Robert Gilbert (chemist)

Biography:

Robert Goulston Gilbert is a polymer chemist whose most significant contributions have been in the field of emulsion polymerisation. In 1970 he gained his PhD from the Australian National University and worked at the University of Sydney from then until 2006. In 1982 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute; in 1994 he was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.