Mathematics graduates including two PhDs at the March conferring
The spring graduation ceremony took place at TU Dublin, Tallaght on Friday 21 March 2025. The School of Mathematics & Statistics was very proud to see its graduates receive their awards on this happy occasion.
The School of Mathematics & Statistics is extremely proud to feature the recent graduation for graduates of its programmes. Graduates included Svetlana Abdrachmanova and Catherine Quinlan (pictured above) who were awarded the MSc in Applied Mathematics and Jack Lyons and Maged Shaban who received doctorates. In addition, graduands were awarded the exit award from our full-time undergraduate programme, BSc Mathematical Sciences. We are delighted to celebrate the success of all our graduates and to honour the hard work and dedication that has led them to their achievement. Graduation is a proud day for many, including the friends and family who have supported our students throughout their journey. It is always a pleasure to welcome family and friends to this special occasion and celebrate together.
Dr Jack Lyons was awarded his doctorate for a thesis entitled Mathematical Modelling of Hybrid Photonic Structures for Holographic Sensors. His work is cross-disciplinary, supervised by Dr Dana Mackey, and working closely with Prof Izabela Naydenova of the School of Physics, Clinical and Optometric Sciences. It develops a mathematical framework for modelling the formation of holographic gratings in hybrid photopolymer-based nanocomposites with the aim of optimising their holographic recording properties for optical sensing applications. It involved close collaboration with the Centre for Industrial and Engineering Optics (IEO).
Dr Maged Shaban received his PhD for his work, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of the Photopolymerization Process in Different Industrial Applications. The thesis investigates the evolution of photopolymerization kinetics through mathematical modelling and simulation in different industrial applications, such as stereolithography, ceramics additive manufacturing, and photonic crystal fabrication. The work was once again extremely collaborative, supervised by Dr Dana Mackey working with Prof Izabela Naydenova, the IEO and other research groups.
Both research projects are very strong examples of the importance of mathematics to the modelling of industrial problems and complex physical processes and systems, its potential to contribute to addressing the major scientific and societal challenges we face globally, and the collaborative nature of research in the School of Mathematics & Statistics.
As always, we hope to keep in close contact with all our graduates and to learn and share in their future journeys and successes. We wish them all the best of luck.