David Shallcross was appointed President of the Academic Board on 1 January 2025.
David Shallcross is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. David served as Vice-President of the Academic for a two-year term during 2023-2024. Prior to this, he was Deputy Dean (Academic) at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and served as the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering for six years.
Before joining the University of Melbourne, David worked at the University of California, Davis and Stanford University.
David is active in chemical engineering education and has worked with colleagues in many countries to improve the student and educational experiences. He was Founding Editor of the Elsevier journal, Education for Chemical Engineering.
David holds Bachelor of Engineering and PhD degrees from the University of Melbourne.