Professor Archie Johnston has been recognised for his leadership in engineering with the highest membership ranking bestowed by Engineers Australia's National Council.
He has been a staunch advocate of academic/industry partnership
With memberships numbers limited to 150 an honorary fellow is recognised for their notable service to the Australian people or in recognition of outstanding achievement.
The University of Sydney鈥檚 Engineering and Information Technologies dean, was recognised for his leadership in engineering education and research.
Professor Philippa Pattison, University of Sydney鈥檚 Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education) congratulated the engineering dean saying:
鈥淧rofessor Johnston has played a pivotal role at a number of Australian universities guiding the development of world-class graduates with both the technical and interpersonal skills required by industry for national and global leadership roles.鈥
鈥淗is leadership in tertiary education is recognised both locally and internationally for its visionary direction and setting the agenda for engineering and technical education and policy in Australia. 鈥
鈥淗e has been a staunch advocate of academic/industry partnership, nurturing new links between academia and industry partners which has resulted in numerous R&D opportunities for the community.
In the past two years Professor Johnston has spearheaded the establishment of two world first centres: The Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Teacher Enrichment Academy for high school teachers based at the University of Sydney and the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership which attracts world leading engineers.
On the international front he has established strategic education and research alliances with two leading universities in China. The alliance with Shanghai Jiao Tong University involves the faculties of Engineering and Medicine at both Universities collaborating in the areas of translational medicine, biomedical engineering and bioinformatics.
The second alliance is with Tsinghua University to undertake joint research programs in energy networks. This alliance will involve major Australian electricity network service providers, energy and resources companies, as well as the State Grid Corp Ltd, South China Grid Ltd and key industrial leaders in energy in China.
For a week this October, we鈥檒l be bringing together some of our brightest minds with industry and community partners to collaborate on how research and innovation can help us overcome some of the greatest health challenges facing our planet.
Working with Professor Yasuyuki Todo (Waseda University) and Dr Hiroyasu Inoue (Hyogo University), Dr Petr Matous from the University of Sydney鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering and IT found that supply chains can work as important channels for the flow of information, innovation, and productivity between individual firms.
高清福利片ers are involved in a range of public events to celebrate National Science Week from 11 to 21 August.