Professor of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland
Expert in Conducting Polymers, Bioelectronics, and Advanced Polymeric Materials.
About Jadranka Travas-Sejdic
Professor Jadranka Travas-Sejdic is a researcher and academic at the School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, where she serves as the Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. She holds a BSc and MSc from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and a PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her work is dedicated to advancing the field of polymeric materials, with a focus on applications in health, sustainability, and technology.
Research Focus
Her research focuses on the design and development of advanced materials for a range of applications, including:
- Conducting polymers and graphene for biosensing and bioelectronics.
- Electrically and environmentally responsive polymers for actuators and tissue engineering.
- Nanostructured conducting polymers and nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
- Development of novel fabrication and characterization tools for micro- and nano-scale polymeric structures.
Academic Contributions
She has made significant contributions to the field of materials science, recognized through numerous awards and honors, including:
- 2022: University of Auckland Research Excellence Award.
- 2019: Hector Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
- 2018: Shorland Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists.
- 2011: Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
- 2009: Easterfield Medal from the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry/Royal Society of Chemistry UK.
She also serves on editorial boards for leading journals, including:
- Macromolecules (ACS)
- Synthetic Metals (Elsevier)
- ACS Applied Polymer Materials (ACS-APM)
- Materials Advances (RSC)
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C (RSC)
Contact Information
For inquiries, collaborations, or further information, please contact:
- Email: j.travas-sejdic@auckland.ac.nz
- Phone: +64 9 923 1234
- Office: Room 935, 9 th Floor, Science Centre, Building 302