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Six UOW researchers have been named among the world’s most influential, leading positive change. 🌍🎉 The annual Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list recognises influential researchers worldwide whose work has been frequently cited by peers, highlighting its global impact and significance. 👏 ➡️ Senior Professor Jun Chen was recognised in the Cross-Field category for his pioneering contributions to advanced materials research. ➡️ Distinguished Professor Shujun Zhang, who researches dielectric, piezoelectric, ferroelectric and electrocaloric materials in different forms, was named in the Materials Science category. ➡️ Emeritus Professor Shi Xue Dou was featured twice, in both Chemistry and Materials Science category, for his research achievements. ➡️ Emeritus Professor Hua Kun Liu was included in the Materials Science category for her research in energy storage and material innovation. ➡️ Honorary Distinguished Professor Yoshio Bando appeared in the Materials Science category for his influential contributions to nanomaterials and advanced materials science. ➡️ Honorary Distinguished Professor Yang-Kook Sun was recognised in the Materials Science category for his notable research on sustainable energy solutions. #UOWResearch #ThisIsUOW

Exciting Opportunity for PhD Researchers in Hydrogen Materials! UK-HyRES is pleased to share an incredible opportunity for PhD students interested in the hydrogen sector. Conception X, in partnership with the Henry Royce Institute, is offering a unique venture programme to help 10 talented PhDs commercialise their breakthroughs in materials research that can help overcome barriers to hydrogen adoption. Over nine months, selected students will receive expert training, coaching, networking, and introductions to investors. The focus is on materials research with applications across the hydrogen supply chain, including: ✅ Green hydrogen production ✅ Storage solutions ✅ Distribution (moving and monitoring hydrogen) ✅ End-use materials for combustion environments The selected students will join Cohort 8 starting March 2025, with additional support from the Royce Hydrogen Accelerator. Applications close on 2 February. Learn more and apply here https://bit.ly/3OO2Reh. #HydrogenInnovation #PhDOpportunities #MaterialsResearch #UKHyRES

YS is highly active in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), employing a full-time researcher - Stylianos Spathariotis, Ph.D., who is carrying out his 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the chemical laboratory of the company. EXTREME (GA: 101105700) is a research oriented project aiming to provide insights on the chemistry and mechanism of the Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) during their extraction and recovery from spent Automotive Catalytic Converters (ACCs) using novel Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs). We are really excited for this collaboration in the EXTREME project to promote sustainability and circular economy to the Cypriot and European industrial ecosystems! More details about the project in our first project blog article. #mariesklodowskacurieactions #chemistry #experimentalresearch #deepeutecticsolvents #sustainability #circulareconomy #europeancommission

Jaime Martin Pérez, the Basque scientist who is researching organic solar cells in Galicia: https://lnkd.in/dwYnYhzM The researcher from the University of La Coruña (Galicia) is studying how to prevent the degradation of materials so that they can be used in windows that generate electrical current. Although he opted for chemistry when he finished high school, as soon as he had the opportunity to work in a laboratory, researcher Jaime Martin Perez ended up settling in physics. Originally from Bergara (Basque Country), he has an extensive work record working in laboratories in Madrid, Germany, San Sebastian and London. However, after the pandemic he decided to establish himself as a researcher at the University of A Coruña (UDC), where he came into contact with the Oportuniusprogramme, promoted by the ‘Galician Innovation Agency’ with the aim of attracting research talent to the Galician ecosystem. In October 2023, the University of A Coruña obtained for the first time in its history a grant from the European Research Council (known as ERC Consolidator Grant) to carry out over the next five years a project that will investigate the structure of semiconductor polymers with the aim of developing more efficient and stable solar cells. Jaime Martin, lecturer and researcher at the Functional Polymers Laboratory of the Centre for Research in Naval and Industrial Technologies (Citeni) on the Ferrol Campus (Galicia), is leading this initiative, which has raised two million euros and will be carried out entirely at Citeni itself. Solar cells: Jaime Martin’s project: https://lnkd.in/dwYnYhzM #Basque #Science #BasqueScience #PaísVasco #BasqueLand #Paysbasque #BasqueCountry #Euskadi #JaimeMartin #scientific #scientist #research #organic #solar #cells #Galicia Universidade da Coruña #degradation #materials #electrical #current #chemistry #laboratory Jaime Martín Pérez #Bergara #Madrid #Germany #SanSebastian #Donostia #London European Research Council (ERC) #ERC #Consolidator #Grant #structure #semiconductor #polymers #solarcells #Naval #Industrial #Technologies Centro de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Navais e Industriais da Universidade da Coruña - CITENI CITENI UDC ) #Ferrol #Campus

🌍 Announcing Our Esteemed Committee Members for the 2nd International Conference on Materials for Green Future 🌍 https://lnkd.in/gFa58kNZ We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Ziyun Wang, Senior Lecturer at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, to the esteemed committee for Green Materials 2025! 🎉 🔬 About Dr. Ziyun Wang: Dr. Ziyun Wang is a computational chemist whose pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and machine learning has significantly impacted the fields of electrocatalysis and sustainable materials. After completing his Ph.D. in theoretical catalysis at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Manchester, Dr. Wang furthered his research as a postdoctoral scholar with leading experts at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. Since joining the University of Auckland in 2021, his group has focused on advancing computational chemistry methods, exploring electrocatalysis reactions, and leveraging machine learning to enhance chemical processes. Dr. Wang’s work on reactions critical to clean energy solutions, such as CO₂ electrochemical reduction and oxygen evolution reactions, will bring invaluable insights to our conference. We’re honored to have his expertise on the committee as we look forward to exploring the future of green materials together! Join us for Green Materials 2025 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from April 28 - May 01, 2025, with a Satellite Symposium on May 02-03, 2025. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn from leaders in sustainable innovation! 🌱 #MaterialsScience #GreenMaterials #GreenMaterials2025 #Announcement #Nanotechnology #Nanoscience #Nanomaterials #Materials #GreenFuture #Renewable #Sustainability #InorganicChemistry #PhysicalChemistry #ChemicalPhysics #Biomaterials #MaterialsChemistry #ElectronicMaterials #Conference #Conference2024 #ChemicalEngineering #Nucleation #Crystallization #WasteUtilization #ChemicalKinetics #CarbonCapture #HomogenousCatalysis #ZeoliteResearch #MineralProcessing #BauxiteResidue #EnvironmentalMaterials #MDsimulation #ResearchInnovation #AcademicExcellence #SustainableTech #UQResearch #AmplifyFellow #Hydrometallurgy #EngineeringEducation #ChemicalThermodynamics #ProcessModelling

🎇 New year, more amazing project partners! Today, meet Arcady Zhukov, profesor at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. 🧲 The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is a teaching and research institution officially founded in 1980. The work will be performed at the Magnetic Group of the Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology (PMAS) of the UPV/EHU in San Sebastián, Spain. 🌡️ Their main task focuses on selecting the best materials for various applications through magnetic characterization. UPV/EHU will use a PPMS (Physical Property Measurement System) device to carry out the measurements at different temperatures between room temperature and 150 ºC. ➡️ Find out more about our partners and HARMONY on our website or by following us: https://lnkd.in/dGUnMPYd #HARMONY #RareEarthMaterial #MagneticCharacterization #Recycling

#ICIQNews | 📢 ICIQ has been awarded 6 projects in the Agencia Estatal de Investigación | Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades of Spain "Generación de Conocimiento 2023” call, reflecting our commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and tackling pressing global challenges. 🎯These projects will tackle pressing societal challenges, such as climate change, energy sustainability and resource scarcity. 🌐 The six projects awarded are: 1️⃣ AVANT-GARDE (Prof. Arjan Kleij Group): Advancing Metal-Assisted Transformations of Functionalized Heterocycles into Novel Stereodefined Scaffolds. 2️⃣ COMET (Prof. Monica H. Perez-Temprano Group): Expanding the chemical space of cobalt synthetic and mechanistic tactics: From Fundamentals to Catalysis. 3️⃣ COMPLEXSIM (Prof. Carles Bo Group): Computational simulation of complex reaction mixtures. 4️⃣ ForcING (Dr. José Augusto Berrocal Group): Understanding the reactivity of mechanical force-responsive systems: a (macro)molecular engineering approach. 5️⃣ MECHAPHOTOCOMP (Prof. Feliu Maseras Group): Exploring mechanochemistry and photocatalysis with the tools of computational homogeneous catalysis. 6️⃣ MOCACUBE (Prof. Pablo Ballester Group): Molecular Clefts, Cavitands and Cages derived from Calix[4]pyrroles: Synthesis and Studies of their applications. Read more about each project here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/duGJUnyM ICERCA - Centres de Recerca de Catalunya | Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) | SOMMa Alliance #Innovation #scientificresearch

💪 👨🎓 PhD student from Łukasiewicz – Krakow Institute of Technology participated at FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024 conference in Manchester 📢 Filip Kateusz from the Center of Materials and Manufacturing Technology managed by Rafał Nowak, D. Eng presented a poster on his project entitled “Synthesis of gradient C/C-SiOC composites with improved thermal degradation resistance”. 👉 This project explores new carbon-carbon composites with a gradient-distributed SiOC phase. The inclusion of the oxycarbide phase enhances resistance to thermal degradation in atmospheric air, while maintaining the desirable properties of traditional carbon-carbon composites, such as high heat capacity and relatively low density. The poster highlighted the project's goals and motivation, proposed a novel materials synthesis route, and outlined the next steps in the investigation. The project is supported by Rymatex., which provides high-quality carbon fibers, and IMCD Group, a distributor of polysiloxane resin used as an organic precursor. 👨🔬 This research is financed by the Polish state budget under Ministry of Science and Higher Education's Pearls of Science I program, project no. PN/01/0023/2022.   #nauka,#naukaprzyszłościjużdzić,#MinisterstwoNaukiiSzkolnictwaWyższego,#CenterofMaterialsandManufacturingTechnology, #FEMSJuniorEUROMAT2024conference,#PearlsofScience

Introducing the HiQ-LCA partners: University of Bordeaux: CyVi Group! Based at the University of Bordeaux in the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM), the CyVi Group is an interdisciplinary group of scientists working on research methods of and applications to sustainable chemistry and life cycle assessment. ISM is a Joint Research Unit between the University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, and CNRS. The objectives of the research carried out in the CyVi Group are to apply and develop methodologies for assessing the environmental impacts and use of #naturalresources, in particular, life cycle assessment (#LCA). The CyVi Group research aims to enhance sustainable engineering and chemistry while promoting the link between academic methodological developments and their application in key sectors. Learn more from our short interview with Guido Sonnemann, Professor for Sustainable chemistry at University of Bordeaux. 1. Hello! Please introduce CyVi Group. Just in a few words, what is your role in HiQ-LCA? “Our role in the HiQ-LCA project involves developing LCA training for the #battery sector and the creation of life cycle inventory datasets for the production of raw materials utilized in batteries for electric vehicles.” 2. What are your main objectives for HiQ-LCA? “Our main objective is to develop and implement tailored LCA training sessions for professionals within and beyond the battery sector, encompassing #industry and #academia. We also contribute to the development of high-quality life cycle inventory datasets for batteries using process simulation and other methods.” 3. What do you hope and expect from your involvement in HiQ-LCA? “We hope to contribute to the development of transparent and high-quality life cycle inventories and advance LCA services for the battery sector in collaboration with multiple industry and academic partners. These efforts will support battery-specific LCA case studies.”   Thank you, Guido and the CyVi Group team for your commitment in HiQ-LCA!

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏? My journey through scientific and technological excellence continues. This time, I had the pleasure of being hosted by Professor Alberto Guadagnini and Chiara Recalcati PhD in the Solid-Liquid Interface Nanomicroscopy and Spectroscopy (SoLINano-∑) laboratory, an interdepartmental facility at Politecnico di Milano. The visit was enriched by the participation of PoliMi students from the Department of Energy. The aim was to provide these future engineers with a comprehensive perspective on pursuing #research in both academia and industry, presented from three distinct viewpoints: a professor from one of Europe’s most prestigious universities, a postdoctoral researcher, and an energy sector professional. In the first part of the morning, Chiara shared insights into her PhD work and her current activities, highlighting an impressive project that spans various aspects of research, from experimental setups to the development and application of theoretical models. She effectively conveyed the scientific importance of this #laboratory, where it is possible to leverage a unique combination of Scanning Probe Microscopy techniques and Raman spectroscopy, that fosters fundamental research on physical and chemical processes taking place at solid-liquid interfaces at the nanoscale. To give an idea, potential applications range from assessing source rock potential for #hydrocarbon generation to porosity analysis for #reservoir #characterization, #hydrogen storage, and #CCuS projects. I shared then my journey, from school to my first job in GEOLOG International, up to my current role in GEOLOG TECHNOLOGIES. The doubts I had, the encounters that shaped my career, and the motivations behind my most significant decisions. The engaging discussion began with a simple yet crucial question: "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯?" This is essential. As straightforward as it may seem, if you don't know where you're going, you'll never reach your destination. #Curiosity, #kindness, #empathy, a lifelong learning mindset, #passion for your work, and #quality-driven decisions were some of the topics we discussed, which serve as the foundation for a rewarding career path - and, I would also say, for a fulfilling life. We also introduced the SPE Italian Section and highlighted how the society focuses on disseminating #knowledge and fostering stronger #connections between industry and academia, as well as across various sectors, as a key part of its mission. Being a member offers students the chance to attend events like this and much more. #Membership is strongly recommended! 😉   See you at the next event!