Nigel Kent

Dr. Nigel Kent is an Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of School at Dublin City University's School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering. His research focuses on microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip systems, environmental sensors, and additive manufacturing. He has developed portable optical sensors for water quality monitoring and pioneered centrifugal microfluidic platforms for field diagnostics.

Research domains include:

• Design of programmable fluidic networks
• Phosphate detection in freshwater systems
• 3D-printed microstructured molds for microfluidics
• Pathogen detection in marine environments
• Sustainable agriculture sensor technologies

His publications demonstrate consistent innovation in environmental monitoring technology and microfluidic instrumentation. Recent work emphasizes agricultural nutrient management and marine sensor networks.