awards and bursaries
homeAwards and bursaries
2010 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 2010 is Prof. Craig Hawker.
Prof. Craig J. Hawker, Ph.D. is currently Director of the Materials
Research Laboratory and a Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and
Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara. From 1993-2004
he was a Research Staff Member and an investigator in the NSF Center
for Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies at the IBM Almaden
Research Center. He received a B.Sc. (Hons) degree and University
Medal in Chemistry from the University of Queensland in 1984
and a Ph.D. in bioorganic chemistry from the University of Cambridge in
1988 under the supervision of Prof. Sir Alan Battersby. Jumping into the
world of polymer chemistry, he undertook a post-doctoral fellowship with
Prof. Jean Frechet at Cornell University from 1988 to 1990 and then returned to the University
of Queensland as a Queen Elizabeth II Fellow from 1991 to 1993. Craig has been honoured by
the numerous previous awards to recognise his contribution to science including honored by
the 2000 Young Scientists Award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists,
the 2001 Carl S. Marvel Award in Creative Polymer Science, the 2003 Cooperative Research
Award with Professor Tom Russell, 2004 Industrial Scientist Award, 2005 ACS Award in Applied
Polymer Science from the American Chemical Society, the 2005 Dutch Polymer Award,
2007 Hermann Mark Scholar and the 2008 DSM—International Performance Materials Award.
His research has focused on the interface between organic and polymer chemistry with emphasis
on the design, synthesis, and application of well-defined macromolecular structures in
biotechnology, microelectronics and surface science.
2009 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.
This years award has been made to Prof. Tony Ryan (University of Sheffield) for his outstanding contribution to the UK polymer community. Tony has been at the forefront of the international development of polymer science for almost two decades. Initially, his research programme was chiefly focused on understanding the phase transitions and processing of polymeric materials using in situ techniques such as small-angle x-ray scattering, rheology and FT-IR spectroscopy. Much of this activity has involved block copolymer self-assembly (micelles, gels and, more recently, vesicles). Tony has published more than two hundred papers in refereed journals and his work is highly cited (his H index is 38). He has written a text book on polymer processing and edited three other books. He has mentored more than thirty five PhD students through to their graduation and maintains a keen interest in their subsequent careers. He is a named inventor on ten patents and is the technical director of a University of Sheffield start-up company (FaraPack Polymers). Tony also reaches out across non-scientific disciplines such as art and design and he has collaborations with the internationally- renowned artist Helen Storey and the celebrated designer Sebastian Conran. Tony also contributes to the broader polymer science community and engages with science policy at the national and international level, amongst which he has worked tirelessly to promote science to millions of schoolchildren both in the UK, and also in Japan and South Korea, through his celebrated 2002 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on Materials Science.
(Tony Ryan Web Pages )
2009 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 years award has been made to Dr Andrew Dove (University of Warwick). Andrew’s research is focussed on degradable biomaterials and sustainable polymers. A major focus of this research is the synthesis of poly(ester)s by ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) and poly(carbonate)s by both ROP and CO2/epoxide copolymerisation. This specifically includes the development of polymerisation catalysts, synthesis of functional degradable polymers from sustainable resources; self-assembly and ordering of degradable polymers and the development of novel degradable biomaterials focussed as novel hydrogel materials, photocrosslinked 3D tissue-engineering scaffolds and active materials for delivery of therapeutic reagents.
More biographic details for these medal winners are available in Bulletin number 73. Members can login to download these issues of the Bulletin or read them online
