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Organic chemistry group focusing on asymmetric catalysis, chiral ligand design and targeted synthesis in UCD, Dublin. Student run account, maintained by NL/EC.
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined December 2011
Congratulations to Dr Úna McCarthy-Fakhry (past BSc student in our group) for winning a UCD Alumni Award in Science 2025 last week. Úna also gave a seminar to the department earlier that day entitled "Beyond the lab: A chemist's journey to inclusive STEM education".
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We also have this cool bus roving around the country to celebrate what is now the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, being held January 7-10. https://t.co/lKn6jBDx08
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A great day was had by @NiamhLehane and the group last Friday after her viva. Congratulations Niamh!
Huge Congratulations to Niamh Lehane @NiamhLehane who passed her PhD viva voce today! 👏🍾Pictured here with her supervisor @GuiryGroupUCD & exam committee. Thanks to Prof. John Bower (extern), @palmaniello (chair) and @TheRubiniGroup (intern).
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Huge Congratulations to Niamh Lehane @NiamhLehane who passed her PhD viva voce today! 👏🍾Pictured here with her supervisor @GuiryGroupUCD & exam committee. Thanks to Prof. John Bower (extern), @palmaniello (chair) and @TheRubiniGroup (intern).
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Congratulations to the Connon group from @TCD_Chemistry on their recent publication in ChemSusChem. Many thanks to them also for dedicating this article to Pat for his 60th birthday!
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Our 2nd years Liam, Ava, Jordi, and Eoghan also presented at the poster sessions:
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Our final years Niamh and Zoe presented on their work at one of the poster sessions:
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Big thanks to the organizers of #ESOC2025! Our group had an amazing time in Copenhagen presenting our research and attending some exceptional talks. 🇩🇰
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Congrats to Fionn and Rachel on their graduation yesterday! (featuring our newest group member / @ucddublin mascot)
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Fionn joined us on Tuesday to give his lecture as this year’s Dervilla Donnelly Postgraduate Award winner:
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Our 2nd years Liam, Ava, Jordi, and Eoghan gave poster presentations in the evening:
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It was a busy day last Monday at the ICI Colloquium in @MaynoothUni - Zoe and Niamh gave presentations on their research and Eoghan also gave a flash presentation.
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I am not good at saying no when someone asks to join the group. I said yes a few times more than I expected and the group is packed this summer. Visitors from Berlin, Dublin, Caen, Alcalà, two from the UK, and summer students from UofT, plus new GS from Waterloo and Queen's
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We had a busy Wednesday this week with Liam giving a talk at the Lessons in Chemistry series, while Jordi and Eoghan presented posters at the Irish Catalysis Conference. Well done to all!
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👩🎓👨🎓 Huge congratulations to UCD Professors Michelle Norris and William Mulligan, who the Royal Irish Academy has invited to sign its members' book, Ireland's highest academic honour. Dr Maura Hiney, Adjunct Professor at the UCD Institute for Discovery, was also invited to sign
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Well done to @SarahSmoni95512 and @Aoibhinn_Downes for giving excellent talks today at the 3rd year talks event!
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Check out our recent publication on the catalytic enantioselective synthesis of α-allyl-α-aryl 1-indanones via palladium-catalysed decarboxylative asymmetric allylic alkylation: https://t.co/9j85queJPS
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