This is the eighth in a series of joint school seminars showcasing SPCS research …..
Speaker
Alison Downard and Adrian McDonald
Institute
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Time & Place
Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:00:17 NZDT in Room 701, Level 7, West
All are welcome
Abstract
Alison Downard
It’s all superficial
Our research in surface chemistry aims to alter the properties of a material’s surface (or near surface) while leaving the bulk properties unaffected. This talk will give an overview of some of our surface modification projects ranging from tuning the surface band bending of metal oxide semiconductors, to creating more effective electrocatalysts, to controlling the corrosion rate of biomedical implants to improving the capacitance of graphene materials for supercapacitors.
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Adrian McDonald
Understanding physical processes impacting Antarctic, Southern Ocean and New Zealand climate
This talk gives a general description of the research work that my group completes on Southern hemisphere climate studies. I will discuss a range of research efforts that focus on using observations to develop a greater understanding of the physical processes that underlie climate change models. In particular, I will focus on issues connected to the simulation of clouds over the Southern Ocean, their misrepresentation in models and how improvements in the simulations of clouds can improve the quality of climate projections over New Zealand.
All Welcome