Biography

2021-present: Full Professor of Physics, University of Limerick, Ireland

2013-2021: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor in Physics, University of Limerick, Ireland

2005-2013: Scientist in the Theory Modelling and Design Center at Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland

2003-2005: Postdoctoral fellow in Computational Biophysics at Ecole Polytechnique (Advisor: Prof Thomas Simonson)

1999-2003: PhD in Computational Chemistry at University of Limerick (Supervisor: Prof Kieran Hodnett)

Research Interests

  • predictive materials modelling
  • self-assembly
  • peptide engineering
  • molecular electronics
  • high-performance computing
  • molecular dynamics simulations
  • electronic structure calculations

Peer Reviewed Journals

2021

A Piezoelectric Ionic Cocrystal of Glycine and Sulfamic Acid

Guerin, S;Khorasani, S;Gleeson, M;O'Donnell, J;Sanii, R;Zwane, R;Reilly, AM;Silien, C;Tofail, SAM;Liu, N;Zaworotko, M;Thompson, D (2021) A Piezoelectric Ionic Cocrystal of Glycine and Sulfamic Acid. WASHINGTON : AMER CHEMICAL SOC Crystal Growth & Design :5818-5827

2021

Decision trees within a molecular memristor

Goswami, S;Pramanick, R;Patra, A;Rath, SP;Foltin, M;Ariando, A;Thompson, D;Venkatesan, T;Goswami, S;Williams, RS (2021) Decision trees within a molecular memristor. BERLIN : NATURE PORTFOLIO Nature :51-

2020

Accelerated charge transfer in water-layered peptide assemblies

Kai Tao;Joseph O’ Donnell;Hui Yuan;Ehtsham. U. Haq;Sarah Guerin;Linda J. W. Shimon;Bin Xue;Christophe Silien;Yi Cao;Damien Thompson;Rusen Yang;Syed A. M. Tofail;Ehud Gazit; (2020) Accelerated charge transfer in water-layered peptide assemblies. Energy & Environmental Science

2019

Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer

Guerin, S;O'Donnell, J;Haq, EU;McKeown, C;Silien, C;Rhen, FMF;Soulimane, T;Tofail, SAM;Thompson, D (2019) Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer. COLLEGE PK : AMER PHYSICAL SOC Physical Review Letters

2019

Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer

Guerin, S.;O'Donnell, J.;Haq, E.U.;McKeown, C.;Silien, C.;Rhen, F.M.F.;Soulimane, T.;Tofail, S.A.M.;Thompson, D.; (2019) Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer. Physical Review Letters

2019

Valence change ReRAMs (VCM) - Experiments and modelling: General discussion

Aono, M.;Baeumer, C.;Bartlett, P.;Brivio, S.;Burr, G.;Burriel, M.;Carlos, E.;Deswal, S.;Deuermeier, J.;Dittmann, R.;Du, H.;Gale, E.;Hambsch, S.;Hilgenkamp, H.;Ielmini, D.;Kenyon, A.J.;Kiazadeh, A.;Kindsmüller, A.;Kissling, G.;Köymen, I.;Menzel, S.;Pla Asesio, D.;Prodromakis, T.;Santamaria, M.;Shluger, A.;Thompson, D.;Valov, I.;Wang, W.;Waser, R.;Williams, R.S.;Wrana, D.;Wouters, D.;Yang, Y.;Zaffora, A.; (2019) Valence change ReRAMs (VCM) - Experiments and modelling: General discussion. Faraday Discussions

2019

Phase-change memories (PCM)-Experiments and modelling: General discussion

Bartlett, P.;Berg, A.I.;Bernasconi, M.;Brown, S.;Burr, G.;Foroutan-Nejad, C.;Gale, E.;Huang, R.;Ielmini, D.;Kissling, G.;Kolosov, V.;Kozicki, M.;Nakamura, H.;Rushchanskii, K.;Salinga, M.;Shluger, A.;Thompson, D.;Valov, I.;Wang, W.;Waser, R.;Williams, R.S.; (2019) Phase-change memories (PCM)-Experiments and modelling: General discussion. Faraday Discussions

2018

Ordering of Air-Oxidized Decanethiols on Au(111)

Sotthewes, K;Kap, O;Wu, HR;Thompson, D;Huskens, J;Zandvliet, HJW (2018) Ordering of Air-Oxidized Decanethiols on Au(111). WASHINGTON : AMER CHEMICAL SOC Journal Of Physical Chemistry C :8430-8436

2018

On the distinct binding modes of expansin and carbohydrate-binding module proteins on crystalline and nanofibrous cellulose: implications for cellulose degradation by designer cellulosomes

Orlowski, A,Artzi, L,Cazade, PA,Gunnoo, M,Bayer, EA,Thompson, D (2018) On the distinct binding modes of expansin and carbohydrate-binding module proteins on crystalline and nanofibrous cellulose: implications for cellulose degradation by designer cellulosomes. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP :8278-8293

2018

On the distinct binding modes of expansin and carbohydrate-binding module proteins on crystalline and nanofibrous cellulose: implications for cellulose degradation by designer cellulosomes

Adam Orłowski;Lior Artzi;Pierre-Andre Cazade;Melissabye Gunnoo;Edward A. Bayer;Damien Thompson; (2018) On the distinct binding modes of expansin and carbohydrate-binding module proteins on crystalline and nanofibrous cellulose: implications for cellulose degradation by designer cellulosomes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

2016

Nanoscale Engineering of Designer Cellulosomes

Gunnoo, M.;Cazade, P.-A.;Galera-Prat, A.;Nash, M.A.;Czjzek, M.;Cieplak, M.;Alvarez, B.;Aguilar, M.;Karpol, A.;Gaub, H.;Carrión-Vázquez, M.;Bayer, E.A.;Thompson, D.; (2016) Nanoscale Engineering of Designer Cellulosomes. Journal Of Advanced Materials

2012

Non-Covalent Functionalization of Graphene Using Self-Assembly of Alkane-Amines

Long, Brenda and Manning, Mary and Burke, Micheal and Szafranek, Bartholomaeus N. and Visimberga, Giuseppe and Thompson, Damien and Greer, James C. and Povey, Ian M. and MacHale, John and Lejosne, Guaylord and Neumaier, Daniel and Quinn, Aidan J. (2012) Non-Covalent Functionalization of Graphene Using Self-Assembly of Alkane-Amines. Advanced Functional Materials :717-725

2011

Electronic structure calculations and physicochemical experiments quantify the competitive liquid ion association and probe stabilisation effects for nitrobenzospiropyran in phosphonium-based ionic liquids.

Thompson D, Coleman S, Diamond D, Byrne R (2011) Electronic structure calculations and physicochemical experiments quantify the competitive liquid ion association and probe stabilisation effects for nitrobenzospiropyran in phosphonium-based ionic liquids.. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP :6156-6168

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