Dr. Deirdre Kilbane

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Dr. Deirdre Kilbane

Director of Research, Walton Institute (SETU)

Dr. Deirdre Kilbane is the Director of Research in Walton Institute for Information and Communication Systems Science, South East Technological University (SETU). Deirdre is responsible for the strategic direction of Walton Institute’s basic research activities. She plays a key role in driving Walton Institute’s research divisions which support the development of innovative technologies across AgriTech, HealthTech, Smart Cities, Energy, and ICT. Dr Kilbane has a B.Sc. in Experimental Physics and a PhD in Mathematical Physics. Her research interests include nano- and biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and quantum physics. She is also a member of multiple Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres that align with the research interests of Walton and SETU.

Linkedin: deirdre-kilbane

Email: Deirdre.kilbane@waltoninstiute.ie

ORCID ID : 0000-0003-3087-9303

Education: 

  • BSc Experimental Physics (UCD)
  • PhD Mathematical Physics (NUIM)
  • PGD Education (UCD)

Publications:

  1. Mixing the light spin with plasmon orbit by nonlinear light-matter interaction in gold’ G. Spektor, Kilbane, A. K. Mahro, M. Hartelt, E. Prinz, M. Aeschlimann, M. Orenstein, Physical Review X 9 021031 (2019)
  2. ‘Dynamics of decelerating plasmonic vortex cavities’ G. Spektor, A. K. Mahro, Kilbane, M. Hartelt, E. Prinz, M. Aeschlimann, M. Orenstein, CLEO:QELS_ Fundamental Science Fth1C.7 (2019)
  3. ‘Direct observation of surface plasmon polariton propagation and interference by time-resolved imaging in normal-incidence two photon photoemission microscopy’ P. Kahl, D. Podbiel, C. Schneider, A. Makris, S. Sindermann, C. Witt, Kilbane, M. Horn-von Hoegen, M. Aeschlimann, F. Meyer zu Heringdorf, Plasmonics 13 239 (2018)
  4. ‘Metasurfaces and ultrafast dynamics for high angular momentum compound optical fields’ G. Spektor, Kilbane, A. K. Mahro, M. Hartelt, E. Prinz, M. Aeschlimann, M. Orenstein, CLEO:QELS_ Fundamental Science Fth3M.3 (2018)
  5. ‘Ground-state configurations and theoretical soft-x-ray emission of highly charged actinide ions’ J. Sheil, Kilbane, G. O’Sullivan, L. Liu, C. Suzuki, Physical Review A 96 062501 (2017)
  6. ‘Configuration interaction effects in unresolved 5p65dN+1 – 5p55dN+2 + 5p65dN5f1 transition arrays in ions Z=79 – 92’ L. Liu, Kilbane, P. Dunne, X. Wang, G. O’Sullivan, Atoms 5 20 (2017)
  7. ‘Spectroscopy of highly charged ions for extreme ultraviolet lithography’ G. O’Sullivan, P. Dunne, T. Higashiguchi, d. Kos, O. Maguire, T. Miyazaki, F. O’Reilly, J. Sheil, E. Sokell, Kilbane, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 408 3 (2017)
  8. ‘Revealing the subfemtosecond dynamics of orbital angular momentum in nanoplasmonic vortices’ G. Spektor, Kilbane, A. K. Mahro, B. Frank, S. Ristock, L. Gahl, D. Podbiel, S. Mathias, H. Giessen, F.-J. Meyer zu Heringdorf, M. Orenstein, M. Aeschlimann, Science 355 1187 (2017)
  9. ‘Analysis of soft x-ray emission spectra of laser-produced dysprosium, erbium and thulium plasmas’ J. Sheil, P. Dunne, T. Higashiguchi, D. Kos, E. Long, T. Miyazaki, F. O’Reilly, G. O’Sullivan, P. Sheridan, C. Suzuki, E. Sokell, E. White, Kilbane, Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 50065006 (2017)
  10. ‘Source development for extreme ultraviolet lithography and water window imaging’ G. O’Sullivan, P. Dunne, Kilbane, L. Liu, R. Lokasani, E. Long, B. W. Li, T. McCormack, F. O’Reilly, J. Sheil, E. Sokell, C. Suzuki, T. Wu, T. Higashiguchi, AIP Conference Proceedings 1811 170001 (2017)
  11. ‘Normal-incidence PEEM imaging of propagating modes in a plasmonic nanocircuit’ G. Razinskas, Kilbane, P. Melchior, P. Geisler, E. Krauss, S. Mathias, B. Hecht, M. Aeschlimann, Nano Letters 16 6832 (2016)
  12. ‘Direct Glimpse into the spatiotemporal dynamics of plasmonic vortices’ G. Spektor, Kilbane, A. K. Mahro, B. Frank, L. Gal, P. Kahl, D. Podbiel, H. Giessen, F.-J. Meyer zu Heringdorf, M. Aeschlimann, M. Orenstein, Photonics conference (IPC), IEEE 202 (2016)
  13. ‘Determination of local optical response functions of nanostructures with increasing complexity by using single and coupled Lorentzian oscillator models’ M. Aeschlimann, T. Brixner, A. Fischer, M. Hensen, B. Huber, Kilbane, C. Kramer, W. Pfeiffer, M. Piecuch, P. Thielen, Applied Physics B 122 1 (2016)
  14. ‘Optical angular momentum dynamics – in the eyes of the beholder’ G. Spektor, Kilbane, A. K. Mahro, B. Frank, L. Gal, P. Kahl, D. Podbiel, H. Giessen, F.-J. Meyer zu Heringdorf, M. Aeschlimann, M. Orenstein, CLEO:QELS_ Fundamental Science Fth4B. 7 (2016)