QUILL 25
We are delighted to invite you to a conference on the Applications of Ionic Fluids, organised jointly by the RSC Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids Discussion Group (MSILDG) and the QUILL Research Centre.
The meeting is taking place on the 2-3 September 2024 at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), Northern Ireland, to celebrate 25 years of the QUILL Research Centre, taking place in conjunction with the 2024 MSILDG Summer Research Meeting.
This conference is a two-day celebration of the scientific advancements and applied technologies in the areas of ionic fluids: ionic liquids, molten salts, eutectic solvents, and other advanced liquid media. We are looking forward to welcoming talks and posters on any applications of broadly defined ionic fluids, both from longstanding friends and collaborators of QUILL and MSILDG, as well as new researchers from all related communities and disciplines.
We have a fantastic line-up of four excellent keynote speakers:
- Margarida Costa Gomes, ENS Lyon
- Agi Brandt-Talbot, Imperial College London
- David Mecerreyes, POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country
- Andrew Abbott (Fray Lecturer), University of Leicester
We particularly welcome contributions from early career researchers, including flash talks by PhD students, as well as poster contributions.
Topics to be covered:
- Materials for health
- Energy storage
- Energy generation and electrocatalysis
- Biomass processing
- Circular economy
- Separations and sensing
- Other applications
Key dates:
- Abstract submission opening date: 1st May 2024
- Abstract submission closing date: 15nd July 2024
- Registration closing date: 2nd August 2024
Please email your abstract to quill@qub.ac.uk
Registration fees
Registration fees |
Standard registration Closes 2nd August 2024 |
RSC member |
£160 |
Non-RSC member |
£190 |
There are RSC bursaries available to aid attendance by Early Career Researchers.
The conference fee includes:
- Attendance at the conference
- Lunch and refreshments on both days
- Drinks reception (Monday night)
- Dinner in the Great Hall (Monday night)
- Poster session (including refreshments)
On the Sunday before the conference, you can opt in for a tour of the excellent Titanic Museum Belfast (£21.95), located in the dock area, right where the ship was built. On the Wednesday after the conference, you can also opt in for a walking tour of Belfast (£15.00), showcasing its prominent role in the industrial revolution and its troubled political past. These activities are charged separately, at a conference discount price. More details can be found in the section below.
Organising committee:
- George Chen
- Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny
- Ian McPherson
- Leila Moura
- Agi Brandt-Talbot
- Josh Bailey
Located beside the Titanic Slipways, the Harland & Wolff Drawing Offices and Hamilton Graving Dock – the very place where Titanic was designed, built, and launched, Titanic Belfast tells the story of Titanic from her conception, through her construction and launch, to her maiden voyage and subsequent place in history.
The building was designed as a 4 point star (legacy of the white star line) and shaped as ship prow culminating at 126 feet height (same as the Titanic's hull). The activity is on Sunday, September 1st 2024.
For more details, click hereThis West Belfast walking tour visits the Catholic Falls Road and Protestant Shankill Road. It explains the Troubles and peace process with stops at the famous murals, memorial gardens, and peacewalls between the two communities. It typically lasts 2.5 hours and the distance covered is usually between 1.5 and 2 miles.
This activity is on Wednesday, September 4th 2024.
For more details, click hereAnton Paar develops, produces and distributes highly accurate laboratory instruments and process measuring systems, and provides custom-tailored automation and robotic solutions.
It is the world leader in the measurement of density, concentration and carbon dioxide and in the fields of rheometry, non-ambient X-Ray diffraction and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering. Anton Paar GmbH is based in Graz Austria and is owned by the charitable Santner Foundation.