Polymer Division Citations

Plastic FibreThe Polymer Division recognises contributions to polymer science and/or technology in Australia and New Zealand by way of the Polymer Division Citations.

Nominations are now sought for the 2023 Citations which will be presented during the APS Meeting in Auckland, February 2024.

Nominations may be submitted by a person seeking the award, by two members of the RACI or by invitation from the Standing Committee of the Polymer Division.

The closing date for applications is September 30, 2023. Further details can be obtained from Associate Professor Stuart Thickett, the awards coordinator of the Polymer Division, at stuart.thickett@utas.edu.au . If no applications of sufficient quality are received, no citation may be awarded.


Previous Recipients

Previous recipients of the Polymer Division Citation have been:

1986

  • 16APS G. B. Guise, CSIRO, Division of Textile Industry
  • 16APS H. J. Ruddell, Telecom Australia
  • 16APS D. F. Sangster, CSIRO, Division of Chemical Physics

1987

  • 8NC D. Oldfield, DSTO, Materials Research Laboratory
  • 8NC I.C. Watt, CSIRO, Division of Textile Industry

1989

  • 17APS D. R. G. Williams, University of Adelaide
  • 17APS C. E. M. Morris, DSTO, Materials Research Laboratory

1990

  • 18APS B. A. Bolto, CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers
  • 18APS R. A. Shanks, RMIT

1991

  • Polymer91 D. J. T. Hill, University of Queensland
  • Polymer91 P. E. M. Allen, University of Adelaide
  • 19APS E. Rizzardo, CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers
  • 19APS P. J. Pomery, University of Queensland

1992

  • 9NC R. P. Burford, University of New South Wales
  • 9NC W.D. Cook, Commonwealth Department of Health

1993

  • PPC3 Z. Stachurski, Australian National University
  • PPC3 T. Chirila, Lions Eye Institute

1995

  • 20APS K. Busfield, Griffith University
  • 20APS G. Moad, CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers
  • 20APS G. Ferguson, SCM Chemicals

1996

  • 21APS J. Matisons, University of South Australia

1997

  • 22APS G. George, Queensland University of Technology
  • 22APS B. Guise, CSIRO, Division of Wool Technology

1998

  • Macro98 D. J. T. Hill, University of Queensland
  • Macro98 P. J. Pomery, University of Queensland
  • Macro98 A. K. Whittaker, University of Queensland

1999

  • 23APS N Edmonds, University of Auckland
  • 23APS H. Toh, Sola Optics

2001

  • 24APS G. Simon, Monash University
  • 24APS I. Dagley, CRC Polymers

2002

  • 25APS J. Hodgkin, CSIRO Molecular Science
  • 25APS E. Senogles, James Cook University

2003

  • 26APS T. P. Davis, University of New South Wales
  • 26APS G. Russell, University of Canterbury

2004

  • 27APS J. P. A. Heuts, University of Murcia/University of New South Wales
  • 27APS H. Brown, University of Wollongong

2006

  • 28APS B. Hawkett, University of Sydney
  • 28APS D. Lewis, Carl Zeiss Optical

2007

  • 29APS C. M. Fellows, University of New England

2008

  • 30APS C. Barner-Kowollik, University of Karlsruhe/University of New South Wales
  • 30APS G. Spinks, University of Wollongong

2012

  • 33APS G Qiao, University of Melbourne
  • 33APS M Stenzel, University of New South Wales

2013

  • 34APS S Perrier, University of Sydney

2015

  • 35 APS K Jack