Research Fellow
Our Team
Dr. Ruhamah Yunis
QUT Contact Details
- P803B, P Block, Level 8, Gardens Point Campus (QUT)
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| since 04/20 | Research Fellow (Centre for Materials Science) under supervision of Prof. Christopher Bamer-Kowollik, Prof. Dmitri Golberg and Dr. Anja Goldmann at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane |
| 04/15 – 02/20 | Postdoctoral Researcher under the supervision of Prof. Maria Forsyth, Prof. Douglas MacFarlane, Prof. Jennifer M. Pringle and Prof. Patrick Howlett at Deakin and Monash University, Melbourne |
| 11/10 – 02/15 | PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry under the supervision of A/Prof. Owen Curnow. Department of Chemistry, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 09/09 – 10/10 | Lecturer in Chemistry at Forman Christian College Lahore, Pakistan |
| 12/08 – 08/09 | Lecturer in Chemistry at University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan |
| 03/07 – 02/09 | Master of Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Javed Iqbal (Late). Department of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan |
| 01/03 – 02/07 | Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Awards and Prizes
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2018
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ECR travel award for an international conference |
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2018
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REGS-Deakin grant for a year |
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2018
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REGS-Deakin grant for a year |
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2014
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Poster award at a conference in Sydney (out of 200 total posters) |
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2010
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Doctoral Scholarship for 3 years |
Presentations
| [10] | 9th Annual Chemical Engineering Postgraduate Association (CPA)
Sept 2019, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia, Attended the conference |
| [09] | ChemComm. Symposium
April 2019, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, oral presentation (15 minutes) |
| [08] | 12th ACES Electromaterials Symposium
Feb 201, Geelong, Australia, poster presentation |
| [07] | Gordon Research Conference (GRC) Ionic Liquid
Aug 2018, Newry, US, poster presentation |
| [06] | Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids (ASIL8)
May 2018, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, oral presentation (10 minutes) and a poster presentation |
| [05] | Sodium Battery Meeting
Dec 2016, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, Attended |
| [04] | Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids (ASIL7)
May 2016, Newcastle, Australia, poster presentation |
| [03] | 9th ACES Electromaterials Symposium
Aug 2015, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, Gave a poster Presentation |
| [02] | Tokyo University of Japan
Jan 2015, Tokyo, Japan, invited Lecture (1 hour) |
| [01] | 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids and Green Processes / 6th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids (APCIL-4/ASIL-6 2014)
Sept 2014, Sydney, Australia, poster Presentation ( poster award out of 200 candidates) |
Publications
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Wavelength Selective Light-Matter Interactions in Polymer Science
Lu, P.; Ahn, D.; Yunis. R.; Delafresnaye, L.; Corrigan. N.; Boyer, C.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Page, Z. A. 2021, submitted. |
Other Publications
2020
| [29] | Plastic Crystal Utilizing small ammonium cations and sulfonylimide anions as electrolytes for lithium batteries Yunis, R.; Al-Masri, D.; HollenKamp, F. A.; Forsyth, C.; Doherty, M. C.; Zhu, H.; Pringle, M. J. JES, 167(7), 070529-070541, 2020. |
| [28] | A novel proton conducting iongel electrolyte based on poly(ionic liquids) and protic ionic liquid Rao, J., Wang, X., Yunis, R., Ranganathan, V., Howlett, C. P., MacFarlane, R. D., Forsyth, M., Zhu, H. Electrochimica Acta, 2020, in press. |
| [27] | Multifunctional Inhibitor Mixtures for Abating Corrosion on HY80 Steel under Marine Environment Catubig, R. A., Neil, W. C., McAdam, G., Yunis, R., Forsyth, M., Somers A. E. Journal of Electrochemical Society, 167(2), 021503, 2020. |
2019
| [26] | A new approach to very high lithium salt content quasi-solid state electrolytes for lithium metal batteries using plastic crystals Al-Masri, D.; Yunis, R.; Zhu, H.; Bruce, P.; Hollenkamp, P.; Pringle, J. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (44), 25389-25398, 2019 |
| [25] | Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in an aqueous chloride solution M. Ghorbani, A. Somers, R. Yunis, M. Forsyth, Corrosion & Prevention, 2019, accepted. |
| [24] | Corrosion inhibition of mild steel 1030 with cetrimonium 4-hydroxycinnamte J. Puelles, M. Ghorbani, R. Yunis, M. Forsyth, A. E. Somers, Corrosion & Prevention 2019, accepted. |
| [23] | Poly(ionic liquid)/electrospun nanofibre composite polymer electrolytes for high energy density, all-solid-state Li metal batteries Wang, X.; Gaetan, G.; Zhu, H.; Yunis, R.; MacFarlane, R. D.; Mecerreyes, D.; Bhattacharyya, A.; Howlett, P. C.; Forsyth, M. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2(9), 6237-6245, 2019. |
| [22] | Triaminocyclopropenium Halide and Triiodide Salts: The Formation of Cyclopropenium Dimers Curnow, J. O.; Jayasinghe, D. C.; Polson, I. J. M.; Yunis, R. Journal of Chemical Crystallography,1-16, 2019. |
| [21] | Sustainable, Dendrite Free Lithium‐Metal Electrode Cycling Achieved with Polymer Composite Electrolytes Based on a Poly (Ionic Liquid) Host Gaetan MA Girard, Xiaoen Wang, Ruhamah Yunis, Douglas R MacFarlane, Aninda J Bhattacharyya, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C Howlett; Batteries & Supercaps, 2(3), 229-239, 2019. |
| [20] | Organic salts utilising the hexamethylguanidinium cation: the influence of the anion on the structural, physical and thermal properties Yunis, R.; Hollenkamp, F. A.; Frosyth, C.; Doherty, M. C.; Al-Masri, D.; Pringle, M. J. PCCP, 21(23), 12288-12300, 2019. |
| [19] | Sustainable, dendrite free lithium metal electrode cycling achieved with polymer composite electrolytes based on a poly(ionic liquid) host Girard, G.; Wang, X.; Yunis, R.; MacFarlane, D.; Bhattacharyya, A.; Howlett, P.; Forsyth, M. Batteries & Supercaps, 2(3), 229-239, 2019. |
2018
| [18] | The anion effect in ternary electrolyte systems using poly (diallyldimethylammonium) and phosphonium-based ionic liquid with high lithium salt concentration Yunis, R.; Girard, G.; Wang, X.; Zhuo, H.; Bhattacharyya, A.; Howlett, P.; MacFarlane, P.; Forsyth, M. Solid State Ionics, 327, 83-92, 2018. |
| [17] | Synthesis and physical properties of tris(dialkylamino)cyclopropenium dicyanamide ionic liquids Curnow, J. C.; Polson, J. M.; Walst, J. K.; Yunis, R. RSC Adv., 8, 28313-28322, 2018. |
| [16] | Efficient and Stable Solid State Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Combination of Phosphonium Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals with Silica Lennert, A.; Wagner, K.; Yunis, R.; Pringle, J.; Guldi, D.; Officer, D. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10, 38, 32271-32280, 2018. |
| [15] | High conductivity ionic electrolytes using a symmetrical pyrrolidinium cation Yunis, R.; Newbegin, T.; Pringle, J. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2, 1207-1214 2018. |
| [14] | A symmetrical ionic liquid/Li salt system for rapid ion transport and stable lithium electrochemistry Al-Masri, D.; Yunis, R.; Hollenlkamp, F. A.; Pringle, M. J. Chem.Commun., 54(29), 3660-3663, 2018, |
| [13] | Beneficial effect of added water on sodium metal cycling in super concentrated ionic liquid sodium electrolytes Basile, A.; Ferdousi, A. S,; Makhlooghiazad, F.; Yunis, R.; Hilder, M.; Forsyth, M.; Howlett, C. P. Journal of Power Sources, 379, 344-349, 2018. |
| [12] | Probing Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Structure via the Glassy State by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy Sani, M-A.; Martin, P-A.; Yunis, R.; Chen, F.; Forsyth, M.; Deschamps, M.; O’Dell, A. L. J. Phys. Chem. 9, 1007-1011, 2018. |
| [11] | The influence of the size and symmetry of cations and anions on the physicochemical behavior of organic ionic plastic crystal electrolytes mixed with sodium salts Maklooghiazad, F.; Guazzagaloppa, J.; O’Dell, L.; Yunis, R.; Howlett, C. P.; Forsyth, M. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 4721, 2018. |
2017
| [10] | Corrosion inhibition of HY80 with La(trans4OHCin)3 & Imidazolinium-trans-4OHCin Catubig, A. R.; Somers, E. A.; Neil, C. W.; Adam, Mc. G.; Yunis, R, Forsyth, M. Corrosion & Prevention 2017 Paper 63. |
| [09] | Preparation and characterization of gel polymer electrolytes using poly(ionic liquids) and high lithium salt concentration ionic liquids Wang, X.; Zhu, H.; Girard, M. A. G.; Yunis, R.; MacFarlane, D.; Mecerreyes, D.; Howlett,, P.; Forsyth, M. J. Mater. Chem. A, 5, 23844-23852, 2017. |
| [08] | Comparison of the physicochemical and electrochemical behaviour of mixed anion phosphonium based OIPCs electrolytes for sodium batteries Makhlooghiazad, F.; Yunis, R.; Mecerreyes, D.; Armand, M.; Howlett, C. P.; Forsyth, M. Solid State Ionics, 312, 44-52, 2017. |
| [07] | The electrochemistry and performance of cobalt-based redox couples for thermoelectrochemical cells Al-Masri, D.; Dupont, M.; Yunis, R.; MacFarlane, D.; Pringle, M. J. Electrochimia Acta, 714-732, 2017. |
| [06] | Extensive Sodium Metal Plating and Stripping in a Highly Concentrated Inorganic−Organic Ionic Liquid Electrolyte through Surface Pretreatment Basile, A., Makhlooghiazad, F., Yunis, R., MacFarlane, D. R., Forsyth, M., & Howlett, P. C. ChemElectroChem, 4(5), 974-974, 2017. |
2016
| [05] | Towards phosphorus free ionic liquid anti-wear lubricant additives Somers, A. E., Yunis, R., Armand, M. B., Pringle, J. M., MacFarlane, D. R., & Forsyth, M. Lubricants, 4(2), 22, 2016. |
| [04] | Synthesis, characterization and properties of amino acid ionic liquids derived from the triaminocyclopropenium cation Curnow, Owen J., and Ruhamah Yunis RSC Advances 6(74), 70152-70164, 2016. |
2015
| [03] | Synthesis and physical properties of tris (dialkylamino) cyclopropenium bistriflamide ionic liquids Walst, K. J., Yunis, R., Bayley, P. M., MacFarlane, D. R., Ward, C. J., Wang, R., & Curnow, O. J.RSC Advances, 5(49), 39565-39579, 2015. |
2012
| [02] | A facile route to functionalised, protic and chiral ionic liquids based on the triaminocyclopropenium cation Curnow, O. J., Holmes, M. T., Ratten, L. C., Walst, K. J., & Yunis, R. RSC Advances, 2(29), 10794-10797, 2012. |
2011
| [01] | Adsorption Studies of Flourescein on Roots, Stem and Leaves of Phoenix dactylifera Yunis, R., Imran, M., Mitu, L., & Kanwal, F. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(1), 345, 2011. |