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publicity and the recognition that the work that we’re doingis really worthy and moving the area forward. That’s been thegreatest achievement.’It is noticeable that Professor Draper feels confi dent abouther research: ‘I feel that we have a platform of research thatI can present. I feel I’ve covered all the angles and I can go upand talk to an expert. There’s nothing that he or she is goingto suggest that I haven’t already thought of. Or I can make asuggestion: you have this expertise, would you be interestedin applying it to these systems?’This confi dence is, in part, the result of the Marie Curie project.And it has already borne fruit: new collaborations with scientistsall over the world will surely be keeping Professor Draper’steam busy beyond the completion of the Smart project.Electrocrystallisation experiments on Professor Draper’sgraphenes in the USA, a study into the organometallic propertiesof her materials in the UK, and much more lies ahead. ‘Thereare almost too many opportunities,’ she says. ‘Now, the thingis to try and target the best one.’Project acronymSmartFull project titleSmart molecules for super materialsType of grantTransfer of KnowledgeBudgetEUR 961 704Duration of project11-01-2006 - 10-01-2010Scientific disciplineChemistryLead partnerTrinity College DublinSchool of ChemistryCollege GreenIE-Dublin 2http://www.tcd.ie47