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2008 Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement
The Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement is awarded biannually to a scientist based anywhere in the world that has made outstanding contributions to the field of polymer science. The winner for 2008 is Prof. Markus Antonietti.
Prof. Markus Antonietti (MPI fuer Kolloide und Grenflaeche, Golm, Potsdam,
Germany) received a call for Max Planck Directorship in 1993, as one
of the youngest directors ever and took over an Institute of the former
Academy of Sciences of the GDR and restructured it to a modern European
Science Institution. This was not only a scientific, but also a social
and humanistic task. In 2007 the institute scored No.1 as the top institution
in the comparative evaluation of German chemistry evaluation, which testified
the successful accomplishment of the mission after 14 years, only. His
group has a current size of 60 people, mostly young scientists in the phase
of career shaping. He has coauthored 385 papers in a rather broad and interdisciplinary
fashion, covering polymer science, colloid science, material
chemistry, nanoscience, and physical chemistry. This made me currently to
the most cited material scientist in Germany (Europe: No.2) and high-listed in chemistry at the
same time (pos.175, worldwide). 40 of his papers from the last 10 years are filed as “ISI most
cited”, receiving more than 2000 citations per year, and his Hirsch-index is 67.
He is best known for my work on Amphiphilic Block Copolymers, their self organization, and their
use for hybrid material synthesis with nanostructures. In addition, he has worked on crystallization
control by amphiphilic copolymers and developed (with H.Cölfen) the concept of mesocrystallization.
His biggest “applied” success is presumably the development of stable nanodroplets
as nanoreactors (together with K. Landfester). This has found entry already in some
industrial products of water based polymer dispersions, with rapidly increasing patent and product
coverage.
( Markus Antonietti Web Pages)
2008 Macro Group UK Medal
The Macro Group UK Medal is awarded annually to a UK-based scientist who has made a significant and substantial contribution to the development of polymer science through his/her scientific achievements and/or services to the UK polymer science community.
(Steve Howdle Web Pages )
2008 Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal
The Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal is awarded annually to a UK-based scientist, normally under the age of 36 on December 31st of the preceding year, whose contributions to polymer science show outstanding promise for the future. This year we have awarded two medals.
Aline Miller has built up an active interdisciplinary research group, with particular emphasis on applying physical principles within the life-science field. The unifying theme is to relate the physics of self-assembly to functional, microstructural and mechanical properties to gain both process and product control. Aline and her group have made significant advances and discoveries in the research area of structure-property relationships of polymers and biopolymers, including the application of standard polymeric theories to biological macromolecules and the development innovative instrumental approaches to their characterisation.
Rachel O’Reilly’s research aims to bridge the interface
between creative synthetic polymer
and catalysis chemistry, to allow for the
development of materials that are of
significant importance in medical, materials
and nanoscience applications. Rachel
especially focuses her groups research
on the development new synthetic
polymerisation strategies, supramolecular
assembly of polymers into
precision organic/inorganic or hybrid nanoparticles to
afford materials that the group are studying for potential
applications as biological mimics, nanoreactors and
nanotechnology devices. Rachel has recently moved to
the University of Warwick through the award of an
EPSRC Career Acceleration Fellowship.
More biographic details for these medal winners are available in Bulletin number 71. Members can login to download these issues of the Bulletin or read them online
