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Professor Nicholas Dunne is the Chair of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Deputy Dean at Dublin City University (DCU), leading the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering. He is also the Founding Executive Director of Biodesign Europe and Executive Director of DCU's Medical Engineering Research Centre. Additionally, he holds adjunct roles at Trinity College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on biomaterials for orthopaedic applications, drug delivery systems, and bone regeneration, with notable contributions to nanoparticle-based therapies and biomaterial interfaces. Dunne has secured over €37.5M in research funding and authored +250 peer-reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of multiple societies and has received awards such as the RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship (2010). His work bridges materials science, engineering, and biology, with applications in chronic wound healing, bone metastases, and non-union fractures.
- Education: PhD from Queen's University Belfast, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (QUB), B.Sc. (Hons) from Athlone Regional Technical College.
- Professional Roles: Editor of Biomaterials Advances, Board Member of Regenerative Biomaterials, and member of the European Society for Biomaterials Council.
Research Interests: Multidisciplinary biomaterials development for therapeutic responses, with emphasis on:
- Host/biomaterial interface mechanisms
- Therapeutic nanoparticle delivery systems
- 3D bioprinting for tissue engineering
- Smart hydrogels for on-demand drug release
Grants & Funding: €19M as Principal Investigator (PI) and €18.5M as Co-Investigator, supported by EU, SFI, Innovate UK, and industry partnerships.
Labs & Teams: Leads the Medical Engineering Research Centre (MedEng) and collaborates with Trinity Centre for Bioengineering and Queen's University Belfast's Advanced Materials clusters. Active in Biodesign Europe initiatives for medical innovation.
