About the 1st Walden Panel on Ionic Liquids
Our first meeting was held on the 8 & 9 April 2026 at the University of Latvia in Riga. The panelists have collectively identified a number of challenges in the context of ionic liquid chemistry and ranked them by importance and feasibility. Each panelist adressed one of these challenges during a 20 min talk, followed by a 10 min discussion session. The talks were followed by a panel discussion on the second day.
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Program and Venue
The program highlights of the two-day meeting can be found below.
Wednesday, April 8th
9:00
Frederik Philippi
Fluorine-free anions
Fluorine-free anions
9:30
Nicolas Schaeffer
High viscosity
High viscosity
10:00
Shurui Miao
Mixtures of ionic liquids with molecular diluents
Mixtures of ionic liquids with molecular diluents
11:00
Adriaan van den Bruinhorst
Mixtures of ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents
Mixtures of ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents
11:30
Josh J. Bailey
Issues with purity and contaminants
Issues with purity and contaminants
12:00
Gabriel Zarca
Data availability and quality
Data availability and quality
13:20
Tom Welton
Keynote Lecture
Keynote Lecture
Thursday, April 9th
9:00
Ctirad Červinka
Lack of vapour pressure data
Lack of vapour pressure data
9:30
Tom Frömbgen
Computational cost and limits of modelling
Computational cost and limits of modelling
10:00
Kateryna Goloviznina
Machine learning models for property prediction
Machine learning models for property prediction
11:00
Leila Moura
Speciation and equilibria in (reactive) ionic liquids
Speciation and equilibria in (reactive) ionic liquids
11:30
Coby Clarke
Solid-liquid interface and related challenges
Solid-liquid interface and related challenges
12:00
Carla S Perez Martinez
Translation into industrial applications
Translation into industrial applications
13:20
Panel discussion
The event took place at the University of Latvia, just a few steps from where Paul Walden synthesized the first ionic liquid in 1914.