Chris Ling is a Professor in the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney. He has particular interests in solid-state ionic conduction at high temperatures, and strongly-correlated electronic behaviour at low temperatures. His research in inorganic solid-state chemistry makes particular use of neutron and synchrotron X-ray scattering methods to characterise the structures and dynamics of new materials. Chris is currently Theme Leader for Functional Energy Materials in the School of Chemistry, Deputy Director of the Sydney Analytical Core Research Facility, and Chair of the IUCr Commission on Inorganic and Mineral Structures.