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16th International conference on materials chemistry (MC16)

3 - 6 July 2023, Dublin, Ireland


Introduction

Welcome

You are warmly invited to join us in Dublin in July 2023. The international conference on materials chemistry has been a key meeting in the materials calendar for three decades.

Organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the 2023 hybbrid conference will host leading materials researchers from around the world. It's the flagship event for the RSC Materials Chemistry Community (previously Materials Chemistry Division) - and you can be a part of it.

Oral and poster presentation opportunities are available to researchers of all career stages and we invite you to submit an abstract to make your contribution. The conference promises to be a great forum for materials chemists to network with and build strong collaborations within their community and related disciplines.

We look forward to welcoming you to Dublin and online in July 2023.

David Scanlon and Silvia Vignolini 
Co-chairs

Themes

For MC16 we have a programme covering materials chemistry in all its breadth and diversity. There are four main themes, listed below. Plenary lectures will highlight advances across the themes and keynote speakers will describe leading work within each theme.

While MC16 is organised into these four broad themes, we acknowledge that materials chemistry is a multidisciplinary field and some topics may fall into more than one theme. Abstracts are welcomed in all areas of materials chemistry – when submitting your abstract please choose the theme most relevant to you.

Approaches to material design and discovery
Materials chemistry critical to the design and development of foundation industries, evolving properties and artificial intelligence/computational materials systems, automation, sustainable processes

Future materials
Materials chemistry relating to responsive / 'smart' systems, inorganic materials, electronic and magnetic materials, new magneto-, optics, nanostructures and polymers

Materials for energy
Materials chemistry related to energy generation, conversion and storage, including Li-ion batteries and beyond (Li-metal anodes, solid-state, Na-ion...); emerging solar cell technologies, photo/electrocatalysis and solar fuel generation, fuel cells, solar and thermoelectrics

Materials for life
Materials chemistry related to biological or medical applications, biomimetic and bioinspired materials, and new ‘biohybrid’ systems, bio-organic/inorganic, sustainable/green chemistry
Speakers
Olli Ikkala, Aalto University, Finland

Dr. Olli Ikkala is a distinguished professor of Aalto University/ Department of Applied Physics. His research interest is to develop functional materials based on hierarchical self-assemblies, biomimetics, and materials originating from nature. Originally educated in quantum physics, he was first affiliated 10 years in chemical industry to develop electrically conducting polymers. Professor Olli Ikkala has + 300 articles cited ca. 25,000 times, many in the most prestigeous journals. He has been awarded twice both the Advanced Grant of ERC and the Academy Professorship of Academy of Finland. The awards include Alexander von Humboldt Research Award and Finnish Science Award. His recent interest is related to life-inspired dynamic materials, for example chemical programming for learning-inpired functions and homeostasis. He works in several advisory and evaluation duties nationally and internationally and has collaborated over the years with polymer, paint, and forest product industry.


Kim Jelfs, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Prof. Kim Jelfs is a Professor of Computational Materials Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College. Her group specialises in the use of computer simulations to assist in the discovery of supramolecular materials, particularly porous materials and organic electronics. This includes the development of software to automate the assembly and testing of materials, with the application of artificial intelligence techniques including an evolutionary algorithm. Kim completed her PhD in Computational Chemistry at UCL (UK) in 2010, studying the crystal growth of zeolitic materials. She worked as a PDRA conducting simulations across the experimental groups of Profs. Andy Cooper and Prof. Matt Rosseinsky at the University of Liverpool, before beginning her independent research at Imperial in 2013. She was awarded a 2018 Royal Society of Chemistry Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize, a 2019 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Chemistry, was the 2022 Blavatnik Awards Laureate in Chemistry and holds an ERC Starting Grant. Kim is an Associate Editor for Chemical Communications.


Julia Kornfield, California Institute of Technology, United States

Professor Julia A. Kornfield is the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. Her group designs and synthesizes new molecules guided by understanding their physics. Polymers developed at Caltech are currently used to customize human vision by noninvasively optimizing a lens after it is implanted into a patient’s eye (FDAapproved 2017). Kornfield co-founded Fluid Efficiency, which uses “megasupramolecules" to improve hydrocarbon transport and safety. Thus, her work spans from fundamental research on the molecular basis of polymer structure and properties, to commercialization of polymers that improve sustainability, health and safety. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, she has been recognized as an outstanding mentor by Caltech’s Graduate Students and received the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology, among other honors.


Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University, United States

Chad Mirkin, PhD is the Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and the Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Medicine at Northwestern University. He is a chemist and a world-renowned nanoscience expert, who is known for his discovery and development of spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) and SNA-based biodetection and therapeutic schemes, Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN) and related cantilever-free nanopatterning and materials discovery methodologies, and contributions to supramolecular chemistry and nanoparticle synthesis.  Mirkin received his B.S. degree from Dickinson College (1986) and a Ph.D. degree from the Penn State University (1989). He was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the MIT prior to becoming a professor at Northwestern in 1991. He has authored >850 manuscripts and >1,200 patent applications (>400 issued) and founded ten companies. Mirkin has been recognized with >230 international awards, including the Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine, SCI Perkin Medal, Dan David Prize, and NAS Sackler Prize in Convergence Research. He served on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, and he is one of very few scientists to be elected to all three US National Academies. Mirkin was an Associate Editor of J. Am. Chem. Soc. and is a Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Editorial Board Member. He has given >870 invited lectures and educated >300 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, of whom >130 are now faculty members at top institutions around the world.


Peter Strasser, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Peter Strasser studied chemistry at the University of Tübingen, Germany, at Stanford University and at the University of Pisa and obtained his “Diploma” degree in Chemistry. He conducted his doctoral research under the direction of Prof. Gerhard Ertl, and obtained his PhD in “Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry” from the ‘Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society’ in Berlin. He then joined “Symyx Technologies Inc.”, a then Start-up company in Silicon Valley pioneering Combinatorial and High Throughput Screening and Discovery of catalytic materials, as a postdoctoral associate and was later promoted Senior Member of staff and served as project/group leader in Electrocatalysis and Heterogeneous Catalysis.  He then assumed the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston, before he became the chaired professor of “Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis” in the Chemical Engineering Division of the Department of Chemistry at the Technical University Berlin. He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Material Science at Tongji University, China.
 
Peter Strasser has received awards and honors such as the F-cell award (2022), the European Fuel Cell Forum (EFCF) Christian Schönbein Gold Medal award (2021), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Faraday Medal (2021),the ISE Brian Conway Prize in Physical Electrochemistry (2021), The Nature publishing award (2018), the IAHE Sir William Grove award in hydrogen research (2018), the Otto-Roelen medal in Catalysis by the German Catalysis Society (2016), the Ertl Prize (2016), as well as the Otto-Hahn Research Medal by the Max-Planck Society (2000). Since 2018, he has continuously been listed in the annual worldwide Clarivate Web of Science list of “Highly Cited Researchers” documenting the significant and broad influence of his scientific work. Since 2022, he is Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE).
 
Peter Strasser is a named inventor on 19 U.S., Japanese, and European patents. He has presented more than 200 invited lectures or seminars at various academic, industrial, and governmental organizations or conferences around the world. He has authored or co-authored more than 350 peer-reviewed scientific journal publications, as well as the book High-Throughput Screening in Chemical Catalysis Concepts, Strategies and Applications, Wiley-VCH, New York. All these publications are related to various aspects of surface electrochemistry and catalysis. His h-index is currently  118 (Google Scholar).
 
Peter Strasser’s entrepreneurial activities include roles as mentor for academic spin-off Start-up companies such as “DexLeChem” GmbH (http://www.dexlechem.com/home_en), “Next Gen Chlor” (https://www.founderio.com/de/startup/368108), and more recently “Liquid Loop” GmbH (https://www.liquidloop.eu), which commercializes technology developed in Prof. Strasser’s research group.


  • Roberta Sessoli Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Abstract submission

Oral abstracts

The oral abstract deadline is now closed.
Submit your oral abstract before 23 January 2023 under one of the four themes:
  • Approaches to material design and discovery
  • Future materials
  • Materials for energy
  • Materials for life
While MC16 is organised into these four broad themes, we acknowledge that materials chemistry is a multidisciplinary field and some topics may fall into more than one theme. Abstracts are welcomed in all areas of materials chemistry – when submitting your abstract please choose the theme most relevant to you.

Poster abstracts

The poster abstract deadline is now closed.
Submit your poster abstract by 24 April 2023. Posters are displayed throughout the meeting. A poster prize will be awarded to the best poster presented at the conference.

Additional information

Authors will be notified of the outcome of the review process within about 10 weeks of the oral submission deadline, and 4 weeks of the poster submission deadline. Please ensure you provide the details of the presenting author.
Registration

Planning your trip

We encourage delegates who are planning to attend events in person to arrange suitable travel and accommodation insurance, which should include cover for the postponement or cancellation of travel caused by regulations and guidelines relating to Covid-19. We also recommend considering flexible travel and accommodation booking options where possible.

In-person registration includes:
  • Attendance at all scientific sessions
  • Attendance at the poster sessions and access to the online poster gallery
  • Access to Royal Society of Chemistry’s online conference platform
  • Access to recordings of all scientific sessions post-event
  • In-person and online networking opportunities
  • Refreshments throughout the meeting, lunch on all four days
Early bird Standard
RSC member* £425+VAT £475+VAT
Non-member* £525+VAT £575+VAT
Student RSC member £225+VAT £275+VAT
Student non-member £275+VAT £325+VAT
Accommpanying person £150+VAT £150+VAT
Conference dinner £70+VAT £70+VAT
All prices quoted do not include VAT, which is added during registration at the prevailing rate in the Republic of Ireland.
Please note accommodation is not included registration fees.


Virtual registration includes:
  • Access to Royal Society of Chemistry’s online conference platform
  • Live access to all plenary sessions
  • Access to recordings of all scientific sessions post-event
  • Access to the online poster gallery and exhibitor/sponsor virtual rooms
  • Online networking opportunities
Standard
RSC member £215+VAT
Non-member £265+VAT
RSC student member £115+VAT
Student non-member £135+VAT
All prices quoted do not include VAT, which is added during registration at the prevailing rate in the Republic of Ireland.

* If you are a Royal Society of Chemistry member and wish to register for this meeting, please select the member option on the online registration page. You will need to enter your membership number. 
**For non-member registrants, affiliate membership of the Royal Society of Chemistry until the end of 2023 is available, the affiliate membership application will be processed and commence once the registrant has attended the event.

Conference banquet

The conference banquet will be held on 5 July 2023 at the Guinness Storehouse.

Sitting in the middle of Dublin, in the legendary St. James’s Gate Brewery, GUINNESS STOREHOUSE is indeed the “Home of GUINNESS” ! In days gone by, it was a fermentation plant, but today it has been transformed into Ireland’s number one international visitor attraction and a world class event destination. Upon arrival, guests will be invited to undertake a self-guided tour of the ground and first floors of GUINNESS STOREHOUSE. This section of the tour includes the ingredients of GUINNESS, the brewing processes and the interactive Arthur GUINNESS Gallery. Guests will be able to browse the Storehouse shop during the drinks reception

Return transport will be provided from University College Dublin to the Storehouse.

The cost is £70 plus VAT, please indicate if you would like to attend. Places are strictly limited.

Accompanying person

If you would like to bring a guest to the conference, this can be done during the registration process. There will be a charge of £150+Vat which will include all lunches, refreshments and drinks receptions. The fee does not include attendance at any scientific sessions or the conference dinner.

Accessibility

The Royal Society of Chemistry is keen to encourage and enable as many people as possible to attend our events, to benefit from the networking opportunities and the chance to hear talks from leaders in the field. If you would like to discuss accessibility, please contact us to discuss your requirements so that we can enable your attendance.

Terms and Conditions for Events run by the Royal Society of Chemistry

Bursaries

Researcher Development and Travel Grants

If you are an RSC Member and you are one of the following
  • A PhD student;
  • An academic researcher within 10 years of completion of a PhD (including postdoctoral researchers);
  • Working in the industry within 10 years of leaving full-time education or;
  • A technician within 10 years of leaving full-time education.
You can apply for up to £500 to support your participation in this event.
Please note it is not necessary to have confirmation of abstract acceptance before applying for a Researcher Development and Travel Grant and we encourage you to apply as early as possible. This Grant is open for 11 months of the year – January to November.

Applicants must apply for activities occurring at least 2 months from the end of your application month. Please see the website for up-to-date information on eligibility, how to apply and submission deadlines.
 
Researcher Development and Travel Grants can be applied for in addition to Grants for Carers and Assistance Grants.

Grants for Carers

Grants for carers have been introduced following the Royal Society of Chemistry Breaking the barriers report where 78% of chemists working in UK academia felt that managing parenting and/or caring responsibilities has an impact on women’s retention and progression. This fund is not limited to women scientists and welcomes applications from anyone with caring responsibilities. These grants have been supported by The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemists’ Community Fund.

You can apply for up to a maximum of £1000/year to assist with additional financial costs that you incur for care usually provided by you whilst you attend a chemistry related meeting, conference or workshop or a professional development event.

Caring responsibilities are wide and varied, and so each application will be individually assessed, examples of applications that we will consider include:
  • paying for extra home help or nursing care for a dependent whilst you will not be present
  • additional medical/respite care for a dependent whilst you will not be present
  • travel expenses for a relative to travel with you to care for dependents whilst you attend a meeting or event
  • paying for extended hours with a care worker/childminder/play scheme to cover time when you will arrive home later than normal.
You are eligible to apply if: 
  • you are a chemist
  • you will incur additional caring expenses whilst attending a chemistry-related meeting, conference, event or workshop or a professional development event
  • you will use these funds to cover the cost of care that you usually provide 
  • you are based in the UK or Ireland or if not, you will normally have held three years RSC membership (past or current).
Programme

Scientific programme

A PDF of the programme outline can be downloaded from the Downloads section at the top of the page.

Poster sessions

Friday 30 June at 16:00 (BST)
Join our online platform on Friday 30 June for an online poster session and meet our virtual poster presenters. 

Monday 3 July at 18:15 (BST)
Tuesday 4 July at 18:00 (BST)

In-person poster sessions will take place on the Monday and Tuesday evening at the above times. Posters can also be viewed during the lunch and refreshment breaks.

Whether or not you are presenting a poster, we encourage you to attend these sessions as they are your opportunity to discover and discuss new work, network with your peers, create new connections and collaborations, and (if you are a presenter) answer questions from the poster judges. 

Conference banquet

Wednesday 5 July at 19:30 (BST)
Sitting in the middle of Dublin, in the legendary St. James’s Gate Brewery, GUINNESS STOREHOUSE is indeed the “Home of GUINNESS” ! In days gone by, it was a fermentation plant, but today it has been transformed into Ireland’s number one international visitor attraction and a world class event destination. Upon arrival, guests will be invited to undertake a self-guided tour of the ground and first floors of GUINNESS STOREHOUSE. This section of the tour includes the ingredients of GUINNESS, the brewing processes and the interactive Arthur GUINNESS Gallery. Guests will be able to browse the Storehouse shop during the drinks reception

Return transport will be provided from University College Dublin to the Storehouse.

The cost is £70 plus VAT, please indicate if you would like to attend. Places are strictly limited.

Careers consultations

Slots will be available to book via the link in the Introduction section of this page.
MC16 delegates can also book a CV consultation with an RSC career and professional development adviser who will review your CV and provide one-to-one advice. 
If the slots are fully booked, please email careers@rsc.org including information that you are attending MC16 and the Careers Team will contact you directly to arrange an alternative slot. Please note these consultations are only available for RSC members.

Meet the speakers

Friday 30 June at 14:00 (BST)
Join this informal online-only session and hear from some of our speakers. Topics will include (but are not limited to): achieving/maintaining a work/life balance; grant and paper writing tips; choosing and making the most of the right opportunities; starting and leading a research group; things they wish they’d known as an early career researcher; and moving to and working in a different research environment. Questions on these and other themes are welcome – come along to what should be an interesting discussion!

Making science greener

Monday 3 July at 17:40 (BST)
Science and technology and key to a more sustainable future – from clean energy technologies to tackling disease – and laboratories are essential to carrying out the research, analysis and teaching that underpin these advances. However, laboratory buildings, processes and equipment, by their nature, can be resource and energy intensive. This session will highlight some key findings from the RSC’s Sustainable Labs report, share ideas and discuss the challenges and opportunities to drive forward lab sustainability in the chemical sciences.

Careers from chemistry

Wednesday 5 July at 16:20 (BST)
A presentation about career planning, what employers look for, tips to effectively manage your career, and ideas on what opportunities you might consider.

How to publish with impact

6 July at 10:30 (BST)
This presentation will give an overview of scientific publishing. As well as providing an introduction to the Royal Society of Chemistry books and journal programme, we will cover: how to write your paper; submission checklist, peer-review, ethics and open access. 
Sponsorship & supporting organisations
A selection of sponsorship opportunities are available for companies who would like to promote their activities at the 16th International conference on materials chemistry (MC16).

As well as booking an exhibition space, there are opportunities to sponsor social events or advertise in the abstract book. A sponsorship menu document will be available to download from this page with more details and prices soon.

If you would like more information about sponsoring the 16th International conference on materials chemistry (MC16), please contact the Commercial Sales Department at the Royal Society of Chemistry on advertising@rsc.org Sponsorship Menu
Venue
University College Dublin

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, 4, Ireland


Travel

Aircoach: The easiest and quickest ways to get from Dublin Airport to UCD is by Aircoach - this blue shuttle-bus picks passengers up from outside the arrivals terminal and stops outside opposite the main gate to UCD.  The Airbus 700 service operates up to every 15 minutes. Tickets for the 700 service are valid on a stand by basis for 12 hours either side of your original booking departure time. The cost is €7 one-way or €12 return. Further details can be found here: https://www.aircoach.ie/timetables/700
The Aircoach stop is outside the main UCD gate.

Taxi: Taxis are also readily available at taxi ranks in Dublin Airport. A taxi from the airport to the city centre costs approximately €30 and a further €10/€15 from the city centre to UCD, Belfield.  Taxi drivers may add extra charges for each passenger and for luggage.

Train: There are two train stations in central Dublin: Connolly Station and Heuston Station. From Connolly Station it is a short walk to O'Connell Street from where the numbers 3, 10, 11B busses can be boarded - all these buses go to UCD.

Bus: The numbers 3, 10, 11B, and the 17 all provide direct bus services to UCD; the number 3, 10 and 11B can be boarded at O'Connell Street. For timetable information please visit Dublin Bus https://www.dublinbus.ie/
Accommodation
A list of local hotels that have offered special rates to MC16 delegates are listed below.

Herbert Park Hotel & Park Residence Guests can email reservations@herbertparkhotel.ie and quote block code ROYA280323 in order to avail of the negotiated rate. Herbert Park Hotel & Park Residence is an independent 4 star hotel in Dublin City Centre located in the picturesque area of Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. This beautifully appointed luxury hotel in Dublin enjoys a unique city setting with stunning views of the magnificent 48 acre Herbert Park. €200-230

Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane is located in the heart of Dublin, near the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Dublin’s Docklands. It boasts a Club Vitae leisure centre, with one of the largest swimming pools in Dublin City. The hotel is within walking distance of iconic Dublin attractions. Whether it’s a business trip, a fun-filled family staycation or a relaxing night away, our hotel in Dublin has everything you need to explore the city at our doorstep. A promotional code has been set up for the rooms to be bookable through the website, the code is ROYA020723. https://www.claytonhotelcardifflane.com/rooms/ €245

University College Dublin On-site student accommodation is available at the University College Dublin. • Conference guests will have a private bedroom with a bathroom and provided bed linen and towel. Please visit https://www.ucd.events/?id=2023-rsc-material-chemistry-conference to book

The Dean Dublin We are delighted to partner with The Press Up Hospitality Group specifically The Devlin & The Dean Hotels offering a 10% discount off bedroom rates. Use Event10, when booking direct via The Dean Dublin & The Devlin website. Hotel bedroom availability and rates are subject to availability and will expire 21st of May 2023 https://pressup.ie/

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