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Dr Graeme Moad

CSIRO Fellow

https://people.csiro.au/M/G/Graeme-Moad

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CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA

Biography

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 200 publications, co-inventor on 38 patent families and co-author of the book “The Chemistry of Radical Polymerization” (3rd edition in preparation). His research interests lie in the fields of polymerization mechanisms, polymer design and synthesis and sustainable polymers. In recognition of his work Dr Moad was awarded a CSIRO medal in 2003, the RACI’s Battaerd-Jordan Polymer Medal in 2012, a Clunies Ross Award and a Thomson-Reuters' (Clarivate Analytics) Citation Laureate in 2014, a Warwick University IAS Fellowship, a CSIRO Newton-Turner award and Thomson-Reuters' Highly Cited List in 2015, the Australian Academy of Science's David Craig Medal for outstanding achievement in the field of Chemistry in 2020, the IUPAC Polymer Division's Stepto Lecture Award in 2022, and an American Chemical Society POLY Fellow in 2023. Dr Moad is currently also an adjunct professor at Monash University (2012-2025), and an honorary professor of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2015). Dr Moad is a member of the IUPAC Polymer Division (titular member (2012-2016), associate member (2016-2021). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (since 1992), the Australian Academy of Science (elected 2012) and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (elected 2021) and is a Companion of the Order of Australia (2022). In 2023 Dr Moad was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society.

Professional Areas

Fields of Research

Current

Current Roles

  • CSIRO Manufacturing
    CSIRO Fellow

  • CSIRO Manufacturing
    Project leader - Strategic Polymer Synthesis

  • CSIRO - Ending Plastic Waste Mission
    Project Leader - Catalytic Depolymerization

  • CSIRO - Ending Plastic Waste Mission
    Project Leader - Insect-Edible Polymers for a Circular Economy

Academic Qualifications

  • 1978

    PhD
    University of Adelaide

  • 1974

    BSc (Hons)
    University of Adelaide

Professional Experiences

  • 2015

    CSIRO Fellow
    CSIRO

  • 1999-2015

    Chief Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 1993-1999

    Senior Principal Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 1988-1993

    Principal Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 1982-1988

    Senior Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 1979-1982

    Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 1976-1979

    Postdoctoral
    Pennsylvania State University

Achievements and Awards

  • 2023-

    Fellow
    The Royal Society (of London)

  • 2023-

    Doctor of the University
    University of Adelaide

  • 2023-

    POLY Fellow
    American Chemical Society Polymer Division

  • 2022-

    Companion of the Order of Australia
    Order of Australia

  • 2022-

    Stepto Lecture Award
    IUPAC Polymer Division

  • 2021-

    Fellow
    Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

  • 2020-

    David Craig Medal
    Australian Academy of Science

  • 2015-

    Honorary Professor
    Beijing University of Chemical Technology

  • 2015-

    IAS Fellow
    Warwick University Institute of Advanced Studies

  • 2015-

    Newton-Turner Award
    CSIRO

  • 2015-

    Highly Cited List
    Thomson-Reuters/Clarivate Analytics

  • 2014-

    Citation Laureate
    Thomson-Reuters/Clarivate Analytics

  • 2014-2019

    Adjunct Professor
    University of New England

  • 2014-

    Clunies Ross Award
    Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

  • 2012-2025

    Adjunct Professor
    Monash University

  • 2012-

    Fellow
    Australian Academy of Science

  • 2012-

    Battaerd-Jordon Polymer Medal
    RACI Polymer Division

  • 2008-

    Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Commercialisation
    CRC for Polymers

  • 2008-

    “Partner or Perish” Award
    CSIRO

  • 2007-

    “Go for Growth” Award
    CSIRO

  • 2004-

    Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Commercialisation
    CRC for Polymers

  • 2003-

    Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Commercialisation
    CRC for Polymers

  • 2003-

    CSIRO Medal
    CSIRO

  • 1995-

    Polymer Division Citation
    RACI Polymer Division

  • 1992

    Fellow
    Royal Australian Chemical Insitute

Grants

  • 2023-2025

    PI ARC Discovery DP230101739 (UNSW) - Advanced Materials from Automated Synthesis of Sequence-Defined Polymers

  • 2022-2024

    PI ARC Discovery DP DP220100088 (UNSW) - Manufacturing Nanostructured Polymer Thin Films using Visible Light

  • 2019-2021

    PI ARC Discovery DP190100067 (UNSW) - Flow process and visible-light driven reactions for polymer manufacturing

  • 2018-2020

    SIEF EDP 014 Smart Windows

  • 2017-2021

    PI ARC Discovery (UNSW) - Multiblock copolymer synthesis for nano-engineered materials

  • 2015-2018

    JTGL IUPAC 2015-013-1-400 - Brief Guide to polymerization terminology

  • 2013-2017

    PI ARC Discovery (UTas) - Polymer nanoparticles and their assembled supracolloidal monolithic structures for applications in separation science

  • 2010-2017

    TGL IUPAC 2010-007-1-400 - Terminology for chain polymerization

  • 2010-2017

    TGL IUPAC 2009-050-1-400 - Critically evaluated rate coefficients associated with initiation of radical polymerization

  • 2010-2017

    JTGL IUPAC 2009-047-1-400 - Definitions and notations relating to stereochemical aspects in polymer science

Community and Corporate Citizenship

  • 2021-

    Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

  • 2012

    Australian Academy of Science

  • IUPAC Polymer Division

  • 1979

    Royal Australian Chemical Insititute

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