Professor David H Solomon

BSci (Hons.), N.S.W. University of Technology, 1952
DSci, University of N.S.W., 1968
PhD, N.S.W. University of Technology, 1959
AM, FRS, FAA, FTSE, FRACI, FIChemE, Hon DApplSCI

Professorial Fellow

Email:
Telephone: (61) 3 8344 8200
Fax: (61) 3 8344 4153
Room 2.13, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

The Polymer Science Group

Current Research Activities

• Environmental Engineering
  • Greenhouse Gas Recovery
• Nano and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Nanostructured Materials
  • Tissue Engineering
• Materials and Minerals Engineering
  • Polymer Science

David's research interests are in the fundamental and applied studies of conventional free-radical and living radical polymerization and the synthesis of advanced functional materials which have applications in areas such as mitigation of water evaporation and nickel recovery from natural ores.

Honours/Awards

• NES Award for Novel Engineering Solutions 2007 (Institution of Chemical Engineers)
• Sellafield Award for Engineering Excellence, Highly Commended (Institution of Chemical Engineers)
• 2006 Victoria Prize
• Clunies Ross Science and Technology Award 1994
• Member of the Order of Australia 1990
• CSIRO Medal 1990
• Ian William Wark Medal and Lecture 1989 (Australian Academy of Science)
• The Australian Bicentennial Science Achievement Award 1988
• CSIRO Medal 1987
• Leighton Memorial Medal 1985 (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)
• Applied Research Medal 1980 (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)
• Polymer Medal 1978 (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)
• David Syme Research Prize 1976 (University of Melbourne)
• H.G. Smith Memorial Medal 1971 (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)
• Archibald D. Olle Prize 1968 (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)