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DIAS reflects on significant milestones of 2022

Ground-breaking images of space, unlocking the secrets of 7th century Ireland, and the country’s first underground seismic station The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is reflecting on a successful year for the organisation, which included a number… Read More

2022-11-22 Kamber Schwarz (Max Plank Institute)

The Evolution of Volatile Carbon During Planet Formation Abstract: Planets are formed in protoplanetary disks of gas and dust around young stars. Where and when a planet forms determines its ultimate composition. However, our ability to determine exoplanet compositions… Read More

2022-11-15 Dr Andy Smith (Northumbria)

Space Weather Forecasting: Sudden Commencements and Machine Learning Abstract: Rapid changes in the surface geomagnetic field can induce potentially damaging currents in artificial conductors on the ground.  There are a large range of magnetospheric phenomena that can cause such… Read More

Samhain agus Science 2022 Line Up

From pagan astronomers to Medieval fantasy, DIAS reveals line-up for 2022 Samhain agus Science Festival Life on other planets, what the ancient pagan astronomers of Ireland taught us, and the food and fantasies of Medieval Ireland are just… Read More

2022-10-25 Affelia Wibisono (MSSL/UCL)

Using Multi-Spacecraft Measurements to Shed Light on Jupiter’s Auroral and Disk X-ray Emissions Abstract: The shimmering, dancing curtains of light from our planet’s aurorae have mesmerised people for generations. However, it wasn’t until 1979 that the first extra-terrestrial aurora… Read More

Samhain agus Science 2022

Samhain agus Science, now in its 5th year, is an annual initiative of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies taking place each year during Halloween. From spooky science to the mysteries of the Celtic festival of Samhain, DIAS… Read More

Columbia-DIAS-Yale Initiative Update

Updated 09 November 2023: The Columbia-DIAS-Yale (CDY) Initiative is a series of seminars and meetings established by Columbia University (New York), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (Dublin), and Yale University (New Haven). After a summer break the seminar… Read More

Inaugural lecture of Prof. Caitríona Jackman

On Thursday, September 8th 2022, we celebrated the inaugural lecture of Prof. Caitríona Jackman at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. We were honored to have government representatives, representatives from funding bodies including SFI and IRC, colleagues from universities across Ireland, … Read More

Five DIAS researchers secure SFI-IRC Pathways funding for their work

This morning (29.08.2022) Minister Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science announced an investment of €28.5 million across 53 research projects to support Ireland’s emerging research talent.  We are delighted that five of… Read More

Dr Arun Mathew

Name: Arun Mathew Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow E-Mail: arun@cp.dias.ie Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dunsink Lane, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15 XR2R, Ireland. ORCiD: 0000-0001-9896-4243