Person
Stenzel, Martina
FAA
- Occupation
- Polymer chemist
Summary
Martina Stenzel is a world-leading researcher in polymer chemistry who has invented and developed chemical techniques for the synthesis of new and complex polymer architectures and nanomaterials. She works particularly on biomaterials possessing therapeutic abilities, and has developed innovative and smart drug-delivery materials, particularly against cancer. In 2012 she became Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales.
Details
"Martina Stenzel is a world-leading researcher in polymer chemistry and its applications. She has invented and developed chemical techniques for the synthesis of new and complex polymer architectures and nanomaterials. Stenzel's research features both the fundamental chemistry and the applications of these new materials. With an emphasis on biomaterials possessing therapeutic abilities, Stenzel has demonstrated the efficacies of her innovative and smart drug-delivery materials, particularly against cancer." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/martina-stenzel 21/12/2021]
Chronology
- 1996
- Education - Masters degree in chemistry, University of Bayreuth
- 1999
- Education - PhD, Institute of Applied Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- 1999 - 2002
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, University of New South Wales
- 2002 - 2012
- Career position - Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), University of New South Wales
- 2008 -
- Career position - Editor, Australian journal of chemistry
- 2008
- Award - David Sangster Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2009
- Award - Engineering Excellence Award for research, University of New South Wales
- 2009 - 2012
- Award - ARC Future Fellowship
- 2011
- Award - Le Fevre Memorial Prize, Australian Academy of Science
- 2012 -
- Career position - Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 2012
- Award - Polymer Division citation award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2013 -
- Career position - Co-Director, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), New South Wales
- 2013
- Award - Award for Excellence in Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards
- 2017
- Award - H.G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2017 - 2022
- Career position - Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales
- 2018
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 2018
- Award - Centenary Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2020
- Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Liversidge Medal awarded to polymer chemist [Martina Stenzel]', Chemistry in Australia, 2019 (Nov/December) (2019), 27. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18166709. Details
- 'Martina Stenzel - Citation at year of election, 2018', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/martina-stenzel. Details
- Le Fèvre Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/le-fevre-medal. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 22 January 2019, Last modified: 21 December 2021