New PVC has depth of experience
Professor
Peter Lee has been appointed Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice President:
Academic at UniSA.
Prof Lee is a graduate of RMIT and Monash universities and has been Executive Dean: Engineering, Science and Computing at Curtin University since 2002, with responsibility for more than 300 staff.
He originally qualified as a chemical engineer and then completed his PhD at Monash University in 1980. Before embarking on a long and successful academic career, he worked for ICI Australia as an engineer. He has held senior positions at Murdoch University and the University of Queensland.
As a researcher he has won $4.5 million in competitive research grants and $2.9 million from industry and government sources. He has published three books and 221 papers. He has also worked as a visiting Professor in both Canada and Sweden.
During his time at Curtin he initiated and led revision of the science and engineering curriculum, focusing research into eight fields from the previous 27 and initiating and leading a review of the university’s budget model. Professor Lee will join UniSA this month.