We are pleased to announce that Professor Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, was elected President of the Royal Irish Academy on 16th March 2011. He is the 54th President of the Academy since it… Read More
Name: Luke Drury Title(s): Professor Emeritus Email: Luke.Drury@dias.ie Mastodon: @Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie Skype: Luke Drury Address: Astronomy & Astrophysics Section, 31 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, Ireland Research Interests: Plasma physics, particle acceleration, gas dynamics, shock waves, cosmic ray origin. Biographical… Read More
DIAS was established on 19th June 1940 by then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act, 1940 in Dublin. To mark 80 years since our foundation, we hosted an online panel discussion which delved… Read More
A new paper by the H.E.S.S. collaboration, including DIAS scientists Prof. Felix Aharonian, Prof. Emeritus Luke Drury and Dr. Jonathan Mackey, is published in the journal Nature on 18th June 2020. Careful analysis of the H.E.S.S. observations showed… Read More
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is marking its unique mission and rich legacy of ground-breaking discoveries with a week of on-line events culminating in DIAS Day on Friday, 19th June , which marks the 80th anniversary since… Read More
Category: Administration, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Section News & Events, Celtic Studies, DIAS, Featured Blog Posts, Geophysics, Geophysics Section News & Events, News, School of Celtic Studies News & Events, School of Theoretical Physics News & Events, Theoretical Physics
On 27th February of this year, Ireland lost one of its Space research pioneers. Professor Denis O’Sullivan joined DIAS as a PhD candidate in the early 1960’s. He went on to spend much of his career with DIAS,… Read More
Today – 22nd April – is Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual initiative that began in the US in 1970. It has now become a global environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in almost 200… Read More
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March 2011 – Professor Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, elected President of the Royal Irish Academy
Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by mary Leave a Comment
We are pleased to announce that Professor Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, was elected President of the Royal Irish Academy on 16th March 2011. He is the 54th President of the Academy since it… Read More
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Professor Luke Drury
Last Updated: 21st November 2022 by Anna Leave a Comment
Name: Luke Drury Title(s): Professor Emeritus Email: Luke.Drury@dias.ie Mastodon: @Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie Skype: Luke Drury Address: Astronomy & Astrophysics Section, 31 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, Ireland Research Interests: Plasma physics, particle acceleration, gas dynamics, shock waves, cosmic ray origin. Biographical… Read More
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School Of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lectures
Last Updated: 20th November 2023 by Sophie Murray Leave a Comment
YEAR SPEAKER TITLE 2022 (presented 2023) Prof. Tom RayDublin Institute for Advanced Studies Exploring the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope 2021 (presented 2023) Prof. Heiner Igel Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Exploring the Deep Earth: Supercomputing and Digital Twins… Read More
FULLY BOOKED: Dublin Festival of History: Cosmic 75 – 75 Years of the School of Cosmic Physics at DIAS (in-person event)
Last Updated: 28th September 2022 by Michelle Tobin Leave a Comment
From the first ever Irish experiment in space, to landmark insights on volcanoes, the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has played a leading role in strengthening our understanding of the world… Read More
Pioneering Irish Space Research
Last Updated: 18th October 2021 by Sophie Murray Leave a Comment
The below article about the history of Cosmic Ray and High Energy Physics research at DIAS has been adapted from the website of the late Emeritus Professor Denis O’Sullivan. Professor Denis O’Sullivan was the first Irish scientist to… Read More
Panel Discussion: DIAS and DeValera
Last Updated: 25th March 2022 by Caoimhe Mulhall Leave a Comment
DIAS was established on 19th June 1940 by then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act, 1940 in Dublin. To mark 80 years since our foundation, we hosted an online panel discussion which delved… Read More
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H.E.S.S. Collaboration detects gigantic particle accelerator spanning thousands of light years
Posted: 25th June 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall Leave a Comment
A new paper by the H.E.S.S. collaboration, including DIAS scientists Prof. Felix Aharonian, Prof. Emeritus Luke Drury and Dr. Jonathan Mackey, is published in the journal Nature on 18th June 2020. Careful analysis of the H.E.S.S. observations showed… Read More
Category: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Section News & Events, DIAS, News, Uncategorised
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies celebrates 80 years of Discovery
Last Updated: 19th June 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall Leave a Comment
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is marking its unique mission and rich legacy of ground-breaking discoveries with a week of on-line events culminating in DIAS Day on Friday, 19th June , which marks the 80th anniversary since… Read More
Category: Administration, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Section News & Events, Celtic Studies, DIAS, Featured Blog Posts, Geophysics, Geophysics Section News & Events, News, School of Celtic Studies News & Events, School of Theoretical Physics News & Events, Theoretical Physics
Tribute to a Space Research Pioneer
Last Updated: 14th May 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall Leave a Comment
On 27th February of this year, Ireland lost one of its Space research pioneers. Professor Denis O’Sullivan joined DIAS as a PhD candidate in the early 1960’s. He went on to spend much of his career with DIAS,… Read More
Category: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Section News & Events, DIAS, News
Marking Earth Day 2020 at DIAS
Last Updated: 14th May 2020 by Alice PR Leave a Comment
Today – 22nd April – is Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual initiative that began in the US in 1970. It has now become a global environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in almost 200… Read More
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