Charlie Ruffman

Research Fellow at UoA Physics | Interested in catalysis, liquid metals, density functional theory, and electronic properties of materials

[Charlie Ruffman @CharlieRuffman]

The team's latest work on a fun problem:

[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

An Atomic-Scale Explanation for The High Selectivity Towards #CarbonDioxide Reduction Observed On Liquid Metal Catalysts (Nicola Gaston and co-workers) @CharlieRuffman #openaccess https://t.co/HrNYxynYZz

[Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh @K_KalantarZadeh]

Liquid metals could be the long-awaited solution to “greening” the chemical industry, according to researchers who tested a new technique they hope can replace energy-intensive chemical engineering processes harking back to the early 20th century
https://t.co/ss9fof3h1X

[Charlie Ruffman @CharlieRuffman]

Could the dynamic motion of a catalyst be important to surface reactions? For liquid metals: yes! Here's some work around a new approach to model adsorption to dynamic materials. https://t.co/hJbuRJKrWR

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Lucky to have spent the last week in Bratislava for #ICQC2023. Impressive to see the work being done in the theory sphere!

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@nicgaston Is that the same waterfall from the right hand side of the picture in the morning? It looks incredible!

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A refreshing juxtaposition after all the GPT-4 news.

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Thanks to Quy Nohn, Vietnam, for hosting APATCC-10 last week. Incredible to see the work that the community is accomplishing around the region.

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@nicgaston @astro_jje The beer in Iceland isn't so bad either!

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@lgoer_compchem @amychancock See you soon Lars! Hopefully they'll have more hats at this one?

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On the way to APATCC-10, with the hats from APATCC-9 @amychancock. Ha Long Bay was lovely too!

[Charlie Ruffman @CharlieRuffman]

#AMN10 has just wrapped up, and it featured a highlight of a luge trip at the conference dinner. The talks were also impressive!

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@nicgaston The pun almost made me Ga-Ag!

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@nicgaston Room-temperature molten metals does sound impressive!

[Nick Green @NickGreen_chem]

🚨PhD and Research Assistant Opportunities🚨

My group in organic and biological chemistry at University of @Otago has a FULLY FUNDED PhD SCHOLARSHIP (35k NZD p.a.+ tuition fees), on origins of life chemistry.

We are also hiring a research associate. Details below.
Please RT.

[Charlie Ruffman @CharlieRuffman]

@GardenGroupUO @CiaranW_318 @_NZIC I love this version of the diagram! It's been expertly refined.

[Larsen Lab @Larsen_Lab]

Please RT: We have a fully funded PhD scholarship available to work on our Marsden Fast Start project "A Molecular Machine-Based Approach to Artificial Photosynthesis". NZ$35,000 p.a. (tax free) stipend for 3 years.

[Charlie Ruffman @CharlieRuffman]

@nicgaston It's always nice to have an extra excuse to do so!

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Impressive and well deserved - and now I get to shamelessly boast about my PhD supervisor. Well done Anna!

[Garden Group @GardenGroupUO]

Delighted to be promoted to Assoc. Prof. @otago! But also sheepish, as my successes are not mine but those of my amazing group of students, and helped by a weighty support network (looking at you @MacDiarmidInsti, @CrowleyGroup, @nicgaston et al). Thanks team, you're the best ❤️

[Charlie Ruffman @CharlieRuffman]

@REasther Thanks for the reminder to catch it! Glad it has gone smoothly so far at least.

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@SarahMastersChC Congrats Sarah! Great news, and well deserved!