Niall J. English

Niall J. English
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Citizenship	Irish
Education	University College Dublin (BE, PhD)
Occupation(s)	Academic, inventor, chemical engineer

Niall J. English is an Irish chemical engineer, ^[1] inventor ^[2] and researcher. ^[3] He is a co-founder and director of two "spin-out" companies associated with University College Dublin. ^{[4] [1]}

Early life and education

Niall J. English was born in Dublin, Ireland.^{[ citation needed ]} He obtained a first class honours degree in Chemical engineering from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2000, and completed a Ph.D. in 2003. ^[1]

Career

In 2004-2005, English worked as a research assistant at the US DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh. ^[4] Between 2005 and 2007, he worked for Chemical Computing Group in Cambridge, Great Britain. ^[1] During this time, he developed molecular simulation codes, protocols, and methods for biomolecular simulation. ^[1]

In January 2007, English was hired as a lecturer at UCD's School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. ^{[1] [5]} He was promoted to senior lecturer in 2014 and professor in 2017. ^[1]

English’s research specializes in nanoscience, energy, gas hydrates, solar and renewable energies, and simulation of electromagnetic field effects on (nano) materials and biological systems. ^[1]

As of 2021, he was a co-founder and director of BioSimulytics and Aqua-B. ^{[5] [1] [6]} Both companies are backed by the EIC-Accelerator program. ^[1]

In 2023, he took legal action against UCD to block the university from granting a commercialization license to his rival companies. ^{[2] [7]} The case was settled out of court. ^[8]

Publications

• (2012b). Photo-induced charge separation across the graphene–tio2 interface is faster than energy losses: A time-domain ab initio analysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134/34: 14238–48. DOI: 10.1021/ja3063953 ^[9]
• (2015). English, N. J., & Waldron, C. J. Perspectives on External Electric Fields in molecular simulation: Progress, prospects and challenges. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. The Royal Society of Chemistry. ^[10]
• (2003) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Molecular dynamics simulations of microwave heating of water. AIP Publishing. AIP Publishing.
• (2007) Rosenbaum, E. J., English, N. J., Johnson, J. K., Shaw, D. W., & Warzinski, R. P. (2007). Thermal conductivity of methane hydrate from experiment and molecular simulation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111/46: 13194–205. DOI: 10.1021/jp074419o ^[11]
• (2005) English, N. J., Johnson, J. K., & Taylor, C. E. Molecular-dynamics simulations of Methane Hydrate Dissociation. AIP Publishing. AIP Publishing.
• (2014) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Perspectives on molecular simulation of clathrate hydrates: Progress, prospects and challenges. Chemical Engineering Science. Pergamon. ^[12]
• (2010) Long, R., & English, N. J. Synergistic effects on band gap-narrowing in Titania by codoping from first-principles calculations. Chemistry of Materials, 22/5: 1616–23. DOI: 10.1021/cm903688z
• (2004) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Theoretical studies of the kinetics of methane hydrate crystallization in external electromagnetic fields. The Journal of chemical physics. U.S. National Library of Medicine. ^[13]
• (2003a) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. (2003a). Hydrogen bonding and molecular mobility in liquid water in external electromagnetic fields. AIP Publishing.
• (2009) Long, R., & English, N. J.First-principles calculation of nitrogen-tungsten codoping effects on the band structure of anatase-titania. AIP Publishing.

References

1. "Niall English - BIO". people.ucd.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. "Inventors' dispute over UCD 'nanobubble' technology enters Commercial Court". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. "Niall J. English's research while affiliated with University College Dublin and other places". Research Gate.
4. "Professor Niall English - UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering". ucd.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
5. "'The thrill of the hunt of invention is what really drives me'". Silicon Republic. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
6. "BioSimulytics Wins University College Dublin's 2019 Start- Up of the Year Award - UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering". ucd.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
7. "UCD professor seeking to block university from granting commercialisation licence to rival company". Irish Independent. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
8. "High Court dispute over commercialisation of water invention is settled". The Irish Times. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
9. Long, Run; English, Niall J.; Prezhdo, Oleg V. (29 August 2012). "Photo-induced Charge Separation across the Graphene–TiO 2 Interface Is Faster than Energy Losses: A Time-Domain ab Initio Analysis" . Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134 (34): 14238–14248. Bibcode:2012JAChS.13414238L. doi:10.1021/ja3063953. ISSN   0002-7863. PMID   22880690.
10. English, Niall J.; Waldron, Conor J. (6 May 2015). "Perspectives on external electric fields in molecular simulation: progress, prospects and challenges" . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17 (19): 12407–12440. Bibcode:2015PCCP...1712407E. doi:10.1039/C5CP00629E. ISSN   1463-9084. PMID   25903011.
11. Rosenbaum, Eilis J.; English, Niall J.; Johnson, J. Karl; Shaw, David W.; Warzinski, Robert P. (1 November 2007). "Thermal Conductivity of Methane Hydrate from Experiment and Molecular Simulation" . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 111 (46): 13194–13205. doi:10.1021/jp074419o. ISSN   1520-6106. PMID   17967008.
12. English, Niall J.; MacElroy, J. M. D. (6 January 2015). "Perspectives on molecular simulation of clathrate hydrates: Progress, prospects and challenges" . Chemical Engineering Science. 2013 Danckwerts Special Issue on Molecular Modelling in Chemical Engineering. 121: 133–156. Bibcode:2015ChEnS.121..133E. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2014.07.047. ISSN   0009-2509.
13. English, Niall J.; MacElroy, J. M. D. (1 June 2004). "Theoretical studies of the kinetics of methane hydrate crystallization in external electromagnetic fields". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 120 (21): 10247–10256. Bibcode:2004JChPh.12010247E. doi:10.1063/1.1730092. ISSN   0021-9606. PMID   15268049.