Martina Stenzel | |
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| Alma mater | University of Bayreuth, University of Stuttgart |
| Awards | Australian Laureate Fellowship, Liversidge Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of New South Wales |
Martina Heide Stenzel FAA 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 [2] and has served as Scientific Editor and as of 2021, as Editorial Board Chair of RSC Materials Horizons . [3] [4]
Stenzel studies polymer synthesis and applications of polymers in medicine, particularly the use of nanoparticles for drug delivery. [3] She attempts to understand relationships between the structure of polymers and their properties. [5] 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. [6] [3]
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. [2] 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. [7]
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). [7] She became a lecturer there in 2002. [4] 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. [7]
Stenzel's research interests have shifted from pure polymer synthesis to the application of polymers in biomedicine particularly drug delivery. [3]
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. [5]
As of 2021 [update] Stenzel has authored over 385 journal articles. [8]
