The School welcomes Prof Werner Blau on sabbatical

The School welcomes Prof Werner Blau on a six month sabbatical from Trinity College Dublin starting July 1st.

Prof Blau is internationally well known for his original work in molecular and polymer engineering carried out at Trinity College Dublin. His research group is one of the largest, most active and best-known Material Science groups in Ireland.

Prof Blau has also established and manages successfully the Polymer Research Centre of Materials Ireland. Up to recently, this centre was a part of the Materials Ireland PAT and is largely a technology-transfer and contract research institute for the Irish plastics industry. It will continue to serve all sectors including the medical device, pharmaceutical, electronics, and food processing, packaging and traditional polymer processing sectors.