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 Polymer Medal since the creation of the Polymer Division close to sixty years ago; awarding this medal to Professor Stenzel reflects the exceptional contribution to research, service and leadership in polymer science in Australia that she has made across her career. A brief biography of Martina is provided below.

The medal will be presented to Martina at a small symposia to be held on Friday 31 October at UNSW, the details of which are below.

UNSW Colombo LG02
2-5pm

All are welcome. Congratulations Martina!

Martina Stenzel studied chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, before completing her PhD in 1999 at the Institute of Applied Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany. She started as a postdoctoral fellow at UNSW in 1999 and is now a Scientia Professor in the School of Chemistry and an ARC Laureate Fellow. She is the editor-in-chief of Materials Horizons and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Her research interest is focused on the synthesis of functional nanoparticles for drug delivery applications. She is interested in how nanoparticles design affects the interface of these drug carriers with the biological environment.