Nanolab Triumphs at TU Dublin Research and Innovation Awards night 2025
TU Dublin has celebrated the outstanding achievements of its research and innovation community at the 2025 TU Dublin Research and Innovation Awards, and Case Study Awards held on Monday 3rd of November in the Concert Hall at the university’s Grangegorman campus. Nanolab Research Centre members have been continueing winning awards in the past three years.
The Nanolab would like to congratulate our Nanolab Research Centre members on their achievements and contribution to the University.
This year, we won the Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Transformation catergory in the Case Study Award
Nanomaterial-derived Biosensors and Diagnostics with Industry 
Dr. Gordon Cooke, Dr Bilal Javed, Dr. Furong Tian and President Dr. Deirdre Lillis (from Left to right)
Congratulations to all the members who were shortlisted
Early Researcher Career Award
- Dr Bilal Javed
Established Researcher Career Award
- Dr Furong Tian
Excellence in Provision of Support to Researchers
- Professor Hugh J. Byrne
Community Engaged Research Award
- Professor Christine O'Connor
Multidisciplinary Research Team Award
- Nanolab Research Centre & Dr Furong Tian
Innovation Impact Award
- Dr Azza Silotry Naik
Case Study Competition
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Safety and Compliance in Cosmetics – Dr Furong Tian / Gayathree Thenuwara
A big cheer to all Nanolab members and collaborators-here’s to our continued success and innovation. Go Nanolab!
We also acknolwedged external collabrators
| Mr. Christopher Lai from Trinity Biotech |
| Mr. Garrett Moran from Oriflame |
| Dr. Dana Ziuzina from ENVA |
| Dr. Sive Geoghegan from Graph Engineering |
| Dr. Rubina Shaikh from ScreenLink Healthcare |
| Dr. Giovani Estrada from National College of Ireland |
| Dr. David Perez-Guaita from University of Valencia |
| Mrs. Rita Byrne from St James' Hospital |
| Mr. Muhammad Zia Ul Haq |
Dr Julie Dunne, Dr Gemma Kinsella and Dr Graham O'Neill cheered to us from the Executive Team of School of Food Science and Environmental Health. Dr. Swarna Jaiswal (Innovation Impact Award Winner), Dr. Tao Zhang (Active Researchers), Dr Elena Alexa (Nominated Researcher) joined our celebration.
Dr Bilal Javed, Dr. Furong Tian, Prof. John Donovan, Dr. Mary Deasy, President Dr. Deirdre Lillis, Paul Maguire, Dr. Gordon Cooke, Dr Emma Murphy, Dr Dympna O’Sullivan (from Left to right at front line)