Dr Sarah Guerin

Dr Sarah Guerin graduated with a BSc in Applied Physics in 2015, going on to complete her PhD in piezoelectric biomolecular crystals in 2018. She runs her research group, the Actuate Lab, in the Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute in the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her current team is made up of 7 PhD students and 5 postdoctoral researchers, with expertise in crystal engineering, molecular modelling, crystal growth, and electrical engineering. She has been awarded over €2.4M from Research Ireland and the European Research Council to work on both in-silico and ex-silico engineering of biomolecular crystals, for application areas in eco-friendly sensing and pharmaceuticals. She is Chair of the Users’ Council for the Irish Centre of High-End Computing (ICHEC). She has been awarded the British Association of Crystal Growth Young Scientist of the Year Award and is the 2023 Research Ireland Early Career Researcher of the Year.