Andrew Deeks
{{Short description|Australian academic and engineer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
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| name = Andrew J. Deeks
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1963}}
| birth_place = England
| education = University of Western Australia
| alma_mater = University of Western Australia
| occupation = Research
Author
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Engineering
Administrator
| title = Vice Chancellor and President of Murdoch University
| term = 28 March 2022
| predecessor = Eeva Leinonen
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Andrew Deeks (born 1963) is an Australian academic administrator who became the ninth President of University College, Dublin (UCD), in 2014. He is the first Australian and second non-Irish person to hold the presidency after co-founder John Henry Newman. Deeks was previously Pro-Vice Chancellor of Durham University before succeeding Hugh Brady as President of UCD.{{Cite web|last=Competition|first=Future Campus: UCD International Design|date=1 January 2020|title=Jury|url=https://competitions.malcolmreading.com/universitycollegedublin/jury|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Future Campus: UCD International Design Competition|language=en}} He became Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University in April 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/ucd-president-prof-andrew-deeks-leaves-role-early-to-return-to-australia-41122349.html|title=UCD president Prof Andrew Deeks leaves role early to return to Australia|website=Independent.ie}}
Background
Born in England in 1963, his family migrated to Perth, Western Australia, when he was six years old.{{Cite web|title=UCD appoints external candidate as president|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/ucd-appoints-external-candidate-as-president-1.1466352?mode=amp|access-date=2020-06-05|website=www.irishtimes.com}} Deeks holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Western Australia (UWA). In 1984, after he completed his masters, he worked in industry, later returning to the University of Western Australia for a PhD degree. His research works focus on structural dynamics, mechanics and dynamic soil structure, with more than 150 published papers to his name. He became Winthrop professor in civil and resources engineering in 2004.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Andrew Deeks|url=https://people.ucd.ie/andrew.deeks|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-05|website=people.ucd.ie}}{{Cite web|title=Council|url=https://www.iua.ie/about/council/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Irish Universities Association}}{{Cite web|title=UCD President's Office: Biography|url=https://www.ucd.ie/president/biography/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=www.ucd.ie}} From 2004 to 2009, he was head of school at UWA, before joining Durham University as Pro-Vice-Chancellor in science, being among the Institute of Advanced Research Computing in the university. Deeks became President of University College, Dublin, in January 2014, and will leave the position in April 2022{{update after|2022|5|1}}.
Membership positions
- Executive Committee of the Universitas – A 21-university network
- Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities
- European Universities Association and the Irish Universities Association
- Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering
- Institution of Engineers of Ireland and the Institution of Engineers Australia
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Category:Australian civil engineers
Category:Academics of Durham University
Category:Academic staff of the University of Western Australia