Tuesday 26h April 08:30am - 16.15pm (GMT)
Enjoy speeches from world leading scientists on materials with seminars from world leading materials scientists and engineers
Enjoy seminars from world leading materials scientists and engineers
Norelee Kennedy, Vice President for Research, University of Limerick, Welcome address followed by Luuk Van Der Wielen Bernal Institute Director and conference chair
Keynote talk by Ossian Smyth TD. Followed by a discussion moderated by MC Catriona Tierney of Limerick's Live95FM between the Minister, Industry Partners and Academics
Discussion moderated by MC Catriona Tierney of Limerick Live95FM. Speakers include: Emma Mullane - Research Process Development - Boston Scientific. Morgan Finnerty - Project Director - ESB Generation & Trading David Tobin- Sustainability Director - Beauparc. Amit Limaye - Director - Becton Dickinson. Mike Morrissey - Catalyst Director - Analog Devices Professor J.J. Leahy, Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick. Dr. Emmet O'Reilly, Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick.
Session 1: Molecular and Nano Cluster Keynote Speaker: Professor Ehud Gazit, Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel. Presentation Title: Metabolite and Peptide Self-Assembly: From Biological Organization to Novel Materials. Session Chair: Dr. Ning Liu, Department of Physics and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick
Session 2: Biomaterials Cluster Keynote Speaker: Professor Theodoor H. Smit, Department of Medical Biology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands. Presentation Title: 'The Rise and Fall of the Intervertebral Disc'. Speaker: Dr. Eoghan Cunnane, School of Engineering and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick. Presentation Title: 'Characterising Biological Tissues for the Development of Medical Devices, Regenerative Therapies, Diagnostics, and in vitro Organ Models'. Speaker: Dr. Daniel Granato, Department of Biological Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick. Presentation Title: 'Cardiovascular Disease and Functional Foods: How to Advance the Current State-of-the-art?'. Session Chair: Dr. Aisling Ross, School of Medicine and Health Research Institute, University of Limerick. Session Chair: Professor Andreas Grabrucker, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
Session 3: Composites Cluster Keynote Speaker: Professor Clemens Dransfeld, TU Delft, The Netherlands. Presentation Title: 'Sustainable Multiscale Manufacturing of Composites'. Session Chair: Dr. Demetra Hadjiloizi, School of Engineering, and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick. Session Chair: Professor Paul Weaver, Bernal Chair in Composite Materials and Structures, University of Limerick
Session 4: Process Engineering Cluster Speaker: Dr. Ronan Courtney, Department of Biological Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick. Presentation Title: 'Ecologically Engineered Solutions for a Circular Economy in Metals'. Speaker: Dr. Marzena Kwapinska, Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick Presentation Title: 'Mining & Seeing our Fertilizer Future From our Past'. Session Chair: Dr Maryam Karimijafari, SSPC, SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick Session Chair: Professor Gavin Walker, Bernal Chair of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick.
Panel discussion with speakers Dr. Jennifer Cookman Dr. Eoghan Cunnane Dr. Sarah Guerin Dr. David Madden
A last word from the Director of the Bernal Institute