Margaret is currently an Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry at Dublin City University, and a Funded Investigator at the INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics. Margaret received her BSc in Analytical Chemistry at the Limerick Institute of Technology and her PhD in Analytical Geochemistry from Dublin City University. She has over ten years industrial experience in the area of analytical chemistry and has held post-doctoral positions in science education and geochemistry, before taking a senior position as team leader in sensor integration and microfluidics in the adaptive sensors group at DCU. Her current research focuses on novel sensor development from functional materials to innovative devices which comprises several distinct strands of research including: Analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, 3D (micro-)fabrication technologies, materials chemistry, data analytics and remote sensing.

margaret.mccaul@dcu.ie