Kieran Hodnett
Professor
Chemical Sciences
University of Limerick
Ireland
Biography
(1996-present) Professor of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick. (2013-present) Scientific Director, Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, http://www.ul.ie/sspc/home. (2008-2013) Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Limerick. (2007- 2013) Lead PI, Solid State Pharamaceutical Cluster. (1998-2004) Director, Materials and Surface Science Institute. (1994-1997) Head, Dept of Chemical and Environmental Sciences. (1994-1996) Senior Lecturer (Physical Chemistry). (1988-1994) Lecturer (As above). (1993-1994) Assistant Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Limerick. (1984-1987) Assistant Lecturer (as above). (1983-1984) and (1980-1982) Chercheur, Groupe de Physico-Chimie Minerale et de Catalyse, Universite Catholique de Louvain,Belgium. (1982-1983) Post-doctoral research fellow. Dept of Chemistry, Univ of Waterloo,Ontario.
Research Interest
Crystallization of Pharmaceutical Compounds Elucidation of the mechanism of heterogeneous crystallisation or precipitation onto excipient particles or onto pre manufactured granules Control of the selectivity of API attachment to excipient to avoid nucleation in solution Stabilisation of API nanoparticles through excipient-API interaction Control of API crystallinity, orientation/morphological and polymorph selection through excipient-API interactions
Publications
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Mc Cullagh, E; McMonagle, JB; Hodnett, BK (1990) 'Selective oxidation of methyl ethly ketone over vanadium phosphorus oxide catalysts' In: Elsevier, M. Guisnet et al (eds). Heterogeneous Catalysis and Fine Chemicals II, Poitiers Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis.
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Hodnett, BK; Delmon, B (1986) 'Synergy in catalytic reactions involving hydrogen: Possible role of surface mobile species' In: L.Cerveny ed. Elsevier, Amsterdam (eds). Catalytic Hydrogenation: A Modern Approach.
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Hodnett, BK (2000) Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation. New York: JWiley.
