
Professor Penny Martens
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University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, December 2002
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý M.S. Chemical Engineering, May 2000
Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý B.S. Engineering Physics, May 1997
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ProfÌýPenny Martens, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
Prof PENNY MARTENS is currently the Deputy Dean of Graduate ResearchÌýand a Professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Australia in Sydney. She received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, USA in 2002. She then took up her academic position at »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ in 2003. Her area of expertise is in polymer synthesis and characterisation, particularly the rational design of complex biomedical polymer systems. Specifically, she is focused on developing biosynthetic hydrogels for applications ranging from fundamental polymer design to cell encapsulation to conducting coatings for implants. She has worked on several approaches to covalently incorporating biological polymers into her poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel systems, as well as various polymerisation methods.
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Student Projects:
Development of new polymeric materials
Biosynthetic hydrogel microspheres for diabetes applications
Biosynthetic conducting hydrogels for neural applications
Looking for students for projects related to:
Polymer synthesis, fabrication, and characterisation.Ìý Also open to other projects relating to this core area. Feel free to contact me to discuss your project ideas.Ìý
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Professional Organisations and Consulting positions
past President, Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Awards
Young Tall Poppy, 2009
Education
PhD/postgraduate
2002 - PhD from the University of Colorado in Chemical Engineering
2000 - MS from the University of Colorado in Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate
1997 - BS from Loras College in Engineering Physics
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- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award - October 2009
My Research Supervision
Primary Supervisor: Rebecca Sehnert, PhD Student -ÌýChemically Modifying a Drug that Preserves Fertility in Cancer Patients
Secondary Supervisor: Mihee Shin, PhD Student -ÌýFatigue Resistance of Bone
My Teaching
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BIOM9410:Ìý Regulatory Requirements
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2019 - current
Ìý ÌýGSOE9400: Engineering Postgraduate Research Essentials
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator and Lecturer 2016 - 2019
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BIOM 9332: Biocompatibility
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2006 - 2015
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BIOM 9432: Chem. & Physics of Synthetic & Biol. Polymers
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2009 - 2015
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lecturer 2007 - 2016
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BIOM 9561: Mechanical Properties of Biomaterials
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2012 – 2014, 2018
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BIOM 9334: Comprehensive Biomaterials Science
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2012 – 2014 (summer course)
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ENGG1000: Engineering Design
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lecturer 2010 - 2012
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BIOM1010: Engineering in Medicine and Biology
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2017
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lecturer 2010 – 2012, 2017
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GSBmE Undergrad Thesis
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Coordinator 2007-2013