Professor Andrew Deeks – Chair
BE(Hons) MEngSc PhD CEng FIEI FIAE FIEAust
Andrew Deeks is the Vice Chancellor of Murdoch University. He was appointed to Murdoch University from University College Dublin (UCD), where he was the first Australian to lead an Irish university.
Since joining Murdoch University, he has overseen an academic restructure, a refresh of the senior leadership team, and the development of a new strategy, Ngala Kwop Biddi: Building a Brighter Future, Together, which has been warmly embraced by the university community.
Andrew was President of UCD from January 2014 to March 2022, and developed a strategy which led to significant improvements across a range of areas, including student satisfaction; quality, quantity, and impact of research; and local, national, and international engagement.
Prior to his role at UCD, he was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Durham University, where he led the Science, Engineering and Technology division and contributed to the development of extensive international and industry partnerships. Before joining Durham, he was the Winthrop Professor in Civil and Resources Engineering at The University of Western Australia and was Head of School from 2004 to 2009.
Professor Deeks’ research has focused on structural dynamics, mechanics and dynamic soil structure and he has published more than 150 research papers in this area.
Professor Deeks is President of the International Association of Universities. He is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineers Ireland, and the Institution of Engineers Australia