FOCAS, DIT

Focas Institute, DIT –Established under the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions in Cycle 1 in 1999. The facility addresses the common needs of research activities in Science and Engineering. The venture is founded on established expertise within the institute and aims to consolidate and develop this expertise, while nurturing developing research activities within the DIT. Thus it aims to promote interdisciplinary collaborations within the Institute and with other national and international bodies, and to provide a support service for national industry.

Research themes in Focas include:

• NanoMaterials and Biointeractions
• Bio spectroscopic imaging
• Materials Synthesis & Applications
• Biomedical & Environmental Sensing
• Medical Ultrasound
• Holographic Photopolymers
• Communications Network Research
• Radiation & Environmental Science
• Engineering Surface Technology
• Sustainable Energy
• Physics Education Research