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AMBER Researchers awarded funding for projects under the Government of Ireland investment in early-career researchers

30 October 2024

Congratulations to three AMBER Researchers who have been awarded funding for projects under the Government of Ireland and Research Ireland investment in early-career researchers postgraduate scholarship and postdoctoral fellowship programmes.

  • Theo Bolger of Trinity College Dublin will work for 36 months on project: ‘Tuning the properties of novel oxide materials for energy saving smart window applications.’
  • Andrés Felipe Quintero Jaime of University of Limerick will work for 24 months on project: ‘A Biphasic (Photo)electrochemical Platform to Regenerate the Redox Cofactors NADH and NAD+ to Enable the Use of NADH/NAD+-dependent Enzymatic Biocatalysts at Scale, Economically, and with an Enhanced Turnover Frequency’
  • Gabriela Soares Kronemberger of Trinity College Dublin will work for 24 months on project: ‘Biofabrication of Functional Meniscal Grafts using Fibrocartilage Microtissues’

The highly-competitive programme enables the development of high-level skills and knowledge for current and future challenges across a variety of settings, including industry, the public sector, civil society and academia.

All awardees are based in Ireland’s higher education and research-performing organisations. The scheme is a unique facet of the Research Ireland portfolio, facilitating early-career researchers to lead on the development and implementation of their research idea. The investment this year will fund 210 postgraduate scholars and 80 postdoctoral fellows.

Full list of projects and researchers awarded here

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