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BOC Gases Award Presentation
Diana awarded 2nd place prize from BOC Gases for her work on In-Silico Catalyst Design
Manchester News Article
Recent work published in Nature Communications was featured in a University of Manchester news article as the first convincing demonstration that neutral chalcogen-bond donors can deliver enantioselective catalysis.
3rd Year Talk Best Theoretical Chemistry Presentation Award
James awarded with Best Theoretical Chemistry Presentation Award from ChemPGR 2026 for his presentation on Computational Design of σ-hole Organocatalysts
Beilstein Talks Webinar
Beilstein journals invited Dr. Cristina Trujillo to give a talk as part of the "Beilstein Talks" webinar series. Her talk was titled "Computationally-led Catalyst Design".
BOC Gases Award Presentation
Iñigo awarded 2nd place prize from BOC Gases for his work on Cinchona-based Catalysts.
Iñigo Graduation Ceremony
Iñigo graduated from Trinity College Dublin having attained his PhD in Phase Transfer Catalysis
Science Featured Article
Recycling Reinvented: Rethinking Catalysts for a Greener Future Our nice comp - exp collaboration with Prof. Connon at the School of Chemistry Trinity College featured in Science Featured. This study has revealed a new pathway for PET degradation, rethinking cholinium's role and advancing more efficient catalysts. Great work by our Diana Bura.
Best poster award CBOND2022online ChemEurope
Iñigo, amongst the winners of the poster award over the CBOND 2022.
Poster award winners WATOC2022
Iñigo, amongst the winners of the poster award over the WATOC 2020 Congress (World Association of Theoretical and Computational) being held in Vancouver!!
TCD Chemistry Education and Public Engagement Symposium 2022
The TCD Chemistry EPE Symposium is the annual showcase of the Chemistry Education and Public Engagement (EPE) activities and projects. The TCD Chemistry EPE module provides valuable training for PhD researchers in communication, presentation, education and public engagement skills. The symposium features a mix of guest speakers and presentations from the Chemistry EPE Module project teams.
Nika and Rica presented a project titled: "A Computational Approach to Chemistry"
Unique insights afforded to us by computational chemistry
Though experimentation is still king in most chemists' minds, computational chemistry has the potential to transform the field.
Workshop on the Application of the IGM approach to covalent bonding and non-covalent interactions in Chemistry
Prof. Eric Henon, from Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, talked about the new approach, "Independent Gradient Model” (IGM), for probing strong and weak interactions in and between molecules. A software has been developed by his group, named IGMPLOT to reveal molecular interaction signatures from the electron density topology through the definition of a new local descriptor called δg. henon.free.fr ↗
IDA Ireland Review on women in STEM
Delighted to be part of the IDA Ireland Review on women in STEM. Speaking about what's needed to improve the number of women in STEM and my personal experience in Spain and Ireland
Quantum chemists conjure recipe to turn gold, silver and copper into vessels of green energy
Our last paper published in ChemistryOpen in where we study the formation of molecular hydrogen as well as the possibility of using coinage metal hydrides as a prospective complex to produce hydrogen was published in different media:
Guest Editor. Special Issue 'Organocatalysis: Mechanistic Investigations, Design, and Applications'
Delighted to be the guest editor Catalysts_MDPI for a Special Issue: "Organocatalysis: Mechanistic Investigations, Design, and Applications". This Special Issue focuses on synthetic and computational organic chemistry and their contributions to enlarge and enhance our understanding of organocatalysis. This will include studying, predicting, understanding, and validating chemical reactivity in catalytic systems.
Soapbox Science Dublin Speaker
Delighted to have the opportunity to share my research on how computational chemistry can be used to design drugs at the Soapbox Science Dublin event! siliconrepublic.com ↗
Sunday Longread: Female mentors in STEM fields are a precious resource, not a disadvantage
On the Trinity News talking about "Female mentors in STEM fields" with amazing colleagues, Prof. Rozas and Dr. Anglione.
European Researchers' Night at TCD. Interacting With 3-D Molecules. Soap vs COVID
We have developed a site dedicated to 3-D visualisations of the molecules all around us!
You can find historical facts, funny interests, beautiful 3D structures, and amazing stories to enhance your fascination for the world of molecules.
TCD Chemistry Outreach Symposium
Presentation at TCD_Chemistry Outreach Symposium from my Ph.D. student, Iñigo Iribarren, and Mark Nolan. Very visual and clear simulations of how soap interacts with viral particles.
C&EN Celebration Women in Chemistry
March is Women’s History Month! C&EN BrandLab and @pfizer are highlighting one amazing woman in #chemistry each day of the month. Watch this #PfizerProud #WomenInScience THREAD every day
ChemCatChem Special Issue “Women of Catalysis”
ChemCatChem celebrates the achievements of female‐led research groups in the field of catalysis showing some of the best research led by women in the field of catalysis. DOI:10.1002/cctc.201901187
Dr. Trujillo presented an experimental & computational DFT study of the Steglich rearrangement, showing that fluoride promotes O- to C-acyl transfer in 2-oxindole derivatives via a nucleophilic mechanism DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900756
Highly Commended – 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Fellowship
Cristina Trujillo has been selected as one of our Highly Commended 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland (FWIS), shortlisted from 337 eligible applications.
Awarded 2018 SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant: SFI-news
Cristina Trujillo's project is "Theoretical Development of New Class of Phase Transfers Catalysts: Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry" will use computational methods for initial chemical design, rather than to explain experimental findings.