Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), has awarded almost €300k to DIT researchers working in the Photonics Research Centre (PRC) and in CREST - the Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology.

The DIT award winners, and their research areas, are:
• Dr Qiang Wu, Photonics Research Centre, DIT:
“Optical acoustic sensing based on an SMS fibre structure”
• Professor Gerald Farrell and Dr Ginu Rajan, Photonics Research Centre, DIT:
“Sensorized Intra-luminal Staplers for laparoscopic Surgical Anastomosis”
• Dr Brendan Duffy, Senior Research Manager, CREST, DIT:
“Controlled Oxidation of Adsorbable Magnesium Stents”
The Photonics Research Centre in DIT undertakes research in photonics, with a particular emphasis on optical sensing. The Centre is located in the School of Electronic and Communications Engineering and is led by its Director, Professor Gerald Farrell and Principal Investigator, Yuliya Semenova. They are supported by a multi-national team of senior and post-doctoral researchers and doctoral graduate students.