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INVITED INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

15.Workshop on Solar Fuel Production. “From lab to real life installations: pushing hydrogen technologies forward”. Nov ’18 – Braga, Portugal.

14.Seminar at NUI Maynooth, “From molecules to materials, new systems in light-driven chemical reactions”. Nov ’18 – Maynooth, Ireland.

13.Trends in Environmental Biotechnology: Novel technologies for alternative fuels from waste and wastewater. “Production of renewable hydrogen as an alternative fuel”. May ’18 – Galway, Ireland.

12.BIG HIT Launch Event. “Presentation of SEAFUEL project”. May ’18 – Kirkwall, UK.

11.Symposium on Inorganic Materials. “Chemical design for new materials in the renewable energy arena”. Mar ’18 – Galway, Ireland.

10.Kyushu University Seminar, “Hybrid Systems for Solar Chemicals Production: Two World are Better than One”. Dec ‘17 – Fukuoka, Japan.

9.University of Tokyo Seminar, “Chemical Tools for Solar Chemicals Production”. Dec ’17 – Tokyo, Japan.

8.Kyoto University Seminar, “Chemical Tools for Solar Chemicals Production”. Nov ‘17 – Kyoto, Japan.

7.Design and Characterization of Advanced Materials, ISCA Japan-Ireland, “Combination of molecules and materials, novel designs for solar fuel production”. Jun ’16 – Tokyo, Japan.

6.Seminar at NUI Galway, “Chemical Tools in Solar Fuels Production”. Dec ’15 – Galway, Ireland.

5. First workshop on nanostructured materials for light harvesting technologies: from solar fuels to energy storage, “The role of molecules in photoelectrochemical cells for the production of solar fuels. Nov ’15 – Madrid, Spain.

4. Technical Managers Universities (TMU) & Chemistry Higher Education Managers (CHEM) Conference, “School of Chemistry: Renewable Energies”. Mar ’15 – Newcastle, UK.

3. Seminar at ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences, “The Chemistry Towards the Generation of Solar Fuels”. Nov ’14 - Castelldefels, Spain.

2. Do we need a global project on artificial photosynthesis (solar fuels and chemicals?). “Water as the source”. Jul ’14 – Milton Keynes, UK

1. 2nd UK Solar Fuels Symposium. “Application of borondipyrromethene (bodipy) dyads as sensitizers”. Jan ’14 - Liverpool, UK.

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

30.2-IBICS. N. Murphy,P. Farràs. ““Correlating electron density, cation and geometry effects on the antimicrobial activities of metallacarboranes”. Nov ´18 – Galway, Ireland.

29. 7th EuCheMS. P. Farràs. “Hybrid semiconductor/molecule materials for solar chemicals production”. Aug ´18 – Liverpool, UK.

28. ICCC2018. P. Farràs. “What to expect from the dicarbollide ligand in water oxidation catalysis”. Aug ´18 – Sendai, Japan.

27. Dalton Conference 2018. P. Farràs. “Strategies to Improve Stability and Efficiency for Solar Chemicals Production”. Apr ´18 – Warwick, UK.

26. Inorganic Ireland Symposium. P. Farràs. “Production of Solar Fuels by Organic Assisted Water Splitting”. May ’17 – Dublin, Ireland.

25. 5th UK Solar Fuels Network Symposium. G. Neri, M. Forster, J. J. Walsh, C. M. Robertson, T. J. Whittles, P. Farràs, A. J. Cowan. “Photochemical CO2 reduction in water using a co-immobilized nickel catalyst and a visible light sensitiser”. Jan ’17 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

24. 1st International Conference on Solar Fuels. P. Farràs, C. Di Giovanni, J. N. Clifford, P. Garrido, E. Palomares, A. Llobet. “Organic Substrate Assisted Water Splitting Photoelectrosynthesis Cells for Hydrogen Production”. Apr ’15 – Uppsala, Sweden.

23. Molecules and Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis Conference. P. Farràs, A. C. Benniston. “Application of borondipyrromethene (bodipy) dyads as sensitisers in photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis”. Feb ’14 - Cancun, Mexico.

22. Post-graduate Solar Fuels Symposium. Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energies (ISACS12). P. Farràs, C. Di Giovanni, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares, A. Llobet. “Photocatalytic water splitting assisted by MeSPh”. Sep ’13 – Cambridge, UK.

21. E-MRS 2013 Spring Meeting. Symposium F: Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage. L. Francàs, P. Farràs, C. Di Giovanni, C. Gimbert-Suriñac, A. Llobet. “Solar fuels generation based on hybrid molecular-materials assemblies”. May ’13 – Strasbourg, France.

20. VIII Simposio de Jóvenes Investigadores RSEQ-Sigma Aldrich. P. Farràs, S. Maji, F. Bozoglian, M. Martínez-Belmonte, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Llobet. “Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of dyad Ru-based molecules for light-driven oxidation catalysis”. Oct ’11 – Torremolinos, Spain.

19. INTECAT Meeting. P. Farràs, A. Llobet. “Photo-Oxidation of Water and Organic Substrates with Ru Catalysts".  Oct ’11 – Huelva, Spain.

18. Imeboron XIV. D. Gabel, D. Awad, M. Bartok, J. Warneke, M. Winterhalter, K. Edwards, K. Karki, D. Roccatano, P. Farràs,  F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, L.L. Zeonjuk, N. Vankova, T. Heine. “Dodecaiodo-dodecaborate – an anion with unusual properties”. Sep ’11 – Niagara Falls, Canada.

17. INTECAT Meeting. P. Farràs, S. Maji, S. Roeser, S. Mandal, A. Llobet. “Photo-Oxidation of Water and Organic Substrates with Ru Catalysts".  Nov ’10 – Tarragona, Spain.

16. Euroboron 5. J. Giner Planas, V. Terrasson, F. Di Salvo, B. Camargo, Y. García, P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, D. Prim, M.E. Light, M.B. Hursthouse. “Crystal engineering of o-carboranyl alcohols: syntheses, crystal structures and properties”. Sep ’10 – Edinburgh, UK.

15. Euroboron 5. A. M. Cioran, P. Farràs, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, R. Sillanpää. “A convenient route to monobranched polyethoxylated halogen/ thiol terminated [3,3-M(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- synthons”. Sep ’10 – Edinburgh, UK.

14. 23rd Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society. P. Bauduin, T. Zemb, S. Prevost, P. Farràs, F. Teixidor. “New types of micellar systems made of icosahedral metallacarboranes showing unconventional aggregation states in water”. Sep ’09 – Antalya, Turkey.

13. RSEQ-Sigma Aldrich 2008 de Jóvenes Investigadores. P. Farràs, E. R. Kay, D. A. Leigh, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Control of rotaxane-based molecular machines by metallacarboranes”. Nov ’08 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

12. 2on Symposium on New Trends and Strategies in the Chemistry of Advanced Materials with Relevance in Biological Systems, Technique and Environmental Protection. R. Alexandrova, R. Kalfin, R. Toshkova, E. Gardeva, K. Timcheva, C. Viñas, P. Farràs. “Does Boron can help us to fight against cancer?”. Nov ’08 – Timisoara, Romania.

11. Halchem IV. P. González-Cardoso, P. Farràs, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Surfactant behaviour of metallacarboranes and chlorometallacarboranes. A study based on the electrolysis of water”. Sep ’08 - Platja d’Aro, Spain.

10. Halchem IV. A.-I. Stoica, P. González-Cardoso, P. Farràs, A. Pepiol, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Stepwise influence of halogen atoms in the redox potential of the [Co(C2B9H11)2]- platform”. Sep ’08 - Platja d’Aro, Spain.

9. Halchem IV. P. Farràs, C. Viñas, M. Rey, F. Teixidor. “Preferential Chlorination Vertexes in Carborane Anions. The Two Atom NPA (2a-NPA) Method For Their Calculation”. Sep ’08 - Platja d’Aro, Spain.

8. V Trobada de joves investigadors dels Països Catalans. P. González Cardoso, A.I. Stoica, P. Farràs, A. Pepiol, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas. “Propietats electroquímiques de metal•locarborans tipus sandvitx”. Jan ’08 – Vic, Spain.

7. Euroboron 4. P. Farràs, M. Rey, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “The 2a-NPA method. Chlorination in carborane anions”. Sep ’07 – Bremen, Germany.

6. Experiment and Theory in Internacional Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry. P. Farràs, M. Rey, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Preferential Chlorination Vertexes in Carborane Anions. Radical Substitution Rate Correlation with Site Charges Computed by the Two Atoms Natural Population Analysis Method (2a-NPA)”. Aug ’07 – Riverside, USA.

5. 16th Internacional Conference on Photochemical Conversión and Storage of Solar Energy. F. Teixidor, E. Crespo, P. Farràs, M. Rey, J. Llop, C. Viñas, R. Kivekäs, R. Sillanpää. “The 2a-NPA method. Chlorination in carborane anions”. Jul ’07 – Uppsala, Sweden.

4. Halchem III. P. Farràs, M. Rey, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Stepwise chlorination of boron clusters. Kinetic but not thermodynamic control process”. Jun ’06 – Ioanina, Greece.

3. Imeboron XII. I. Rojo, F. Teixidor, P. Farràs, C. Viñas, R. Kivekäs, R. Sillanpää. “Regioselective substitution and multihalogenation in cobaltabisdicarbollide [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- clusters”. Sep ’05 – Sendai, Japan.

2. 3rd EUROPART Meeting. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas. ”Fission radionuclides extraction with pristine cobaltadicarbollide". Jan ’05 – Manchester, UK.

1. 2nd EUROPART Meeting. I. Rojo, P. Farràs, J.I. Llambías, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas. ”Trioctylphosphine oxide like ligands based on carboranyl fragments for nuclear waste partitioning”. Jul ’04 – Madrid, Spain.

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE POSTERS

 

21. 7th EuCheMS. S. Hennessey, P. Farràs, W. Schmitt, K. Byrne, C. Le Houreou, É. Bonner. “Investigations into the Syntheses and Analysis of Ruthenium-Based Photoactive Porous Materials”. Aug ´18 – Liverpool, UK.

 

20. 7th EuCheMS. P. Farràs, A. Llobet, A. C. Benniston, A. J. Cowan. “Hybrid semiconductor/molecule materials for solar chemicals production”. Aug ´18 – Liverpool, UK.

19. ISF-2, 2nd International Conference on Solar Fuels. P. Farràs, A. C. Benniston, A. Llobet. “Strategies To Improve Solar Fuels Production: From Molecular To Hybrid Systems”. Jul ’17 – San Diego, US.

18. Materials for Solar Energy Conversion: SuperSolar-UK SFN Meeting. P. Farràs. “Hybrid systems for solar fuel production: two worlds better than one”. Apr ’17 – London, UK.

 17. COST Action CM1202 Final meeting. P. Farràs, T. Madeira, H. Lemmetyinen, N. V. Tkachenko, A. C. Benniston. “Bodipy-based sensitisers for oxidation photocatalysis”. Sep ’16 – Milazzo, Italy.

16. 2014 International Conference on Artificial Photosynthesis (ICARP 2014). P. Farràs, T. Madeira, H. Lemmetyinen, N. V. Tkachenko, A. C. Benniston. “Application of borondipyrromethene (bodipy) dyads as sensitisers in photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis”. Nov ’14 – Awaji Island, Japan.

15. 4th NORSC PG Symposium. P. Farràs, A. C. Benniston. “Bodipy-Ruthenium dyads as sensitizers in photocatalytic oxidation of organic substrates”. Oct ’14 – Huddersfield, UK.

14. Molecules and Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis Conference. P. Farràs, A. C. Benniston. “Application of borondipyrromethene (bodipy) dyads as sensitisers in photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis”. Feb ’14 - Cancun, Mexico.

13. Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energies (ISACS12).  P. Farràs, C. Di Giovanni, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares, A. Llobet. “Photocatalytic water splitting assisted by MeSPh”. Sep ’13 – Cambridge, UK.

12. IX Simposio de Jóvenes Investigadores RSEQ-Sigma Aldrich. P. Farràs. “Towards the generation of solar fuels”. Nov ’12 – Zaragoza, Spain.

11. Gordon Research Conference on Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels. P. Farràs, S. Roeser, F. Bozoglian, M. Martínez-Belmonte, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Llobet. “Chemical, Electrochemical, and Photochemical Catalytic Oxidation of Water to Dioxygen with Mononuclear Ruthenium Complexes”. May ’12 – Lucca (Barga), Italy.

10. Faraday Discussions: Artificial Photosynthesis. P. Farràs, A. Llobet. “Chromophore-catalyst ruthenium based dyad for oxidation of water or organic substrates”. Sep ’11 – Edinburgh, UK.

9. VII Simposio de Jóvenes Investigadores RSEQ-Sigma Aldrich. P. Farràs, A. Llobet. “Chromophore-catalyst ruthenium based dyad for oxidation of water or organic substrates”. Nov ’10 – Valencia, Spain.

8. Imeboron XIII. A. Cioran, P. Farràs, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Metallacarboranes as building blocks for polyanionic macromolecules”. Sep ’08 – Platja d’Aro, Spain.

7. Imeboron XIII. A. R. Popescu, I. Rojo, P. Farràs, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, R. Sillanpää, R. Kivekäs. “Synthesis of novel bridged derivatives of cobaltabisdicarbollide through carbon atoms”. Sep ’08 – Platja d’Aro, Spain.

6. Imeboron XIII. P. González-Cardoso, A.-I. Stoica, P. Farràs, A. Pepiol, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas. “Additive fine tuning redox potential in metallacarboranes”.  Sep ’08 – Platja ’Aro, Spain.

5. Imeboron XIII. P. Farràs, E. R. Kay, D. A. Leigh, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Metallacarboranes as a component of molecular machines”. Sep ’08 – Platja d’Aro, Spain.

4. Experiment and Theory in Transition Metal Chemistry: a Meeting Point. P. Farràs, M. Rey, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Preferential Halogenation numbers in carborane anions: electrophilic reaction rates correlation with the two centres NPA”. Sep ’06 – Bellaterra, Spain.

3. Xarxa Temàtica de catàlisi homogència amb metalls de transició. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, V. Branchadell. ”Acidities of key boron compounds for metallocene-like metallacarboranes in DMSO”. Jun ’05 – Tarragona, Spain.

2. Euroboron 3. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, V. Branchadell. ”Acidities of key boron compounds for metallocene-like metallacarboranes in DMSO”. Sep ’04 – Prague, Czech Republic.

1. Euroconference on New Theoretical and spectroscopical approaches to inorganic chemistry. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, V. Branchadell. ”DFT calculations for the acidities of icosahedral nido-carboranes”. Sep ’04 - St. Feliu de Guíxols, Spain.