Professor of Chemistry at @uwanews. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Western Australia.

Perth, Western Australia
Joined April 2017
#COIL10 in Perth 😀
It’s official - now published in the conference booklet! Come and join myself and @ProfRobAtkin for the 10th Congress on Ionic Liquids in Perth, Australia 🇦🇺 from 17 - 21 November 2025. #ionicliquids #coil10 #cochair
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Postdoc opening @UWAresearch : 2-yr position studying ionic liquid electrolyte dynamics at electrodes with video-rate AFM. Need IL/concentrated electrolyte experience. Part of ARC project. More details at linkedin.com/in/rob-atkin-95…! #IonicLiquids #PostdocPosition #Chemistry
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🔬 Postdoc position available in Atkin Group @UWAresearch ! Focus: Ionic liquid electrolytes using Video Rate AFM 2yr position (extendable) PhD in Physical Chem/Surface/related field Science/Electrochemistry Email [email protected] for details #PostdocJobs #Chemistry
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Work by Zahra Tahroudi shows that mealworms do not chemically degrade expanded polystyrene - they simply starve on EPS if confounding cannibalism among the worms is prevented! No change in polymer size. Are they just expert munchers creating microplastics? tinyurl.com/58x4kh9s
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Fantastic opportunity for @uwanews 2025 Hons and Masters students ! Have a look !
Applications for our 2025 @AINSE_Ltd Pathway Scholarships are NOW OPEN! Apply now if you are enrolled in an Honours or Masters program at an AINSE-member university & undertaking research in collaboration with @ANSTO. For more information, please visit ainse.edu.au/pathway/.
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Exciting developments for COIL-10 in Perth, Australia. See the details below for the topics, invited Plenary and Keynote speakers, information about Perth and the local organising committee. Don't miss this exciting conference to discuss all things Ionic Liquids! Nov 2025.
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🎓 PhD Opportunity!! Sustainable Mining & Critical Metal Recovery @UWAresearch 🌿 Develop eco-friendly tech for metal extraction from tailings 🔬 Join the ARC Training Centre in Critical Resources for the Future Details & apply: uwa.edu.au/phd-opportunities #PhDPosition
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Calling all first-year undergrads at @UWAnews! 🚀 Don't miss this amazing opportunity from @AINSE_Ltd. Join the WISE School to boost your #STEM and #Entrepreneurship skills. Plus, get mentored throughout 2025! 👉 ainse.edu.au/wise/ #UWAStudents #WomenInSTEM
Applications for @AINSE_Ltd’s 8th Women in #STEM and #Entrepreneurship (WISE) School are now open to first-year #undergrad #students from AINSE-member unis! The school will run from 2-6 Dec, with an ongoing #MentorshipProgram throughout 2025. Apply now! ainse.edu.au/wise/
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Attention @uwanews postgrads! 🎓 Don't miss out on the 2025 AINSE Postgraduate Scholarship opportunity. Join the online O'Week in October to explore @ANSTO research and learn about @AINSE_Ltd funding. EOIs close Sept 30th. Details: ainse.edu.au/o-week/ #UWAResearch
Interested in a 2025 AINSE Posgraduate Scholarship? Come along to our online Postgraduate O'Week in October to learn more about @ANSTO research and facilities, and applying for @AINSE_Ltd funding! Expressions of Interest close Monday 30th September: ainse.edu.au/o-week/
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I am excited to share a Lecturer position in #CompChem at the University of New England! Conduct world-class research & contribute to our growing undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Application deadline April 17. Apply here: seek.com.au/job/74698079?_gl… #ScienceJobs #HigherEd
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Here is a fantastic opportunity for @uwanews STEM students in their final year of undergraduate studies. The AINSE Winter School provides an ideal forum for students to explore options for future Hons, Masters and Ph.D. postgraduate research projects utilizing ANSTO facilities!
Applications for @AINSE_Ltd’s 28th Winter School are NOW OPEN to final-year #undergrad students from AINSE-member universities! Discover how your future #postgraduate #research can connect to the world-class facilities and expertise at @ANSTO. Apply now! ainse.edu.au/winter-school/
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Here is a fantastic opportunity for @uwanews PhD students - $9,000 p.a. PhD top up scholarship ! Details below...
Applications are now open for TWO of AINSE's Ph.D. scholarships - the Postgraduate Research Award (#PGRA) and the Residential Student Scholarship (#RSS). Aus. and N.Z. Ph.D. students enrolled at AINSE-member universities can find more details below! (1/4) ainse.edu.au/scholarships/
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Group End of Year dinner 😀
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Our new paper shows ions adsorbed at solid surfaces form crystal structures even when the concentration is fairly low - a big surprise! Ion crystals everywhere! @Colloids_AusNZ @Gregory_Warr @uwanews @SMS_UWA @salannema @asylumafm @CMCA_UWA @acsnano pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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Fantastic opportunity for @uwanews 2024 Hons and Masters students working on projects using ANSTO facilities - a $5000 stipend from @AINSE_Ltd ! Have a look here !
Applications for our new 2024 @AINSE_Ltd Pathway Scholarships are NOW OPEN! Apply now to receive a A$5,000 stipend if you are enrolled in any Honours or Masters program at an AINSE-member university, and undertaking research with @ANSTO. Find out more at ainse.edu.au/pathway/
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BREAKING NEWS The 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been revised to acknowledge the contribution of Jesse Pinkman to "the promotion of an understanding of synthetic organic chemistry to the general public." This is a first for the Nobel comittee.
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Our new article on the effect of electrode potential on #ionicliquid dynamics and structure by video rate atomic force microscopy published in Small (@AdvSciNews). Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…… @Gregory_Warr @uwanews @SMS_UWA @Colloids_AusNZ @CMCA_UWA @asylumafm
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Fantastic opportunity for people who would like to do a PhD at UWA. Get in touch if your interested in #ionicliquids, #deepeutecticsolvents or novel ways of dealing with #plasticwaste 😀
🌏🎓🌟 Applications open! Nine prestigious three-year PhD Forrest Research Foundation scholarships now available to candidates globally, for research projects at any of WA's five universities 🔬📝 Fees, stipend, accom. Details here bit.ly/3PInYQt #UWA @ForrestResearch
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Amazing opportunity for @uwanews female students in their first year of undergraduate studies who are interested in exploring the exciting career opportunities in nuclear science and engineering !
Applications for @AINSE_Ltd's 7th Women in #STEM and #Entrepreneurship (WISE) School are now open to first-year #undergrad #students from AINSE-member unis! The school will run from 4-8 Dec, with an ongoing #MentorshipProgram throughout 2024. Apply now! ainse.edu.au/wise/
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Congratulations to Yunxiao Zhang for completing your PhD viva today 👏 😀 well done @Yunxiao13839527 @SMS_UWA @uwanews
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