Last updated: 30 May 2025
Current Sector: Industry
Current Company: Phoenix-NC
PhD Project Title: Atomization of polymeric solutions. Co-axial flow nozzle atomization for droplet dispensation of sustainable materials
Supervisor: Davide Mattia (Chemical Engineering)
Supervisor(s): Professor Karen Edler
External Partner: Naturbeads and Universidade de Sao Paulo
MRes Project 1: Development of bio-sourced, sustainable materials: development of chemistry
Supervisor(s): Davide Mattia (Chemical Engineering)
Supervisor(s): Professor Karen Edler
MRes Project 2: Development of bio-sourced, sustainable materials: development of engineering processes
Supervisor(s): Davide Mattia (Chemical Engineering)
Supervisor(s): Professor Janet Scott
Ciarán graduated from the University of Plymouth in 2016, having previously worked as a chemist across various fields at the Guinness Brewery, Marine Institute, Cranfield Defence and Security and the Ministry of Defence. Since coming to Bath, Ciarán has worked with the BIOBEADS project. This has included working towards new methods of producing cellulose microbeads and exploring their utilization in the field of agronomics. Ciarán took his placement with Scottish space-tech firm Skyrora as part of the UK Space Agency SPIN internship programme in 2021 and will be returning full time as an Operations Engineer in 2022.
