Ionic Liquids—Progress on the Fundamental Issues

Doug MacFarlane (B.Sc. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Ph.D. Purdue University, USA) heads the School of Chemistry at Monash University, Melbourne. His reseach interests include the materials science of amorphous matter, including ionic liquids, and applications in electrochemical devices, and have led to over 200 papers and 10 patents. He is also an Editorial Committee member of the Australian Journal of Chemistry.

Ken Seddon (B.Sc.(Hons) Liverpool University; Ph.D. Liverpool University; MA Oxford University; FRSC; CChem) is the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at the Queen’s University of Belfast, Director of QUILL, Guest Professor at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Professor Catedrático Visitante of the New University of Lisbon at the ITQB, and Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Director of the Centre of Green Manufacturing at the University of Alabama. His research interests include ionic liquids, crystal engineering, chemical weapons, and conservation of ancient manuscripts, leading to ten books, and over 290 papers and 20 patents. He was recently presented with the 2006 Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education at Buckingham Palace.