Prof Alan O’Riordan is Head of the Precision Electrochemical Nanosensor Research Group, comprising support and research staff, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students. The Group is developing nanoelectrochemical sensor technologies on silicon chip substrates, providing highly sensitive, selective, and reliable measurements. Their work is focused on smart sensors and systems for sustainable agri-food and environmental applications. He is a Principal Investigator in the Research Ireland Research Centre Vistamilk and leads the IEEE International Focus Team on More-than-Moore, part of the IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems.
He has competitively secured, as Principal Investigator, national and EU research projects worth approximately €17 million in total research funding. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and holds one granted patent, Nanowire Electrode Sensor (EU & US – US 20140145709), with another pending. He has twice been awarded the Enterprise Ireland Gold Medal for Most Innovative Technology Emerging from Third Level.
Prof O’Riordan is a Steering Committee member of the Royal Society of Chemistry – Electroanalytical Sensors and Systems Group, and is also a member of the IEEE. He holds an adjunct research professorship at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
He received his BSc in Analytical Chemistry in 1995 and a PhD in Chemistry (Nanotechnology) in 2005. To date, he has graduated 17 PhD and 3 MSc students.
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Prof Alan O’Riordan is Head of the Precision Electrochemical Nanosensor Research Group, comprising support and research staff, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students. The Group is developing nanoelectrochemical sensor technologies on silicon chip substrates, providing highly sensitive, selective, and reliable measurements. Their work is focused on smart sensors and systems for sustainable agri-food and environmental applications. He is a Principal Investigator in the Research Ireland Research Centre Vistamilk and leads the IEEE International Focus Team on More-than-Moore, part of the IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems. He has competitively secured, as Principal Investigator, national and EU research projects worth approximately €17 million in total research funding. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and holds one granted patent, Nanowire Electrode Sensor (EU & US – US 20140145709), with another pending. He has twice been awarded the Enterprise Ireland Gold Medal for Most Innovative Technology Emerging from Third Level. Prof O’Riordan is a Steering Committee member of the Royal Society of Chemistry – Electroanalytical Sensors and Systems Group, and is also a member of the IEEE. He holds an adjunct research professorship at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He received his BSc in Analytical Chemistry in 1995 and a PhD in Chemistry (Nanotechnology) in 2005. To date, he has graduated 17 PhD and 3 MSc students.
Research Interests
Research Grants
| Funder | Start Date | End Date | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 01-OCT-06 | 31-DEC-25 | EU “Hybrid ultra-precision manufacturing process based on positional and self assembly for complex.. | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 01-NOV-02 | 30-OCT-05 | [EI ATRP/02/310] {O’Riordan, Dr. A} N | Principal Investigator |
| Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET) | 31-DEC-10 | 30-DEC-12 | IRCSET EMPOWER Postdoctoral Fellowship Simone Zanarini | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 01-FEB-08 | 09-FEB-08 | EI Elucidating Mechanisms of Nanowire-Bio-Interactions for Protemics | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 01-NOV-11 | 31-JAN-12 | Proposal Preparation. | Principal Investigator |
| European Union | 01-SEP-10 | 30-APR-14 | Robust, affordable photonic crystal sensors for point-of-care disease diagnostics. | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 01-APR-07 | 30-SEP-07 | Elucidating Nanowires Interaction mechanisms with Biological Systems | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-JUN-11 | 31-JAN-12 | Conference & Workshop – Sensors & Their Applications XVI | Principal Investigator |
| European Union | 01-NOV-10 | 31-DEC-15 | Semiconductor nanowire – from fundamental physics to device applications. | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-SEP-09 | 31-AUG-13 | SFI – Nanoelectrode arrays exhibiting enhanced electrochemical and electrogenerated chemiluminescence functionality | Principal Investigator |
| European Union | 01-NOV-05 | 31-DEC-09 | EU “Nanocrystalline Heterosupermolecular Materials for Optoelectronic Applications” | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 11-FEB-09 | 30-JUN-12 | EI – Proposal Preparation Support for Co-ordinators – Ultra Sense | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 19-NOV-12 | 19-JAN-13 | Commercialisation Fund. | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-JAN-13 | 31-DEC-16 | Development of the nextt generation sensitive nanwire sensors for electrochemical-based-immuno-sensor. | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 11-DEC-12 | 10-AUG-13 | Proposal Preparation. | Principal Investigator |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-SEP-13 | 31-DEC-16 | Multichannel disposable sensors for animal health disease diagnostics. | Principal Investigator |
| Tyndall National Institute | 23-SEP-13 | 01-APR-15 | Microneedle-based Interstital Fliod Gluscose Sensors. | Principal Investigator |
| Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) | 01-DEC-13 | 31-JUL-24 | DAFF 13S405 Innovative control of Fluke in Irish livestock leading to sustainable use of anthelmintics and reduced potential for anthelmintic resistance. | Principal Investigator |
| Foreign Industry | 01-FEB-15 | 31-JAN-17 | AXA”PD Fellowship K Dawson | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Journal of Materials Chemistry C | Controlled assembly of Au nanorods into 1D architectures by electric field assisted deposition Pescaglini, A,O’Riordan, A,Quinn, AJ,Iacopino, D (2014) Controlled assembly of Au nanorods into 1D architectures by electric field assisted deposition. : . |
| 2014 | Nanotechnology | Low-cost silver capped polystyrene nanotube arrays as super-hydrophobic substrates for SERS applications. Lovera P, Creedon N, Alatawi H, Mitchell M, Burke M, Quinn AJ, O’Riordan A (2014) Low-cost silver capped polystyrene nanotube arrays as super-hydrophobic substrates for SERS applications.. : . |
| 2014 | Nanotechnology | High aspect ratio nano-fabrication of photonic crystal structures on glass wafers using chrome as hard mask Hossain, MN,Justice, J,Lovera, P,McCarthy, B,O’Riordan, A,Corbett, B (2014) High aspect ratio nano-fabrication of photonic crystal structures on glass wafers using chrome as hard mask. : . |
| 2014 | Journal of Physical Chemistry A | Highly Polarized Luminescence from beta-Phase-Rich Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) Nanofibers Iacopino, D,Lovera, P,O’Riordan, A,Redmond, G (2014) Highly Polarized Luminescence from beta-Phase-Rich Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) Nanofibers. : . |
| 2014 | Analytical Methods | Using spectral analysis and fluorescence lifetimes to discriminate between grass and tree pollen for aerobiological applications O’Connor, DJ,Lovera, P,Iacopino, D,O’Riordan, A,Healy, DA,Sodeau, JR (2014) Using spectral analysis and fluorescence lifetimes to discriminate between grass and tree pollen for aerobiological applications. : . |
| 2014 | Nanotechnology | Low-cost silver capped polystyrene nanotube arrays as super-hydrophobic substrates for SERS applications Lovera, P,Creedon, N,Alatawi, H,Mitchell, M,Burke, M,Quinn, AJ,O’Riordan, A (2014) Low-cost silver capped polystyrene nanotube arrays as super-hydrophobic substrates for SERS applications. : . |
| 2014 | Electrochimica Acta | Fully integrated on-chip nano-electrochemical devices for electroanalytical applications Dawson, K,Wahl, A,Barry, S,Barrett, C,Sassiat, N,Quinn, AJ,O’Riordan, A (2014) Fully integrated on-chip nano-electrochemical devices for electroanalytical applications. : . |
| 2014 | Journal of the Electrochemical Society | Gold Nanowire Electrode Arrays: Investigations of Non-Faradaic Behavior Dawson, K,Wahl, A,Pescaglini, A,Iacopino, D,O’Riordan, A (2014) Gold Nanowire Electrode Arrays: Investigations of Non-Faradaic Behavior. : . |
| 2013 | Electrochimica Acta | Electroanalysis at Discrete Arrays of Gold Nanowire Electrodes Dawson, Karen,Baudequin, Marine,Sassiat, Nicolas,Quinn, Aidan J.,O’Riordan, Alan (2013) Electroanalysis at Discrete Arrays of Gold Nanowire Electrodes. : . |
| 2013 | Faraday Discussions | Highly sensitive detection of nitroaromatic explosives at discrete nanowire arrays Barry, S,Dawson, K,Correa, E,Goodacre, R,O’Riordan, A (2013) Highly sensitive detection of nitroaromatic explosives at discrete nanowire arrays. : . |
| 2013 | Faraday Discussions | Gold nanowire electrodes in array: Simulation study and experiments Wahl, Amelie,Dawson, Karen,MacHale, John,Barry, Sean,Quinn, Aidan,O’Riordan, Alan (2013) Gold nanowire electrodes in array: Simulation study and experiments. : The Royal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry. |
| 2013 | Electrochimica Acta | Electroanalysis at discrete arrays of gold nanowire electrodes Dawson, K,Baudequin, M,Sassiat, N,Quinn, AJ,O’Riordan, A (2013) Electroanalysis at discrete arrays of gold nanowire electrodes. : . |
| 2012 | Optics Express | Polarization tunable transmission through plasmonic arrays of elliptical nanopores Lovera, P,Jones, D,Corbett, B,O’Riordan, A (2012) Polarization tunable transmission through plasmonic arrays of elliptical nanopores. : . |
| 2012 | Journal of Physical Chemistry C | Electroanalysis at Single Gold Nanowire Electrodes Dawson, K,Wahl, A,Murphy, R,O’Riordan, A (2012) Electroanalysis at Single Gold Nanowire Electrodes. : . |
| 2011 | Analytical Chemistry | Single Nanoskived Nanowires for Electrochemical Applications Dawson, K.,Strutwolf, J.,Rodgers, K. P.,Herzog, G.,Arrigan, D. W. M.,Quinn, A. J.,O’Riordan, A. (2011) Single Nanoskived Nanowires for Electrochemical Applications. : . |
| 2011 | Journal of Materials Chemistry | Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host-guest energy transfer Dawson, K.,Lovera, P.,Iacopino, D.,O’Riordan, A.,Redmond, G. (2011) Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host-guest energy transfer. : . |
| 2011 | Analyst | Single on-chip gold nanowires for electrochemical biosensing of glucose Dawson, K.,Baudequin, M.,O’Riordan, A. (2011) Single on-chip gold nanowires for electrochemical biosensing of glucose. : . |
| 2011 | Rna-A Publication of The Rna Society | Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host-guest energy transfer Dawson, K,Lovera, P,Iacopino, D,O’Riordan, A,Redmond, G (2011) Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host-guest energy transfer. : . |
| 2011 | Analytical Chemistry | Single Nanoskived Nanowires for Electrochemical Applications Dawson, K,Strutwolf, J,Rodgers, KP,Herzog, G,Arrigan, DWM,Quinn, AJ,O’Riordan, A; (2011) Single Nanoskived Nanowires for Electrochemical Applications. : . |
| 2011 | Nanotechnology | Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays O’Riordan, A,Iacopino, D,Lovera, P,Floyd, L,Reynolds, K,Redmond, G; (2011) Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays. : . |
| 2010 | Applied Physics Part A: Materials Science & Processing | Self-assembly of a functional electronic circuit directed by capillary interactions Reynolds, K,O’Riordan, A,Redmond, G (2010) Self-assembly of a functional electronic circuit directed by capillary interactions. : . |
| 2010 | Applied Physics a-Materials Science & Processing | Self-assembly of a functional electronic circuit directed by capillary interactions Reynolds, K.,O’Riordan, A.,Redmond, G. (2010) Self-assembly of a functional electronic circuit directed by capillary interactions. : . |
| 2008 | Thin Solid Films | Synthesis of a neodymium-quinolate complex for near-infrared electroluminescence applications O’Riordan, A,Van Deun, R,Mairiaux, E,Moynihan, S,Fias, P,Nockemann, P,Binnemans, K,Redmond, G (2008) Synthesis of a neodymium-quinolate complex for near-infrared electroluminescence applications. : . |
| 2008 | Advanced Materials | Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanowires with pronounced beta-phase morphology: Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties O’Carroll, D,Iacopino, D,O’Riordan, A,Lovera, P,O’Connor, E,O’Brien, GA,Redmond, G; (2008) Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanowires with pronounced beta-phase morphology: Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties. : . |
| 2008 | Thin Solid Films | Synthesis of a neodymium-quinolate complex for near-infrared electroluminescence applications O’Riordan, A.,Van Deun, R.,Mairiaux, E.,Moynihan, S.,Fias, P.,Nockemann, P.,Binnemans, K.,Redmond, G. (2008) Synthesis of a neodymium-quinolate complex for near-infrared electroluminescence applications. : . |
| 2006 | Gastroenterology | Consumption of the probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 influences subsequent immune responses to in vitro challenge of isolated murine Peyer’s patch cells with bacterial stimuli Shed, B.,MacSharry, J.,O’Callaghan, L.,O’Riordan, A.,Waters, A.,Morgan, J.,Collins, J. K.,O’Mahony, L.,Shanahan, F. (2006) Consumption of the probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 influences subsequent immune responses to in vitro challenge of isolated murine Peyer’s patch cells with bacterial stimuli. : . |
| 2006 | Applied Physics a-Materials Science & Processing | Self-assembly of a linear mesoscale tetramer with electrical connectivity Reynolds, K.,Murray, E.,O’Riordan, A.,Redmond, G. (2006) Self-assembly of a linear mesoscale tetramer with electrical connectivity. : . |
| 2006 | Clin Exp Immunolclin Exp Immunol | Role of interleukin (IL-10) in probiotic-mediated immune modulation: an assessment in wild-type and IL-10 knock-out mice Sheil, B.,MacSharry, J.,O’Callaghan, L.,O’Riordan, A.,Waters, A.,Morgan, J.,Collins, J. K.,O’Mahony, L.,Shanahan, F. (2006) Role of interleukin (IL-10) in probiotic-mediated immune modulation: an assessment in wild-type and IL-10 knock-out mice. : . |
| 2006 | Thin Solid Films | Near infrared electroluminescence from neodymium complex-doped polymer light emitting diodes O’Riordan, A.,O’Connor, E.,Moynihan, S.,Nockemann, P.,Fias, P.,Van Deun, R.,Cupertino, D.,Mackie, P.,Redmond, G. (2006) Near infrared electroluminescence from neodymium complex-doped polymer light emitting diodes. : . |
| 2006 | Applied Physics Part A: Materials Science & Processing | Self-assembly of a linear mesoscale tetramer with electrical connectivity Reynolds, K; Murray, ED; O’Riordan, A; Redmond, G (2006) Self-assembly of a linear mesoscale tetramer with electrical connectivity. : . |
| 2005 | Applied Physics Part A: Materials Science & Processing | Functional integration of microdevices by field assisted manipulation and trapping O’Riordan, A,Dean, T,Pez, M,Redmond, G (2005) Functional integration of microdevices by field assisted manipulation and trapping. : . |
| 2005 | Thin Solid Films | Narrow bandwidth red electroluminescence from solution-processed lanthanide-doped polymer thin films O’Riordan, A.,O’Connor, E.,Moynihan, S.,Llinares, X.,Van Deun, R.,Fias, P.,Nockemann, P.,Binnemans, K.,Redmond, G. (2005) Narrow bandwidth red electroluminescence from solution-processed lanthanide-doped polymer thin films. : . |
| 2005 | Applied Physics Letters | Near-infrared electroluminescent devices based on colloidal HgTe quantum dot arrays O’Connor, E,O’Riordan, A,Doyle, H,Moynihan, S,Cuddihy, A,Redmond, G (2005) Near-infrared electroluminescent devices based on colloidal HgTe quantum dot arrays. : . |
| 2005 | Applied Physics a-Materials Science & Processing | Functional integration of microdevices by field assisted manipulation and trapping O’Riordan, A.,Dean, T.,Pez, M.,Redmond, G. (2005) Functional integration of microdevices by field assisted manipulation and trapping. : . |
| 2005 | Applied Physics Letters | Near-infrared electroluminescent devices based on colloidal HgTe quantum dot arrays O’Connor, E.,O’Riordan, A.,Doyle, H.,Moynihan, S.,Cuddihy, A.,Redmond, G. (2005) Near-infrared electroluminescent devices based on colloidal HgTe quantum dot arrays. : . |
| 2005 | Thin Solid Films | Narrow bandwidth red electroluminescence from solution-processed lanthanide-doped polymer thin films O’Riordan, A,O’Connor, E,Moynihan, S,Llinares, X,Van Deun, R,Fias, P,Nockemann, P,Binnemans, K,Redmond, G (2005) Narrow bandwidth red electroluminescence from solution-processed lanthanide-doped polymer thin films. : . |
| 2004 | Nano Letters | Field configured assembly: Programmed manipulation and self-assembly at the mesoscale O’Riordan, A,Delaney, P,Redmond, G (2004) Field configured assembly: Programmed manipulation and self-assembly at the mesoscale. : . |
| 2004 | Nano Letters | Field configured assembly: Programmed manipulation and self-assembly at the mesoscale O’Riordan, A.,Delaney, P.,Redmond, G. (2004) Field configured assembly: Programmed manipulation and self-assembly at the mesoscale. : . |
| 2003 | Nano Letters | Biomimetic nanostructure fabrication: Nonlithographic lateral patterning and self-assembly of functional bacterial S-layers at silicon supports Gyorvary, ES,O’Riordan, A,Quinn, AJ,Redmond, G,Pum, D,Sleytr, UB (2003) Biomimetic nanostructure fabrication: Nonlithographic lateral patterning and self-assembly of functional bacterial S-layers at silicon supports. : . |
| 2003 | Nano Letters | Biomimetic nanostructure fabrication: Nonlithographic lateral patterning and self-assembly of functional bacterial S-layers at silicon supports Gyorvary, E. S.,O’Riordan, A.,Quinn, A. J.,Redmond, G.,Pum, D.,Sleytr, U. B. (2003) Biomimetic nanostructure fabrication: Nonlithographic lateral patterning and self-assembly of functional bacterial S-layers at silicon supports. : . |
| 2003 | Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems | Field-configured self-assembly: manufacturing at the mesoscale O’Riordan, A,Redmond, G,Dean, T,Pez, M (2003) Field-configured self-assembly: manufacturing at the mesoscale. : . |
| 2003 | Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems | Field-configured self-assembly: manufacturing at the mesoscale O’Riordan, A.,Redmond, G.,Dean, T.,Pez, M. (2003) Field-configured self-assembly: manufacturing at the mesoscale. : . |
| 2003 | Ieice Transactions On Electronics | Field configurable self-assembly: A new heterogeneous integration technology O’Riordan, A.,Redmond, G.,Dean, T.,Pez, M. (2003) Field configurable self-assembly: A new heterogeneous integration technology. : . |
| 2001 | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | Advanced photoresist technologies for microsystems O’Brien, J.,Hughes, P. J.,Brunet, M.,O’Neill, B.,Alderman, J.,Lane, B.,O’Riordan, A.,O’Driscoll, C. (2001) Advanced photoresist technologies for microsystems. : . |
| 2001 | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | Advanced photoresist technologies for microsystems O’Brien, J,Hughes, PJ,Brunet, M,O’Neill, B,Alderman, J,Lane, B,O’Riordan, A,O’Driscoll, C (2001) Advanced photoresist technologies for microsystems. : . |
Reviews
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Tetrodotoxin: Chemistry, Toxicity, Source, Distribution and Detection Bane, V,Lehane, M,Dikshit, M,O’Riordan, A,Furey, A (2014) Tetrodotoxin: Chemistry, Toxicity, Source, Distribution and Detection. : . |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Microneedles 2012Microneedles 2012 Barret, C.,Dawson, K.,O’Mahony, C.,O’Riordan, A. (2012) Microneedles 2012Microneedles 2012. : . |
Other Journals
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Journal of Physics: Conference Series | Elliptical nanohole array in thin gold film as micrometer sized optical filter set for fluorescent-labelled assays Lovera, P and Jones, D and O’Riordan, A (2011) Elliptical nanohole array in thin gold film as micrometer sized optical filter set for fluorescent-labelled assays. : . |
| 2011 | Nanotechnology | Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays O’Riordan, A and Iacopino, D and Lovera, P and Floyd, L and Reynolds, K and Redmond, G (2011) Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays. : . |
| 2006 | Applied Physics A | Self-assembly of a linear mesoscale tetramer with electrical connectivity Reynolds, K and Murray, ‘E and O’Riordan, A and Redmond, G (2006) Self-assembly of a linear mesoscale tetramer with electrical connectivity. : . |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Biodiversity: An Archive of Opportunity For Nanodevices Galvin, P, Dempsey, DA, O’Riordan, A, Redmond, G, Moore, E, Dillmore, WS, Gheorghe, M; (2006) Biodiversity: An Archive of Opportunity For Nanodevices. : Springer. |