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Serena Cussen is a Full Professor of Materials Chemistry at the School of Chemistry, University College Dublin. She graduated in Natural Sciences before earning her PhD in Chemistry at Trinity College Dublin on magnetic nanocomposite materials for imaging. Her postdoctoral work at UC Santa Barbara focused on metal-insulator transitions in oxides. She held academic positions at the University of Glasgow (2013-2018) and University of Sheffield (2018-2024) before joining UCD in 2024.
- Education: BA (Hons) in Chemistry, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Quality Management.
- Research: Interdisciplinary design of energy storage materials, solid-state electrolytes, and sustainable synthesis methods.
Key Research Areas include:
- Advanced synthesis techniques for battery materials
- Operando characterization of ion transport
- Surface chemistry and fracture mechanics in cathodes
- Science communication and gender equity in publishing
Recent Publications highlight innovations in Lithium-metal batteries, anion redox centers, and microwave-assisted manufacturing. She has pioneered Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging for nanoscale carbon analysis.
Awards include:
- RSC Interdisciplinary Prize (2023)
- ISIS Science Impact Award (2021)
- RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship (2017)
She serves as Scientific Editor for Journal of Materials Chemistry A and on advisory boards for Nanoscale, Chemistry of Materials, and Batteries & Supercaps. Her grants portfolio includes UK EPSRC, Faraday Institution, and Horizon Europe funding.
