Materials Chemistry Division

This incredibly active Division of the RACI is a home for all those working in materials chemistry and related fields. This spans students, researchers and academics at higher education institutes and government research organisations, as well as engineers and other professionals in industry.

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Our Purpose

We created the Materials Chemistry Division to:

provide a networking platform for those with a common interest from a variety of sectors.

disseminate the latest research in, and applications of, Materials Chemistry.

serve as a window to link materials chemistry with other fields of Science and Technology as well as Industry

provide for the professional development of Materials Chemists

encourage students to embark on a career in one of the many sub-disciplines of Materials Chemistry.

The Materials Chemistry Division supports activities covering the synthesis, structure, properties and functional applications of materials to advance fundamental chemistry and technological progress.

It is inherently interdisciplinary, encompassing, but not limited to:

Electronic and magnetic materials

Multifunctional materials

Engineering materials

Energy materials

Environmental and sustainable materials

Bio and medical materials

Informatic materials

Nanomaterials

The name was changed from the original Solid-state Chemistry Division in 2006 to reflect its increasingly interdisciplinary nature and its relationship to other Divisions in chemistry and related fields in physics and engineering.

Regular Events

Our Materials Chemistry Division is very active in holding regular events. Highlights include:

A biennial conference called “Materials Chemistry and Applications” where the latest academic research and innovations in the commercial sector are presented

A biennial "Youth Symposium on Materials Chemistry" where postgraduate students and early career chemists showcase their work, gain experience from scientific presentations and network with their peers

An annual webinar comprising a flash student presentation competition

Division Awards

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Outstanding Service award
- For sustained and significant career-long contributions to the Materials Chemistry communityears, together with other evidence of his or her standing in the international community.
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Materials Chemistry award
- For a significant achievement in Materials Chemistry (career > 5 years)
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Future of Materials Chemistry award
- For a significant achievement by a young materials chemist (career ≤ 5 years), selected from delegates at Materials Chemistry Division meetings
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Student Presentation Awards
- selected at Materials Chemistry Division meetings
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Division Committee

Position Name
Chair - Yun Liu
Secretary - Siegbert Schmid

Become Involved

If you would like more information on our Materials Division, or how to become involved, please contact us

Chemistry in Australia Magazine

You will have online access to 4 quarterly issues of Chemistry in Australia, the RACI’s member magazine, per year.

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RACI Women in Materials Chemistry promotion Program

To encourage more female students and female ECRs to attend Materials Chemistry Conference for research exchange and networking, MC division developed a special program to promote women involving in the Materials Chemistry community under the umbrella of the ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship program. Several financial support will be provided to the awardees, in terms of the merit-based assessment conducted by a defined selection committee, composed of several senior academic staff, including female staff.

Application submission deadline: 4th Jan, 2022.