Moad, Graeme (1952 - )

Summary

Graeme Moad is a specialist in controlling radical polymerisation. His research interest lies in polymer synthesis and the development of polymer nanocomposites. From 2007 to 2015 Moad was a Chief Research Scientist in the CSIRO Division of Materiasl Science and Engineering.

Details

From his CSIRO webpage May 2023:
"Graeme Moad obtained his BSc (Hons, First Class, 1974) and PhD (1978) from the University of Adelaide in organic free radical chemistry. Between 1977 and 1979, he undertook post-doctoral research at Pennsylvania State University with Prof Steven J. Benkovic in the field of biological organic chemistry. He joined CSIRO in 1979 where he is currently a CSIRO fellow. Dr Moad is (co)author of over 200 publications, co-inventor on 38 patent families and co-author of the book "The Chemistry of Radical Polymerization" (3rd edition in preparation). His research interests lie in the fields of polymerization mechanisms, and polymer design and synthesis. In recognition of his work Dr Moad was awarded a CSIRO medal in 2003, the RACI's Battaerd-Jordan Polymer Medal in 2012, a Clunies Ross Award and a Thomson-Reuters' (Clarivate Analytics) Citation Laureate in 2014, a Warwick University IAS Fellowship, a CSIRO Newton-Turner award and Thomson-Reuters' Highly Cited List in 2015, the Australian Academy of Science's David Craig Medal for outstanding achievement in the field of Chemistry in 2020, the IUPAC Polymer Division's Stepto Lecture Award in 2022, and an American Chemical Society POLY Fellow in 2023. Dr Moad is currently also an adjunct professor at Monash University (2012-2025), and an honorary professor of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2015). Dr Moad is a member of the IUPAC Polymer Division (titular member (2012-2016), associate member (2016-2021). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1992), the Australian Academy of Science (elected 2012) and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (elected 2021) and is a Companion of the Order of Australia (2022). In 2023 Dr Moad was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society."
https://people.csiro.au/M/G/Graeme-Moad

In 2003 Moad (with Ezio Rizzardo and the Engineered Polymers Team) was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for the invention and development of a new polymerisation method with potential to revolutionise much of the high-tech polymer industry.

Chronology

1974

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) (1st Class), University of Adelaide

1977

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organic Free Radical Chemistry, University of Adelaide

1977

Career position - Member, American Chemical Society

1977 - 1979

Career position - Postdoctoral research at Pennsylvania State University in the field of biological Organic Chemistry

1979 - 1982

Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Materials Science

1979 - 1992

Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1982 - 1988

Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Materials Science

1988 - 1993

Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Materials Science

1992 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1992 - 1999

Career position - Researcher, CRC for Polymer Blends

1992 - 2016

Career position - Member, Polymer Division, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC

1993 - 1999

Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Materials Science

1999 - 2001

Career position - Chairman, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1999 - 2017

Career position - Researcher, CRC for Polymers

2001

Career position - Chairman, Organising Committee, 24th Australian Polymer Symposium

2003

Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues)

2003

Award - CRC for Polymers Chairman's Award for Excellence in Commercialisation (Visypak-CPET Dual Ovenable Trays)

2003 - 2007

Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Materials Science

2003 - 2011

Career position - Councillor for Australia, Pacific Polymer Federation

2004

Award - CRC for Polymers Chairman's Award for Excellence in Commercialisation (Ciba Irgamod RA20)

2006 - 2008

Career position - Vice-President, Pacific Polymer Federation

2007 - 2015

Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Engineering

2008

Award - CRC for Polymers Chairman's Award for Excellence in Commercialisation (Plantic HPT)

2010 -

Career position - Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

2010 -

Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Polymers

2012 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

2012 -

Career position - Adjunct Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University

2012

Award - Batteard-Jordan Australian Polymer Medal, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2012 - 2025

Career position - Adjunct Professor, Monash University

2013 -

Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Polymer international

2014 -

Career position - Member, International Advisory Board, Polymer International

2014 -

Career position - Adjunct Professor, University of New England

2014

Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award (with Ezio Rizzardo and San Hoa Thang), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2015 -

Career position - CSIRO Fellow

2015 -

Career position - Honorary Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2015

Career position - Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Warwick University, United Kingdom

2015

Career position - Member, Organising Committee, 34th Australian Polymer Symposium, Cairns, Queensland

2016

Career position - Member, Organising Committee, 35th Australian Polymer Symposium, Melbourne

2016

Career position - Co-Chair, Emerging Polymers Summit, Melbourne

2018

Career position - Member, Organising Committee, World Polymer Congress Macro18, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Cairns, Queensland

2020

Award - David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science

2022 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

2022

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to science, particularly polymer design and synthesis and radical polymerization, education through mentoring, and to professional scientific organisations

2022

Award - Stepto Lecture Award, International Union of Paure and Applied Chemistry

2023 -

Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)

Related entries

Published resources

Books

• Moad, Graeme and Solomon, D. H., The chemistry of radical polymerization (Elsevier, 2005), 665 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Perth showcases 2014 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards', ATSE focus, 185 (2014), 16-17, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3171718660. "Dr Ezio Rizzardo FRS FAA FTSE, Dr Graeme Moad FAA and Dr San Thang FTSE for their work in developing better ways of making polymers and plastics.". Details
• Johnson, C. H. J.; Moad, G.; Solomon, D. H.; Spurling, T. H.; and Vearing, D. J., 'The application of supercomputers in modelling chemical-reaction kinetics - kinetic simulation of "quasi-living" radical polymerization', Australian journal of chemistry, 43 (7) (1990), 1215-30. https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9901215. Details
• Johnson, C. H. J.; Moad, G.; Solomon, D.H.; and Spurling, T. H., 'Kinetic simulation of polymerization involving termination by reversible chain transfer', Australian journal of chemistry, 39 (12) (1986), 1943-50. https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9861943. Details
• Moad, Graeme, 'The renaissance and evolving design of radical polymerization', Chemistry international, 46 (2) (2024), 16-21, https://doi.org/10.1515/ci-2024-0203. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18166094. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/23828206. Details
• 'Moad, Graeme (19520625-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1491598. Details

Resource Sections

• 'Dr Graeme Moad, Companion of the Order of Australia', in It's an honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2022. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2010269. Details
• Ward, C., 'Graeme Moad', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Moad-Graeme. Details

See also

• Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details