David Shallcross was elected Vice President of the Academic Board for a two-year term for 2023 to 2024.
David is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Prior to his Academic Board appointment David was Deputy Dean (Academic) of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. He also served for 6 years as the Head of the department of Chemical Engineering. He worked at the University of California, Davis and Stanford University before joining the University of Melbourne.
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.
Professor Shallcross holds Bachelor of Engineering and PhD degrees from the University of Melbourne.