Evans received the prize for his work on the recognition of patterns through the nucleation kinetics of multiple DNA mosaics.
The research partner of the University of Maynooth, Dr. Constantine Evans, received the Robert Dirks Molecular Programming Award of this year, becoming the first Irish scholar to receive recognition.
The prize was established to honor the graduate of the California Institute of Technology, Robert Dirks, who tragically died in a 2015 New York Metropolitan Trains accident. The Annual Prize, which celebrates molecular programming researchers since 2016, has been awarded by Caltech, as well as by the International Science, Computer and Engineering Society to Nanoscala.
Evans received the 2025 Dirks award for his work on the recognition of patterns through the nucleation kinetics of multiple DNA mosaics.
He explained that he is interested in investigating molecular self -assembly or “the process of molecules that are organized in structures through simple interactions.” This process is behind the structures in nature, such as water molecules that freeze on ice or snowflakes and the construction of complex and functional structures in biology, such as viruses that attack our cells and microtubules that give the cells their shape.
“I look at the way in which these processes can be seen as a form of calculation, making decisions based on their magnification on what to grow and how we can use self -assembly to design precise and programmable structures on a molecular scale that is built,” he said.
The representatives of the award an early career achievement for Evans, who also received a cash prize along with the title.
“I feel honored to be part of remembering Robert Dirks’ life and work as a brilliant scholar, and I hope my continuous research is a credit for his memory,” he added.
Evans is a member of a research team led by Professor Damien Woods at the Hamilton Institute of the University of Maynooth, which is working to provide a bridge between mathematics and their applications in ICT, biology and other disciplines.
“As the first scholar of the University of Ireland to receive this award, the achievement of Dr. Evans is a reflection of both her hard work and ongoing research excellence at the Hamilton Institute of the University of Maynooth,” said Professor Rachel Msetfi, vice president of research at the University of May for Research and Incotetory.
“His research on molecular self -assembly and its applications in biological systems continue to give important advances in the scientific community.”
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