1.通过分子模拟研究聚合物材料中的电荷输运；

2.通过分子模拟研究聚合物及其纳米复合材料中的热输运；

1.1998.07-2006.07, 英国帝国理工学院物理化学系教授。

2.2006.07-2011.07， 担任都柏林大学副校长；

3.2011.07-现在，英国帝国理工学院物理化学系教授。

1.       Smartnanotox, H2020, 8M euro (0.9M to IC) (2016)

2.       ARCHER: Advanced Polymer material for Energy security 270,000 kAU (£225,000, IC) (2015)

3.       2015 Advanced Polymer material for Energy Security - POLYMAT  EP/N002288/1 (EPSRC, £1,000,000, £ 500,000 IC) (2015)

4.       ISIS BeamTime - RB1510036 Title - ADVANCED POLYMER,MATERIALS FOR ENERGY SECURITY (POLYMAT) £ 32,220 (2015)

5.       ARCHER Barriers to entry: Nanoparticle translocation of cell membranes, 60,000kAU (2014)

6.       ARCHER project: 1200 kAU (Nanoparticles at Biological interface (2014)

代表论著：

1.The excess electron in polymer nanocomposites, Fernan Saiz, Nick Quirke, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, 20, 27528

2.The excess electron at polyethylene interfaces, Fernan Saiz, David Cubero, and Nick Quirke, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 25186

3.Free energy of adhesion of lipid bilayers on silica surfaces, M. Schneemilch, and N Quirke, J Chem , 148, 194704 (2018)

4.C. Contini, M. Schneemilch, S. Gaisford, N. Quirke, ‘Nanoparticle membrane interactions’, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience 13,  62 (2017)

5.Liangxu Xie, Kwong-Yu Chan, and Nick Quirke, ‘Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) in a Polyethylene (PE) Framework: A Simple Model for Simulation Studies of a Soluble Polymer in an Open Framework’, Langmuir, 33 , 11746, 2017

6.K. Y. Lau1, A. S. Vaughan, G. Chen, I. L. Hosier, K. Y. Ching and N.       Quirke ’Polyethylene/silica nanocomposites: absorption current and the interpretation of   SCLC’. J Phys D , 49, 295305, 2016 

7.Y. Shen, N. Quirke  and D. Zerulla, "Polarisation dependence of the squash mode in the extreme low frequency vibrational region of single walled carbon nanotubes" , J App Phys, 106, 201902 (2015)

8.Y Wang , D MacKernan, D Cubero, D Coker, and N Quirke,  Electron trapping in Polyethylene, J. Chem. Phys 140, 154902 (2014) [featured article and front cover of JCP]

9. Y. Wang , K Wu, D. Cubero, and N. Quirke, ‘Molecular Modeling and Electron Transport in Polyethylene’ , IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 21, Issue 4, pp. 1726-1734, (2014)

10. C. de Frein, N. Quirke, and D. Zerulla , ‘Finite length and solvent analysis effects on the squash mode of single walled carbon nanotubes’ J App Phys Vol:103, 153109 (2013)

书籍：

1.‘Industrial Applications of Molecular Modelling’ October 1996, published by Gordon and Breach in their series on Computational Chemistry Eds. K E Gubbins, N Quirke. IBSN 90-5699-005-5

2.Adsorption and transport at the nanoscale published by  Taylor and Francis, CRC Press USA 2006, Editor Nick Quirke, ISBN 0-415-32701-6

科研获奖：

1.1998 Royal Society of Chemistry Medal for Thermodynamics

2.2006 NSTI Fellow Award for Outstanding Contributions in Advancing Nanotechnology

人才称号：

香港大学Kan Tong Po教授