Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel

My Expertise

Complex polymer architectures, Synthesis of glycopolymers and their interaction with lectins, Polymers with cyclodextrins, 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.

Fields of Research (FoR)

Polymers, Nanomedicine, Biomaterials, Nanobiotechnology

SEO tags

Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints)

Biography

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...view more

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

My Awards

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

Supervision keywords

controlled/living radical polymerization

Areas of supervision

We are interested in the design of functional nanoparticles based on polymers. Inspired by nature, we combine synthetic polymers with nature's building blocks such as carbohydrates, peptides and proteins.

We aim at combining the versatility of synthetic polymers with the bioactivity of building blocks found in nature. The aim is to create nanoparticles for the delivery of drugs. Our groups therefore work on the interface between polymer science, nanoparticle design and medicine.