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Welcome to AStruM 2022
Tuesday 26h April 08:30am - 16.15pm (GMT)
The Bernal Institute hosts a multidisciplinary team of world-leading materials scientists and engineers at UL. Bernal represents a €100m+ investment in world-class characterisation, modelling and manufacturing facilities concentrated in 20,000 m of high quality research space.
Bernal research focusses on the syntheses (making) characterisation (measuring) and design (inventing) of nano, meso and macro structured materials across four research clusters.
The Bernal Research clusters are Bio Materials, Composite Materials, Molecular Nano Materials and Process Engineering.
Our Vision is to become the leading international research institute for the scientific design and manufacture of structured materials to meet global challenges, particularly in the areas of health, energy and the environment.
Our Mission is to develop disruptive technologies related to Health, Energy and Environment that will create a legacy of scientific achievement in structured materials research that benefits future generations.
Impact
Our research addresses global grand challenges in the areas of health, energy and the environment. Bernal contributes to each area in the following ways:
Good health and wellbeing: Delivering affordable and safe medicine and nutritional materials, effective and robust medical devices and therapies with minimal invasiveness and enhanced patient comfort
Affordable and clean energy: Advancing technologies for generation and storage of power, for heat and transport domestically and industrially, preferably from renewable resources, with optimised production and use efficiencies
Environment and sustainability: Developing new cost-effective, low-carbon manufacturing technologies of and with structured materials from renewable resources and improved options for recycling.
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INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Enjoy speeches from world leading scientists on materials with seminars from world leading materials scientists and engineers
SPEAKERS AND TIMES
THE PROGRAMME
Enjoy seminars from world leading materials scientists and engineers
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Thesis in 3 Competition
Welcome address
Norelee Kennedy 
Luuk Van Der Wielen Norelee Kennedy, Vice President for Research, University of Limerick, Welcome address followed by Luuk Van Der Wielen Bernal Institute Director and conference chair
Ossian Smyth TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, eGovernment and Circular Economy
Catriona Tierney – Master of Ceremonies
Minister Ossian Smyth 
J.J. Leahy 
Emmet O’Reilly 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
Industry/Academia Engagement Fireside Discussion
David Tobin – Beauparc Utilities
Morgan Finnerty – ESB Generation & Trading
Emma Mullane – Boston Scientific
Amit Limaye – Becton Dickinson
Mike Morrissey – Analog Devices
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.
Parallel sessions for Bernal Institute Clusters:
Parallel Session 1: Molecular and Nano Cluster
Ehud Gazit 
Ning Liu 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
Parallel Session 2: Biomaterials Cluster
Theodoor Smit 
Eoghan Cunnane 
Daniel Granato 
Aisling Ross 
Andreas Grabrucker 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
Parallel Session 3: Composites Cluster
Clemens Dransfeld 
Demetra Hadjiloizi 
Paul Weaver 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
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Parallel Session 4: Process Cluster
Ronan Courtney 
Marzena Kwapinska 
Maryam Karimijafari 
Gavin Walker 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.
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Michael Zaworotko Panel discussion with speakers Dr. Jennifer Cookman Dr. Eoghan Cunnane Dr. Sarah Guerin Dr. David Madden
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Event closing address
A last word from the Director of the Bernal Institute
