Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar

Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar (Ashok) is the Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor International at the University of Melbourne, alongside his role as a Professor of Physical Chemistry and Head of School of Chemistry. He has the responsibility for international strategy and relationships with India. He was the Acting Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute and the Deputy Head of School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science. Prior to his current position, Ashok was the Associate Dean International (ADI) in the Faculty of Science from 2013 to 2017.

During his ADI tenure, he established Melbourne India Postgraduate Program, Melbourne India Postgraduate Academy and BSc Blended programs involving partner institutions across India. He is currently leading the implementation of BSc Dual Degree program in India. He has served on several University of Melbourne management committees and scientific advisory boards of external scientific organisations. Ashok has made major contributions to the Materials, Food and Dairy industries through his research in the field of Ultrasonics and Sonochemistry. He has received about $15 million in research grants to support his research work that includes several industry projects. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (Elseiver, Journal Impact Factor 9.3), has published ~480 refereed papers (H-Index: 81) and was the President of the Asia Oceania Sonochemical Society.