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Personal profile
Research Focus
See my group website: https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/antimatter/dermot/
Recent Press releases:
* ERC Consolidator Award
* Representing QUB/IOP at Stormont with senior Ministers
* Hosting Keynote NISF talk at QUB
Prof Dermot Green is a full Professor of Theoretical Physics and Quantum Chemistry. He currently holds an ERC Consolidator grant (€2M, 2025-2030), and previously an ERC Starting Grant (€1.3M, 2010-2024) and an EPSRC Fellowship in Theoretical Physics (2015-2019). He graduated 1st-class MPhys from University of Oxford (2008, Balliol College) and PhD in Theoretical Atomic Physics from Queen's Belfast (2011) and subsequently held Research Fellow positions in QUB and Durham University (with Jeremy Hutson FRS) as well as a Visiting Fellowship at ITAMP, Harvard University, USA. He was a Reader in Physics 2018-2025, and from 2025 a full Professor.
He is one of ~20 Council Members and Trustees of the Institute of Physics, as the sole representative of the island of Ireland, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Physics Ireland, having previously been Chair of the Institute of Physics Ireland (2022-2024). He is a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe and is an inaugural member of the Royal Irish Academy's Young Academy of Ireland. He is Chair of the International Scientific Committee of the International Workshop on Positron and Positronium Physics and Co-Chair of POSMOL, board member of the ICPEAC (International Conference for Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions) and of the European Physical Society's Atomic, Molecular and Optical Division (ECAMP), and Specialist Editor for the international journal Computer Physics Communications.
The overarching theme of his research is describing fundamental interactions in complicated/formidable quantum many-body systems involving structured atoms and molecules. His chief interest has been in the development of theory and its computational implementation to describe antimatter (positrons and positronium) interactions with atoms, molecules and condensed matter, to provide understanding required to properly interpret fundamental experiments and antimatter-based diagnostics of industrially important materials, and to develop antimatter-based technologies including positron traps, beams and positron emission tomography.
He was awarded the 2019 Institute of Physics Sir David Bates Prize for outstanding contributions to atomic, molecular, optical and plasma physics, the ICPEAC Sheldon Datz Prize for atomic physics, and a 2018 QUB Vice-Chancellor Research Prize.
He has directed the research of numerous Postdoctoral Research Fellows (>10 years full-time equivalent) and has supervised Dr Sarah Gregg (graduated 2025), Dr Jack Cassidy (graduated 2024), Dr Jaroslav Hofierka (graduated 2023), Dr David Waide (graduated 2023). Current students include Tiarnan Smyth (2024-) and Taylor Scott (Oct. 2025-). He has supervised MSci masters projects in theoretical physics yearly since 2015 (all students receiving 1st class marks).
Some highlighted publications (see my group webpage/Google Scholar for full list):
1. J. Hofierka,..., D. G. Green, Nature 606, 688 (2022)
2. C. M. Rawlins,..., D. G. Green, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 263001 (2023).
3. D. G. Green, A. R. Swann and G. F. Gribakin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 183402 (2018).
4. D. G. Green, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 203403 (2017).
5. J. Cassidy,..., D. G. Green, J. Chem. Phys. 160, 084304 (2024)
He has also contributed to the scientific leading edge of strong-field quantum electrodynamics [see e.g. D. G. Green and C. N. Harvey, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 164801 (2014)], and ultracold molecule theory (atomic and molecular collisions and quantum chaos) [see e.g., D. G. Green, ... , J. M. Hutson, Phys. Rev. A 93, 022703 (2016); ibid 93, 052713 (2016)]
Achievements
See my website https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/antimatter/dermot/
Other
At QUB I am a member of Academic Council, a key part of the governance structure, and member of the QUB Research and Innovation Committee and of the Fellowship Academy Members Group (helping steer professional development activities for external Fellowship holders). In the School of Mathematics and Physics I am the Exam Liaison Office for Mathematics, and the International Exchange Coordinator for Mathematics. I Am Adviser of Studies for the International Students. I was previously PhD Coordinator for the Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics and the Centre for Light-Matter Interactions.
JOIN THE GROUP!
I welcome contact from motivated postdoctoral researchers or PhD students who wish to join my team: please contact me if interested.
I am a first-generation University student and will particularly welcome interest from members of under-represented groups, noting that QUB and the Institute of Physics Ireland drive diversity and inclusion initiatives.
I especially welcome contact from those interested in developing applications for externally funded fellowships to be be hosted in my group. Such Fellowships (open to international researchers at various stages post PhD, and with deadlines at various times throughout the year) include:
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships
- Royal Society Newton Fellowship
- Marie Curie individual Fellowships
- EPSRC Fellowships
- Branco-Weiss Fellowships
Teaching
I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET) from QUB, and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
I lecture in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, currently to ~180 first-year students in Multivariable Calculus and as module coordinator for BSc undegraduate projects in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Previously I lectured 3rd-year Tensor Field Theory, 3rd-year Advanced Numerical Analysis, and 4th-year Masters level Advanced Quantum Theory.
I was the recipient of a 2021 QUB Teaching Award in the "Rising Stars" Category, with citation noting my successes in delivering an "innovative, collaborative and engaging learning experience".
He is Adviser of Studies for international students. He was a member of the 2018 and 2025 Curriculum Review Working Groups for QUB Mathematics.
He is a member of the CCEA Subject Advisory Group for Physics, critiquing and assessing the Northern Ireland Physics curriculum and assessments at primary and secondary level. He represented Institute of Physics in contributions to the 2025 Crehan NI curriculum review.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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R6997TCP: Many-body Theory of Antimatter Interactions with Atoms, Molecules and Condensed Matter
Green, D. (PI)
29/10/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R1579TCP: Many-body Theory of Position Interactions with Atoms and Molecules
Green, D. (PI)
30/10/2015 → …
Project: Research
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Many-body theory calculations of positron binding to halogenated hydrocarbons
Cassidy, J. P., Hofierka, J., Cunningham, B., Rawlins, C. M., Patterson, C. H. & Green, D. G., 22 Apr 2024, In: Physical Review A. 109, 4, 6 p., L040801.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Many-body theory calculations of positron binding to hydrogen cyanide
Hofierka, J., Cunningham, B. & Green, D. G., 03 Apr 2024, In: European Physical Journal D. 78, 4, 10 p., 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Many-body theory calculations of positronic-bonded molecular dianions
Cassidy, J. P., Hofierka, J., Cunningham, B. & Green, D. G., 28 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 160, 8, 084304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Positron annihilation and binding in aromatic and other ring molecules
Arthur-Baidoo, E., Danielson, J. R., Surko, C. M., Cassidy, J. P., Gregg, S. K., Hofierka, J., Cunningham, B., Patterson, C. H. & Green, D. G., 04 Jun 2024, In: Physical Review A. 109, 6, 14 p., 062801 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A quantised cyclin-based cell cycle model
Emerson, C., Bennie, L., Byrne, N. M., Green, D., Currell, F. & Coulter, J. A., 06 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine. 6, 3, p. 359-370 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile101 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Positron cooling in CF4 and N2 gas: videos
Green, D. (Creator) & Swann, A. (Owner), Queen's University Belfast, 29 Jan 2021
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Data for "Many-body theory of positron binding to polyatomic molecules"
Green, D. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 03 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.17034/04a9ffbe-e0c6-44e4-98bc-a2d30df3424c
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Dataset for "Positron annihilation and binding in aromatic and other ring molecules"
Green, D. (Creator), Cassidy, J. (Contributor) & Cunningham, B. (Contributor), Queen's University Belfast, 21 May 2024
DOI: 10.17034/56bb2190-fb92-4543-a171-36efa5872571
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Dataset for "Many-body Theory Calculations of Positron Binding to Halogenated Hydrocarbons"
Green, D. (Creator) & Cassidy, J. (Contributor), Queen's University Belfast, 07 Mar 2024
DOI: 10.17034/c682299e-3d9c-4b67-9c39-c70d210da575
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Positron cooling and annihilation in noble gases
Green, D. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 01 Sept 2017
DOI: 10.17034/9da6ab49-3a41-4042-90ed-f7e479d2f437
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Prizes
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(The first) Junior Research Fellowship in the Sciences, Hatfield College, Durham University
Green, D. (Recipient), 01 Jun 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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[ELECTION TO INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY] Elected as a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe; criteria: for outstanding researchers with recognised national/international excellence with demonstrated leadership abilities and a wide interest in science and science policy at the European level
Green, D. (Recipient), 01 May 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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[ELECTION TO NATIONAL ACADEMY] Elected as one of the first of 40 inaugural members of the Royal Irish Academy's "Young Academy of Ireland", with expertise spanning academia, law, economics etc from the island of Ireland who have already made an evidenced impact on their fields.
Green, D. (Recipient), 25 Apr 2023
Prize: Appointment
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[INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENT] Visiting Fellowship, Harvard University (Physics Department), held at the Harvard-Smithsonian Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP).
Green, D. (Recipient), 01 Aug 2010
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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[INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PRIZE] Sole awardee of The 2019 Institute of Physics "David Bates Prize" (biennial, international) for outstanding contributions to quantum, atomic, molecular and plasma physics.
Green, D. (Recipient), 08 Sept 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Biennial POSMOL Conference: the "XXII International Workshop on Low-Energy Positron and Positronium Physics" and the "XXIV International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms"
Green, D. (Programme chair)
08 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited talk at triennial international conference: ECAMP 15 "15th European Conference on Atoms Molecules and Photons"
Green, D. (Invited speaker)
30 Jun 2025 → 04 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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QUB R&E European Research Council information session/Q&A advising QUB ERC applicants; member of the panel (as an multiple ERC awardee).
Green, D. (Speaker)
30 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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UKRI FLF (Future Leaders Fellowship) Development Network: expert panel member, "preparing for interviews" training course
Green, D. (Speaker)
28 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Northern Ireland Science Festival Keynote talks
Green, D. (Chair)
16 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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[QUB main news story] "Queen’s academic highlights crucial role of physics in boosting NI economy" https://www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/2025/physics-ni-economy.html
20/02/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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"Raising awareness of physics, advising on skills, education policy and curriculum at Stormont"; School of Mathematics and Physics news story on recent meetings with NI Education Minister/Junior First Ministers/NI Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer/Lucy Crehan etchttps://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics/News/RaisingawarenessofphysicsadvisingonskillseducationpolicyandcurriculumatStormont.html
10/02/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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[EU Press release covering the successful outcome and impact of my ERC StG] Fundamental research success: "Gaining a deeper understanding of antimatter-matter interactions" https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/456220-gaining-a-deeper-understanding-of-antimatter-matter-interactions?WT.mc_id=exp
03/02/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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[Institute of Physics Press Release including statement from me as Chair of IOP Ireland and from CEO IOP] "IOP welcomes Irish government’s confirmation of funding to allow application for CERN membership to proceed" https://www.iop.org/about/news/iop-welcomes-irish-funding-cern-membership-application#:~:text=The%20Irish%20government%20today%20confirmed,and%20investment%20and%20training%20opportunities.
10/10/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other