Victoria welcomes new Pro Vice-Chancellor
09 Jul 2013 - 11:50:16 in Administrative
Professor Mike Wilson has joined Victoria University as the new Pro
Vice-Chancellor of Science, Engineering and Architecture and Design.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Pat Walsh says he is delighted with Professor
Wilson’s appointment.
“Professor Wilson has an established record of strategic, academic and
administrative leadership and will bring valuable experience to the high
performing teams in these faculties.”
Professor Wilson was previously Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and
Physical Sciences at the University of Leeds, where he also held a Chair
in Applied Mathematics. Prior to being appointed Dean he was Head of the
School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds.
His career began as a PhD student with the Radio Astronomy Group in the
Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, where he specialised in
astrophysical fluid dynamics. After moving to Leeds as a research fellow,
Professor Wilson worked with colleagues to develop innovative numerical
simulations of astrophysical jets, which were the first of their type.
In the 1990s, Professor Wilson became involved in the field of
computer-aided geometric and functional design and was a co-inventor of a
new method for the design of surface shape, known as the Partial
Differential Equation Method. The method has received widespread
international recognition and has been applied in ship and aircraft
design.
Professor Wilson has significant experience working with research
colleagues, business and industry partners on international research
projects and gaining external funding grants.
He replaces Professor David Bibby, who has retired but will be working
with the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute at Victoria
University.
In addition to his role as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Science, Engineering and
Architecture and Design, Professor Wilson also takes up the position of
Dean of the Faculty of Science.