Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2019-2023):

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2019-2023):

• Maria Daniela Angione (2020-2022) Maria Daniela Angione is a Research Fellow in the School of Chemistry since 2013. Before moving to Trinity College Dublin, she was a Marie Curie fellow at the University of Manchester (UK), and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin (USA). She is married with a 14 months old son.
• John Boland Personal Chair in Physical Chemistry (appointed 2007). Previous senior management roles include Trinity VP and Dean of Research, DPGTL, HoD, Director of SFI AMBER Centre and CRANN Institute and chaired the 2015 Athena SWAN application. Married with two adult sons
• Sinead Boyce Chemistry School Manager since 2012. Instrumental in establishing a research staff association to provide researchers with a voice within TCD, involved in setting up an Irish Research Staff Association.
• Peter Brien Peter Brien is a Chief Technical Officer in the School. He has 15 years of experience in technical roles, primarily in teaching laboratories. Peter has worked to promote flexible work practices for technical staff in the School and is passionate about equality and diversity within the technical cohort across Trinity and Ireland.
• Larisa Florea Deputy Chair of EDI committee. Assistant Prof. in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry (appointed 2019), Romanian and moved to Ireland in 2009 to pursue a PhD, Married to an academic, navigating the "two-body problem"
• Mike Lyons Born in Cork city, Mike Lyons has taught and researched in Physical Chemistry in Trinity College Dublin since his appointment in 1984. He is a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and currently serves as Head of School and Professor in Physical Chemistry. He is married with three adult children and one granddaughter.
• Joanna McGouran Schuler Assistant Professor in Translational Organic Chemistry (appointed 2016). Director of Chemistry with Biosciences degree programme
• Helen Mihigo (2020-2022) Postgraduate representative, PhD Student (2018-2022.
• Kevin Brennan Mihigo (2022-) Postgraduate respresentative, PhD Student (2020-
• John O’Donoghue John is the RSC Chemistry Education Coordinator for Ireland and is based in the School of Chemistry. Originally from Kerry, he completed his BSc and PhD in UCC and a Postdoc in QUB. He now provides support to trainee and established science teachers around Ireland, coordinates the chemistry Education and Public Engagement (EPE) course for PhD students and lectures on the Chemistry Elective Module.
• Alisha O’Keeffe (2021-22) Undergraduate representative, TR061 Student 2018-2022.
• Thomas O’Neil (2020-21) Undergraduate representative, TR061 Student 2017-2021.
• Ben Power Executive Officer. Qualified with a Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality in 2020 with a 12-year record of equality advocacy, training and support mainly with Transgender Equality Network Ireland. Worked on the Irish Gender Recognition campaign 2013-2015 and assisted in drafting the first Gender Expression and Identity policy in TCD
• Saranya Rameshkumar (2022- ) Research fellow. Working since 2018 on research projects hosted within the SFI research centres AMBER and BiOrbic. Married.
• Noelle Scully Noelle is the Coodinator of Fresh Teaching in the School of Chemistry. Coming from a farming back ground in rural Ireland, she is passionate about promoting access to STEM and plays an active role in the School’s outreach activities. She is married and has two energetic children aged 5 and 6.
• Graeme Watson Graeme is Chair of the EDI committee and is also Chair of the TCD Athena SWAN champions group and a member of TCDs Athena SWAN committee. He came to Ireland in 2000 with a young family and has since been promoted through the ranks to a Personal Chair in Theoretical Chemistry serving as Head of School, Head of Discipline, Director of UG teaching, Director of PG teaching, Science Course Director, and on University Council.

External members (2020-2021):

• Eileen Drew Eileen is a Professor in Computer Science & Statistics, Director of WiSER (Women in Science and Engineering Research), gender expert, and a Fellows’ representative on Board. She has 2 grown-up children who work in the private sector in Toronto/New York. Eileen is an ex officio member of the Chemistry ASSAT team.
• Claire Marshall (2020-21) TCD equality officer
• Sioban O’Brien Green (2021-) TCD acting equality officer
• Fraser Mitchel Chair of the Natural Science Athena SWAN committee, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Science Education