Program

DAY1 (2nd May)
8:30-9:00  Registration (Snack provided)
9:00-9:15  Opening 
Session Chair: Prof Maria Forsyth
9:15-9:45K1Patricia Hunt Victoria University of WellingtonDescribing the Charge Distribution within Ionic Liquid Systems
9:45-10:15K2Tom Welton Imperial College LondonWhy are ionic liquids so viscous?  
10:15-10:30Inv1Tamar Greaves RMIT UniversitySolvent effects of protic ionic liquids on proteins
10:30-10:45Inv2Kazuhide Ueno Yokohama National UniversityLi ion transport in molten Li salt solvents and Li ionic liquids
10:45-11:15                                                               Tea break
Session Chair:  Prof Tiffany Walsh
11:15-11:45K3Ekaterina Pas Monash UniversityHow long-lived are Internal Electric Fields in Ionic Liquids? A Theoretical Perspective
11:45-12:00Inv3Thomas Rüther CSIROQuaternary vs N-donor Cation Functionalised Ionic Liquids for Electrodeposition of Aluminium: NMR spectroscopic, volumetric and intra-diffusion studies of solutions of AlCl3 in [C4mpyr][Tf2N] and [C2TMEDA][Tf2N]
12:00-12:15Inv4Sherif Abdulkader Tawfik Abbas Deakin UniversityAccelerated discovery of solid-state electrolytes using Bayesian optimisation
12:15-12:30Or1Qi Han RMIT UniversityIon binding and interactions of ionic liquids with proteins
12:30-1:30                                                                      Lunch
Session Chair:  Dr  Kazuhide Ueno
1:30-2:00K4Rob Atkin The University of Western AustraliaPotential dependent dynamics of ionic liquids at graphite electrodes revealed by atomic force microscope videos
2:00-2:15K5Jenny Pringle Deakin UniversityThe development of new ionic electrolytes for energy storage devices
2:15-2:30Inv5Owen Curnow  University of CanterburyPeralkyltriaminocyclopropenium ionic liquids as lubricants, and the synthesis of novel fluorinated triaminocyclopropenium ionic liquids
2:30-2:45Inv6Luke O’Dell Deakin UniversityProbing ion interactions in IL electrolytes with oxygen functionalized cations by advanced NMR spectroscopy
2:45-3:00Or2Askin Eldiven University of CanterburyAnalysis of pyrolysis reactions for tris(dialkylamino)cyclopropenium chloride salts
3:00-3:20                                                               Tea break
Session Chair: Dr  Faezeh Makhlooghi Azad
3:20-4:003 minutes Poster Session
OP1Lukasz Kufel  Advanced Na-ion Electrolytes: Tailoring the Cation Structure in Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals
OP2Margaux GuiraudBorate-based polymer electrolytes for sodium batteries
OP3Timothy HarteEnhanced Li+ Diffusion Through Ligand ‘Hopping’ in Solvate Ionic Liquids
OP4Sreehari BatiInterface investigation of ionic liquid electrolytes for sodium batteries
OP5Sophie CrouchRole of cation and anion in ionic liquid facilitated polymerisation of dopamine
OP6Julius TiongsonUnderstanding Ion Interactions and Dynamics in Functionalized Ionic Liquid Electrolytes using advanced NMR spectroscopy
OP7Elena SasietaDevelopment of high-performance ionic electrolytes by target-specific combination of novel
OP8Kenny LiuExploring Enzyme Activity in Protic Ionic Liquids
OP9Mahin MalekiInvestigation of Electroyte-Electrode Interface and Interphase in Advanced Na-ion Batteries
OP10Hiroyuki UedaCreating Highly Performing Li4Ti5O12 Composite Anodes with
Li+-containing Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals for Solid-state Batteries
OP11Maria GeorgeUnderstanding the stages of lithiation in graphite anodes in presence of ionic liquid-based electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
4:00-5:30Poster Session 
6:30-10:30Conference Dinner at Harbour Kitchen
(Shop 1, 800 Bourke Street, Waterside of NAB, Docklands)