November 1, 2025
Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel FRSN FAA, of the UNSW School of Chemistry, has been awarded the Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
The Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal is the highest award of the RACI Polymer Division and is awarded for outstanding achievements and contributions to polymer science in Australia. Only twelve people have received the Polymer Medal since the creation of the Polymer Division close to 60 years ago; awarding this medal to Professor Stenzel reflects the exceptional contribution to research, service and leadership in polymer science in Australia that she has made across her career.
Martina Stenzel studied chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, before completing her PhD in 1999 at the Institute of Applied Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. She started as a postdoctoral fellow at UNSW in 1999 and is now a Scientia Professor in the School of Chemistry and an ARC Laureate Fellow. Currently, she is the editor-in-chief of Materials Horizons and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society of New South Wales. Her research interest is focused on the synthesis of functional nanoparticles for drug delivery applications. She is interested in how nanoparticles design affects the interface of these drug carriers with the biological environment.
The Council of the Royal Society of NSW extends its warm congratulations to Professor Stenzel on the RACI’s award in recognition of her career achievements.
