Institute for Advanced Studies Annual Report 2017 Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath Tuairisc Bhliantúil 2017
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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Annual Report 2017 Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath Tuairisc Bhliantúil 2017 CONTENTS CLÁR 2 Forléargas ar DIAS 6 Ráiteas an Chathaoirligh 10 Ag Ceangal go háitiúil – 2017 12 Pictiuirí 2017 18 Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh 38 Scoil na Fisice Cosmaí 76 Scoil na Fisice Teoiriciúla 88 An Fhoireann 123 Ráitis Airgeadais 2 DIAS at a Glance 7 Chairman's Statement 10 Connecting Locally – 2017 12 Snapshots of 2017 19 School of Celtic Studies 39 School of Cosmic Physics 77 School of Theoretical Physics 88 DIAS Staff 93 Financial Statements 2017 DIAS AT A GLANCE OUR TEAM Overview Profile Origin of Researchers 15% Administration1 40% Non-EU 85% Research2 60% EU 1 Administration + General Technical Support 2 Research + Specialist Technical Support Note: Total number of countries = 22 Scholars Fellows/Project Staff Rest of world Ireland Rest of world Ireland 75% 25% 73% 27% Gender Male Female 69% 31% 2 TUAIRISC BHLIANTÚIL 2017 Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES OUR PARTNERS Funding Sources Island of Ireland Collaborations NUIG DIT TCD WIT UCD AIT UCC Irish Astronomical Society DCU The Discovery Programme NUIM Armagh Planetarium RIA National Library of Ireland QUB IT Tallaght UL IT Tralee Individual Research Associates 42 National 14 International Funding Expenditure International Research Visitors Research €6.57m 115 Visitors Oireachtas Grant (Department of Education and Skills) from €2.2m € 20 Countries Other Sources Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies ANNUAL REPORT 2017 3 2017 DIAS AT A GLANCE 2017 OUR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS* EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICIPATION 4 TUAIRISC BHLIANTÚIL 2017 Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath * Project based, does not include European and global infrastructure partners. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies ANNUAL REPORT 2017 5 Ráiteas an Chathaoirligh Tá sé de phribhléid agam an Réamhrá a sholáthar do thuarascáil bhliantúil DIAS do 2017. Molaim daoibh léamh tríd an tuarascáil fíorshuimiúil seo. Gan amhras, beidh sibh an-tógtha leis an raon leathan de thaighde socheolaíochta agus eolaíochta a rinne na baill inár dtrí Scoil – an Léann Ceilteach, an Fhisic Chosmach agus an Fhisic Theoiriciúil. Gabhaim buíochas ó chroí leis na scoileanna, le baill an Bhoird a thug a gcuid ama chomh fhaithiúil sin agus le foireann DIAS a sholáthraíonn tacaíocht leanúnach. Tá scóip a ngníomhaíochtaí, i dtéarmaí taighde, foilseachán, comhoibrithe agus for-rochtana poiblí, príomhthopaicí straitéiseacha do DIAS, an-suntasach go deo. Sa Ráiteas beag seo ní féidir lioma ag tagairt a dhéanamh do roinnt de na tograí agus gníomhaíochtaí eile a rinneadh i rith na bliana eachtaí seo. Tá tuillleadh mionsonraí ar fáil i dtuairiscí na Scoileanna aonair. Áirítear i dtuarascáil bhliantúil 2017 an rannóg nua Roghbhlúirí, ina luaitear cuid de bhuaicphointí na bliana. Toasíonn Toghbhlúirí leis an bhfoilseachán Córus Bésgnai – ‘An Old Irish Law Tract on the Church and Society’, in eagar an an Ollamh Liam Breatnach. I rith na bliana, lean Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh den mhéadú ar thuiscint agus meas ar ár dtraidisiúin fileolaíochta agus teangeolaíochta Ceilteacha. Tugann Scoil na Fisice Cosmaí agus Scoil na Fisice Teoiriciúla araon tuairisc ar ‘eachtra Dr. Eucharia Meehan with Prof. Dervilla Donnelly (Chair of Friends of DIAS and former Chairman of DIAS Council) eolaíochta na bliana’. B’í seo an Dr. Eucharia Meehan leis an tOllamh Dervilla Donnelly (Cathaoirleach brath de chumasc neodrónréalta Cairde DIAS agus iar-Chathaoirleach Chomhairle DIAS) i dtonnta mtharraingteacha agus an brath ina dhiaidh sin Is é an comhoibriú is mó a Táimid bródúil freisin as d’astú leictreamaighnéadach. thiomáineann dul chun na linne ár ndlúthchaidreamh le Teistíméireacht ar ár gcáil sa réimse seo san eolaíocht. Mar sin, tá hOllscoileanna na hÉireann. is ea go bhfuilimid páirteach san baill DIAS as a bheith ag obair i Buaiscphointe suntasach an ea fhoireann 3,500 eolaí sa togra ndlúthchomhair le heagraíochtaí léacht O’Raifeartaigh a thug mór HESS seo. Sa bhliain 2017 amhail Institiúid Réalteolaíochta Fabian Essler ó Oxford, ar an rinneadh an stáisiún LOFAR i Max Planck, an Institut de ábhar ‘Quantum Master Equations mBiorra, Contae Uíbh Fhailí a Planétologie et d’Astrophysique and Integrability’ ag an gcruinniú chomhtháthú sa líonra Eorpach agus Gníomhaireacht Spáis de chuid an Irish Quantum LOFAR. Leanann Roinn na na hEorpa. Leanfaimid den Foundation, a d’eagraigh DIAS Geoifisice de thionchar a bheith dlúthchomhar le HESS agus táimid agus Ollscoil Mhá Nuad, Coláiste aige ar phríomhréimsí an taighde ag tnúth leis an dáta nua leis an na Tríonóide BÁC agus an Coláiste idirnáisiúnta, ag forbairt agus Teileascóp Spáis James Webb a Ollscoile, BÁC i gcomhar lena ag cur i bhfeidhm samhlacha láinseáil in 2019. Gné shuntasach chéile. anailíseacha nuálaíocha a thugann eile sa bhliain ab ea óstáil an chéad léargas nua dúinn ar phróisis na chruinnithe Oll-Réaltaí ag DIAS. cruinne. 6 TUAIRISC BHLIANTÚIL 2017 Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath Chairman’s Statement It is my privilege to provide the introductory statement to the DIAS annual report for 2017. I invite you to read through this engaging annual report. Undoubtedly, you will be highly impressed by the wide range of the socio-scientific research delivered by the members of our three Schools – Celtic Studies, Cosmic Physics and Theoretical Physics. I wholeheartedly thank the schools, the Board members who give their time so generously and the DIAS staff who provide continuing support. The scope of their activities, in terms of research, publications, collaboration and public outreach, key strategic topics for DIAS, is highly impressive. In this short Statement I can only allude to some of the projects and other activities that were undertaken during this eventful year. The individual School reports provide further detail. The 2017 annual report includes the new Snapshots section, featuring some of the highlights of the year. Snapshots commences with the publication, Córus Bésgnai – ‘An Old Irish Law Tract on the Church and Society’, edited by Professor, Liam Breatnach. In the course of the year, the School of Celtic Studies continues to deepen understanding and appreciation of our fascinating Celtic philological and linguistic traditions. Professor Vincent Cunnane, Chairman of Council and Cecil Keaveney who retired as Registrar in June 2017 Both the School of Cosmic Physics An tOllamh Vincent Cunnane, Cathaoirleach na Comhairle agus Cecil and the School of Theoretical Keaveney a d’éirigh as a phost mar Chláraitheoir i mí Meitheamh Physics report on the ‘science event of the year’. This was Collaboration is the key driver to meeting, jointly organised by DIAS, the detection of a neutron star modern scientific progress. DIAS Maynooth, TCD and UCD. merger in gravitational waves members are proud to work closely and the subsequent detection of with organisations such as the We continue to focus on our electromagnetic emission. To be Max Planck Institute of Astronomy, outreach objective and our part of the team of 3,500 scientists the Institut de Planétologie et ambition to contribute to education engaged in this major HESS project d’Astrophysique and the European and public engagement. Last year is a testament to our reputation Space Agency. We continue I stressed our need to improve the in the field. 2017 also saw the close cooperation with HESS and depth and breadth of our exposure integration of LOFAR station at Birr, look forward to the new date for to the wider public. We are grateful County Offaly into the European the launch of the James Webb to those groups and individuals LOFAR network. Geophysics Space Telescope in 2019. Another who assist in these endeavours. The continues to influence key areas of significant feature of the year Irish Astronomical Society provides international research, developing was the DIAS hosting of the first ongoing support with public open and applying innovative analytical Massive Stars meeting. We are also nights and other events held at models that present us with new proud of our close liaison with Irish our Dunsink Observatory. The insights into Earth processes. Universities. The O’Raifeartaigh Observatory is now a recognised lecture presented by Fabian focal location of many school and Essler from Oxford, on ‘Quantum Citizen Science events. Master Equations and Integrability’ was an outstanding highlight at the Irish Quantum Foundation Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies ANNUAL REPORT 2017 7 Ráiteas an Chathaoirligh (ar lean) Leanaimid de dhíriú ar ár Níl anseo ach samplaí agus Comhgháirdeas leis an tOll. gcuspóir for-rochtana agus ar ár molaim duit na tuairiscí ó na Chris Bean agus an tOll. Felix n-uaillmhian le cur le hoideachas Scoileanna aonair a léamh. Aharonian a toghadh ar an agus le rannpháirtíocht an Tugann siad mionsonraí fíor- Academia Europaea. phobail. Anuraidh leag mé béim spéisiúla ar ár dtograí taighde agus ar ár ngá le feabhas a chuar ar ghníomhaíochtaí eile. Tugann Deinimís comhbhrón ar bhás ar dhoimhne agus leithead ár a leabharliostaí cur síos soiléir ar an Dr TK Whitaker a bhí mar nochtadh don phobal i gcoitinne. raon na bhfoilseachán a cuireadh Chathaoirleach ar Chomhairle na Táimid buíoch as na grúpaí agus ar fáil i rith na bliana agus ar hInstitiúide ó 1980 go 1995 agus na daoine aonair sin a chuidíonn stádas an n-irisí ina bhfoilsítear mar bhall de Bhord Rialúcháin sna hiarrachtaí sin. Cuireann ár saothar. Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh ó 1971 Cumann Réalteolaíochta na go 1980. hÉireann tacaíocht leanúnach ar Tá áthas orainn le ceapachán Tá tagairt déanta agam fáil le hóicheanta poiblí oscailte an Dr Eucharia Meehan d’ábharthacht agus tábhacht agus imeachtaí eile a eagraítear mar Chláraitheoir agus POF. an chomhoibrithe agus ní mór inár Réadlann i nDún Sinche. Mar thacaí taighde le taithí dom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le Is ionad lárnach aitheanta ceannaireachta den scoth, baill idirnáisiúnta a thugann an anois í an Réadlann do neart cinnteoidh sí go méadofar stádas méid sin ama d’ár n-iarrachtaí.