ProfPenny Martens
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Higher Degree By Research)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
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- Pro Vice-Chancellor (Higher Degree By Research)Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
FUNDED RESEARCH
An internationally trained chemical engineer, Penny received her PhD from the University of Colorado in 2002 before joining moving to Australia in 2003. From 2003-2025, she was an academic in a biomedical engineering school, before joining UTS in late 2025. Her area of research 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.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2010 - 30 Jun 2011People funded by this grant:
- Thordarson P,
- Neto C,
- Gooding J,
- Warr G,
- Poole-Warren L
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2009 - 1 Nov 2012People funded by this grant:
- Poole-Warren L,
- Martens P,
- Anseth K
- GRANTAustralian Research Council31 Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010People funded by this grant:
- Martens P,
- Tuch B,
- Lindeman R
