Wallace, Gordon (1958 - )

Summary

Gordon Wallace is internationally recognised for his research in the field of electromaterials. He uses nanotechnology in innovative ways to produce new materials and develop intelligent polymer systems with application in medical bionics and energy conversion and storage. He is noted for his collaboration with Graeme Clark on the bionic ear project. Wallace has had a significant role in raising the international research profile of the University of Wollongong where he has been Professor since 1990. His appointments have included Executive Research Director at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science and Director of the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute at the University of Wollongong.

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Chronology

1978

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), Deakin University

1983

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Deakin University

1983 - 1984

Career position - Lecturer, University College, Cork, Ireland

1984 - 1985

Career position - Member of Council, Irish Chemical Institute

1985 - 1990

Career position - Lecturer, University of Wollongong

1987 - 1988

Career position - Chairman, Wollongong Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1990 -

Career position - Professor, University of Wollongong

1991

Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship, Australian Research Council

1992

Award - Inaugural David Sangster Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1995 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1996

Award - ARC Senior Fellowship

1997 - 2000

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

1999 - 2019

Career position - Founder and Director, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong

2000

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Deakin University

2001

Award - ARC Australian Professorial Fellow

2002 - ?

Career position - Assessor, Linkage and Discovery Grants, Australian Research Council

2003 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2003 - 2004

Award - E. T. S. Walton Fellowship, Science Foundation, Ireland

2004 - ?

Career position - Special Research Fellow, Bionic Ear Institute

2004 -

Award - Fellow, Institute of Physics, United Kingdom

2004

Award - R. H. Stokes Medal, Electrochemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2004

Career position - Adjunct Professor, Dublin City University, Ireland

2005 -

Career position - Executive Research Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Electromaterials Science

2005 - 2016

Career position - Member, Management Committee, Australian Nanotechnology Network

2006

Award - ARC Federation Fellow

2006 - 2009

Career position - Member, Governing Board, Bionic Technology Australia

2007 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

2007 - 2009

Career position - Member, Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network Management Committee

2008 -

Career position - Member, International Advisory Board, Polymer Electronics Research Centre (PERC), University of Auckland, New Zealand

2008 -

Career position - Member, Advisory Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle

2008

Award - H. G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2008

Award - Award for Excellence in Chemistry, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards

2009 -

Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Mawson Institute (later Future Industries Institute), University of Adelaide

2009

Career position - Professor in the World Class University, South Korean Government

2009

Award - SPIE (Smart Structures/NDE) Lifetime Achievement Award, U.S.A.

2009 - 2011

Career position - Member, Sectional Committee (CS5), Australian Academy of Science

2009 - 2011

Career position - Member, Advisory Team for Report on Nanotechnology commissioned by the Australian Government and prepared by the Australian Academy of Science

2011

Award - ARC Laureate Fellow

2012 -

Career position - Advisory Board Member, Institute Frontier Materials, Deakin University

2013

Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Wollongong

2014

Career position - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Shinshu University, Japan

2014

Award - Honorary Doctorate in Chemical Engineering, Hanbat University, Korea

2016 -

Award - Corresponding Member, Academy of Science, Bologna, Italy

2016

Award - CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science, Australian Museum

2017

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to science and research in polymer materials and their use in biomedical applications, and to national and international collaboration with industry

2017

Award - Scientist of the Year, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science

2018

Career position - Chair, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), Wollongong

2019 -

Career position - Distinguished Professor, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong

2023 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Irish Academy

Related entries

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Gordon Wallace named 2017 NSW Scientist of the Year', Chemistry in Australia (2018), 29. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5585964. Details
• 'Wallace, Gordon (1958 - )', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/gordon-wallace. Details

See also

• Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2017], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2017, https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20190510165629mp_/https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/AO%20Final%20Media%20Notes.pdf. Details
• Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details