I am delighted to announce the official start of my ERC Consolidator Grant (IonPATH) at the University of Birmingham today (1 November 2026). Over the next five years, this €2.7 million project will explore next-generation ion-conducting polymers and membranes to enable more efficient electrochemical energy conversion, energy storage, and sustainable chemical manufacturing. I am deeply grateful to the European Research Council (ERC) for supporting my research vision, and to all the colleagues, collaborators, mentors, and team members who have supported me along the way. Special thanks to Imperial College London for its support over the past decade and to the University of Birmingham for supporting this exciting new chapter.
Looking forward to the discoveries and opportunities ahead!

Professor David O. Scanlon FRSC, Chair in Computational Chemistry in the School of Chemistry at @unibirmingham, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society:
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Inside every battery, ions and electrons are on the move. Discover how researchers are using BlueBEAR @unibirmingham to model processes and help design the next generation of energy storage materials. @scanlond81 group.
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