David Henry Solomon

David Solomon
AC FRS FAA FTSE
David Solomon AC FRS FAA FTSE
	David Solomon holding specimen polymer banknotes
Born	18 November 1929; Adelaide, South Australia
Alma mater	Sydney Technical College; University of New South Wales; University of Melbourne;
Known for	Development of Living Radical Polymerization techniques, and polymer banknotes
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia (2016); Fellow of the Royal Society (2004); Member of the Order of Australia (1990); Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1976); Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1975);
	Scientific career
Fields	Polymer chemistry
Institutions	CSIRO; University of Melbourne;
Theses	Studies on the Chemistry of Carbonyl Compounds (1959); Studies on the Chemistry of Coating Compounds (1968);

David Henry Solomon (born 19 November 1929 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian polymer chemist. He is best known for his work in developing Living Radical Polymerization techniques, and polymer banknotes.

David Solomon AC FRS FAA FTSE
David Solomon holding specimen polymer banknotes
Born	(1929-11-18) 18 November 1929 Adelaide, South Australia
Alma mater	Sydney Technical College University of New South Wales University of Melbourne
Known for	Development of Living Radical Polymerization techniques, and polymer banknotes
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia (2016) Fellow of the Royal Society (2004) Member of the Order of Australia (1990) Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1976) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1975)
Scientific career
Fields	Polymer chemistry
Institutions	CSIRO University of Melbourne
Theses	Studies on the Chemistry of Carbonyl Compounds (1959) Studies on the Chemistry of Coating Compounds (1968)