We are pleased to host the 7th Annual International Symposium for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science Symposium next year at the Percy Baxter Lecture Theatre, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, located on Corio Bay, in the central business district of Geelong.

This Symposium will address Energy and Advanced Characterisation in Electromaterials Science.

The symposium will cover current research in electromaterials science with a particular focus on research relevant to energy storage and energy conversion devices. Submissions describing the materials and advanced characterisation techniques used in this field are also sought.

Invited speakers include:

Prof. Michel Armand
Prof. George Malliaras
Prof. Ari Ivaska
Prof. Simon de Leeuw
Prof. Richard Kaner
Prof. Ray Baughman
Prof. Keiich Kaneto
Prof. Robert Slade
Prof. Ian Chen

The conference includes numerous presentations by accomplished researchers, scholars and practitioners, in paper, workshop and colloquium sessions.
The deadline for the posters (a title and short abstract) is 20th of OCT 2011. Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date.
We look forward to receiving your registration and titles and hope you will be able to join us in Geelong in February 2012.

Enquiries please contact:
aces-symposium@deakin.edu.au

Crystals and melt of the ionic liquid N-methyl-N-butylpyrrolidinium bromide

A 3D image of an AZ31 alloy surface after treatment in a Phosphonium Ionic Liquid acquired using an optical profilometer

An SEM showing the microstructe of an organic ionic plastic crystal (N-methyl-N-ethyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide) being studied as a solid electrolyte from lithium batteries