My Articles

  1. Photograph of Professor Wai-Yeung Wong (Raymond) at Imperial College London

    Jamie Somers

    September 01, 2024

    Functional Metal-Based Nanomaterials from Metallopolymers

    In this blog post I recount a private seminar given on the 16th of August 2024 by Wai-Yeung Wong, Raymond the Chair Professor of Chemical Technology and Dean of The Faculty of Science at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University intended for CDT-ACM students. 

  2. wind turbines in Oiz eolic park | Image Credit: © mimadeo - stock.adobe.com

    Spectroscopy Online

    November 28, 2023

    Machine Learning Algorithms Tested for Wind Turbine Contaminant Detection

    Scientists in Ireland recently tested the effectiveness of different machine learning (ML) methods for measuring contamination levels on wind turbine blades.

  3. Jamie Somers in the Nano Research Facility lab in DCU

    Irish Independent

    September 08, 2022

    I got my CAO course after a PLC, and I spent this summer in a US university

    Jamie Somers spent the summer on a chemistry scholarship at a well-known US university, yet only a few years ago his Leaving Cert results couldn’t get him on to any of his top three science course choices

  4. illustration of smartphone application screenshots Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash

    Jamie Somers

    June 23, 2021

    Exciting New Features in Our Latest Website Update!

    In this blog post I discuss the new fresh coat of paint the website received during the summer of 2021. I explain the addition of an 'About' section, compare the code of the new website compared to the past one and announce the inclusion of a mobile subdomain and mobile friendly website, I also include images of both versions of the new site.

  5. Prism Photo by Rafael Garcin on Unsplash

    Jamie Somers

    October 03, 2020

    Exploring Laue Diffraction: PS157 Research Project Insights

    In this post I discuss a research project I was assigned as part of my PS157: Physics Laboratory II module. The experimental and presentation portion of the project was ultimately cancelled due to SARS COVID 19, however the research part of the project had been completed so I wrote a blog post about what I had found in my research, including some fun facts about Laue Diffraction.

  6. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland. (Image credit: CERN)

    Jamie Somers

    October 03, 2020

    PS151 Presentation on the topic of 'The Particle Zoo'

    In this post I discuss a presentation I gave on the topic of the particle zoo as part of a group. The presentation was part of a graded assessment for my PS151: Physics Laboratory I module. In this blog post I dicuss the topic of the particle zoo, my section of the presentation, show off the poster we made as part of the presentation and discuss the final grade we got.