The RACI Polymer Division is delighted to announce that the 2026 Recipients of the Jim O’Donnell International Travel Award are Yihan Shi (UTS) and Lachlan Alexander (Monash University). Yihan is completing a PhD in environmental engineering at UTS, investigating functional hydrogels and organogels for water management and desalination applications. Lachlan is completing a PhD in…
The RACI Polymer Division is pleased to announce that applications for the 2026 O’Donnell Student Travel Awards are now open! In 2026 nominations for this award will be submitted directly via the RACI website – information can be found at this link: https://raci.org.au/events-and-awards/awards/divisional-awards/polymer-chemistry-awards Nominations for this award are open from 16 June 2026, with a…
The RACI Polymer Division is delighted to announce that the 2025 Bruce Guise award has been awarded to Dr Tim Davey of Dulux Australia. The Guise award is awarded to an Australian or New Zealand based scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to industrial research in polymer science over the course of their career….
On Friday 31 October, a large gathering of students and colleagues both past and present gathered at the University of New South Wales to celebrate Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel’s award of the 2025 Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal, the highest award in the RACI Polymer Division. An afternoon of scientific talks was held at the Colombo Lecture…
The RACI Polymer Division is delighted to announce that the Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal has been awarded to Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel of UNSW. The Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal is the highest award of the RACI Polymer Division and is awarded for outstanding achievements and contribution to polymer science in Australia. Only twelve people have received the…
