RAFT Polymerization

Graeme Moad obtained his BSc (Hons, First Class, 1974) and PhD (1978) from the University of Adelaide in organic free radical chemistry. Between 1977 and 1979, he undertook post-doctoral research at Pennsylvania State University with Prof Steven J. Benkovic in the field of biological organic chemistry. He joined CSIRO in 1979 where he is currently a CSIRO fellow. Dr Moad is (co)author of over 180 publications, co-inventor of 34 patent families and co-author of the book »The Chemistry of Radical Polymerization«. His research interests lie in the fields of polymerization mechanisms, and polymer design and synthesis. In recognition of his work Dr Moad was awarded a CSIRO medal in 2003, the RACI's Battaerd-Jordan Polymer Medal in 2012, an ATSE Clunies Ross Award and a Thomson-Reuters Citation Laureate in 2014, and a Warwick University IAS Fellowship and a CSIRO Newton-Turner award in 2015. In 2015 he also appeared on Thomson-Reuters highly cited list. Dr Moad is currently also an adjunct professor at Monash University and the University of New England and an honorary professor at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He is an associate member of the IUPAC Polymer Division and a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Australian Academy of Science.

Ezio Rizzardo was appointed in 1976 at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Melbourne) to explore polymer chemistry. At CSIRO, he has led teams who have devised and developed, among others: radical trapping with nitroxides, nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP), chain transfer by radical addition-fragmentation, and its reversible version, RAFT polymerization. In recognition of his many achievements, Dr Rizzardo has been awarded Australia?s highest scientific honour; the Prime Minister?s Prize for Science, and the highest civic honour; Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). He is also a Fellow of Australia?s Scientific Academies (FAA, FTSE) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS).