Education 1986 PhD, `Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Heat Transfer¿, Imperial College, London. 1976 MSc & DIC, Social and Psychological Aspects of Science and Technology in Industry, Imperial College, London, Imperial College, London. 1975 BSc (Eng) hons (II Div 1), Electrical Engineering, Imperial College, London.

Employment 2010- Professor and Foundation Director, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) 2008¿2010 Head, School of Mechanical, Materials & Mechatronic Engineering, UOW 1998-2010 Associate Professor, University of Wollongong 1994 - 97 Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong. 1988 - 93 Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering), University of Wollongong. 1984 - 87 Research Associate, Built Environment Research Group (BERG), School of Architecture, University of Westminster, UK. 1980 - 84 Research Assistant, Dept of Electrical Engineering, Imperial College, UK (development of heat transfer enhancement systems). 1976 - 77 Research Assistant, Association Scientific, Technical & Managerial Staffs, UK (development of Science Policy, Nuclear Energy policy etc).

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