Michael Morris
Director
Chemistry
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
Prof Michael Morris graduated with a PhD from Liverpool University in 1982. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Imperial College in London before moving to Strathclyde University as a lecturer before, in 1987, taking an ICI endowed lectureship at Cardiff University for research into surface science and catalysis. This was followed by a move to ICI as a research scientist with particular interest in developing high temperature catalysts and during this period he worked with academic groups in Cambridge, Nottingham, UMIST and Edinburgh. He was appointed to a post in Materials Chemistry at UCC in 1993 and now holds the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry and is current Head of the Department of Chemistry at the university. He is an adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Trinity College Dublin and visiting Professor at the University of Orleons. Prof Morris is also a Principal Investigator at the Tyndall National Institute.
Research Interest
Within CRANN, the Morris research group focuses on the development of nanoelectronic devices which has strong links to Intel. Their work centres on the development of self-organised block copolymers for the generation of precise surface patterns which can be transferred into substrates to create novel nanodimensioned device structures. The group also uses chemical based processes for developing nanoengineered surface coatings and treatments which have superior function compared to standard materials. This expertise is the basis of important industry relationships including DePuy, (synthesis of apatite materials) and Merck Millipore (novel membrane technologies). The group has strong expertise in the solid state chemistry of lanthanide oxides and their use in catalysis, environmental mediation and electronics. Michael Morris is a founder of Glantreo, a SME spin out for Cork, and maintains links in developing novel stationary phase materials for chromatography applications.
Publications
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Salaun, Mathieu; Zelsmann, Marc; Archambault, Sophie; Borah, Dipu; Kehagias, Nikolaos; Simao, Claudia; Lorret, Olivier; Shaw, Matthew T; Torres, Clivia M Sotomayor; Morris, Mickael A;, Fabrication of highly ordered sub-20 nm silicon nanopillars by block copolymer lithography combined with resist design, J. Mater. Chem. C, 1, (22), 2013, p3544-3550
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Cruz-Romero, MC; Murphy, T; Morris, M; Cummins, E; Kerry, JP; , Antimicrobial activity of chitosan, organic acids and nano-sized solubilisates for potential use in smart antimicrobially-active packaging for potential food applications , Food Control, 34, (2), 2013, p393-397
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Borah, Dipu; Rasappa, Sozaraj; Senthamaraikannan, Ramsankar; Holmes, Justin D; Morris, Michael A; , Tuning PDMS Brush Chemistry by UV-O3 Exposure for PS-b-PDMS Microphase Separation and Directed Self-assembly, Langmuir , 29, (28), 2013, p8959-8968
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Holmes, Justin; Lotty, Olan; Biswas, Subhajit; Ghoshal, Tandra; Glynn, Colm; ODwyer, Colm; Petkov, Nikolay; Morris, MA;, Containing the Catalyst: Diameter Controlled Ge Nanowire Growth, J. Mater. Chem. C, 1, (29), 2013, p4450-4456
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Sinturel, Christophe; Vayer, Marylène; Morris, Michael; Hillmyer, Marc A;, Solvent Vapor Annealing of Block Polymer Thin Films, Macromolecules, 46, (14), 2013, p5399-5415
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Rasappa, Sozaraj; Borah, Dipu; Senthamaraikannan, Ramsankar; Faulkner, Colm C; Wang, Jing J; Holmes, Justin D; Morris, Michael A;, Fabrication of Germanium Nanowire Arrays by Block Copolymer Lithography , Science of Advanced Materials, 5, (7), 2013, p782-787
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O Driscoll, Benjamin; Kelly, Roisin A; Shaw, Matthew; Mokarian-Tabari, Parvaneh; Liontos, George; Ntetsikas, Konstantinos; Avgeropoulos, Apostolos A; Petkov, Nikolay; Morris, Michael A, Achieving Structural Control with Thin Polystyrene-b-Polydimethylsiloxane Block Copolymer Films: The Complex Relationship of Interface Chemistry, Annealing Methodology and Process Conditions, European Polymer Journal, 49, (11), 2013, 3445-3454
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Dipu Borah Mathieu Salaun Barbara Kosmala Michael Morris , Soft-graphoepitaxy using nanoimprinted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane substrates for the directed self-assembly of PS-b-PDMS, European Polymer Journal , 49, (11), 2013, p3512 - 2013
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Ghoshal, Tandra; Maity, Tuhin; Senthamaraikannan, Ramsankar; Shaw, Matthew T; Carolan, Patrick; Holmes, Justin D; Roy, Saibal; Morris, Michael A;, Size and space controlled hexagonal arrays of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanodots: magnetic studies and application Scientific reports, Scientific Reports , 3, 2013, pArticle number 2772
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Flynn, EJ; Keane, DA; Tabari, PM; Morris, MA; , Pervaporation performance enhancement through the incorporation of mesoporous silica spheres into PVA membranes, Separation and Purification Technology, 118, 2013, p73-80
