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Niall J. English

Niall J. English is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Niall J. English rather than just read about it. In short: Niall Joseph English is an Irish chemical engineer, inventor and researcher. He is a co-founder and director of two "spin-out" companies associated with University College Dublin.

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Reference excerpt

Niall Joseph English is an Irish chemical engineer, inventor and researcher. He is a co-founder and director of two "spin-out" companies associated with University College Dublin.

Early life and education Born in Ireland, Niall J. English obtained a first class honours degree in Chemical engineering from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2000, and completed a Ph.D. in 2003.

Career In 2004-2005, English worked as a research assistant at the US DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh. Between 2005 and 2007, he worked for Chemical Computing Group in Cambridge, Great Britain. During this time, he developed molecular simulation codes, protocols, and methods for biomolecular simulation. In January 2007, English was hired as a lecturer at UCD's School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. He was promoted to senior lecturer in 2014 and professor in 2017. English’s research specializes in nanoscience, energy, gas hydrates, solar and renewable energies, and simulation of electromagnetic field effects on (nano) materials and biological systems. As of 2021, he was a co-founder and director of BioSimulytics and Aqua-B. Both companies are backed by the EIC-Accelerator program. In 2023, he took legal action against UCD to block the university from granting a commercialization license to his rival companies. The case was settled out of court.

Publications (2012b). Photo-induced charge separation across the graphene–tio2 interface is faster than energy losses: A time-domain ab initio analysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134/34: 14238–48. DOI: 10.1021/ja3063953 (2015). English, N. J., & Waldron, C. J. Perspectives on External Electric Fields in molecular simulation: Progress, prospects and challenges. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. The Royal Society of Chemistry. (2003) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Molecular dynamics simulations of microwave heating of water. AIP Publishing. AIP Publishing. (2007) Rosenbaum, E. J., English, N. J., Johnson, J. K., Shaw, D. W., & Warzinski, R. P. (2007). Thermal conductivity of methane hydrate from experiment and molecular simulation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111/46: 13194–205. DOI: 10.1021/jp074419o (2005) English, N. J., Johnson, J. K., & Taylor, C. E. Molecular-dynamics simulations of Methane Hydrate Dissociation. AIP Publishing. AIP Publishing. (2014) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Perspectives on molecular simulation of clathrate hydrates: Progress, prospects and challenges. Chemical Engineering Science. Pergamon. (2010) Long, R., & English, N. J. Synergistic effects on band gap-narrowing in Titania by codoping from first-principles calculations. Chemistry of Materials, 22/5: 1616–23. DOI: 10.1021/cm903688z (2004) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. Theoretical studies of the kinetics of methane hydrate crystallization in external electromagnetic fields. The Journal of chemical physics. U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2003a) English, N. J., & MacElroy, J. M. D. (2003a). Hydrogen bonding and molecular mobility in liquid water in external electromagnetic fields. AIP Publishing. (2009) Long, R., & English, N. J.First-principles calculation of nitrogen-tungsten codoping effects on the band structure of anatase-titania. AIP Publishing.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Niall J. English

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Niall J. English claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Niall J. English before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Niall J. English ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Niall J. English

In research: Niall J. English appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Niall J. English in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Niall J. English is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chemical engineers, Irish engineer stubs, Irish engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Niall J. English outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Niall J. English in simple terms?

Niall Joseph English is an Irish chemical engineer, inventor and researcher. He is a co-founder and director of two "spin-out" companies associated with University College Dublin.

Why does Niall J. English matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Niall J. English?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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