The school’s Industry Advisory Board is an integral part of its management structure and provides a link with a key stakeholder group. Its purpose is:
- to contribute to the strategic direction for teaching and research by reviewing and providing industry input to undergraduate course content, research directions, recruitment and staffing, and to provide support for student recruitment and scholarships
- to provide an external stakeholder voice with Government to influence investment and priorities with regard to facilities and equipment and research grant programs
- to act as an industry network that the school can use to test ideas and seek advice.
Industry Advisory Board members
Mrs Cathy Inglis (Chair)
General Manager – Innovation and Building Solutions
Brickworks
Mr Steve Kennedy
Head of NPI
Cochlear Limited
Dr Adam Berkovich
Manager – Smelting Technical Support,
Transformation and Technical Support –
Pacific Operations Aluminium
Rio Tinto
Professor Lyndon Edwards
National Director, Australian Generation IV
International Forum Research
ANSTO
Dr Jason Hodges
Open Innovation Manager
BlueScope Research
Mr Michael Gow
Technical and Quality Manager
PGH Bricks & Pavers
Mr Michiel Freislich
Director, Energy and Environment, Iron and Steel
HATCH
Dr Edward Humphries
Director, Applied Materials Technology Group
Weir Minerals
Dr George Melhem
Managing Director
Perfect Engineering
Ms Holstein Wong
Key Account Manager
Schneider Electric
Mr Andrew Petersen
CEO
Sustainable Business Australia
Mr Sean Windred
Senior Materials Engineer
BG&E
UNSW Team
Michael Ferry
Head of School
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hilmer Building (E10), UNSW Sydney, Australia
Owen Standard
Senior Lecturer
Room 216, School of Materials Science & Engineering
+61 2 9385 4437