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Anthony Newell

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education:

    St. John Bosco's, Belvedere College, UCD

  • Qualifications:

    Bachelor of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PhD in Chemical Engineering

  • Work History:

    Process Engineering Internship Eli Lilly, PhD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, UCD (IRC Scholarship), Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, UCD, I-Form.

  • Current Job:

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, I-Form

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  • About Me: I am a fun person with an unending curiosity for how things work and how we can improve them to make our lives better.

  • My Work: In my PhD I worked on an energy storage project for surplus wind energy. Now I'm helping people use 3D printing better which can lower our environmental impact for making things.

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    In my PhD I invented a catalyst for making aluminium react with water faster. This reaction makes hydrogen from water and can be used to store hydrogen instead of using high-pressure tanks. Because you can make aluminium using renewable energy like wind and solar this can be used as a way to store renewable energy so it isn’t wasted

    Nowadays, I look for ways to improve 3D printing to make it easier for designers and engineers to use it for making parts. These parts could be used for all sorts of things including medical implants, car and plane parts and even toys and jewelry. 3D printing can use less material and energy to make parts instead of older ways so it can help the environment by lowering pollution and waste. 3D printed parts made from metal and plastic can also be recycled in most cases.

    With 3D printing, we can design almost anything but the machines we use don’t always build them properly. Sometimes we don’t know what kind of problems can happen when we’re building something new but we can use clues from problems in previous parts to help us get it right the next time.

    or designers and engineers to use it for making parts. These parts could be used for all sorts of things including medical implants, car and plane parts and even toys and jewelry. 3D printing can use less material and energy to make parts instead of older ways so it can help the environment by lowering pollution and waste. 3D printed parts made from metal and plastic can also be recycled in most cases.

    With 3D printing, we can design almost anything but the machines we use don’t always build them properly. Sometimes we don’t know what kind of problems can happen when we’re building something new but we can use clues from problems in previous parts to help us get it right the next time.

  • My Typical Day: My usual day usually starts with responding to other researchers and discussing ideas. I read other research from other engineers and scientists working on 3D printing to stay up to date and think of ideas for improving 3D printing designs. Some days I do experiments building parts on a plastic 3D printer which is a lot of fun.

  • What I'd do with the money: If I won I would buy a plastic 3D printer and printing materials to bring to school visits to show them how 3D printing works.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Fun, curious and optimistic

      What's the best thing you've done in your career?

      I invented a catalyst for an energy storage system.

      What or who inspired you to follow your career?

      My school teachers and lecturers

      What was your favourite subject at school?

      Chemistry

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      An engineer or scientist

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Sometimes, for talking to my friends in class.

      If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

      I'd probably have done science or music

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Muse

      What's your favourite food?

      I can't choose between pizza, curry or mexican.

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      Hiking with friends and travelling.

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      Health, happiness and friendship

      Tell us a joke.

      I only tell bad chemistry jokes because all of the good ones Argon.

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