Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel
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         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
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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
 
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AWARDS
- 2021 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
 - 2020听Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales
 - 2019听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 黑料网大事记 Engineering Excellence Award for Research
 - 2009 ARC Future Fellow
 - 2008 RACI 鈥淪angster Award鈥 to an outstanding polymer scientist under the age of 40.
 - 2006 Finalist of the Eureka Prize of the Australian Museum, Category 鈥淧eople鈥檚 choice award鈥 and 鈥満诹贤笫录 Eureka Prize for Scientific research鈥
 - 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
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Henry Foster (in collaboration with )
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Yi Liu (in collaboration with Prof Kris Kilian)
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Linqing Tian听(in collaboration with A/Prof Junming Ho)
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Miriam Lossa (in collaboration with )
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Jarrod Hillyer
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Zeyan Xu听(in collaboration with Prof Kris Kilian)
 
MPhil and Master of Industrial Research
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Nidhi Rana
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Wei Ge
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