Biography
Lecturer in the Department of Physics working on computationally-guided crystal engineering of organic crystals for pharmaceutical and energy harvesting applications.ERC Starting Grant Fellow, SSPC Funded Investigator.
In the news:
https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2023/12/21/an-eye-to-scientific-research-developments-in-2024/
https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2023/11/22/ucc-based-expert-in-gut-health-named-sfi-researcher-of-the-year-for-2023/
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/crystal-sensor-pipe-leak-detection-irish-research
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https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/crystals-research-sarah-guerin-sspc
Research Interests
- Density Functional Theory
- Computational Chemistry
- Molecular Modelling
- Pharmaceutical Crystals: Modelling, Engineering, Co-crystallisation, Processing
- Organic Piezoelectric Crystals: Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Biominerals
- Characterisation of Piezoelectric Materials
- Crystal Growth
- Mechanical Properties of Crystalline Materials
- Eco-Friendly Sensing and Energy Harvesting
- Science Education and Outreach
Professional Activities
Award
- 2021 - Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year
- 2018 - Young Scientist of the Year
Association
- Associate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Member, Microscopy Society of Ireland
- Member, British Association of Crystal Growth
- Member, Royal Microscopy Society
- Associate Member, IEEE
Committee
- SSPC Mental Health Working Group,