Photos of the group

Harper group members and friends at Chemball 2026 (the table won the best dressed award!).  From L to R - William Gaul, Oskar Stride, Gill Thieben, Riley Griffiths, Tasha Muller, Ben Smit-Colbran (minus a beard!)

The group at an Italian restaurant after the 12th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids.  From L to R - Daniel Morris, Maxwell Coney, Tasha Muller, Kenny Liu (special guest), Ben Smit-Colbran (special guest), William Gaul, Grace Blayney, Gill Thieben, Teilo Lang, JBH.

Gill and the poster that won a poster prize at the 12th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids, Melbourne.

Max giving his talk at 12th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids, Melbourne.

Will giving his talk at 12th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids, Melbourne.

From L to R - (back) William Gaul, Jeffrey Black, JBH, Teilo Lang, Maxwell Coney, (front) Ron Haines, Gill Thieben, Grace Blayney, Grace Anderson.

Max was awarded a prize for the best poster at the Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium in Adelaide. From L to R - Maxwell Coney, Saffron Bryant (RMIT, Conference Organiser).

The group at the end of the conference dinner at the 10th Congress on Ionic Liquids, Perth, Australia.  From L to R - William Gaul, JBH, Maxwell Coney.

JBH giving his talk at the 10th Congress on Ionic Liquids, Perth, Australia. 

William Gaul and his poster at the 10th Congress on Ionic Liquids, Perth, Australia. 

Maxwell Coney and his poster at the 10th Congress on Ionic Liquids, Perth, Australia. 

Past and present representatives from UNSW at the 23rd European Symposium on Organic Reactivity.  From L to R - Dexter Gordon (Peeks Group), Carolina Gimbert (ex-Colbran group), JBH, Ben Smit-Colbran (ex-Harper group).

JBH giving his talk at the 23rd European Symposium on Organic Reactivity, Padova, Italy. 

From L to R - William Gaul, JBH, Maxwell Coney, Ron Haines, Teilo Lang, Grace Blayney.

After the graduation ceremony at which Ben got his Ph.D.  From L to R - Steve Colbran (proud dad), Ben Smit-Colbran, JBH

After the graduation ceremony at which Dan got his Ph.D.  From L to R - Daniel Morris, JBH

Harper group members and friends at Chemball.  From L to R - (back) Emily Murray-Nobbs, Steve Cameron, Riley Griffiths, Andrew Hsieh, WIll Gaul, Steve Bortolussi, (front) Dexter Gordon, Tasha Muller, Kenny Liu.   

Graduation ceremony at which Andrew got his Ph.D.  From L to R - Merlin Crossley (Dean), Andrew Hsieh

Graduation ceremony at which Will received his B.Sc.(Hons).  From L to R - Merlin Crossley (Dean), Will Gaul

While they were visiting for beamtime, JBH took Guillaume Bousrez and Oliver Hammond to the (Australian Rules) football.  They got into the Swans spirit!!

Completion dinner for Dan, Will and Andrew.  From L to R - Jeffrey Black, Andrew Hsieh, Nick Konstandaras, Karin Scharffacyzk McHale, JBH, Will Gaul, Daniel Morris and Casey Thomas.

Jason giving his talk at the 26th IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Beijing, China. 

The group at an Italian restaurant after the 11th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids.  From L to R - Gill Thieben, Gus McNally, Will Gaul, Kenny Liu (special guest), Daniel Morris, JBH, Ben Smit-Colbran, Andrew Hsieh.

The group at the end of the 11th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids, Melbourne.  From L to R - Andrew Hsieh, Ben Smit-Colbran, Daniel Morris, Gill Thieben, JBH, Will Gaul, Gus McNally.

From L to R - Kenny Liu, Jeffrey Black, Ben Smit-Colbran, Gill Thieben, Andrew Hsieh, JBH, Ron Haines.

From L to R - Gill Thieben, Ben Smit-Colbran, Andrew Hsieh, Kenny Liu, JBH, Jeffrey Black, Ron Haines.

Kenny hanging off a sign near the Chemistry Building.

Dinner out in Auckland during the 8th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and
Sustainable Chemistry.  From L to R - JBH, Patricia Hunt (Vic U of Wellington), Lauren Macreadie (UNSW), Andrew Hsieh.

Dinner out in Amsterdam during the conference.  From L to R - JBH, Ian Ashworth (AstraZeneca, Macclesfield), Alicia Evans, Franziska Schoenebeck (Aachen).

Andrew giving his talk at the 2023 European Symposium on Organic Reactivity in Amsterdam, September, 2023.

Dan giving his talk at the joint European Molecular Liquids Group / Japanese Molecular Liquids Group Annual Meeting in Bordeaux, September, 2023.

We won the best dressed award!  From L to R - Ben Smit-Colbran (The Lion), Kenny Liu (The Scarecrow), JBH (Oz), Daniel Morris (Dorothy), Andrew Hsieh (The Tin Man).

Eating lunch at Coogee Beach at the end of Javad's visit.  From L to R - Jeffery Black, Md. Javad Barvaz, Kofoworola Gbayo, Daniel Morris, Kenny Liu, Ben Smit-Colbran.

Wow, was it spicy.  From L to R - Daniel Morris, Jeffrey Black, Kofoworola Gbayo, Alicia Evans, Ben Smit-Colbran, Andrew Hsieh, Md. Javad Barvaz, Kenny Liu, JBH, Nick Konstandaras.

Another day, another campout in Jason's office.  Clockwise from L - Andrew Hsieh, Ben Smit-Colbran, Md. Javad Barvaz, JBH, Kofoworola Gbayo, Kenny Liu

Eating and drinking after the 4th Occasional Ionic Liquids Symposium.  Note the fairy bread at the front.  From L to R - JBH, Sergei Glavatskih, Jeffrey Black, Auguste McNally, Daniel Morris, Mark Rutland (obscured), Oliver Hammond and Serena.

From L to R - Sergei Glavatskih, JBH and Mark Rutland on their visit to Australia.

From L to R - Kofoworola Gbayo, Kenny Liu, Andrew Hsieh, Ben Smit-Colbran, Jeffrey Black, JBH, Ron Haines, Alicia Evans.

From L to R - (back) Jeffrey Black, Kenny Liu, (front) Daniel Morris, Ben Smit-Colbran, Andrew Hsieh, Kofoworola Gbayo, JBH, Alicia Evans, Ron Haines.

Eating fresh seafood raveling around Hirsoshima area after the 25th IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Hiroshima, Japan.  From L to R - Kenny Liu, Daniel Morris.

From the conference dinner at the 25th IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Hiroshima, Japan.  From L to R - JBH, Kenny Liu, Daniel Morris.

From L to R - Kenny Liu, Ben Smit-Colbran, JBH, Andrew Hsieh.

The group on a replic submarine at Holbrook, NSW, on the way bay from ASIL 10 in Melbourne.  From L to R - Kenny Liu, Jeffrey Black, Daniel Morris, Andrew Hsieh.

The group at an Italian restaurant after the 10th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids.  From L to R - JBH, Jeffrey Black, Andrew Hsieh, Kenny Liu, Daniel Morris.

The group at the end of the 10th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids, Melbourne.  From L to R - Daniel Morris, Kenny Liu, Penjamin Penward, Andrew Hsieh, JBH, Jeffrey Black.

From L to R - Ron Haines, Alicia Evans, Kenny Liu, JBH, Andrew Hsieh, Daniel Morris, Jeff Gao, Ben Smit-Colbran, Jeffrey Black.

From L to R - Jeff Gao, Alicia Evans, JBH, Andrew Hsieh, Dan Morris, Alyssa Gilbert, Ben Smit-Colbran, Kenny Liu.

When JBH is travelling and leaves his door unlocked.  From L to R - Anika Moller, Alyssa Gilbert, Ben Smit-Colbran, Kenny Liu (hiding), Daniel Morris, Max Coney.

From L to R - Alicia Evans, Ben Smit-Colbran, Matt Taylor, Ron Haines, Dan Morris, Max Coney, Alyssa Gilbert, JBH, Andrew Hsieh, Kenny Liu.

From L to R - (back) Ben Smit-Colbran, Dan Morris, Harrison Rook, Matt Taylor, Andrew Hsieh; (front) Ron Haines, Alicia Evans, JBH, Alyssa Gilbert, Kenny Liu.

Alyssa Gilbert and JBH with her poster at the Gordon Research Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Holderness, NH.

From L to R - Kenny Liu, Jeffrey Black, Alicia Evans, Ben Smit-Colbran, Matt Taylor, Alyssa Gilbert, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Nick Konstandaras

From L to R - (back) Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, JBH, Alicia Evans, Nick Konstandaras, Alyssa Gilbert, Kenny Liu; (front) Ben Smit-Colbran, Michaela Wong, Benjamin Lau, Matt Taylor.

From L to R - Dominic Francis, Nick Konstandaras, JBH, Christopher Barnett, Jeffrey Black, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Michelle Dunn, Alyssa Gilbert, Will Hart.

Held at the University of Western Australia, Perth. From L to R - Ben Smit-Colbran, JBH, Alyssa Gilbert.

From L to R - Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Ben Smit-Colbran, Michaela Wong, JBH, Ron Haines.

From the conference dinner at the 24th IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Faro, Portugal.  From L to R - JBH, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Rebecca Hawker, Alyssa Gilbert

A less formal photo the conference dinner at the 24th IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Faro, Portugal.  From L to R - Rebecca Hawker, Alyssa Gilbert, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, JBH.

The group on a walk at the 8th Australasian Symposium on ionic Liquids, Melbourne.  From L to R - (back) Aidan Jowett, Kenny Liu; (front) Alyssa Gilbert, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Michaela Wong, Rebecca Hawker.

The group at an Italian restaurant before the 8th Australasian Symposium on ionic Liquids, Melbourne.  From L to R - Kenny Liu, Rebecca Hawker, Michaela Wong, JBH, Alyssa Giblert, Aidan Jowett, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale.

From L to R - (back) Will Hart, Nick Konstandaras, Jeffrey Black, Kenny Liu; (front) Alyssa Gilbert, JBH, Rebbeca Hawker, Ron Haines, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale.

The group at Durham Castle (where Harry Potter was filmed!) during the 16th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity, Durham, UK  From L to R - JBH, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Rebecca Hawker, Nick Konstandaras.

From L to R - (back) Benjamin Lau, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Jeffrey Black, Alyssa Gilbert, Nick Konstandaras, Rebecca Hawker; (front) Kenny Liu, Aidan Jowett.

From L to R - Ben Smit-Colbran, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Rebecca Hawker, Alyssa Gilbert, Christopher Barnett, Nick Konstandaras, JBH, Jeffrey Black, Will Hart, Ron Haines.

Less formal and in height order.  From L to R - Christopher Barnett, Jeffrey Black, Ben Smit-Colbran, Nick Konstandaras, JBH, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Alyssa Gilbert, Ron Haines.

With very poor lighting! From L to R - Christopher Barnett, Will Hart, Alyssa Gilbert, Jeffrey Black, JBH, Rebecca Hawker, Nick Konstandaras, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Sinead Keaveney.

Collage of the groupt the 23rd IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry which we ran at UNSW; note the blue shirts! Clockwise from top left - Sineade Keaveney, Nick Konstandaras, Will Hart, Rebecca Hawker, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale & Alyssa Gilbert, Chris Easton (ANU), Steve Glover (UNE) and JBH.

The conference dinner at 23rd IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry held in the Nyholm Theatre, University of New South Wales.

The group at the 7th Australasian Symposium on ionic Liquids, Newcastle, NSW.  From L to R - (back) Jeffreay Black, Rebecca Hawker, Alyssa Gilbert, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale; (front) JBH, Will Hart, Aidan Jowett.

From L to R - Ron Haines, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Max Guerry, Sinead Keaveney, Rebecca Hawker, Christopher Barnett, JBH, Nick Konstandaras, Will Hart, Tom Frith.

From L to R - Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Nick Konstandaras, Rebbeca Hawker, Tom Frith, Christopher Barnett, Brad Butler, Tim Elton, Stephen George, Sinead Keaveney, Max Guerry

From L to R - (standing) Sinead Keaveney, Stephen George, Nick Konstandara, Karin Schaffarczyk McHale, Rebecca Hawker, Michelle Dunn, Max Guerry, Brad Butler; (kneeling) Tom Frith, JBH, Will Hart.

I'm not sure who had the idea, but the Harper group T-shirts certainly made a splash. rom L to R - (back) Ron Haines, Sinead Keaveney, Nick Konstandaras, Rebecca Hawker, Christopher Barnett, Will Hart, Max Guerry, Michelle Dunn, Brad Butler; (front) JBH.

A more formal version.  From L to R - (back) Sinead Keaveney, Nick Konstandaras, Rebecca Hawker, Christopher Barnett, Will Hart, Max Guerry, Michelle Dunn, Brad Butler; (front) Ron Haines, JBH.

From L to R - Brad Butler, Max Guerry, Nick Konstandaras, Michelle Dunn, JBH, Rebecca Hawker, Will Hart, Christopher Barnett, Stephen George.

Part of the group (in our glorious yellow shirts) at the combined 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids / 6th Australasian Symposium on ionic Liquids, Coogee, NSW.  From L to R - Will Hart, Rebecca Hawker, Sinead Keaveney.

At the conference dinner of the combined 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids / 6th Australasian Symposium on ionic Liquids, Coogee, NSW.  From L to R - Sinead Keaveney, JBH, Rebecca Hawker, Will Hart, Brad Butler.

From L to R - Christopher Barnett, Michelle Dunn, Nick Konstandaras, Rebecca Hawker, Will Hart, JBH, Dominic Francis, Stephen George, Tom Frith, Brad Butler, Sinead Keaveney.

From L to R - JBH, Stephen George, Rebecca Hawker, Christopher Barnett, Sinead Keaveney, Nick Konstandaras, Dominic Francis, Brad Butler, Michelle Dunn, Will Hart.

From L to R - (back) Nick Konstandaras, Christopher Barnett, Brad Butler, Stephen George, Rebecca Hawker, Sinead Keaveney, Will Hart, JBH, Michelle Dunn; (front) Dominic Francis.

From L to R - Brad Butler, Max Guerry, JBH, Dominic Francis, Stephen George, Michelle Dunn, Eden Tanner, Sinead Keaveney.

From L to R - Brad Butler, Stephen George, Sinead Keaveney, Dominic Francis, Eden Tanner, Michelle Dunn, JBH.

From the conference dinner at the 21st IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Durham, UK.  From L to R - Michell Dunn, Brad Butler, JBH, Eden Tanner.  With guest appearance by Niek Buurma (Cardiff).

From L to R - (back) Michelle Dunn, Stephen George, Ben Rerden, JBH, Brad Butler; (front) Eden Tanner, Sinead Keaveney, Dominic Francis.

From L to R - JBH, Dominic Francis, Sinead Keaveney, Michelle Dunn, Louis Moran, Hon Man Yau, Magali Picard.

From L to R - Dominic Francis, Hon Man Yau, Michelle Dunn, Sinead Keaveney, Louis Moran, JBH, Brad Butler.

From L to R - Stephen George, Matthew Gyton, JBH, Erika Davies, Michelle Dunn, Brad Butler, Maggie Ng.

From L to R - Louis Moran, Michelle Dunn, Hon Man Yau, Stephen George, Eden Tanner, Matthew Gyton, JBH.

From L to R - Erika Davies (and Mr Flibble), Stephen George, Henry Cullen, Hon Man Yau, Fiona Yau, Matthew Gyton, JBH, Maggie Ng.

From L to R - Brad Butler, JBH, SJ Chan, Stephen George, Maggie Ng, Erika Davies, Jeremy Provan, Hon Man Yau, Camille Rosella.

From L to R - Susan Ireland, SJ Chan, Maggie Ng, JBH, Hon Man Yau, Camille Rosella.

From L to R - Kylie Clayton, JBH, Brad Man, Octavian Morris.

From L to R - Matthew Fitzhenry, JBH.