About Marianne

Dr Marianne Bore Haarr was born in Stavanger, Norway. She has an MSc in Environmental Technology and obtained her PhD in organic chemistry from the group of Prof Magne Sydnes at the University of Stavanger, Norway. During her PhD she spent five months as a visiting research fellow in the University of Oxford, UK, under the supervision of Prof Kylie Vincent. In 2022 she took up a postdoctoral position in the research group of Dr Elaine O'Reilly in University College Dublin, Ireland. Her research interests centre upon the use of biocatalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of organic molecules. Through her engagements in the EDI committees in the School of Chemistry and College of Science in UCD, Marianne is a keen advocate for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in the STEM sciences.