Leadership change

Monash Infrastructure announces change in leadership

We are excited to announce Monash Infrastructure’s new director, Professor Graham Currie.  Graham takes over the reins from the foundation director, Professor Ana Deletic, who is taking up a new position at the University of New South Wales.  

Graham is a renowned international public transport research leader and policy advisor with over 30 years’ experience in the infrastructure sector.    Graham is founder and director of the Public Transport Research Group and is Chair of Public Transport at Monash University.  

Graham’s leadership, knowledge, experience and vision will further advance high-quality research and delivery of cutting-edge solutions for industry via the Monash Infrastructure vehicle.  Graham has a strong track record of leading large multi-disciplinary research programs in Australia and internationally, and forming productive partnerships with the public transport industry.  

In 2016, Graham set up the Sustainable and Effective Public Transport Graduate Research Industry Partnership (SEPT-GRIP) program.  SEPT-GRIP is the world’s largest cluster of PhD students in public transport, with 18 students undertaking ground breaking research in public transport with topics in engineering, information technology, design, safety, science and health.  

Graham’s appointment as Director of Monash Infrastructure commenced on 1 June 2017.

Professor Ana Deletic commences in her new role as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of New South Wales in July 2017. Ana leaves Monash University after 14 years where she was Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Engineering, as well as Foundation Director of Monash Infrastructure.  In Monash Engineering Ana built an internationally recognised research team in urban water management.  

Ana has played pivotal roles on several state, national and international advisory committees, supervised 38 PhD students, published more than 300 papers, raised more than $30 million in grants as chief investigator, and is currently the editor of the Water Research Journal.  Ana is also the only woman to receive the Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences) in its 18-year history.  Read more about Ana in her recent interview with the UK’s Times Higher Education.

Ana contributed an extraordinary amount in leading the establishment of the institute and setting it up for success.  The Monash Infrastructure community would like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Deletic for her tremendous contributions to the institute and Monash University.