Anne Shanahan BSc (Hons) MSc

Brief Profile:

Graduated with BSc (Hons) in Chemistry in 1996 and then with an MSc (by research) in Environmental Chemistry from University of Wales, Bangor in 1998. Thesis title: 'Characterisation of Simazine Degradation, Transport and Movement in Agricultural Soils'

Subsequently worked as a Research Technician for the University of Wales, Bangor before moving into the automotive rubber extrusion industry in the West Midlands. Then went on to work for the MOD at the Faslane Naval Base in Scotland as a Radiochemist /Certified Confined Space Competent Analyst before moving to Quintiles Scotland as a Mass Spectrometry Scientist for two years.

Returned to live and work in Dublin in 2004 as the in-house LC-MS Specialist/Chemist in the Veterinary Toxicology section of the State Laboratory for 19 months before joining DIT in Oct 2005.

Research Interests:

My research interests still lie predominately within Environmental Chemistry. I undertook PhD research (part time) in Nov 2006 in the area of SWCNT supported nanocatalysts and their environmental applications in collaboration with University College Dublin.

Journal Publications:

“The Bundle Dispersion of SWCNT on Interaction with p-Terphenyl”,

Theresa G. Hedderman, Anika S. Mostaert, Anne E. Shanahan and Hugh J. Byrne

New Carbon Materials, 2009, 24(1):73-82

Conference Proceedings:

“Proceedings of 5th ICEC Queen’s University Belfast 31st August-3rd September 2008”

Presentations:

Poster presented at 5th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis at Queen's University Belfast 31st August-3rd September 2008 entitled:

'Preparation, characterisation and activity testing of Gold catalysts supported on Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes'.