Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel
Professor
Science
School of Chemistry
Martina Stenzel is an ARC Laureate Fellow and Professor in the School of Chemistry. Her research experience and interests include:
- Complex polymer architectures; Synthesis of star polymers, comb polymers, block copolymers via RAFT (reversible addition fragmentation transfer) polymerization
- Synthesis of glycopolymers and their interaction with lectins
- Synthesis of nanoparticles for drug delivery purposes
- Development of drug delivery systems for the delivery of platinum drugs and other metal-based drugs (gold, ruthenium)
- Development nanoparticles for the delivery of non-metal anti-cancer drugs
- Understanding the interaction of nanoparticles with cells and cancer spheroids
- http://www.chemistry.unsw.edu.au/research/research-groups/stenzel-group
EDUCATION
- 1996-99 Ph.D. in Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- 1990-96 MSc. in Chemistry, University of Bayreuth, Germany
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
- Editorial Advisory Committee (Progress in Polymer Science, ACS MacroLetters, Macromolecules, Polymer)
- Editor in chief of RSC journal Materials Horizons
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (MEMBER OF)
- 2015-now: Member and the chair of the National Chemistry Committee of the Australian Academy of Science
- 2012-2014 Honorary General Secretary of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
- Since 2012 Australian Representative of the Pacific Polymer Council
- 2008-2011 Chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Polymer Division
Phone
+61 2 9385 4656
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AWARDS
- 2021 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
- 2020 Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2019 Liversidge Lecture of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2018 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
- 2017 HG Smith Medal
- 2013 NSW Science and Engineering award
- 2013 Exxon Mobile award
- 2012 RACI polymer division citation award
- 2011 LeFevre Medal of the Australian Academy of Science
- 2009 UNSW Engineering Excellence Award for Research
- 2009 ARC Future Fellow
- 2008 RACI “Sangster Award” to an outstanding polymer scientist under the age of 40.
- 2006 Finalist of the Eureka Prize of the Australian Museum, Category “People’s choice award” and “UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific research”
- 2005 John Yu fellowship to visit the Melville Laboratories at the University of Cambridge, England
- 1999 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship
My Research Supervision
Postdoctoral Associates
Current PhD students
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Yen Hoang Vo (submitted)
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Rebecca Lai (in collaboration with Vesiculate)
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Shegufta Farazi (in collaboration with Dr Robert Chapman)
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Henry Foster (in collaboration with Dr Robert Chapman)
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Yi Liu (in collaboration with Prof Kris Kilian)
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Linqing Tian (in collaboration with A/Prof Junming Ho)
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Evelyn Szabo (in collaboration with Prof David Ziegler)
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Miriam Lossa (in collaboration with Agilent)
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Marjan Shahriari (in collaboration with Prof Joshua McCarrol)
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Jarrod Hillyer
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Zeyan Xu (in collaboration with Prof Kris Kilian)
MPhil and Master of Industrial Research
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Nidhi Rana
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Wei Ge