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Dr. Stephen Dooley

Associate Professor (Physics)
PHYSICS

 stdooley@tcd.ie

 3531896 2030


Biography

PERSONAL INFORMATION Family name, First name: Dooley, Stephen Webpage ORCID (0000-0001-9450-8486) Nationality: Irish DOB: 24/04/1982 Scopus (16416838400) Google Scholar I am an interdisciplinary engineering scientist of a chemical bias dedicated to fundamental research in clean energy technologies. I specialise in chemical reaction kinetics and in the construction of kinetic models. My principle contributions have been in interpreting and exploiting the mechanisms of chemical reactions occurring in fuel and feedstock conversion devices (gas turbines, reciprocating engines, gasifiers, biofuel synthesis, fuel additive design) to improve the clean and efficient operation, techno-economic viability, and/or fundamental comprehension of issues limiting to same. My career path is unconventional, involving Schools of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, and Physics, in addition to a one-year period in the Engineering Industry. My scholarship has twice been awarded the highest A-Rating by the European Research Council (StG 2015 and CoG 2017).

Representations

Details Date
External Examining : I served as external examiner for the Chemical Engineering Doctoral Thesis of Mr. Paolo DiBiaggi, Milano Polytechnico, Milan Italy - July 2018.
External Examining : I served as external examiner for the Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Thesis of Ms. Inna Gorbatenko, University of Leeds, UK - November 2019.
Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Journals in Combustion Science: Progress in Energy & Combustion Science, Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Combustion Theory and Modelling. 2009
Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Journals in Thermo-Fluids & Engines: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, American Society of Mechanical Engineers IMECE, International Journal of Engine Research, AIAA Journal, ASME Turbo Expo. 2009
Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Journals in Chemistry: Journal of Physical Chemistry A, PCCP, Catalysis Science & Technology, Molecule, Catalysis Today, ACS Sust. Chemistry & Engineering. 2009
Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Journals in Fuels & Energy: Energy and Fuels, FUEL, Renewable Energy, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Energies 2009
Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Books (3) Springer Book: "Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Pyrolysis", Elsevier Book: "Future Aviation Fuel", Royal Society of Chemistry Book: Global Energy. 2016
Chair of Scientific Meetings (recent only) 2019 Session Chair for 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Carriers, Naples, Italy. 2018 Co-Chair for 4th International Rapid Compression Machine Workshop, Dublin, Ireland. 2016 Session Chair for "Engines" Colloquium at 36th International Symposium on Combustion, Seoul, South Korea.
Reviewer for Scientific Proposals : Reviewer for Technology Foundation STW (Dutch), Czech Science Foundation, European Commission Transport (H2020-MG-2016) and Energy (H2020-MG-2016, H2020-LCE-2017, H2020-LCE-2017-RES-IA, H2020-LC-SC3-2019-RES) work programs, The Canadian Research Council, The ACS Petroleum Research Fund (USA). 2014

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Member of the Combustion Institute 2008 present
Member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics 2008 present
Member of the American Chemical Society 2008 present
Secretary Irish Section of the Combustion Institute 2015 Present
Management Committee COST Action CM1404 Chemistry of Smart Energy Carriers and Technologies 2014 Present
Ordinary Member of the Energy Institute 2016 Present
National Delegate to the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39: Commercialisation of Advanced and Conventional Biofuels 2018 Present
Rocky Mountain Institute Climate Aligned Finance Sustainable Aviation Expert Group 01/06/22 Present
Jacopo Lupi, Leandro Ayarde-Henríquez, Mark Kelly, and Stephen Dooley, Ab Initio and Kinetic Modeling of ß-d-Xylopyranose under Fast Pyrolysis Conditions, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 128, (6), 2024, p1009 - 1024, Notes: [10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07063], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Mark Kelly, Harry Dunne, Gilles Bourque, Stephen Dooley, Low-Dimensional High-Fidelity Kinetic Models for NOX Formation by a Compute Intensification Method, Submitted to Proceedings on the Combustion Institute, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Prescreening of Sustainable Aviation Jet Fuels in, editor(s)Meredith Colket Joshua Heyne , Fuel Effects on Operability of Aircraft Gas Turbine Combustors, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2021, pp487-523 , [Joshua Heyne, Zhibin Yang, Randy Boehm, Bastian Rauch, Patrick Le Clercq, Ron Hanson, Alison Ferris, Stephen Dooley, Andrew Ure, Simon Blakey, Chris Lewis, Meredith Colket], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Concawe: European Petroleum Refiners Association, '14th Concawe Symposium - S3: 'Focus on Aviation and Maritime'', 14th Concawe Symposium, https://www.youtube.com/watch?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU6Z7s5WumQ, Concawe: European Petroleum Refiners Association, 2021, -, Notes: [ The 14th Concawe Symposium took place on Monday 27 September and Tuesday 28 September 2021. The 2021 virtual edition of the Concawe Symposium focused on Europe's climate neutrality ambition, Concawe's low-carbon pathways, and sustainable alternative fuel technologies. ], Broadcast, PUBLISHED  URL
Kelly M, Dooley S, Bourque G, Toward machine learned highly reduced kinetic models for methane/air combustion, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, 2021, 3A-2021, 2021, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Mark Kelly, Stephen Dooley, Gilles Bourque, TOWARD MACHINE LEARNED HIGHLY REDUCED KINETIC MODELS FOR METHANE/AIR COMBUSTION, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2021 Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition GT2021, 3A-2021, 2021, pV03AT04A005 , Notes: [10.1115/GT2021-58476], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Applications of Ammonia in Energy Systems (Chapter 7) in, editor(s)Valera-Medina, Agustin Banares-Alcantara, Rene , Techno-Economic Challenges of Green Ammonia as an Energy Vector, Academic Press, 2020, ppv - vi, [N.De Vries, E.C.Okafor, Y. Woo, A. Giles S. Dooley, A. Valera-Medina], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Ure A.D, Ghosh M.K, Rappo M, Dauphin R, Dooley S, Rational design and testing of anti-knock additives, Energies, 13, (18), 2020, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Surrogate fuels and combustion characteristics of liquid transportation fuels in, Mathematical Modelling of Gas-Phase Complex Reaction Systems: Pyrolysis and Combustion, 2019, pp513 - 602, [Dooley S., Won S.H., Dryer F.L.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI
Fuels, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fuels, MDPI, [eds.], 2019, Editorial Board, PUBLISHED
  

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Stephen Dooley, Michael O Leary, Colm Markey MEP, Damien Meadows, 'Flying Green: Cleared for Take-Off?', European Parliament, https://www.youtube.com/watch?, European Parliament, European Parliament, 2021, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED
, "Fuels", MDPI Open-Access, MDPI Open-Access, [eds.], 2019, Notes: ["Fuels", MDPI Open-Access], Editorial Board, PUBLISHED
, "Fuels", MDPI Open-Access, MDPI Open-Access, [eds.], 2019, Notes: ["Fuels", MDPI Open-Access], Editorial Board, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award - "Industry Engagement" 2022
European Research Council Consolidator Research Grant 2020
Combustion Institute Excellence in Research Award for High Impact Scientific Contributions 2020
37th International Symposium on Combustion Distinguished Paper Award 2019
Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award - "Ones to Watch" 2019
European Research Council - Cog - A Rating 2018
European Research Council StG - A Rating 2016