POLYMAT (University Basque Country) and Institute for Frontier Materials (Deakin University Australia).
Research line:
Novel solid state electrolytes based on ionic liquids, organic ionic plastic crystals and their polymer composites for advanced battery applications; Understanding structure and dynamics in electrolytes using NMR and MD simulations; Corrosion protection using novel corrosion inhibitors and inhibited coatings; Applied Electrochemistry.Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences (FAAS); The Victorian Prize for Science and Innovation (VESKI); International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Elected Fellow; Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI); Galileo Galilei Award at the International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes (ISPE-16 in Sweden); Australasian Corrosion Medal; Deakin Universities Vice Chancellor Award for Excellence in Research Supervision.
Research Experience: Chair in Electromaterials and Corrosion Sciences and Australian Laureate Fellow (Deakin University); Professorial Fellow (2003-2010) in the Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Australia; EPSRC Visiting Fellow at Warwick University and Birmingham University; Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Centre, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1990-1991.
PhD in Physical and Materials Chemistry (1990) from Monash University, Australia.
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