Corporate Body

RACI - Polymer Division (1964 - )

Royal Australian Chemical Institute

From: November 1964
Functions: Association, Society or Membership Organisation and Chemical Industries
Website: http://www.polymer.org.au/

Summary

The Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute was one of the first to be formed. It arose out of the Australian Polymer Symposium which was held in Mildura, Victoria in 1964. The Victorian Polymer Group became the interim organising committee until the Division was officially incorporated into the RACI in 1966. The core aim of the Polymer Division is to advance the theory and practice of Polymer Science. Throughout its history, the division has sponsored visits by leading overseas polymer scientists, conducted symposia and workshops around Australia and in 1973 established the Australian Polymer Medal to be awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to polymer science in Australia.

Controlling Corporate Bodies

Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Related Awards

Battaerd-Jordan Australian Polymer Medal (1973 - )
The Division has awarded the Medal, originally called the Australian Polymer Medal, since 1974

Related People

Ballard, Matthew John (Mat) (1957 - )
Committee Member 1993 - 1999
Coote, Michelle Louise
Chair 2015 and 2018
Moad, Graeme (1952 - )
Chairman 1999 - 2001
Napper, Donald Harold (1937 - )
Chairman 1984 - 1986
O'Donnell, James Hamilton (1934 - 1995)
Chairman 1971 - 1973
Rizzardo, Ezio (1943 - )
Chairman 1989 - 1990
Solomon, David Henry (1929 - )
Awarded Batteard-Jordan Australian Polymer Medal 1978
Stenzel, Martina
Awarded David Sangster Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award 2008
Wallace, Gordon (1958 - )
David Sangster Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award 1992

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-522412. Details

Annette Alafaci

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