Lathe Jones

Lathe Jones

Adjunct Associate Professor

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  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr. Lathe Jones is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Science at RMIT University.

From 2010 to 2024 he was an academic in the School of Applied Sciences (RMIT, City Campus), and Deputy Director of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC).

He is now a principal scientist at CSIC-ISQCH in Spain, and maintains links with RMIT for the supervision of HDR students, and participation in collaborative projects in inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry and electrosynthesis.

Research fields

  • 340604 Electrochemistry
  • 3402 Inorganic chemistry

Academic positions

  • Principal Researcher
  • Spanish National Research Council
  • Madrid, Spain
  • 1 Jun 2024 – Present
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jun 2024 – Present
  • Associate Professor
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jan 2022 – 31 May 2024
  • Senior Lecturer
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2021
  • Vice Chancellors (Industry) Fellow
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 2010 – 2014
  • Research Fellow
  • Universidad De Zaragoza
  • , Spain
  • 2003 – 2004
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • University of Manchester, UK
  • , UK
  • 1999 – 2002

Non-academic positions

  • Senior Research Fellow and Unit Manager
  • CIDETEC, San Sebastian, Spain
  • , Spain
  • 2005 – 2010

Supervisor projects

  • Organic molecules for redox flow batteries (RFBs)

  • 3 May 2024
  • Novel Responsive Lipid Nanoparticles for Multidrug-Resistant Organism Therapeutics
  • 18 Sep 2023
  • Antibacterial Surfaces for Hospital Environments

  • 6 Jul 2023
  • Sustainable Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids through Cataly7c Oxida7on of Furan Deriva7ves over Noble and Non-Noble Metal-based Catalysts
  • 22 Jun 2023
  • Design and synthesis of cathode materials for high performance Li-S battery
  • 21 Jul 2022
  • Investigation of thermochemical decomposition of metal nitrates and structural evolution of metal oxides

  • 11 May 2022
  • Leaching of transition metal from spent Li-ion batteries
  • 18 Feb 2022
  • Studies on Porous Organic Polymers and Their Nanocomposites for Electrocatalytic and Biological Applications
  • 10 Sep 2021
  • Design Strategies for Small Molecular Fluorophores and their Applications in Detection of Fluoride and Copper Ions
  • 3 Dec 2020
  • Development of nanocrystalline cathode/electrolyte interfaces for intermediate temperature ammonia solid oxide fuel cells

  • 12 May 2020
  • Synthesis of Novel Semiconductor Materials for Thin Film Optoelectronics

  • 23 Dec 2019
  • Plasmonic Semiconducting Nanocrystals: Bridging the Gap Between Metals and Semiconductors

  • 20 Dec 2019
  • Arsenic Transformation During the Pressure Oxidation and Curing Process: A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study
  • 1 Nov 2019
  • Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of Tunable Alloying-conversion Hybrid Anodes for Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries
  • 15 Aug 2018
  • Design and Synthesis of Novel Porphyrin and Carbonyl-bridged Triarylamine for Self-assembly and Solar Cell Applications
  • 17 Jul 2018
  • Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies of the Leaching Mechanisms of Representative Refractory Copper Sulfides:Chalcopyrite and Enargite
  • 4 May 2018
  • The Impact of Chloride Ion on the Leaching of Sulphide Mineral in Acidic Solution
  • 16 May 2017
  • Synthesis and Application of AIE active Chromophores in Supramolecular Chemistry
  • 6 Mar 2017
  • Design and Synthesis of Optoelectronic Materials for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
  • 1 Mar 2017
  • Design, Synthesis and Applications of Novel Hole Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells
  • 30 Dec 2016
  • Preparation of nanomaterials for sensitive electrochemical As (III) detection and H2O2 reduction
  • 2 Mar 2015
  • Electrochemical Formation of Nanostructured Metal and Metal Oxide Surfaces for Electrocatalytic Applications
  • 4 Mar 2013

Teaching interests

Materials science, Applied chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Electrochemistry.

Research interests

Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry.
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