Dr Vera Lockett

Vera Lockett completed her PhD (2002) in physical chemistry at the Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry (Russian Academy of Science). Her PhD research involved investigations of the interfacial behaviour of gold single crystal faces in molten salts under electric polarisation. This work was nationally recognised by the awarding of the “Frumkin Prize” for young electrochemists in Russia 2002, also by the Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry with the awarding of “Young Scientist of the Year Award” for 2000 and 2002. Her further projects (2002-2006) in Russian Academy of Science were dedicated to interfacial phenomena in high temperature fuel cells and the investigations of the surface and bulk properties of immiscible molten salts. In 2002 Vera was appointed lecturer in the Polytechnic University and the Geological University (Yekaterinburg, Russia). The subjects she taught were Physical Chemistry, Colloid Chemistry, General Chemistry and Ecological Aspects of Chemistry. She developed several lecture programs culminating in the publishing of two textbooks, “Ecological assessment, Yekaterinburg, 2004, 166p.” “Rational nature management, Moscow, 2008, 459p.”. In 2006 Vera joined the Ian Wark Research Institute as a Research Associate. Her current project is devoted to the investigations of interfacial properties of a new class of low temperature organic molten salts – ionic liquids. The fundamental aspects of these have not been investigated until recently and the practical prospective is very bright, especially for electrochemical applications. The interfacial structures of ionic liquids and adsorption are currently Vera’s main research interests. Vera has also published about 20 research papers.

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• Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, General Chemistry, Physico-Chemical Aspects of Ecology

Project: "Electrical Double Layer and Electron Transfer in Ionic Liquids" (in collaboration with CSIRO Minerals)

Vera Lockett completed her PhD (2002) in physical chemistry at the Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry (Russian Academy of Science).

In 2002 Vera was appointed lecturer in the Polytechnic University and the Geological University (Yekaterinburg, Russia). The subjects she taught were Physical Chemistry, Colloid Chemistry, General Chemistry and Ecological Aspects of Chemistry. She developed several lecture programs culminating in the publishing of two textbooks, “Ecological assessment, Yekaterinburg, 2004, 166p.” “Rational nature management, Moscow, 2008, 459p.”.

• Diverse aspects of physical chemistry; currently - Ionic liquids and molten salts, electrochemistry, interfacial phenomena, electrical double layer, adsorption

Selected publications: Batalova V.N., Stepanov V.P., Belyaev V.S. Surface energy of gold low-index faces in molten sodium, potassium, and cesium chlorides. Russian Journal of Electrochemistry 2002, V. 38, №9, p. 1123-1129 (1009- 1015). Batalova V.N. Adsorption and physicochemical parameters of faces (111) and (100) of single crystal gold surface in molten sodium, potassium and cesium chlorides under electric polarization. Russian Journal of Electrochemistry. 2003, V. 39, №12, p.1512 (1354). Stepanov V.P., Batalova V.N. The formation and strain energies of (111) and (100) single crystal gold faces in molten chlorides. Rasplavi (Melts). 2004, №1, p.56-78. Tkachev, N. K.; Rukavishnikova, I. V.; Lokett, V. N.; Stepanov, V. P. Density of stratified ionic melts: experiment and theory. Russian Journal of Electrochemistry (2007), 43(8), 955-960. Lockett, Vera N.; Rukavishnikova, Irina V.; Stepanov, Viktor P. Phase densities of molten binary mixtures of alkali halogenides with limited mutual solubility. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, A: Physical Sciences (2007), 62(5/6), 303-308 Lokett, V. N.; Rukavishnikova, I. V.; Stepanov, V. P. Interface formation energy in lithium fluoride-alkali metal iodide systems. Rasplavy (Melts) (2008), (3), 40-44 Lockett, Vera; Sedev, Rossen; Bassell, Chris; Ralston, John. Angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the surface of imidazolium ionic liquids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2008), 10(9), 1330-1335 Lockett, Vera; Sedev, Rossen; Ralston, John; Horne, Mike; Rodopoulos, Theo. Differential Capacitance of the Electrical Double Layer in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: Influence of Potential, Cation Size, and Temperature. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2008), 112(19), 7486-7495