Assoc ProfessorRobert Johnson
Associate Professor
School of Chemistry
- Associate ProfessorSchool of Chemistry
- 01 716 2314
- University College Dublin, School of Chemistry, Science Centre - South Belfield Dublin 4
BIO
Robert completed his PhD, entitled "DNA Denaturation at an Electrode Surface" at the University of Southampton in 2011, under the supervision of Prof. Phil Bartlett FRS.
He moved to University of Utah first as postdoctoral researcher and then as a Marie Curie fellow (2013-2016) to work with Prof. Henry White on nanopore systems.
He completed the return phase of his Marie-Curie Fellowship with Prof. Julie Macpherson at the University of Warwick, before moving to the University of Lincoln in 2017 as a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry to help develop the school's brand new programmes in Chemistry and Analytical Sciences and achieve RSC accreditation for the undergraduate programmes.
He moved to University College Dublin, Ireland in August 2019 as Assistant Professor in Electrochemistry, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2025.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant Professor in ElectrochemistryUniversity College Dublin, School of Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland1 Aug 2019 - 31 Mar 2025
- Associate Professor in ElectrochemistryUniversity College Dublin, School of Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland1 Apr 2025
- School Head of Teaching & LearningUniversity College Dublin, School of Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland1 Jan 2025
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior LecturerUniversity of Lincoln, School of Chemistry, Lincoln, United Kingdom1 Apr 2017 - 31 Jul 2019
- Marie-Curie International Research FellowUniversity of Warwick, School of Chemistry, Coventry, United Kingdom1 Apr 2016 - 31 Mar 2017
- Marie-Curie International Research FellowUniversity of Utah, Department of Chemistry, Salt Lake City, United States1 Apr 2014 - 31 Mar 2016
- Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity of Utah, Department of Chemistry, Salt Lake City, United States1 Jan 2013 - 31 Mar 2014
- EPSRC Doctoral Prize FellowUniversity of Southampton, School of Chemistry, Southampton, United Kingdom1 Oct 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
DEGREES
- MChemSouthampton University
- PhDSouthampton University