Monash Engineering launches new advisory council

A new Dean’s Advisory Council has been established to support the Monash Engineering faculty to achieve our ambitious goals and strategic plan. The Advisory Council will share their perspective and understanding of how we can meet the needs of society through our academic endeavours and help us to enhance our research, our teaching and engagement.

A new Dean’s Advisory Council has been established to support the Monash Engineering faculty to achieve our ambitious goals and strategic plan. The Advisory Council will share their perspective and understanding of how we can meet the needs of society through our academic endeavours and help us to enhance our research, our teaching and engagement.

“I’m delighted to announce that Collette Burke, Chief Engineer for Victoria, has agreed to co-chair the Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC)”, said Elizabeth Croft, Dean of Engineering at Monash University. “The council will provide us with guidance and advice on our initiatives, and advocate for us within the business community and the society at large. It is a privilege to work with such highly accomplished individuals who share in our commitment to advance Monash Engineering to its greatest potential.”

Our Advisory Council members encompass strong backgrounds from academia and industry, including several of our accomplished alumni. Lending independent strategic guidance and experience, the council members will strengthen our ability to support research, education and innovation in engineering.

The council met with representatives of the faculty’s executive for the first time on 6 December, with our new strategic plan, the focus of the inaugural meeting.

Dean’s Advisory Council members:

  • Collette Burke, Chief Engineer Victoria and Managing Director at Exner Group
  • Lord Alec Broers, member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
  • Lucia Cade, Chairman at South Eastern Water
  • David Hawkins, Chairman and Managing Director at BASF Australia and New Zealand
  • Anita Hill, Executive Director, Future Industries and Chief Scientist at CSIRO
  • Peter Lee, Vice-Chancellor at Southern Cross University
  • Ramesh Mashelkar, Board of Directors (various)
  • Angus Melbourne, Group Executive and Chief Commercial Officer at Orica
  • Meg O'Neill, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Woodside
  • Andrew Potts, Chief Executive Officer, AMOG Group of Companies
  • Adrian Schirrman, Strategic and Business Planning Consultant at Phoenix People Development
  • Jose Torero, John L. Bryan Chair in Fire Protection Engineering at University of Maryland
  • Megan Wheatley, Manager, Communications and External Affairs at Senvion Australia
  • Chee Yoon Yue, Professor of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NTU Singapore

Further details of the Dean’s Advisory Council members is available here.