Jonathan Coleman 2022 - Present
Jonathan Coleman was born in 1973. He graduated BA Mod. in 1995 and PhD in 1999 at Trinity College, where he worked with Werner Blau in experimental nanoscience. He became a lecturer in Trinity in 2001. He was appointed professor of chemical physics in 2012 and Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in 2022. The chair had been vacant since Michael Coey’s tenure ended in 2012. He was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2015. He was the Science Foundation Ireland researcher of the year in 2011.
Coleman’s research interests include nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, nanowires and two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets. His most notable work is on liquid phase exfoliation, a method of separating atomically thin layers of two-dimensional materials in solution. These layers have important applications in many fields including electronics and catalysis, thin films, coatings, and composites. This was pioneered by his research group in 2008. This method is currently used to produce over 60% of the world’s graphene, which consists of single layers of carbon in a honeycomb network. He is one of the most cited material scientists globally and the most cited physicist in Ireland.
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