May 2016- In collaboration with Alpha Lee (Harvard University) we have published experimental evidence that the electrostatic screening length in concentrated electrolytes increases with concentration.
May 2016- Susan has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's Harrison-Meldola prize for the most meritorious and promising original investigations in chemistry
December 2015- *Post-doc and student positions are available in the group starting 2016* - see the More tab for information
December 2015- We explain the interaction of Lithium ions with negative surfaces in ionic liquid solvent in a recent paper in J Phys Chem Letters
November 2015- Susan has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant in the 2015 round. The grant will provide €1.5M over 5 years for a programme of work with the aim of discovering new ways to control friction and adhesion.
1st October 2015- Susan gave a lecture on The Atomic Model at the Museum of the History of Science as part of the Harry Moseley exhibition
September 2015- Dr Florian Hausen, DFG Fellow in the group from 2013-15, has been appointed as Professor at the Institute for Energy and Climate Research in Jülich.
July 2015- We are delighted to welcome Dr Bruno Zappone (University of Calabria) as Academic Visitor funded by COST Action MP1303
July 2015- Alex successfully defended his DPhil thesis in the oral examination - well done Alex!
June 2015- Susan presented our work on Quantized Friction at the European COST workshop on nanoscale friction in Istanbul.
May 2015- A researcher position is available in the lab from autumn 2016, with 3-year full scholarship. Click the 'more' tab for information.
January 2015- Susan has joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, in the 'liquids, soft matter, and biological physics' section.
30th December 2014- Tips and advice from the Perkin group for students preparing a first manuscript for publication is now available here.
12th December 2014- Our Graphene Surface Force Balance was highlighted by NanoWerk. Click here to look.
6th October 2014- Florian will be giving a talk on "Tracking the interfacial structure of ionic liquids - Impact on electrochemical control of atomic friction" at the Gerischer-Kolb meeting in Berlin on the 17th October.
1-2nd September 2014- The Oxford Surface Forces Research Laboratory hosted a COST Workshop on "Confined Systems Under Shear: New Materials & Mechanisms". This is part of the COST Action MP1303 on Nano-Friction
28th July 2014- Nico and Christian won a poster prize at the Faraday Discussion meeting on Carbon in Electrochemistry.
13th June 2014- Ellie and Rosalie have finished their part II projects with the group. Ellie will be continuing on in the group while Rosalie will be studying for at Royal Holloway. Well Done Both of You!
15th May 2014- Nico's paper on the Preparation and characterisation of high-density ionic liquids incorporating halobismuthate anions has been published in Dalton Transactions. Click here to have a look.
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