MANAGEMENT

DIRECTOR

  • Following a PhD from University College Cork in 2010 John moved as a research fellow to the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University Of Singapore. In August 2010 he was awarded an INSPIRE Marie Curie Fellowship which he undertook at the University of Oxford where he was hosted in Vlatko Vedral’s quantum information theory group. In August 2013 he moved to The Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste Italy and remained there until October 2017 where he moved as Research Assistant Professor to Trinity College Dublin with a SFI Royal Society University Fellowship for a project on Thermodynamics for Quantum Technologies.

    Following the award of a Starting Grant from the European Research Council, in 2018 he founded the QuSys group at Trinity. John is interested in the interface of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics and in particular on how irreversibility emerges from quantum dynamics of complex many body systems.

    He has worked on a number of different areas including ultra cold atomic physics, statistical mechanics and quantum information. He was promoted to the position of Associate Professor at TCD in October 2019. In July of 2020 John was elected to the Young Academy of Europe. He has attracted over 5 million euro in research funding since joining Trinity College Dublin and most recently has forged partnerships with both Microsoft Ireland and IBM. He directs the MSc programme in Quantum Science and Technology at Trinity College Dublin and along with generous support of Microsoft Ireland has introduced the TCD-Microsoft Scholarships for the two best Female MSc applicants.

  • Dr. Chris Keely is based in Trinity Innovation, his office links to industry and the business community to develop partnerships which enable industry to benefit from the world leading teaching, research and infrastructure at Trinity College. Chris holds a PhD in Experimental Physics and brings over 25 years of experience working in and with, technology-focused multinational and indigenous Irish companies in technology development, business generation and industry/academic engagement.

  • Lorraine Byrne is the Executive Director of CRANN and the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) which is headquartered at Trinity College Dublin. Lorraine has leadership responsibility for non-scientific functions of CRANN and AMBER, including governance, industry engagement, business planning, international funding diversification, communications and government and public sector engagement.

    Prior to joining AMBER, Lorraine had an 18-year career within the Imaging and Printing Division of Hewlett Packard (HP) where she worked as a scientist and technology strategist across a number of functions including failure analysis, ink and materials chemistry and research and development. As part of this role, she had responsibility for a research programme focussed on flexible and transparent electronics and displays and managed research collaborations with Universities and other Global HP Divisions working within the programme.

    Lorraine has a first-class honours degree in Analytical Science and. PhD in Chemistry both from Dublin City University. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Nanotechnology from University of Oxford and a Diploma in Company Direction from Institute of Directors.