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Dr. Samuel Kováčik

Name: Samuel Kováčik
Title(s): Dr.
E-Mail: skovacik@stp.dias.ie
Phone: 01 – 6140144
Address: Rm 404, DIAS, 10 Burlington Rd, Dublin 4
Research Associates
- Dr E. Buffet, School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University
- Dr Jurgen Burzlaff, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University
- Dr J. Burns Department of Mathematics, National University of Ireland Galway
- Mr Mark Daly, Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Athlone
- Dr Brian Dolan, Department of Mathematical Physics, National University of Ireland Maynooth
- Dr Nick Duffield, AT&T Bell Labs., 180 Park Avenue, Room B139, Florham Park
- Dr Raymond Flood, Vice – President of Kellogg College, University of Oxford
- Professor P.S. Florides, School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2
- Professor Julian Chela-Flores, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste
- Dr F Freire, Universiteit Leiden
- Dr T. G. Garavaglia, DIT Kevin Street.
- Professor Daphne Gilbert, DIT Kevin Street.
- Professor Brendan Goldsmith, DIT
- Dr Noel Gorman Department of Applied Science IT Tallaght
- Professor Daniel M. Heffernan, Department of Mathematical Physics, National University of Ireland Maynooth
- Dr P. Houston, Department of Mathematics, DIT Bolton Street
- Dr Peter Lynch, Director of Research, Meteorological Service, Glasnevin
- Professor John Miller, Trinity College, Dublin 2
- Dr Adrian C. Ottewill, University College Dublin.
- Dr Stephen O’Brien, University of Limerick.
- Professor A. G. O’Farrell, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
- Dr D. Ó Mathúna, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- Dr Diarmuid O Sé, Institute of Technology, Carlow.
- Dr Emil Prodanov Dublin Institute for Technology
- Professor A.I. Solomon, Mathematics Faculty, The Open University
- Dr W. Sullivan, Department of Mathematics, University College Dublin
- Professor D. H. Tchrakian, Department of Mathematical Physics, National University of Ireland Maynooth
- Dr Michael P. Tuite, Department of Mathematical Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- Professor Denis L. Weaire, Trinity College Dublin
- Dr John M. Golden, DIT Kevin Street
- Dr Charles Nash, Department of Mathematical Physics, National University of Ireland Maynooth
- Dr Gráinne M. O’Brien, 12 Chesterfield Close, Castleknock
- Professor Neil O’Connell, Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV47AL, UK.
- Dr Eugene O’Riordan, Dublin City University.
- Professor J.V. Pulé, Department of Mathematical Physics, University College Dublin
- Dr Ivo Sachs, Trinity College Dublin
- Professor James A. Slevin, 56 Waterloo Road Dublin 4
- Dr M. Vandyck, Department of Physics, National University of Ireland Cork
- Dr Paul Watts, UCD
- Dr Jiri Vala, NUI Maynooth, Department of Mathematical Physics, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
- Dr Joost Slingerland, NUI Maynooth
- Dr Badis Ydri, BM Annaba University
- Dr Vanush Paturyan, National University of Ireland Maynooth
- Dr Cormac O’Raifeartaigh, Department of Maths, Physics & Computing, Waterford Institute of Technology (from 1st June 2014)
- Dr Mathieu Beau, Research Associate, University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Dr Marianne Leitner, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics, NUI Galway
Dr Graham Kells

Name: Graham Kells
Title(s): Dr.
E-Mail: gkells@stp.dias.ie
Phone: 01 – 6140135
Address: Rm 305, DIAS, 10 Burlington Rd, Dublin 4
Research Interests: Topological Condensed Matter, Superconductivity and spin-models, Quantum Computation
Biographical Sketch
I am interested in complex quantum phenomena and most of my research to date has centered on topological band-structures and their potential usefulness for quantum information processing. In this context I have focused primarily on superconducting nanowires, which have been proposed as a way to trap and manipulate Majorana bound-states. Other related research topics include the role played by quantum resonances in driven chaotic systems, and the relationship between quantum error-correction and topological spin-models. Currently I am examining what are called strong-zero modes, and the possibility that they can be enhanced to robustly store quantum information at high temperatures.
Selected Publications
Many body Majoranas and the equivalence of parity sectors
G. Kells, Phys. Rev. B 92 081401(R) (2015)
Topological Blocking in Quantum Quench Dynamics
G. Kells, D. Sen, J. K. Slingerland and S. Vishweshwara, Phys. Rev. B, 89, 235130 (2014)
Near-zero-energy end-states in topologically trivial spin-orbit coupled superconducting nanowires with smooth confinement.
G. Kells, D. Meidan, and P. W. Brouwer , Phys. Rev. B 86, 100503(R) (2012)
Low-energy sub-gap states in multi-channel p-wave superconducting wires
G. Kells, D. Meidan and P. W. Brouwer Phys. Rev. B 85, 060507(R) (2012)
Exact results on the star lattice chiral spin liquid
G. Kells, D. Mehta, J.K. Slingerland and J. Vala Phys. Rev. B 81, 104429 (2010)
A description of Kitaev’s honeycomb model with toric-code stabilizers
G. Kells, J. K. Slingerland and J. Vala., Phys. Rev. B 80, 125415 (2009)
Current Staff
Academic Staff |
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| Position | Name | Phone | |
| Head of Section | Prof. Chris Bean | +353-1-653-51-47 x.224 | |
| Professor | Prof. Zdeněk Martinec | +353-1-653-51-47 x.233 | |
| Mallet Assistant Professor of Seismology | Prof. Sergei Lebedev | +353-1-653-51-47 x.240 | |
| Assistant Professor | Prof. Brian O’Reilly | +353-1-653-51-47 x.262 | |
| Director of Observational Seismology | Thomas Blake | +353-1-653-51-47 x.223 | |
| Schrödinger Fellow | Dr. Volker Rath | +353-1-653-51-47 x.245 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Jan Vozar | +353-1-653-51-47 x.231 | |
| Research Scientist (SFI SIRG) | Dr. Nicola Piana Agostinetti | +353-1-653-51-47 x.231 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Joan Campanya | +353-1-653-51-47 x.219 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Eric Mandolesi | +353-1-653-51-47 x.211 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Manel Prada | +353-1-653-51-47 x.225 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Xènia Ogaya | +353-1-653-51-47 x.206 | |
| Research Scientist (Marie Curie-Sklodowska Fellow) | Dr. Javier Fullea | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Pierre Arroucau | +353-1-653-51-47 x.265 | |
| Research Scientist | Dr. Duygu Kiyan | +353-1-653-51-47 x.227 | |
Administration |
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| Geophysics Section Secretary | Anna Sewielska | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
Technical Staff |
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| Senior Technical Assistant | Clare Horan | +353-1-653-51-47 x.228 | |
| Senior Technical Officer | Martin Möllhoff | +353-1-653-51-47 x.218 | |
| Technical Assistant | Louise Collins (on career break) | +353-1-653-51-47 x.278 | |
| Technical Assistant | Colin Hogg | +353-1-653-51-47 x.234 | |
Students |
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| PhD Student | Sarah Blake | +353-1-653-51-47 x.230 | |
| PhD Student | Raffaele Bonadio | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
| PhD Student | Nicolas Celli | +353-1-653-51-47 x.232 | |
| PhD Student | David Craig | +353-1-653-51-47 x.213 | |
| PhD Student | Robert Delhaye | +353-1-653-51-47 x.221 | |
| PhD Student | Sarah Donne | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
| PhD Student | Eva Eibl | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
| PhD Student | Thomas Farrell | +353-1-653-51-47 x.206 | |
| PhD Student | Andrea Licciardi | +353-1-653-51-47 x.247 | |
| PhD Student | Matteo Ravenna | +353-1-653-51-47 x.232 | |
| PhD Student | Libor Sachl | +353-1-653-51-47 x.205 | |
| PhD Student | Johannes Thun | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
| PhD Student | Meike Volk | +353-1-653-51-47 x.213 | |
| PhD Student (IT Limerick) | Sajjad Sajjadi | ||
| PhD Student (GFZ Potsdam) | Jan Dostal | ||
| PhD Student (U Prague) | David Einspigel | ||
| PhD Student (U Auckland) | Christina Walter | ||
| MSc Student (U Prague) | Hana Sustkova | ||
Emeritus Professors |
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| Senior Professor Emeritus | Prof. Alan Jones | +353-1-653-51-47 x.200 | |
| Emeritus Professor | Prof. Peter Readman | +353-1-653-51-47 x.225 | |
Honorary Professors |
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| NUI Galway, Ireland | Prof. Colin Brown | ||
| Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands | Prof. Sierd Cloetingh | ||
| University of Calgary, Canada | Prof. Dave Eaton | ||
Research Associates
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| UCD, Ireland | Prof. Pat Shannon | ||
| TCD, Ireland | Dr. Rob Hardy | ||
| University of Barcelona, Spain | Dr. Juanjo Ledo | ||
| University of Leicester, UK | Dr. Stewart Fishwick | ||
| University of Leicester, UK | Dr. Max Moorkamp | ||
| BGR, Hannover, Germany | Dr. Marion Miensopust | ||
| University of Ottawa, Canada | Andrew Schaeffer | ||
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