetoelectric properties with crystallite orientation and sub-unit cell characteristics in room temperature multiferroic materials | Principal Investigator |
| Miscellaneous | 01-JAN-19 | 31-DEC-23 | Assessment of ultra-thin multiferroic thin films for potential use in multi-state data storage applications | Principal Investigator |
| Miscellaneous | 02-SEP-19 | 01-SEP-21 | Royal Irish Academy-Royal Society Int Cost-Share Exchange Program 2019 | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-OCT-20 | 30-JUN-25 | Optimisation of Single Phase Room Temperature Multiferroic Materials Enabling Next Generation Data Storage | Principal Investigator |
| HEACOVID19 | 01-JAN-22 | 30-SEP-22 | HEA Costed Extensions_2 | Principal Investigator |
| Miscellaneous | 22-JUN-21 | 05-JUN-25 | Making Memories: Ultra-thin Multiferroics for Disruptive Data Storage Technologies | Principal Investigator |
| Irish Research Council | 01-DEC-23 | 30-NOV-27 | Designing confined multiferroic topologies to explore relationships between magnetic & polar textures | Principal Investigator |
| Irish Research Council | 01-DEC-23 | 30-NOV-25 | R21973 | Principal Investigator |
| Miscellaneous | 01-DEC-20 | 31-DEC-21 | Tyndall Internal Catalyst Award_ICA_2021_Lynette Keeney | Principal Investigator |
| HEACOVID19 | 10-DEC-21 | 10-JUL-22 | HEA Costed Extensions_3- Lynette Keeney/Tyndall | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Microscopy and Microanalysis | Probing Ferroelectric Behavior in Sub-10 nm Bismuth-Rich Aurivillius Films by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Keeney, L;Colfer, L;Schmidt, M (2022) Probing Ferroelectric Behavior in Sub-10 nm Bismuth-Rich Aurivillius Films by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy. : CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. |
| 2022 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | Charged Domain Wall and Polar Vortex Topologies in a Room-Temperature Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Thin Film Moore, K;O'Connell, EN;Griffin, SM;Downing, C;Colfer, L;Schmidt, M;Nicolosi, V;Bangert, U;Keeney, L;Conroy, M (2022) Charged Domain Wall and Polar Vortex Topologies in a Room-Temperature Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Thin Film. : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. |
| 2021 | Ieee Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control | Compositional Tuning of the Aurivillius Phase Material Bi5Ti3-2xFe1+xNbxO15 (0 = x = 0.4) Grown by Chemical Solution Deposition and its Influence on the Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of the Material. Halpin JC;Schmidt M;Maity T;Pemble ME;Keeney L; (2021) Compositional Tuning of the Aurivillius Phase Material Bi5Ti3-2xFe1+xNbxO15 (0 = x = 0.4) Grown by Chemical Solution Deposition and its Influence on the Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of the Material.. : . |
| 2020 | Advanced Electronic Materials | Ferroelectric behavior in exfoliated 2D Aurivillius oxide flakes of sub-unit cell thickness Keeney, Lynette; Smith, Ronan J.; Palizdar, Meghdad; Schmidt, Michael; Bell, Andrew J.; Coleman, Jonathan N.; Whatmore, Roger W. (2020) Ferroelectric behavior in exfoliated 2D Aurivillius oxide flakes of sub-unit cell thickness. : . |
| 2020 | Chemistry of Materials | Persistence of ferroelectricity close to unit-cell thickness in structurally disordered Aurivillius phases Keeney, Lynette; Saghi, Zineb; O’Sullivan, Marita; Alaria, Jonathan; Schmidt, Michael; Colfer, Louise (2020) Persistence of ferroelectricity close to unit-cell thickness in structurally disordered Aurivillius phases. : . |
| 2018 | Journal of Applied Physics | Exploring ferroelectric and magnetic properties of Tb-substituted m = 5 layered Aurivillius phase thin films Faraz, Ahmad; Ricote, Jesus; Jimenez, Ricardo; Maity, Tuhin; Schmidt, Michael; Deepak, Nitin; Roy, Saibal; Pemble, Martyn E.; Keeney, Lynette (2018) Exploring ferroelectric and magnetic properties of Tb-substituted m = 5 layered Aurivillius phase thin films. : . |
| 2017 | Journal of The American Ceramic Society | Direct visualization of magnetic-field-induced magnetoelectric switching in multiferroic Aurivillius phase thin films Faraz, Ahmad; Maity, Tuhin; Schmidt, Michael; Deepak, Nitin; Roy, Saibal; Pemble, Martyn E.; Whatmore, Roger W.; Keeney, Lynette (2017) Direct visualization of magnetic-field-induced magnetoelectric switching in multiferroic Aurivillius phase thin films. : . |
| 2017 | Scientific Reports | Direct atomic scale determination of magnetic ion partition in a room temperature multiferroic material Keeney, L;Downing, C;Schmidt, M;Pemble, ME;Nicolosi, V;Whatmore, RW (2017) Direct atomic scale determination of magnetic ion partition in a room temperature multiferroic material. : NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. |
| 2015 | Journal of Applied Physics | A study of the temperature dependence of the local ferroelectric properties of c-axis oriented Bi6Ti3Fe2O18 Aurivillius phase thin films: Illustrating the potential of a novel lead-free perovskite material for high density memory applications, AIP Advances 5, 087123 (2015) Ahmad Faraz, Nitin Deepak, Michael Schmidt, Martyn E. Pemble, Lynette Keeney (2015) A study of the temperature dependence of the local ferroelectric properties of c-axis oriented Bi6Ti3Fe2O18 Aurivillius phase thin films: Illustrating the potential of a novel lead-free perovskite material for high density memory applications, AIP Advances 5, 087123 (2015). : . |
| 2015 | Dalton Transactions | Quantum chemical and solution phase evaluation of metallocenes as reducing agents for the prospective atomic layer deposition of copper Gangotri Dey, Jacqueline S Wrench, Dirk J Hagen, Lynette Keeney, Simon D Elliott (2015) Quantum chemical and solution phase evaluation of metallocenes as reducing agents for the prospective atomic layer deposition of copper. : . |
| 2015 | Chemistry Materials | Bismuth Self-Limiting Growth of Ultrathin BiFeO3 Films Deepak, N;Carolan, P;Keeney, L;Zhang, PFF;Pemble, ME;Whatmore, RW (2015) Bismuth Self-Limiting Growth of Ultrathin BiFeO3 Films. : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. |
| 2015 | Journal of Materials Chemistry C | Tunable nanoscale structural disorder in Aurivillius phase, n= 3 Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 thin films and their role in the transformation to n= 4, Bi 5 Ti 3 FeO 15 phase Nitin Deepak, Patrick Carolan, Lynette Keeney, Martyn E Pemble, Roger W Whatmore (2015) Tunable nanoscale structural disorder in Aurivillius phase, n= 3 Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 thin films and their role in the transformation to n= 4, Bi 5 Ti 3 FeO 15 phase. : . |
| 2014 | Journal of Materials Chemistry C | Atomic layer deposition of Cu with a carbene-stabilized Cu (i) silylamide Hagen, Dirk J and Povey, Ian M and Rushworth, Simon and Wrench, Jacqueline S and Keeney, Lynette and Schmidt, Michael and Petkov, Nikolay and Barry, Se’an T and Coyle, Jason P and Pemble, Martyn E (2014) Atomic layer deposition of Cu with a carbene-stabilized Cu (i) silylamide. : . |
| 2014 | Physical Review B | Large magnetoelectric coupling in nanoscale BiFeO3 from direct electrical measurements Goswami, Sudipta; Bhattacharya, Dipten; Keeney, Lynette; Maity, Tuhin; Kaushik, S. D.; Siruguri, V.; Das, Gopes C; Yang, Haifang; Li, Wuxia; Gu, Chang-zhi; Pemble, Martyn E.; Roy, Saibal (2014) Large magnetoelectric coupling in nanoscale BiFeO3 from direct electrical measurements. : . |
| 2014 | Scientific Reports | Absence of evidence ≠ evidence of absence: statistical analysis of inclusions in multiferroic thin films Schmidt, M.; Amann, A.; Keeney, L.; Pemble, M.; Holmes, J. D.; Petkov, N.; Whatmore, R. W. (2014) Absence of evidence ≠ evidence of absence: statistical analysis of inclusions in multiferroic thin films. : . |
| 2014 | Advanced Functional Materials | Interesting Evidence for Template-Induced Ferroelectric Behavior in Ultra-Thin Titanium Dioxide Films Grown on (110) Neodymium Gallium Oxide Substrates Deepak, Nitin and Caro, Miguel A and Keeney, Lynette and Pemble, Martyn E and Whatmore, Roger W (2014) Interesting Evidence for Template-Induced Ferroelectric Behavior in Ultra-Thin Titanium Dioxide Films Grown on (110) Neodymium Gallium Oxide Substrates. : . |
| 2013 | Smart Materials and Structures | Flexible-CMOS and biocompatible piezoelectric AlN material for MEMS applications Jackson, N;Keeney, L;Mathewson, A (2013) Flexible-CMOS and biocompatible piezoelectric AlN material for MEMS applications. : IOP PUBLISHING LTD. |
| 2013 | Journal of The American Ceramic Society | Magnetic Field-Induced Ferroelectric Switching in Multiferroic Aurivillius Phase Thin Films at Room Temperature Keeney, L,Maity, T,Schmidt, M,Amann, A,Deepak, N,Petkov, N,Roy, S,Pemble, ME,Whatmore, RW (2013) Magnetic Field-Induced Ferroelectric Switching in Multiferroic Aurivillius Phase Thin Films at Room Temperature. : . |
| 2013 | Journal of Applied Physics | Atomic vapor deposition of bismuth titanate thin films Deepak, N; Zhang, PF; Keeney, L; Pemble, ME; Whatmore, RW (2013) Atomic vapor deposition of bismuth titanate thin films. : . |
| 2012 | Physical Review B | Ordered magnetic dipoles: Controlling anisotropy in nanomodulated continuous ferromagnetic films Maity, T;Li, SP;Keeney, L;Roy, S (2012) Ordered magnetic dipoles: Controlling anisotropy in nanomodulated continuous ferromagnetic films. : AMER PHYSICAL SOC. |
| 2012 | Nanoletters | Nanoscale Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Sb2S3 Nanowire Arrays Varghese, J;Barth, S;Keeney, L;Whatmore, RW;Holmes, JD (2012) Nanoscale Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Sb2S3 Nanowire Arrays. : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. |
| 2012 | Journal of Applied Physics | Crystallographic and magnetic identification of secondary phase in orientated Bi5Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 ceramics Palizdar, M,Comyn, TP,Ward, MB,Brown, AP,Harrington, JP,Kulkarni, S,Keeney, L,Roy, S,Pemble, M,Whatmore, R,Quinn, C,Kilcoyne, SH,Bell, AJ (2012) Crystallographic and magnetic identification of secondary phase in orientated Bi5Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 ceramics. : . |
| 2012 | Journal of Applied Physics | Room Temperature Ferroelectric and Magnetic Investigations and Detailed Phase Analysis of Aurivillius Phase Bi5Ti3Fe0.7Co0.3O15 Thin Films Lynette Keeney, Santosh Kulkarni, Nitin Deepak, Michael Schmidt, Nikolay Petkov, Panfeng F. Zhang, Stuart Cavill, Saibal Roy, Martyn E. Pemble and Roger W. Whatmore (2012) Room Temperature Ferroelectric and Magnetic Investigations and Detailed Phase Analysis of Aurivillius Phase Bi5Ti3Fe0.7Co0.3O15 Thin Films. : . |
| 2012 | Journal of Applied Physics | Room temperature electromechanical and magnetic investigations of ferroelectric Aurivillius phase Bi[sub 5]Ti[sub 3](Fe[sub x]Mn[sub 1 – x])O[sub 15] (x = 1 and 0.7) chemical solution deposited thin films Lynette Keeney, Claudia Groh, Santosh Kulkarni, Saibal Roy, Martyn E. Pemble and Roger W. Whatmore (2012) Room temperature electromechanical and magnetic investigations of ferroelectric Aurivillius phase Bi[sub 5]Ti[sub 3](Fe[sub x]Mn[sub 1 – x])O[sub 15] (x = 1 and 0.7) chemical solution deposited thin films. : . |
| 2012 | Applied Physics Letters | The structural and piezoresponse properties of c-axis-oriented Aurivillius phase Bi5Ti3FeO15 thin films deposited by atomic vapor deposition Zhang, PF;Deepak, N;Keeney, L;Pemble, ME;Whatmore, RW (2012) The structural and piezoresponse properties of c-axis-oriented Aurivillius phase Bi5Ti3FeO15 thin films deposited by atomic vapor deposition. : AMER INST PHYSICS. |
| 2011 | Chemical Vapor Deposition | Nucleation and Chemical Transformation of RuO2 Films Grown on (100) Si Substrates by Atomic Layer Deposition Salaun, A,Newcomb, SB,Povey, IM,Salaun, M,Keeney, L,O’Mahony, A,Pemble, ME; (2011) Nucleation and Chemical Transformation of RuO2 Films Grown on (100) Si Substrates by Atomic Layer Deposition. : . |
| 2010 | Journal of Applied Physics | Piezoresponse force microscopy investigations of Aurivillius phase thin films Keeney, Lynette; Zhang, Panfeng; Groh, Claudia; Pemble, Martyn E; Whatmore, Roger W; (2010) Piezoresponse force microscopy investigations of Aurivillius phase thin films. : . |
| 2010 | Optics Communications | Moth-eye-structured light-emitting diodes Jing Rao, Lynette Keeney, Richard Winfield (2010) Moth-eye-structured light-emitting diodes. : . |
| 2009 | Dalton Transactions | Anomalously slow rates of reduction of iron(III) polypyridine complexes by triphenyl verdazyl radicals in acetonitrile Sandra Conway, Lynette Keeney and Michael J. Hynes (2009) Anomalously slow rates of reduction of iron(III) polypyridine complexes by triphenyl verdazyl radicals in acetonitrile. : . |
| 2005 | Dalton Transactions | Kinetics and mechanisms of the electron transfer reactions of oxo-centred carboxylate bridged complexes, [Fe3([small micro]3-O)(O2CR)6L3]ClO4, with verdazyl radicals in acetonitrile solution Lynette Keeney and Michael J. Hynes (2005) Kinetics and mechanisms of the electron transfer reactions of oxo-centred carboxylate bridged complexes, [Fe3([small micro]3-O)(O2CR)6L3]ClO4, with verdazyl radicals in acetonitrile solution. : . |
| 2005 | Dalton Transactions | Electron transfer reactions of tris(polypyridine)cobalt(III) complexes, [Co(N-N)3]3+, with verdazyl radicals in acetonitrile solution Lynette Keeney and Michael. J. Hynes (2005) Electron transfer reactions of tris(polypyridine)cobalt(III) complexes, [Co(N-N)3]3+, with verdazyl radicals in acetonitrile solution. : . |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Novel approaches for genuine single phase room temperature magnetoelectric multiferroics Lynette Keeney, Michael Schmidt, Andreas Amann, Tuhin Maity, Nitin Deepak, Ahmad Faraz, Nikolay Petkov, Saibal Roy, Martyn E Pemble, Roger W Whatmore (2016) Novel approaches for genuine single phase room temperature magnetoelectric multiferroics. : Wiley. |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2015 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROELECTRONIC TEST STRUCTURES (ICMTS 2015) Jackson, N;Olszewski, OZ;Keeney, L;Blake, A;Mathewson, A (2015) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROELECTRONIC TEST STRUCTURES (ICMTS 2015). : IEEE. |
| 2014 | ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Gangotri Dey, Simon D Elliott, Jacqueline Wrench, Lynette Keeney, Martyn Pemble (2014) ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. : . |
| 2012 | Applications of Ferroelectrics held jointly with 2012 European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics and 2012 International Symp Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials (ISAF/ECAPD/PFM) Deepak, N. Zhang, P., L. Keeney, Pemble, M. E. and Whatmore R. W. (2012) Applications of Ferroelectrics held jointly with 2012 European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics and 2012 International Symp Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials (ISAF/ECAPD/PFM). : . |
| 2011 | Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF/PFM), 2011 International Symposium on and 2011 International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials, 24-27 July 2011 , Vancouver, BC. M. Palizdar, T. P. Comyn, M. B. Ward, A. P. Brown, J. Harington, S. Kulkarni, L. Keeney, S. Roy, M. E. Pemble, R. Whatmore, C. Quinne, S. H. Kilcoyne, and A. J. Bell (2011) Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF/PFM), 2011 International Symposium on and 2011 International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials, 24-27 July 2011 , Vancouver, BC.. : . |
| 2010 | IEEE International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) 2010 Meghdad Palizdar; Tim Comyn; Santosh Kulkarni; Lynette Keeney; Saibal Roy; Martyn Pemble; Roger W. Whatmore (2010) IEEE International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) 2010. : . |
Professional Activities
Professional Associations
- [2005] Member
- [2019] Council Member
- [2020] Member
Education
- [2005] NUI Galway – PHD
- [2010] University College Cork – Postgrad Cert. in Teaching & Learning in HE
Committees
- [2011] COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action MP0904 on single and multiphase ferroics and multiferroics with restricted geometries (SIMUFER),
- [2016] International Advisory Board of ECAPD (European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics), International Advisory Boardmember
- [2019] Microscopy Society of Ireland, Council member
- [2019] Graduate Studies Committee, Micro-nano Systems academic representative on the Tyndall Graduate Studies Committee
- [2019] Local organising committee member: International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities, Dublin, August 2019, Local organising committee member: International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities, Dublin, August 2019
- [2017] Local organising committee member: IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, Cork, July 2018., Local organising committee member, session organiser and session chair, IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, Cork, July 2018.
Employment
- [2008] Tyndall-UCC – Staff Researcher
- [2005] Charles River Laboratories Preclinical Services Montreal, Inc. – Chemist, Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory Sciences Division
Outreach Activities
- I have been active in various outreach activities including: volunteer helper during Discovery Exhibition, Science Week Ireland (2008-2012) activities and the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (2011-2012), Cork City Council/SFI Carnival of Science (2019), Cork Science Festival, Celebrate Open Science (2019). Participated in outreach activities including school workshops (2009-2020) and during Nano Week (2009). Gave a public talk on my research in the Blackrock Castle Observatory Science Café (2011). Gave an interview for ‘Science Spin’ magazine (2012), Silicon Republic (2016; https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/research-researcher-tyndall-ucc-cork) and the Irish Times (2019; https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/better-data-storage-through-chemistry-1.3959109). In November 2015, I spoke at Tyndall-UCC’s Careers in Chemistry event, which was sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The purpose of this careers session was to enthuse and inform students about the
- Teen-Turn Mentor 2018
- Host CEIA Transition Years in a ‘hands on’ materials science laboratory experiment.
Journal Activities
- Applied Physics Letters – Referee
- Advanced Functional Materials – Referee
- Journal of the American Ceramic Society – Referee
- J Appl Phys – Referee
- Journal Of Materials Sciencejournal Of Materials Science – Referee
- physica status solidi (a) – Referee
- Phys Chem Chem Phys – Referee
- Mat Sci Eng B-Solid – Referee
- [2016] Acs Appl Mater Interfaces – Referee
- [2016] Journal Of Materials Chemistry Cjournal Of Materials Chemistry C – Referee
- Advanced Materials – Referee
- Chemistry of Materials – Referee
- J. Alloys and Compounds – Referee
- Journal Of Materials Science – Referee
- Nanoletters – Referee
- Sci Rep-Uk – Referee
- Smart Materials and Structures – Referee
- P Roy Soc A-Math Phy – Referee
- Acs Applied Nano Materials – Referee
- Proceedings Royal Society of London. Series A – Referee
Other Professional Activities
- 2014: Conference Chair: Symposium I (Solution processing and properties of functional oxide thin films and nanostructures), European Materials Research Symposium, Spring 2014 Meeting, Lille, France.
2014: Poster Competition Juror: Symposium I (Solution processing and properties of functional oxide thin films and nanostructures), European Materials Research Symposium, Spring 2014 Meeting, Lille, France.2016: Conference Chair: ‘Session 2a – ECAPD-ISAF Controversial Ferroelectrics and Devices’ at ECAPD/ISAF/PFM, Darmstadt, 21 August 2016.
2016: Student Poster Competition Juror at ECAPD/ISAF/PFM, Darmstadt, Germany, 21 August 2016.
2013: Invited seminar ‘Room Temperature Magnetic-Field-Induced Ferroelectric Switching in Multiferroic Aurivillius Phase Thin Films’, 7th October 2013 at ETH Zürich (Prof. N. Spaldin and Prof. M. Fiebig’s groups).
2013: Industry talk ‘Room Temperature Magnetic-Field-Indu
- Proposal Reviewer for The Royal Society Newton International Fellowship Panel, Panel 3: Natural Sciences (“physical” sciences)
- Proposal Reviewer for The Royal Society Resilient Futures Challenge-Led Grants in the Materials Sciences discipline
- Session Organiser and Chair for the Nanoelectronics: Advanced
Memories I session of IEEE Nano 2018
- Session chair for ‘Characterization & Properties of Ferroelectrics’ at ECAPD 2018
- 2019 to present: Local organizing committee member for the International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities, University College Dublin, August 2019.
- 2019: ‘Best contributed talk’ judge at MSI Winter Symposium, 15-16 Jan 2019.
- 2019 to present: Micro-nano Systems centre academic representative of the Tyndall Graduate Studies Committee and internal examiner of Ph.D. examinations.
Disclosures
- [2011] A structure employing Aurivillius phase ferroelectric crystals
- [2012] Catalytic Copper Atomic Layer Deposition at low temperature
Honours and Awards
- [2015] – Royal Society/Science Foundation Ireland University Research Fellowship
- [2015] – UCC Early Stage Researcher of the Year Award
- [2016] – Honoured at a celebration of ‘Women in Science’, hosted by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and Mrs Sabina Higgins, in Áras an Uachtaráin, January 2016.
- [2018] – Received ‘Overall Best Talk’ at the Tyndall Internal Conference, 2018
- [2019] – Honoured at Aras an Uachtarain
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Lecturer and examiner of Materials Chemistry course CM1001, CM3028 and CM4206 University College Cork.