Welcome to the Giordani Group! We’re based in the School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland. Our research is focused on organic and nanomaterials chemistry. In our lab, we specialise in the design, synthesis and functionalisation of carbon nanomaterials for biomedical (sensing, molecular imaging and drug delivery), energy and environmental applications.

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Silvia Giordani

Sep 19, 2025 5:30 PM

Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope – Now in Dublin

Breakthrough Cancer Research, Ireland’s leading medical research charity focused on cancer awareness and funding cutting-edge science, is bringing the acclaimed Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope exhibition to Ireland for the very first time.

Manikrishna Lakavathu

Sep 15, 2025 8:38 PM

Welcome Manikrishna Lakavathu!

We are thrilled to welcome Manikrishna Lakavathu to the team as a Research Ireland and DCU co-funded PhD student. Manikrishna graduated in 2025 from IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India, with a BS-MS (Integrated Master’s) degree in Chemistry.

Silvia Giordani

Sep 8, 2025 6:45 PM

PhD Opportunity – Government of Ireland Fellowship

We invite motivated candidates to apply for the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Fellowship under the supervision of Prof. Silvia Giordani at Dublin City University (DCU), School of Chemical Sciences & Life Sciences Institute.

Hugh Mohan, Michał Bartkowski, Silvia Giordani

Aug 4, 2025 9:51 PM

New Publication: Roadmap on Carbon Molecular Nanostructures in Space

We’re excited to share our contribution to the recently published Roadmap on Carbon Molecular Nanostructures in Space in The European Physical Journal D. Read the article here This roadmap, coordinated by the NanoSpace COST Action,brings together 40 expert contributions from across disciplines to explore the formation, abundance, and roles of carbon-based nanostructures in space.

Klavs Hansen, D. A. García-Hernández, E. E. B. Campbell, Dogan Erbahar, Alicja Domaracka, Cornelia Jäger, C. Ewels, Polona Umek, S. Kwok, E. Peeters, J. Cami, Greg C. Sloan, P. Ehrenfreund, H. Linnartz, A. Manchado, Nick L. J. Cox, J. Bernard-Salas, E. K. Campbell, A. Monreal-Ibero, B. H. Foing, J. Smoker, M. Elyajouri, A. Ebenbichler, J. Th. van Loon, J. Bouwman, A. Farhang, F. Salama, C. Joblin, G. Mulas, U. Jacovella, M. A. Gómez-Muñoz, R. Barzaga, T. Huertas-Roldán, Hugh Mohan, Michał Bartkowski, Silvia Giordani, Gao-Lei Hou, J. J. Díaz-Luis, J. Alcolea, D. Tafoya, V. Bujarrabal, N. Došlić, T. Došlić, E. Catalano, M. Yesiltas, P. Ferrari, S. Brünken, G. Berden, J. M. Bakker, J. Oomens, B. Redlich, A. Pitanti, B. Bertoni, L. Vicarelli, P. Lamberti, M. Cojocari, G. Fedorov, Yu. Svirko, P. Kuzhir, M. Hochlaf, M. Mogren Al Mogren, Alexey Potapov, Eftal Gezer, H. Zettergren, H. T. Schmidt, Mark H. Stockett, Eleanor K. Ashworth, James N. Bull, M. Fárník, T. Wakabayashi, L. Ganner, M. Kappe, E. Gruber, C. Pardanaud, J. Dezalay, J. A. Noble, K. Tőkési, Z. Li, X. H. Zhou, J. M. Gong, R. G. Zeng, Z. J. Ding, Clayton S.-C. Yang, Feng Jin, Sudhir Trivedi, Uwe Hommerich, Laszlo Nemes, Alan C. Samuels, G. Shmavonyan, L. Misakyan, A. Shmavonyan, I. Sciriha, S. Suriyaprasanth, Dhanoj Gupta, D. A. Kalchevski, D. Trifonov, S. Kolev, T. Milenov, Miguel A. Caro, SeyedAbdolreza Sadjadi, Quentin Andrew Parker, A. Lombardi, Martin McCoustra, F. Koch, I. Schubert, C. Trautmann, M. E. Toimil-Molares, B. Kerkeni, D. Talbi, C. P. Hsu, G. Ouerfelli, H. H. Chuang, Ko-Ju Chuang, Yu-Jung Chen, E. Villaver & M. Manteiga

August 2025 European Physical Journal D

Roadmap on carbon molecular nanostructures in space

In this roadmap article, we consider the main challenges and recent breakthroughs in understanding the role of carbon molecular nanostructures in space and propose future avenues of research. The focus lies on small carbon-containing molecules up to fullerenes, extending to even larger, more complex organic species. The roadmap contains forty contributions from scientists with leading expertise in …

Silvia Giordani

Jul 22, 2025 4:54 PM

Strengthening International Ties: Visit from Prof. Hyun-Seog Roh, Yonsei University

On 22nd July, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Hyun-Seog Roh and his PhD student Bong-Gyeong Shin from the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Yonsei University, Republic of Korea, to DCU.

Claudia Carminati

Jul 21, 2025 2:03 AM

Welcome Claudia Carminati!

We are delighted to welcome Claudia Carminati to the Giordani Group! Claudia is in the 3rd year of her Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology at University of Milano-Bicocca in Milan, Italy. Her academic interests span pharmaceutics, immunology, and cancer therapy.

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