PResident's RePORt 2009/2010 - University College Cork

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· Minogin, VG; Nic Chormaic, Sile (2010) ‘Manifestation of the van der Waals Surface Interaction in the Spontaneous
Emission of Atoms into an Optical Nanofiber’. Laser Physics, 20 (1):32-37.
· Nitschke, U; Ruth, AA; Dixneuf, S; Stengel, DB (2010) ‘Molecular iodine emission rates and photosynthetic performance of
different thallus parts of Laminaria digitata (Phaeophyceae) during emersion’. Planta.
· O’Sullivan, B; Morrissey, P; Morgan, T; Busch, T (2010) ‘Using adiabatic coupling techniques in atom-chip waveguide
structures’. Physica Scripta, T140.
· Schmidt, R; Nic Chormaic, S; Minogin, VG (2010) ‘Van der Waals interaction of a neutral atom with the surface of a metal or
dielectric nanosphere’. Journal of Physics B.
· Ward, JM; Nic Chormaic, S (2010) ‘Thermo-optical tuning of whispering-gallery modes in Er:Yb co-doped phosphate glass
microspheres’. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 100:847-850.
· Ward, JM; Wu, Y; Khalfi, K; Nic Chormaic, S (2010) ‘Short vertical tube furnance for the fabrication of doped glass
microsphere lasers’. Review of Scientific Instruments, 81.
· Wu, YQ; Ward, JM; Chormaic, SN (2010) ‘Ultralow threshold green lasing and optical bistability in ZBNA
(ZrF4-BaF2-NaF-AlF3) microspheres’. Journal of Applied Physics, 107.
Conference Publications
· Ward, JM; Wu, Y; Nic Chormaic, S (2010) Thermo-optical tuning of whispering gallery modes in erbium doped microspheres
Photonics Europe 2010 Belgium.
· Wu, Y; Ward, JM; Nic Chormaic, S (2010) Green upconversion lasing and thermo-optical bistability in ZBNA microspheres
Photonics Europe 2010 Belgium.
School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences
Books
· Cronin, J; Higgs, B; McCarthy, M; McKeon, J (2010) In At The Deep End: Postgraduate Students’ Experiences Of Teaching
and Learning At Higher Education. Cork: The National Academy For The Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning.
· Dorschel, B; Wheeler, A.J; Monteys, X.; Verbruggen, K. (2010) Atlas of the Deep-water Seabed: Ireland. Dordrecht
Heidelberg London New York: Springer.
Book Chapters
· Chapman, DV (2010) ‘Conservation, restoration, and effects of climate change on wetlands’ In: Dominik, J., Chapman, D.V.,
Loizeau, J.-L., Stanica, A., Vignati, D.A.L (Eds.). NEAR Curriculum in Natural Environmental Science Volume 2, Terre &
Environnement Vol. 88. Geneva: Université de Genève.
· Chapman, DV (2010) ‘Socio-economic development and the need for sustainable management and protection of water
resources’ In: Dominik, J., Chapman, D.V., Loizeau, J.-L., Stanica, A., Vignati, D.A.L (Eds.). NEAR Curriculum in Natural
Environmental Science Volume 2, Terre & Environnement Vol. 88. Geneva: Université de Genève.
· Dorschel, B; Wheeler, A.J; Monteys, X; Verbruggen, K (2010) ‘A Guide to the Digital Atlas’ In: Atlas of the deep-water
seabed: Ireland. Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York: Springer.
· Dorschel, B; Wheeler, A.J; Monteys, X; Verbruggen, K (2010) ‘Above the Irish Seabed’ In: Atlas of the deep-water seabed:
Ireland. Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York: Springer.
· Dorschel, B; Wheeler, A.J; Monteys, X; Verbruggen, K (2010) ‘Below the Irish Seabed’ In: Atlas of the deep-water seabed:
Ireland. Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York: Springer.
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