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Polymer Science Group: News & Events
Professor David Solomon wins 2008 SPE awardThe Society of Plastic Engineers (Australia/New Zealand) Innovation Award 2008 was awarded to Professor David Solomon for his work on banknotes and living radical polymerization.
Dr. Luke Connal awarded the Sir Keith Murdoch Fellow (American Australian Association)Nov 2008Dr Luke Connal has been awarded an American Australian Association Fellowship for study in the United States. He received the American Australian Association Fellowship on 12 November at a function in New York for the Association’s 60th Anniversary Benefit dinner.
Jing Ming Ren awarded the 2008 CRC PrizeJan 2009Jing Ming Ren was recently awarded the 2008 CRC Prize for his undergraduate research thesis on polymer research, entitled "Synthesis of amphiphilic star polymers". The focus of his research was the synthesis of novel core cross-linked star polymers by ring-opening polymerization (ROP), atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and click chemistry. His project supervisors were Dr. James Wiltshire and A/Prof. Greg Qiao.
Goh Tor Kit awarded the 2008 Treloar PrizeDec 2008Goh Tor Kit is one of two recipients of the 2008 Treloar Prize. He received the Treloar Prize for best poster presentation at the 30th Australasian Polymer Symposium in Melbourne, Australia. His poster, entitled "Towards quantitative synthesis of low polydispersity core cross-linked star polymers by Ru-catalyzed living radical polymerization" was based on his research work with Prof. Masami Kamigaito of Nagoya University.
Advanced Functional Material for honeycomb membrane researchDec 2008The preparation of highly ordered, porous honeycomb films by the breath figure technique using dendron-functionalized star polymers as precursors is described by L. A. Connal et al.
CCS polymer review article and cover in PolymerJan 2009A review on the state-of-the-art in core cross-linked star (CCS) polymer synthesis and applications has been published in Polymer 2009;(50):5-32. The article and cover was prepared by Dr. Anton Blencowe, Tan Jing Fung, Goh Tor Kit and A/Prof. Greg Qiao.
Journal of Polymer Science: Part A cover for click-functionalized CCS polymersNov 2008Dr. James Wiltshire's research into degradable core cross-linked star (CCS) polymers with high "click" functionality will be published as a cover article in J. Polym Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2009;47(6): 1485-9. His research involves the combined strategies of ring-opening polymerization (ROP), atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and click chemistry to synthesize bottle brush-armed CCS polymers.
Autophobicity phenomena reported in Nano LettersNov 2008The autophobic behavior of core-shell microgel (CSMG) nanoparticles comprising a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) shell in molten PMMA thin films is explored by A. Blencowe et al. and was reported in Nano Letters 2008;8(9):3010-6.
Goh Tor Kit awarded the 2008 Endeavour Research Fellowship6 Dec 2007Goh Tor Kit is one of the recipients of the 2008 Endeavour Research Fellowships. The Endeavour Awards are the Australian Government's international scholarship programme which is administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The prestigious awards are a showcase of Australia's excellence in the education, science and training sectors. The Endeavour Research Fellowship provides financial support of up to $25,000 for research conducted in participating countries in the Asia Pacific and Middle East. Tor Kit will be conducting research on stereospecific living radical polymerization and the investigation of nanoscale phenomena arising from these unique macromolecules. He will be working under the supervision of Prof. Masami Kamigaito of Nagoya University, Japan. > Kamigaito Lab webpage
Macromolecular Bioscience cover for surface bioconjugation work6 Dec 2007Recent work on bioconjugation of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) films with poly(lactic acid) has earned Emma Prime, Justin Cooper-White and Greg Qiao a cover article in Macromolecular Bioscience.
Australian Journal of Chemistry cover for review on star polymer applications in drug delivery4 Dec 2006A review article by James Wiltshire and Greg Qiao on the application of star polymers in drug delivery technology has been selected as the cover article for the Australian Journal of Chemistry. The special issue, entitled "Polymer Chemistry - From Fundamentals to Applications" (Vol. 60, No. 10) features articles from leading polymer chemists on current topics in the field. Both James Wiltshire and Luke Connal have articles in this issue as part of the Treloar Prize, which they both won at the 29th APS.
David Solomon receives the 2007 NES Award for Novel Engineering Solutions26 Oct 2007Prof. David Solomon has received the 2007 NES Award for Novel Engineering Solutions at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) awards dinner in London. The award recognises tangible, real applications of chemical, biochemical and process engineering research to address important economic, environmental or social issues. The award was presented in recognition of Prof. Solomon's pioneering work on polymer banknotes, which has been adopted by more than 20 countries worldwide. Prof. Solomon was also highly commended in the 2007 Sellafield Award for Engineering Excellence.
Luke Connal awarded the 2007 Victoria Fellowship16 Aug 2007Luke Connal was awarded one of six Victoria Fellowships at a ceremony in Government House last night. The Victorian Government awards the fellowships annually to emerging leaders in engineering, science and technology with a cash grant of $18,000 to undertake short-term research, training or assist in product commercialisation. Luke Connal will conduct research into magnetic nanoparticles which has potential applications in medical diagnostics and drug delivery.
Soft Matter cover for honeycomb coated particles27 Apr 2007Luke Connal and Greg Qiao has recently published work on soft honeycomb coatings that provide coverage to non-planar surfaces, entitled "Honeycomd coated particles: porous doughnuts, golf balls and hollow porous pockets" (Soft Matter 2007,3(7) 837-9. An extension to earlier work published in Advanced Materials, the low Tg poly(dimethyl siloxane)-based coatings with porous honeycomb features may be consistently casted over irregularly-shaped microparticles such as kaolin and sugar crystals.
James Wiltshire and Luke Connal win the Treloar Prizes at the 2007 APS14 Feb 2007James Wiltshire and Luke Connal have been awarded the Treloar Prize for best presentation and best poster, respectively, at the 29th Australasian Polymer Symposium in Hobart, Tasmania. The Treloar Prize is awarded for outstanding oral and poster presentations by young polymer scientists at National or International Polymer Division Meetings.
Popular Choice Award for SEM image of PDMS-coated doughnut17 Nov 2006An SEM image of a micron-sized, doughnut-shaped particle coated with a porous poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) film has won the Popular Choice Award at the recent Under The Coverslip competition. The honeycomb film - made from low glass transition temperature core-crosslinked star polymers - has the ability to coat non-flat surfaces and particles. This research, conducted by Luke Connal and Greg Qiao, was the subject of a recent cover article in Advanced Materials. > more
Advanced Materials cover for poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based honeycomb researchThursday, 16 November 2006Research on porous poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based honeycomb films has earned Luke Connal and Greg Qiao a cover article in the latest issue of Advanced Materials (18(22) November 2006). In a related development, the same technique was used to coat a micron-sized doughnut with a porous PDMS film, of which the SEM image won the People's Choice Award at the recent Under The Coverslip competition. > more
David Solomon wins the 2006 Victoria PrizeWednesday, 18 October 2006Professor David Solomon has been awarded with Victoria's most prestigious science award, the Victoria Prize. Prof Solomon accepted the $50,000 prize from Innovation Minister John Brumby for his pioneering work on the world's first plastic banknote. He also received $100,000 from the Smorgon Families Foundation for a new water conservation research project. > more
Review by Clem Powell on C02 gas separation membranes is no. 6 of Journal of Membrane Science Top 25Monday, 16 October 2006The quarterly survey of the top 25 downloaded publications for ScienceDirect journals has identified the review entitled "Polymeric CO2/N2 gas separation membranes for the capture of carbon dioxide from power plant flue gases" (J. Membrane Sci., 279(1-2), p. 1 - 49)as the 6th most downloaded for the April - June 2006 period. > more
Plastic note pioneer David Solomon receives Uni honour & shares currency of science successMedia Release, Tuesday 15 December 2005The polymer scientist best known in Australia for inventing the world's first plastic bank note ... awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Melbourne. > more Source: UniNews
Emma Prime wins the Treloar Prize at the 2006 APSEmma Prime has won the Treloar Prize at the 28th Australasian Polymer Symposium (APS) in New Zealand. The Treloar Prize is awarded for outstanding oral and poster presentations by young polymer scientists at National or International Polymer Division Meetings. > more
Luke Connal top three in PACE meets industry poster session 2006Media Release, Monday 20 February 2006Research into nanofiltration of dairy waste by a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering PhD student won top prize in the University of Melbourne’s recent 2005 PACE (Postgraduate Association of Chemical Engineering) Postgraduate Student Awards.> more Source: UniNews
Luke Connal wins the 2004 O'Donnell Young Scientist PrizeMedia Release, Monday 21 March 2005University of Melbourne student Luke Connal has been awarded the RACI Polymer Division’s 2004 O’Donnell Young Scientist Prize.> more Source: UniNews
David Solomon awarded the R K Murphy MedalEminent polymer scientist and technologist, Professor David Solomon, of the University of Melbourne's Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the 2002 R K Murphy Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) > more |
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SEM of doughnut-shaped particle covered in poly(dimethylsiloxane) honeycomb material wins People's Choice Award at Under the Coverslip 2006. Source: Luke Connal |
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