The RACI Polymer Division is delighted to announce that the Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal has been awarded to Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel of UNSW. The Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal is the highest award of the RACI Polymer Division and is awarded for outstanding achievements and contribution to polymer science in Australia. Only twelve people have received the…
The RACI Polymer Division is pleased to announce that the 2025 recipient of the David Sangster Polymer Science and Technology Award is Associate Professor Kristian Kempe from Monash University. The Sangster Award is the premier award for mid-career researchers offered by the Polymer Division. Kristian is an internationally recognised leader in polymer science and biomaterials….
The RACI Polymer Division is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2025 ECR Lectureship is Dr Cheng Zhang from the University of Queensland. Dr Zhang is a Group Leader and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow (former NHMRC Fellow) at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland (UQ). His research focuses on the development…
The RACI Polymer Division is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2025 Jim O’Donnell International Travel Award is Carolin Bapp from the University of Newcastle. Carolin is a PhD candidate working on enzymatic depolymerisation techniques to advance sustainable materials research. Originally from Germany, she holds a B.Sc. in Biomedical Chemistry from Johannes Gutenberg University…
The RACI Polymer Division is delighted to announce that the inaugural Division Lectureship recipient is Dr Changkui Fu from the University of Queensland. The Division lectureship was created in 2023 to provide an opportunity for an exceptional early career researcher working in polymer science here in Australia to undertake an national lecture tour to showcase their…
