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Dr. Aran Rafferty

Research Fellow (CRANN)
CRANN

 rafferta@tcd.ie

 3531896 4629

Research Fellow (Chemistry)


Research Tags

  Amorphous Materials   Ceramic Engineering   Ceramic materials and powders   Ceramics/Refractories   Electromagnetic Fields   Ferrites   GLASS   Magnetic Materials   Magnetic oxides   MAIZE SILAGE   Materials Sciences   Materials Technology   Materials technology, engineering   Microelectronics   Microelectronics technology   Porous particles

Research Projects

 A new chromatographic media for bioseparations
 Magnetostrictive cobalt ferrite for measurement of high currents
 Investigation of porous glass

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining. Chartered Engineer. 2008 Present
Barwich, Sebastian; Medeiros de Araújo, Joao; Rafferty, Aran; Gomes da Rocha, Claudia; Ferreira, Mauro; Coleman, Jonathan, On the relationship between morphology and conductivity in nanosheet networks, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Malvika Nagrath; Alireza Rahimnejad Yazdi; Aran Rafferty; Dermot Daly; Saeed Ur Rahman; Parveen Arany; Mark R Towler,, The synthesis and characterization of tantalum-containing mesoporous glass fibres formed by electrospinning, Biomaterials, 2020, Journal Article, SUBMITTED
Aran Rafferty, Alex Conway, Trevor Woods, Yurii Gun'ko, James Kennedy, Richard Coull, An investigation of open, interconnected porosity in 3D-printed alumina, Ceramics in Modern Technologies, 2, 2019, p145 - 151, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Rezvani, E. and Rafferty, A. and McGuinness, C. and Kennedy, J., Adverse effects of nanosilver on human health and the environment, Acta Biomaterialia, 94, 2019, p145-159 , Notes: [cited By 1], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Production and Treatment of Porous Glass Materials for Advanced Usage in, editor(s)M.S.J. Hashmi , Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier, 2016, [M. Hasanuzzaman, A. Rafferty, M. Sajjia, A.G. Olabi], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Properties of Glass Materials in, editor(s)M.S.J. Hashmi , Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier, 2016, [M. Hasanuzzaman, A. Rafferty, M. Sajjia, A.-G. Olabi], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Hasanuzzaman, M, Rafferty, A, Olabi, AG, Effects of zircon on porous structure and alkali durability of borosilicate glasses, CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 40, (1), 2014, p581 - 590, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Hasanuzzaman, M, Sajjia, M, Rafferty, A, Olabi, AG, Thermal behaviour of zircon/zirconia-added chemically durable borosilicate porous glass, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 555, 2013, p81-88 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
BOOK CHAPTER: Advanced Characterization Techniques for Nanostructures in, Emerging Nanotechnologies for Manufacturing, edited by Waqar Ahmed, M. J. Jackson. , Elsevier Inc., 2010, pp59 - 91, [Authors: D. Brabazon, A. Rafferty], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI
Ali Eltmimi, Leon Barron, Aran Rafferty, John P. Hanrahan, Olga Fedyanina, Ekaterina Nesterenko, Pavel Nesterenko, and Brett Paull. , Preparation, characterisation and modification of carbon-based monolithic rods for chromatographic applications, Journal of Separation Science, 33, 2010, p1 - 13, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Ali Eltmimi, Leon Barron, Pavel Nesterenko, Aran Rafferty, John Hanrahan and Brett Paull, Modified carbon monolithic columns for chromatographic applications, HPLC 2008, The 33rd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Kyoto, Japan, 02-05 DEC, 2008, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
N. B. Ekreem, A. Rafferty, S. A. Mazlan, T. Prescott and A. G. Olabi, Prediction and Measurement of Strong Magnetic Fields using Computational FEMM Modelling, TCN CAE; International Conference on Simulation Based Enginering and Sciences, Venice, 16-17 OCT, 2008, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
A. Clarke, A. G. Olabi, A. Rafferty, T. Prescott and K. Benyounis, Finite element analysis of homogeniser valve parts, CN CAE; International Conference on Simulation Based Enginering and Sciences, Venice, 16-17 OCT, 2008, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Ali Eltmimi, Pavel Nesterenko, Aran Rafferty, John Hanrahan and Brett Paull, Preparation, characterisation and modification of carbon monolithic columns for chromatographic applications, Analytical Research Forum, Hull, UK, 21-23 JUL, 2008, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
A. Rafferty, Prosthetic hip replacements; a review, Technology Ireland, 27, (2), 1995, p19 - 21, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Institute of Materials Prize 1995
Best Poster Prize, Analytical Research Forum 2007, University of Strathclyde , Glasgow . 16-18 July 2007

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

CERAMIC MATERIALS: zirconia, alumina, ferrites, intermetallics GLASSY MATERIALS: controlled pore glass, sodium boro silicate, ionomer glasses. GLASS-CERAMICS: fluorapatite, zircon, alumino-silicate crystal phases. BIOMASS: Pre-treatment of biomass to increase gas yields during anaerobic digestion MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION: Expert in ceramics characterization and porous materials characterization. Vast experience of particle size analysis, mercury porosimetry, dilatometry, thermo-gravimetric analysis, pycnometry, BET surface area analysis, zeta potential. MATERIALS PROCESSING: Experience of heat-treating ceramic materials, spray drying, hammer milling, attrition milling, ball milling,screen printing, glass pouring, glass forming, and leaching to form porous glass. TESTING: Magnetostrictive testing, Young's Modulus testing.