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Rob Atkin @ProfRobAtkin

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

Joined April 2017
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Rob Atkin@ProfRobAtkin
25 Apr 2023
#COIL10 in Perth 😀
Prof Debbie Silvester@debbiesilvester
24 Apr 2023
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 rob.atkin@uwa.edu.au for details #PostdocJobs #Chemistry
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Georg Fritz@Fritz_Lab
20 Nov 2024
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 !
AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
30 Nov 2024
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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COIL-10 Perth Conference@Coil10Perth
17 Oct 2024
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

AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
1 Aug 2024
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/
A photo of WISE School participants smiling outside the AINSE Building in 2024, with the text "AINSE 8th Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) School: for early-stage undergraduate women in STEM. 2-6 December. Apply by 30 September."

ALT A photo of WISE School participants smiling outside the AINSE Building in 2024, with the text "AINSE 8th Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) School: for early-stage undergraduate women in STEM. 2-6 December. Apply by 30 September."
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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

AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
1 Aug 2024
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/
A group photo of AINSE postgraduate students inside the ANSTO Discovery Centre. To the left is the text "AINSE Postgraduate Orientation Week: for students interested in AINSE scholarships. Nuclear Science Week 21-25 October 2024. Apply by 30 September."

ALT A group photo of AINSE postgraduate students inside the ANSTO Discovery Centre. To the left is the text "AINSE Postgraduate Orientation Week: for students interested in AINSE scholarships. Nuclear Science Week 21-25 October 2024. Apply by 30 September."
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check out this post doc opportunity to work with @BiocollLAB ! fantastic opportunity with Istvan !
Szilágyi Lab@BiocollLAB
27 Mar 2024
We are looking for a new superstar in our group. Please RT! euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2…
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Prof. Amir Karton@Lab_initio
27 Mar 2024
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
Lecturer position in Computational Chemistry at the University of New England.

ALT Lecturer position in Computational Chemistry at the University of New England.

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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!
AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
1 Mar 2024
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/
4 students wearing white AINSE jumpers, smiling in mid-jump in front of the AINSE building. In the background, painted on the side of the building, is a Dharawal mural depicting local Aboriginal rock art in the surrounding region. On the left side of the picture is the AINSE logo and the text "28th Winter School: for senior undergraduate STEM students, starting 1 July (online) and September on-site for select students. Apply by 15th May".

ALT 4 students wearing white AINSE jumpers, smiling in mid-jump in front of the AINSE building. In the background, painted on the side of the building, is a Dharawal mural depicting local Aboriginal rock art in the surrounding region. On the left side of the picture is the AINSE logo and the text "28th Winter School: for senior undergraduate STEM students, starting 1 July (online) and September on-site for select students. Apply by 15th May".
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Here is a fantastic opportunity for @uwanews PhD students - $9,000 p.a. PhD top up scholarship ! Details below...
AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
31 Jan 2024
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/
Text "PGRA Postgraduate Research Award: A$9,000 stipend for eligible Ph.D. students. Apply now! Applications close 15 April 2024" overlaid on an image showing researchers at a field camp on the Arctic ice.

ALT Text "PGRA Postgraduate Research Award: A$9,000 stipend for eligible Ph.D. students. Apply now! Applications close 15 April 2024" overlaid on an image showing researchers at a field camp on the Arctic ice.

Text "RSS Residential Student Scholarship: A$9,000 stipend and A$5,000 travel per annum for eligible Ph.D. students. Apply now! Applications close 15 April 2024" overlaid on an image showing researchers in yellow PPE loading a sample for analysis.

ALT Text "RSS Residential Student Scholarship: A$9,000 stipend and A$5,000 travel per annum for eligible Ph.D. students. Apply now! Applications close 15 April 2024" overlaid on an image showing researchers in yellow PPE loading a sample for analysis.
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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 !
AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
1 Dec 2023
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/
An underwater photo showing two divers conducting sampling on coral at a shallow depth, as part of the AINSE-supported research. Overlaid in the top-right is the AINSE Logo, and across the bottom of the image is the text "2024 Pathway Scholarships: Apply now! Applications close 15th March 2024"

ALT An underwater photo showing two divers conducting sampling on coral at a shallow depth, as part of the AINSE-supported research. Overlaid in the top-right is the AINSE Logo, and across the bottom of the image is the text "2024 Pathway Scholarships: Apply now! Applications close 15th March 2024"

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The Journal of Immaterial Science@JImmatSci
11 Oct 2023
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 😀
UWA@uwanews
19 Sep 2023
🌏🎓🌟 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 !
AINSE Ltd.@AINSE_Ltd
7 Aug 2023
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/
A stylised picture showing five women standing together holding a sign that reads "science, mathematics, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship". Above is the text “AINSE WISE School & Mentorship Program: Applications close 30th September."

ALT A stylised picture showing five women standing together holding a sign that reads "science, mathematics, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship". Above is the text “AINSE WISE School & Mentorship Program: Applications close 30th September."
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Congratulations to Yunxiao Zhang for completing your PhD viva today 👏 😀 well done @Yunxiao13839527 @SMS_UWA @uwanews
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