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Professor Michael Morris

Amber Director (CRANN)
Professor (Chemistry)
 (3531896) 3089
CRANN
      
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Professor Michael Morris

Amber Director (CRANN)
CRANN

 morrism2@tcd.ie

 3531896 3089

Professor (Chemistry)

 (3531896) 3089


Prof. Michael Morris graduated from Liverpool University in 1982 (BSc and PhD). He was a post-doctoral fellow at Imperial College in London before moving to Strathclyde University as a lecturer. He then took an ICI endowed lectureship at Cardiff University for research into surface science and catalysis, which was followed by a move to ICI as a research scientist. He was appointed to a post in Materials Chemistry at UCC in 1993 and, while there, held the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry and was Head of the Department of Chemistry at the university. In 2015, he was appointed Academic Director of AMBER and Professor of Surface and Interface Engineering at the School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin.

Prof. Morris's work in AMBER includes collaboration with Intel on the development of new technology for the manufacture of logic/memory circuitry. He also has several engagements with other companies based on his experience of surface engineering and materials science, e.g. DePuy (surface coatings for implant components) and Merck Millipore (new membrane materials) and also collaborates with Henkel, Alcatel Lucent and other companies. Prof. Morris is a founder of Glantreo, a SME spin-out for Cork, and maintains links in developing novel stationary phase materials for chromatography applications.

Cansu Ilhan, Eoin Caffrey, Shixin Liu, Jose Munuera, Zdenek Sofer, Iva Plutnarova, Michael A. Morris, Jonathan N. Coleman, Tian Carey, Solution-processed negative gauge factor PtSe2 strain sensors, Nanoscale, 17, 2025, p18083-18091 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Augustine, A. and Qian, J. and Faraone, T. and Kolagatla, S. and Prochukhan, N. and Morris, M.A. and Bradley, A.L. and Florea, L. and Delaney, C., Direct Laser Writing of Silica Nanoparticle Nanocomposites: Probing Mechanical Reinforcement and Understanding Structural Color from Design Parameters, Small, 2024, Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Andrew Selkirk, Nadeza Prochukhan, Ross Lundy, Cian Cummins, Riley Gatensby, Rachel Kilbride, Andrew Parnell, Jhonattan Baez Vasquez, Michael Morris, & Parvaneh Mokarian-Tabari, Optimization and Control of Large Block Copolymer Self-Assembly via Precision Solvent Vapor Annealing, Macromolecules, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Sullivan, D.J. and Azlin-Hasim, S. and Cruz-Romero, M. and Cummins, E. and Kerry, J.P. and Morris, M.A., Antimicrobial effect of benzoic and sorbic acid salts and nano-solubilisates against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas fluorescens and chicken microbiota biofilms, Food Control, 107, (106786), 2020, Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Y Gun'ko, D Kehoe, L Romeral, R Lundy, MEG Lyons, MA Morris, One dimensional AuAg nanostructures as anodic catalysts in ethylene glycol oxidation, Nanomaterials, 10,719, 2020, p15 pp , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Lundy, R. and Cummins, C. and Morris, M.A. and Enright, R., Automated nanolithography process control for rapid well ordered molecular self-assembly, 2018-July, (8626221), 2019, Notes: [cited By 0], Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI
Cummins, C. and Lundy, R. and Cunningham, G. and Selkirk, A. and Morris, M.A. and Enright, R., Etchless transition metal dichalcogenide surface nanostructure definition using block copolymer templates, 2018-July, (8626266), 2019, Notes: [cited By 0], Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI
Snelgrove, M. and Zehe, C. and Lundy, R. and Yadav, P. and Rueff, J.-P. and O'Connor, R. and Bogan, J. and Hughes, G. and McGlynn, E. and Morris, M. and Mani-Gonzalez, P.G., Surface characterization of poly-2-vinylpyridine - A polymer for area selective deposition techniques, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 37, (5), 2019, Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Ghoshal, T. and O'Connell, J. and Sinturel, C. and Andreazza, P. and Holmes, J.D. and Morris, M.A., Solvent mediated inclusion of metal oxide into block copolymer nanopatterns: Mechanism of oxide formation under UV-Ozone treatment, Polymer, 173, 2019, p197-204 , Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Borah, D. and Cummins, C. and Rasappa, S. and Senthamaraikannan, R. and Salaun, M. and Zelsmann, M. and Liontos, G. and Ntetsikas, K. and Avgeropoulos, A. and Morris, M.A., Nanopatterning via self-assembly of a lamellar-forming polystyrene-block-poly(Dimethylsiloxane) diblock copolymer on topographical substrates fabricated by nanoimprint lithography, Nanomaterials, 8, (1), 2018, p32-, Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
  

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Sibu C Padmanabhan, Michael A Morris, 'SUPER-ABSORBENT BIOPOLYMER (SAB) MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF', European Patent Office, EP25196113.2, 2025, 13 February 2026, Trinity College Dublin, Patent, SUBMITTED
Sibu C Padmanabhan, Michael A Morris, 'Biopolymer Production from Black Soldier Flyes', 2025, 13 February 2026, Trinity College Dublin, Patent, SUBMITTED

  


Within CRANN, the Morris research group focuses on the development of nanoelectronic devices which has strong links to Intel. Their work centres on the development of self-organised block copolymers for the generation of precise surface patterns which can be transferred into substrates to create novel nanodimensioned device structures. The group also uses chemical based processes for developing nanoengineered surface coatings and treatments which have superior function compared to standard materials. This expertise is the basis of important industry relationships including DePuy, (synthesis of apatite materials) and Merck Millipore (novel membrane technologies). The group has strong expertise in the solid state chemistry of lanthanide oxides and their use in catalysis, environmental mediation and electronics. Michael Morris is a founder of Glantreo, a SME spin out for Cork, and maintains links in developing novel stationary phase materials for chromatography applications.