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Speakers and Programme

Invited Speakers

Plenary Lectures

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Professor Kerstin Forsberg

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Topic: Crystallization of battery precursors connecting battery recycling and cathode synthesis

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Dr Ahmad Sheikh

ACOS Distinguished Research Fellow
AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, USA
Topic: TBC

Professor Jennifer Swift

Georgetown University, USA
Topic: Hydrate-Anhydrate Transformations


Thematic Keynote Lectures

Professor David Hogg

University of Leeds, UK
Topic: Reconstructing the 3-D shape and face-specific growth rates of a crystal from a single camera

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Dr Andy Maloney

CCDC, Cambridge
Topic: Crystal informatics for the design of formulated products 

Dr Karen Robertson

University of Nottingham, UK
Topic: Crystal growth and polymorphic transformations on a larger scale

Dr Jennifer Webb

Syngenta, UK
Topic: TBC

Outline Programme (subject to change)

Tuesday 1st July

11:00 - 17:00

Early Career Researchers Day


16:30 – 19:30 

BACG Conference Registration, Welcome Reception and Poster Session (17:30 -18:30)

Wednesday 2nd July

08:30 – 08:45

BACG Conference Registration


08:45 – 09:00

Welcome and Introduction


09:00 – 09:40

Plenary Lecture 1


09:50 – 10:30

Coffee break and posters/ exhibition


Parallel Session 1, 10:30 – 12:20

10:30 - 11:00

  • Session 1.1 - Thematic Keynote Lecture 1
  • Session 1. 2 - Thematic Keynote Lecture 2
  • Session 1.3 - Thematic Keynote Lecture 3

11:00 - 12:20

  • Session 1.1 - Contributed talks
  • Session 1.2 - Contributed talks
  • Session 1.3 - Contributed talks

12:20 - 13:30

Lunch break and posters / exhibition 


13:30 - 14:10

Plenary Lecture 2


Parallel Session 2, 14:20 – 16:00

14:20 - 16:00

  • Session 2.1 - Contributed talks
  • Session 2.2 - Contributed talks
  • Session 2.3 - Contributed talks

16:00 - 16:30

Tea break and posters / exhibition 


16:30 - 17:00

Young Scientist Lecture


17:00 - 18:00

BACG Members AGM


19:00 - 22:00

Conference Dinner (University of Leeds Refectory)

Thursday 3rd July

08:45 - 09:25

Plenary Lecture 3


Parallel Session 3, 09:40 - 11:40

09:30 - 10:00

  • Session 3.1 - Thematic Keynote Lecture 4
  • Session 3.2 - Thematic Keynote Lecture 5
  • Session 3.3 - Thematic Keynote Lecture 6

10:00 - 11:40

  • Session 3.1 - Contributed talks
  • Session 3.2 - Contributed talks
  • Session 3.3 - Contributed talks

11:40 - 12:00

Coffee break


12:10 - 12:50

Annual lecture


12:50 - 13:00

Closing


13:00 - 14:00

Lunch