Postgraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Developing Sustainable and Multifunctional Cementitious Composites by Repurposing FRP Composite Waste
Published 2025Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are widely used across industries due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, durability, and design flexibility. However, their non-biodegradable nature and complex thermoset ...Open AccessThesis -
Fluorescent nanosensors for metal ions
Published 2024Precise detection of pH and metal ion concentrations is crucial across fields such as environmental monitoring and biomedical diagnostics, as both serve as vital indicators of chemical and biological processes. Carbon dots ...Open AccessThesis -
The Quaint, the Ruinous, and Corporate Realism: Popular Architectures of Irish Neoliberalism
Published 2024This dissertation concerns the aesthetics of neoliberal Ireland’s ‘popular’ architecture. It argues that such architectural aesthetics serve as material for a critical reading of ideological images of contemporary Ireland, ...Open AccessThesis -
Engineering efficient and sustainable catalysts for hydrogen production through (photo)electrochemical water splitting
Published 2024Hydrogen (H2) is regarded as one of the most important energy sources in the sustainable economy. Water electrolysis emerges as a critical technology for green H2 production based on renewable energy with no carbon emission. ...Open AccessThesis -
Local and indigenous knowledge in disaster risk reduction: Analysing multi-hazard housing reconstruction strategies in the Philippines
Published 2025The place-based (“local”) and cultural (“indigenous”) knowledge of communities developed out of their embeddedness in their environments has provided them with time-tested approaches for disaster risk reduction (DRR). ...Open AccessThesis