For almost 40 years (opens in a new window)BOC Gases Ireland Ltd has generously sponsored the annual award for best research project amongst 3rd and 4th year PhD students in UCD School of Chemistry.
The competition is announced each year and applications are submitted by interested and eligible PhD students before a deadline. Applications are comprised of a research project summary including research objectives, results achieved and list of publications. Copies of publications are also a key part of applications.
Each year a judging panel comprised of UCD School of Chemistry academics is convened. They work together to identify the best project or projects reading the submissions and meeting to discuss their decision on the winner(s). The prize can be awarded to one student or jointly between a number of students.
The 2024/2025 BOC Gases Award was won jointly by Ruairi Crawford ((opens in a new window)Baumann Research Group) and Dominik Duleba ((opens in a new window)Johnson Research Group).
L to R: Head of School James Sullivan, Mr Kieran Hennessy from BOC Gases Ireland Ltd, Ruairi Crawford, Dominik Duleba, Supervisors Robert Johnson and Marcus Baumann, and Vitaly Buckin.
On Friday 25th of April 2025 Mr Kieran Hennessy, Business and Relations Manager from BOC Gases visited the School to hear talks by both winners and to present their awards.
Associate Professor Vitaly Buckin who convened the judging panel to assess the entries congratulated all of the graduate research students who submitted on the very high standard of the projects.
You can read more about Dominik and Ruairi and their winning research projects at BOC Awards Joint Winners 2024/2025.
BOC Gases Awards 2023/2024
In 2023/2024 the BOC Gases Award was made jointly to Arlene Bonner, Emer Farrell, Adam O'Connell and M. Rosa Fernandez Pison (pictured below).
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L to R: M. Rosa Fernandez Pison, Emer Farrell, Arlene Bonner, Adam O'Connell, Mr Dermot Browne from BOC Gases Ireland Ltd.,
and Associate Professor Tony Keene.
You can read more about Arlene ((opens in a new window)Baumann Research Group), Emer (opens in a new window)(Johnson Research Group), Adam ((opens in a new window)O'Reilly Research Group) and Rosa ((opens in a new window)Phillips Research Group) and their winning research projects at BOC Awards Joint Winners 2023/2024.
All the previous winners (from 1987) are listed here.
Kindly sponsored by BOC Gases Ireland Ltd.