European Research Council (ERC) Grants
UCD College of Engineering & Architecture hosts several (opens in a new window)European Research Council (ERC) Grant Awardees all of whom are listed below.
The ERC is amongst the most prestigious and competitive EU funding schemes to support frontier research, providing researchers with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs.
ERC Advanced Grants award funding of up to €2.5 million for a period of 5 years to established, leading researchers with a proven track-record of significant research achievements over the past decade. This funding enables researchers to explore their most innovative and ambitious ideas.
ERC Consolidator Grants award funding of up to €2 million for a period of 5 years to researchers with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD, with a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal. This funding enables researchers to consolidate their independence by establishing / consolidating a research team and continuing to develop a successful career in Europe.
ERC Starter Grants award funding of up to €1.5 million for a period of 5 years to researchers with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, who have a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal.
Proof-of-Concept awards provide a lump sum of €150,000 for a period of 18 months to researchers who already have an ERC award, to establish proof of concept of an idea that was generated during their ERC-funded projects.
ERC Grants Hosted in the UCD College of Engineering & Architecture
ERC Advanced Grant Awardees
- Prof Niall English, UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, ERC-2022-ADG
(opens in a new window)NIMBLE - NANO-PERSONALITY: ENGINEERING AND MANIPULATING GREEN SOLVENTS BY NANO-BUBBLES - Prof Eoin Casey, UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, ERC-2021-ADG
(opens in a new window)ABSOLUTE - Analysis of Biofilm Solid Interactions Underpinning Wastewater Treatment
ERC Consolidator Grant Awardees
- Prof Niamh Nowlan, UCD School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, ERC-2023-COG
ReZone - Regulation of Articular Cartilage Zonal Emergence: Harnessing Developmental Pathways to Enhance Regeneration - Associate Prof Philip Cardiff, UCD School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, ERC-2022-COG
(opens in a new window)XenoSim - Providing Computational Insights into Cardiac Xenotransplantation - Prof Dimitrios Zevgolis, UCD School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, ERC-2019-COG
(opens in a new window)ACHIEVE - Advanced Cellular Hierarchical Tissue-Imitations based on Excluded Volume Effect - Prof Madeleine Lowery, UCD School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, ERC-2014-COG
(opens in a new window)DBSModel - Multiscale Modelling of the Neuromuscular System for Closed Loop Deep Brain Stimulation
ERC Starter Grant Awardees
- Dr Fiona Freeman, UCD School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, ERC-2022-STG
(opens in a new window)META-CHIP - Development of a lung METAstasis-on-a-CHIP model for osteosarcoma as a biomimetic testing platform for drug discovery and therapeutic innovation - Associate Prof Elaine Corbett, UCD School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, ERC-2022-STG
(opens in a new window)MYODECISION - Neuromuscular-cognitive interactions in sensorimotor decision making - Associate Prof Dieter Kogler, UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, ERC-2016-STG
(opens in a new window)TechEvo - Technology Evolution in Regional Economies - Prof Aoife Gowen, UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering, ERC-2013-STG
(opens in a new window)BioWater - Development of new chemical imaging techniques to understand the function of water in biocompatibility, biodegradation and biofouling - Prof Robert Staszewski, UCD School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, ERC-2012-STG
(opens in a new window)TDRFSP - Time-Domain RF and Analog Signal Processing - Adjunct Prof Debra Laefer, UCD School of Civil Engineering, ERC-2012-STG
(opens in a new window)RETURN – Rethinking Tunnelling in Urban Neighbourhoods - Prof Eoin Casey, UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, ERC-2011-STG
(opens in a new window)AFFIRM - Analysis of Biofilm Mediated Fouling of Nanofiltration Membranes
ERC Proof of Concept Grant Awardees
- Prof Dimitrios Zevgolis, UCD School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, ERC-2023-POC
(opens in a new window)DECIPHER - Decellularised Extracellular Carpets for the Innovative Production of Human Engineered Replicates - Prof Madeleine Lowery, UCD School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, ERC-2019-POC
(opens in a new window)DBScontrol - Implementation and preclinical testing of a closed-loop control system for deep brain stimulation - Prof Aoife Gowen, UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering, ERC-2018-POC
(opens in a new window)HyperBio - Vis-NIR Hyperspectral imaging for biomaterial quality control - Prof Eoin Casey, UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, ERC-2017-POC
(opens in a new window)ANEMONE - Antibiofouling Nanopatterned Electrospun Membranes for Nanofiltration Applications - Prof Eoin Casey, UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, ERC-2014-POC
(opens in a new window)SmartSpacer - Biofouling control in nanofiltration and reverse osmosis processes using a smart polymer approach - Adjunct Prof Debra Fern Laefer, UCD School of Civil Engineering, ERC-2013-POC
(opens in a new window)RETURNPOC - Proof of Concept for Rethinking Tunnels in Urban Neighbourhoods