Senior Lecturer

Email: gordon.chambers@TUDublin.ie

Tel: (01) 220 5713

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Graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology with a Diploma in Applied Science (Physics and Chemistry) in 1997 and with a first class honours BSc in Physics and Chemistry from Trinity College Dublin in 1997.

Received PhD, from Dublin Institute of Technology, in 2001 with a research thesis entitled "In situ spectroscopic monitoring of the electronic transport properties of fullerene thin films".

In the past he has held a Senior Research Fellow position within the Nanostructures group in Media Lab Europe, research partner of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Working on the development of molecular electronics and nano-sensor technology. After which he joined the Physics of Molecular Materials group in the DIT as Postdoctoral Researcher. At same time he held a Research Associate position in Trinity College Dublin working with the Functional Materials Group.

Currently he is a lecturer in the School of Physics of DIT and consults on the implementation and societal impacts of nanotechnology to both private industry and government bodies. Much of his research is now carried out within DITs Nanolab housed within the Focas institute.

Research Interests and activities:

1. Nanostructures and composite fabrication and characterisation.

2. Nanostructures and composite application development.

2. Optical and spectroscopy techniques for rapid throughput analysis.

3. Nanotoxicology

4. Integrating nano-science and society.

Current/Past Post-graduate research students:

1. “Nonlinear electronic and optical processes in fullerene thin films”, DIT Masters, Siobhán Phelan, conferred October 2004

2. “Carbon Nanotubes as Templates for Supramolecular Organisation of Organic Molecules”, DIT PhD, Theresa Hedderman, conferred October 2006

3. “Phsyiochemical indicators of carbon nanotube toxicity ” DIT Masters, Alan Casey, conferred October 2007

4. “Electroabsorption for probing the nature of Excited States in organic molecular systems”, DIT PhD, Garrett Farrell, ongoing

5. “Systematic study of the Excited State Properties of Fullerene Nanostructures” DIT PhD, Johnathan Moghal, ongoing.

6. “Determination of the leaching and migration potential of Metallic Nanoparticles from Food Packaging”. Niall Ó Claonadh ongoing

7. “Physico – Chemical Properties of Nano - particles of Technological Relevance” to be filled

8. “Pedagogical considerations in Nanoscience and Technology” to be filled

Publications

• Number of peer review publications >50
• Number of citations based on ISI Web of Science citation index ~1000

Publications

1. “Raman spectroscopic study of excited states and photo-polymerisation of C60 from solution” G. Chambers, H.J. Byrne Chem Phys Lett. 302 (1999) 307-311

2. “Electronic properties of structurally modified C60 films” K. Henderson, G. Chambers, H.J. Byrne, Synthetic Metals 103 2360-2361 (1999)

3. “Photoexcited states and electronic processes in C60 thin films” G. Chambers, H.J. Byrne Molecular Materials 13 193-200 (2000)

4. “Structure and characterisation of the C60 photo-polymer produced from solution” G. Chambers, K. Henderson, A.B. Dalton, B. Mc Carthy, H.J. Byrne. Synthetic Metals, 121 (2001) 1111-1112