In the sixth episode of Behind The Lab Doors, Akash speaks to Dr. Eithne Dempsey of the Chemistry Department here at Maynooth. Upon completing her PhD in Electroanalytical Chemistry from DCU in 1993, Eithne served as a postdoctoral researcher at St. Vincent’s hospital in Dublin. She then took up a position as a lecturer in Chemistry at IT Tallaght where she managed the Centre for Research in Electroanalytical Technologies. After being involved with the Marie Curie Grant Fellowship she has been a chemistry lecturer and researcher at Maynooth University since 2017. 
Eithne's current research interests includes nanostructured and electrocatalytic materials, nanosensor technology and the designs of biomedical diagnostic tools harnessing electrocatalytic/nanomaterials properties. 

During this month's podcast Eithne speaks on a range of topics from her work with the Marie Curie Fellowship to being awarded Visiting Professor of Chemistry from University of the Western Cape, in Capetown. She discusses her average day in the lab, her experience lecturing in a foreign country, along with recent developments in chemistry and the role of nanomaterials in the biomedical industry and the environment.

This episode has been hosted and produced by Akash Satheesan, edited by Amy Dugdale, with music by Sean Dowd and artwork by Orla Farrelly