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Niall J. English
Born
Dublin, Ireland
CitizenshipIrish
EducationUniversity College Dublin (BE, PhD)
Occupation(s)Academic, inventor, chemical engineer

Niall J. English is an Irish chemical engineer,[1] inventor[2] and researcher.[3] He is a co-founder and director of two "spin-out" companies associated with University College Dublin.[4][1]

Early life and education

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Niall J. English was born in Dublin, Ireland.[citation needed] He obtained a first class honours degree in Chemical engineering from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2000, and completed a Ph.D. in 2003.[1]

Career

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In 2004-2005, English worked as a research assistant at the US DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh.[4] Between 2005 and 2007, he worked for Chemical Computing Group in Cambridge, Great Britain.[1] During this time, he developed molecular simulation codes, protocols, and methods for biomolecular simulation.[1]

In January 2007, English was hired as a lecturer at UCD's School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.[1][5] He was promoted to senior lecturer in 2014 and professor in 2017.[1]

English’s research specializes in nanoscience, energy, gas hydrates, solar and renewable energies, and simulation of electromagnetic field effects on (nano) materials and biological systems.[1]

As of 2021, he was a co-founder and director of BioSimulytics and Aqua-B.[5][1][6] Both companies are backed by the EIC-Accelerator program.[1]

In 2023, he took legal action against UCD to block the university from granting a commercialization license to his rival companies.[2][7] The case was settled out of court.[8]

Publications

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  • (2012b). Photo-induced charge separation across the graphene–tio2 interface is faster than energy losses: A time-domain ab initio analysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134/34: 14238–48. DOI: 10.1021/ja3063953[9]
  • (2015). English, N. J., & Waldron, C. J. Perspectives on External Electric Fields in molecular simulation: Progress, prospects and challenges. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. The Royal Society of Chemistry.[10]
  • (2003) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Molecular dynamics simulations of microwave heating of water. AIP Publishing. AIP Publishing.
  • (2007) Rosenbaum, E. J., English, N. J., Johnson, J. K., Shaw, D. W., & Warzinski, R. P. (2007). Thermal conductivity of methane hydrate from experiment and molecular simulation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111/46: 13194–205. DOI: 10.1021/jp074419o[11]
  • (2005) English, N. J., Johnson, J. K., & Taylor, C. E. Molecular-dynamics simulations of Methane Hydrate Dissociation. AIP Publishing. AIP Publishing.
  • (2014) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Perspectives on molecular simulation of clathrate hydrates: Progress, prospects and challenges. Chemical Engineering Science. Pergamon.[12]
  • (2010) Long, R., & English, N. J. Synergistic effects on band gap-narrowing in Titania by codoping from first-principles calculations. Chemistry of Materials, 22/5: 1616–23. DOI: 10.1021/cm903688z
  • (2004) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Theoretical studies of the kinetics of methane hydrate crystallization in external electromagnetic fields. The Journal of chemical physics. U.S. National Library of Medicine.[13]
  • (2003a) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. (2003a). Hydrogen bonding and molecular mobility in liquid water in external electromagnetic fields. AIP Publishing.
  • (2009) Long, R., & English, N. J.First-principles calculation of nitrogen-tungsten codoping effects on the band structure of anatase-titania. AIP Publishing.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Niall English - BIO". people.ucd.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Inventors' dispute over UCD 'nanobubble' technology enters Commercial Court". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Niall J. English's research while affiliated with University College Dublin and other places". Research Gate.
  4. ^ a b "Professor Niall English - UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering". ucd.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "'The thrill of the hunt of invention is what really drives me'". Silicon Republic. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "BioSimulytics Wins University College Dublin's 2019 Start- Up of the Year Award - UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering". ucd.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ "UCD professor seeking to block university from granting commercialisation licence to rival company". Irish Independent. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ "High Court dispute over commercialisation of water invention is settled". The Irish Times. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ^ Long, Run; English, Niall J.; Prezhdo, Oleg V. (29 August 2012). "Photo-induced Charge Separation across the Graphene–TiO 2 Interface Is Faster than Energy Losses: A Time-Domain ab Initio Analysis". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134 (34): 14238–14248. Bibcode:2012JAChS.13414238L. doi:10.1021/ja3063953. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 22880690.
  10. ^ English, Niall J.; Waldron, Conor J. (6 May 2015). "Perspectives on external electric fields in molecular simulation: progress, prospects and challenges". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17 (19): 12407–12440. Bibcode:2015PCCP...1712407E. doi:10.1039/C5CP00629E. ISSN 1463-9084. PMID 25903011.
  11. ^ Rosenbaum, Eilis J.; English, Niall J.; Johnson, J. Karl; Shaw, David W.; Warzinski, Robert P. (1 November 2007). "Thermal Conductivity of Methane Hydrate from Experiment and Molecular Simulation". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 111 (46): 13194–13205. doi:10.1021/jp074419o. ISSN 1520-6106. PMID 17967008.
  12. ^ English, Niall J.; MacElroy, J. M. D. (6 January 2015). "Perspectives on molecular simulation of clathrate hydrates: Progress, prospects and challenges". Chemical Engineering Science. 2013 Danckwerts Special Issue on Molecular Modelling in Chemical Engineering. 121: 133–156. Bibcode:2015ChEnS.121..133E. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2014.07.047. ISSN 0009-2509.
  13. ^ English, Niall J.; MacElroy, J. M. D. (1 June 2004). "Theoretical studies of the kinetics of methane hydrate crystallization in external electromagnetic fields". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 120 (21): 10247–10256. Bibcode:2004JChPh.12010247E. doi:10.1063/1.1730092. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 15268049.


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