Martina Stenzel Explained

Martina Stenzel
Work Institutions:University of New South Wales
Alma Mater:University of Bayreuth, University of Stuttgart
Awards:Australian Laureate Fellowship, Liversidge Medal

Martina Heide Stenzel is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She is also a Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) University Ambassador.[1] She became editor for the Australian Journal of Chemistry in 2008 and has served as Scientific Editor and as of 2021, as Editorial Board Chair of RSC Materials Horizons.[2] [3]

Stenzel studies polymer synthesis and applications of polymers in medicine, particularly the use of nanoparticles for drug delivery.[2] She attempts to understand relationships between the structure of polymers and their properties.Stenzel was the first woman to be awarded the Liversidge Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales, in the medal's 88 year history.[2]

Education

Professor Martina Stenzel studied chemistry (1990—1996) at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. After completing a master's degree in science she continued her postgraduate studies at the Institute of Applied Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.[4] In 1999, Stenzel completed her PhD thesis on Synthesis and Characterization Cu(I) containing polyurethanes for the application as a carrier membrane for the separation of ethylene from gas mixtures.

Career

Stenzel then moved to Australia to take up a postdoctoral fellows position at the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).She became a lecturer there in 2002.[3] She won an ARC Future Fellowship in 2009 and became a Full Professor as of 2012. She was promoted to Co-director of the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) in 2013. In 2014, Stenzel joined the School of Chemistry at UNSW to build a research program focusing on polymeric nanomaterials and biomaterials.[5]

Research

Stenzel's research interests have shifted from pure polymer synthesis to the application of polymers in biomedicine particularly drug delivery.[2]

Stenzel studies the use of nanoparticles to administer therapeutic drugs, developing a toolset for the design of very small nanoparticles. She attempts to understand relationships between the structure of polymers and their properties. Her work has implications for nanomedicine, catalysis and biosensors.

Stenzel has authored over 385 journal articles.[6]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.raci.org.au/membershipinformation/raci-university-ambassadors RACI University Ambassadors
  2. Interview with Martina Stenzel . Chemical Communications . 17 June 2014 . 50 . 63 . 8626–8627 . 10.1039/c4cc90201g . 24934186 . 27 July 2022. Stenzel . M. .
  3. News: Professor Martina Stenzel takes up role as Editorial Board Chair for Materials Horizons . 27 July 2022 . Royal Society of Chemistry . 12 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Stenzel, Martina . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation . 27 July 2022 . en-gb.
  5. Web site: Featured speakers - International Conference on Multifunctional Hybrid and Nanomaterials . Elsevier . 28 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Scopus preview - Stenzel, Martina H. - Author details . Scopus . 28 July 2022.
  7. Web site: 2020 Laureate Profile: Professor Martina Stenzel . Australian Government . 27 July 2022.
  8. News: ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships . 27 July 2022 . Chief Scientist & Engineer . New South Wales Government . 20 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Centre for Transformative Innovation . Swinburne University of Technology . Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture - Award - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation . www.eoas.info . 27 July 2022 . en-gb.
  10. News: Professor Martina Stenzel wins major science award, the first female recipient in 88 years . 21 September 2019 . Women's Agenda . 18 September 2019 . Jessie . Tu . en-AU.
  11. Web site: Professor Martina Stenzel. Australian Academy of Science . 2018-06-16.
  12. Web site: HG Smith Memorial Award . Royal Australian Chemical Institute . 27 July 2022 . en.
  13. News: Best and brightest recognised at 2013 NSW Science and Engineering Awards . 27 July 2022 . Chief Scientist & Engineer . New South Wales Government . 23 September 2014.
  14. Web site: Polymer Citations . RACI Polymer Division . 27 July 2022 . en-AU.
  15. Web site: Le Fèvre Medal . Australian Academy of Science . 27 July 2022 . en.
  16. Web site: Sangster Award. Award RACI Polymer Division . 27 July 2022 . en-AU.
  17. Web site: Martina Stenzel . 2013 . Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) . 27 July 2022.

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