Scholarships Available as at May 2009

Proteins in Ionic Liquids

A project suitable for a student with a biochemistry background, this project will investigate the interaction of ionic liquids with proteins.

Contact: Prof D.R MacFarlane

Simulation of Ionic Liquids

This project is suitable for students interested in the application of cutting edge quantum chemistry approaches to understanding ionic liquids.

Contact:  Dr Katya Izgorodina

Synthesis and Properties of Ionic Liquids

An ARC funded project for a student with interests in some synthetic chemistry of ionic liquids along the characterization of the products by a variety of means including advanced NMR techniques.

Contact: Prof D.R MacFarlane

Organic Plastic Crystalline Materials

Funded by the Australian Centre for Electromaterials Science this project involves the preparation and characterization of nanostructured plastic crystalline compounds based on a range of novel organic salts.

Contact: Prof D.R MacFarlane

Protective Anit-Corrosion Coatings from Ionic Liquids

Funded by the ARC this project will expand on early work which has shown anti-corrosion properties from the films formed on metals in Ionic Liquids. The project will suit a student interested in corrosion or applied electrochemistry.

Contact: Prof M.Forsyth

Synthesis of Conducting Polymers for Solar Cell Applications

Funded by ACES this project will look at the synthesis of conducting polymers for use in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Contact J. Pringle