• Research Involving Animals
  • Research Centres Information
  • Research Guidelines and Procedures
  • Open Research
  • Responsible Research Metrics
  • Research Data Management
  • Stephen Daniels

    Prof

    Contact Details


    Professor



    Profile Photo

    Stephen is a Professor of Electronic Engineering in the School of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computing,  Dublin City University.

    He has a background in gaseous plasma technology and has lead research teams investigating low pressure plasmas for semiconductor and biomedical device applications, atmospheric pressure plasmas for clinical and food processing decontamination applications, systems engineering and energy systems.

    He is a Principal Investigator at the National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology, and the AMBER SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research. He is the Director of the Cyber-physical Systems Laboratory and co-Director of the nanomaterials processing laboratory at DCU.


    Certain data included herein are derived from the ? Web of Science (2024) of Clarivate. All rights reserved.

    Honors and Awards

    Date Title Awarding Body
    Mallin Invent Award
    01/10/2012 Energy and Manufacturing Commercialisation Award Enterprise Ireland

    Research Projects

    Title Role Description Start date End date
    Nano-particles as thermal conductivity enhancers (Innovation Voucher with Ecologics) DCU PI 01/12/2008 31/12/2008
    The EcoDryer - Energy Efficient Clothes Dryer DCU PI 01/02/2009 31/01/2010
    Implementing Manufacturing science solutions to increase equiPment pROductiVity and fab pErformance DCU PI 01/02/2009 31/01/2012
    VegzAP- Evaluation of a novel cold plasma system for the prevention of postharvest spoilage and shelf life enhancement in minimally processed fruit and vegetables DCU PI 07/01/2013 06/03/2015
    Measurement of Atomic Oxygen DCU PI 18/10/2006 17/10/2007
    Non-invasive Magnetron Sputtering Target and Process Conditioning Monitor DCU PI 01/07/2005 30/06/2006
    Comm Fund: HAPDEPHI DCU PI 01/03/2016 01/03/2018
    Photoacoustic Demonstrator for Detecting Edge Bead Irregularities in Semiconductor Wafers DCU PI 01/12/2008 31/08/2009
    IRCSET/Cinergy Ltd Enterprise Partnership Scheme postgraduate research scholarship for Shane Phelan (Invent ref: COLL/2010/02/IRCSET) DCU PI 01/07/2010 30/06/2013
    Renewable Energy System Monitoring and Remote Management DCU PI 01/03/2010 30/04/2010
    DAFM 2014: Application of novel food processing and mircoanalytical technologies to identify and control spores, in dried food ingredients, and of biofilms in food processing environments- a systems microbiology approach to ensuring quality and safety. DCU PI 01/12/2014 30/11/2018
    Innovation Partnership with DePuy Ireland - Plasma Technology for Implant Surface Engineering DCU PI 01/02/2014 01/08/2015
    Regions of Knowledge - Energy Efficiency Service Innovation Information Hub DCU PI 16/12/2011 31/03/2012
    AERFLOW: CONFIGURABLE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE DCU PI 23/04/2012 23/06/2012
    Sustainable Energy Initiative DCU PI 01/03/2011 01/08/2012
    Airborne environmental indicators of airborne COVID-19 in hospitals DCU PI 03/08/2020 02/10/2021
    TIDA 2014: "Seaweed-based Integrated Biorefinery in Ireland: A new approach for extraction of high-value products and biogas generation" DCU PI 01/01/2015 01/01/2016
    Sustainable housing and Climate Resilience in Ireland through non-intrusive environmental sensors DCU Co-PI 01/09/2023 28/02/2025
    Amber TP01 Intel 3 Etch Targeted Project DCU PI 01/05/2016 30/04/2017
    Plasma Etching for desired nano feature shape and nano-texture: An advancedreactor and Simulation for feedback-loop plasma control. DCU PI 01/04/2006 31/03/2009
    IRC/Impedans Ltd. Employment Based Postgraduate Programme for research student Shailesh Sharma DCU PI 04/06/2013 03/06/2016
    IRC/ISGEI Enterprise Partnership Scheme postgraduate research scholarship for Oshoke Ikpekha DCU PI 01/07/2012 30/06/2015
    Plasma Technology for Implant Surface Engineering DCU PI 01/09/2012 30/11/2012
    Improved methods to detect and decontaminate environmental sources of healthcare-associated infection DCU PI 01/06/2011 30/11/2014
    IRCSET/Intel Enterprise Partnership Scheme postgraduate research scholarship for Jie Yang (Invent ref: COLL/2011/01/IRCSET) DCU PI 01/03/2011 29/02/2012

    Teaching Interests

    Stephen teaches EE535 Energy System Decarbonisation and EE507 Entrepreneurship for Engineers