MiCRA Strategy
The centres research strategy is co-ordinated by the steering committee detailed below
Dr Eithne Dempsey – Joint Co-ordinator of CREATE and Lecturer in Chemistry.
Dr Tim McCormac - Joint Co-ordinator of CREATE and Lecturer in Chemistry.
Dr Fathi Akkari – Co-ordinator of NCAM and Lecturer in Electronic Engineering.
Dr Mary Deasy – Co-Supervisor and Senior Lecturer in Chemistry.
Dr Oliver Worsfold – MiCRA Centre manager and Principal Investigator.
The key strategic objectives of MiCRA are:
- Development of research projects within thematic area utilising the expertise of the multidisciplinary team.
- Production of intellectual property (IP) including patents, papers, know-how in the nanofabrication, synthesis, and biosensors thematic areas.
- Engagement with industry to develop IP for commercial applications within the thematic areas both nationally and internationally.
- To establish collaborations with other research groups and industrial partners from EU and further abroad.
- Develop graduate and postgraduate skills to meet the future needs of the sector from an academic and commercial point of view.
