Serena Cussen
University College Dublin

Biography
Serena Cussen (née Corr) is a Full Professor of Materials Chemistry at University College Dublin. She obtained her BA and PhD degrees in Chemistry from Trinity College Dublin, before going on to carry out postdoctoral research at ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ University of California Santa Barbara with Professor Ram Seshadri.
Her research focuses on understanding ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ synÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØsis-structure-function interplay in materials for electrochemical energy storage. Recipient of ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship (2017), ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ ISIS Science Impact Award (2021) and ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ RSC Interdisciplinary Prize (2023).
Serena is deeply committed to career sustainability, early career mentoring, ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ promotion of women in STEM and public outreach. A former member of ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ RSC’s Materials Division Council, she has contributed to ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ RSC’s Equity in Publishing group (contributing to ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ recent â€�Is publishing in ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ chemical sciences gender biased?â€� report) and was featured in ÀÖÌìÌÃappÏÂÔØ International Women’s Day report “â€�.&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
RSC affiliations
Advisory board, Nanoscale Horizons
RSC prizes and awards
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