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Emeritus Professor Michael Brisk

BE (Chemical Engineering), University of Sydney (1960)
PhD (Chemical Engineering), University of Sydney, (1965)

Emeritus Professor

email: mike.brisk@eng.monash.edu.au
tel.: (61 3) 9905 2592
fax: (61 3) 9905 5686
Room 206, Building 69 Engineering

Professional Appointments

  • Jan. 2003 - present: Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
  • 1995-2002: Dean of Engineering, Monash University 1994: Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering, Monash University
  • 1992-1995: Engineering Associate, ICI Australia Engineering, and International Technology Leader, Advanced Process Control, for the ICI Group worldwide
  • 1988-1995: ICI Australia Engineering, Melbourne, Advanced Process Control Group.
  • 1983-1987: ICI Australia Operations, Sydney. Manager, R&D Botany Site
  • 1971-1982: Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney.
  • 1965-1970: R&D at ICI Central Instrument Laboratories (later ICI Corporate Laboratory), UK
  • 1961-1965: Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney

Professional Affiliations 

  • Fellow, Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering
  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
    • 2003 - Chairman, Accreditation Board, Institution of Engineers, Australia
    • 1988-1991: Foundation Chairman, Process Control Society, Institution of Engineers, Australia
  • Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers
    • 1984-1986: Chairman, Institution of Chemical Engineers, NSW Group
  • 1997-1999 Chairman, Australian Council of Engineering Deans

Awards

  • 1993: IEAust/IChemE/RACI Award of Excellence in Applied Chemical Engineering for contributions to Process Control.
  • 1994: Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
  • 2003: Australian Federation Centenary Medal for contributions to Chemical Engineering and Education.

Selected Publications

  • "Process Control: Potential Benefits and Wasted Opportunities", Invited Plenary Address, 5th Asian Control Conference, Melbourne, Aust., (July 2004)
  • T E Marlin, M L Brisk, G W Barton & J D Perkins "Experiences from an industry-university study on control benefits", J Pulp & Paper Canada, 34, 34-37, (2001).
  • M L Brisk & K Dabke “A History of Control Engineering Education in Australia”, The Institution of Engineers, Australia, & The International Federation of Automatic Control, (Dec 2000).
  • M L Brisk “Engineering Education for 2010: The Crystal Ball Seen from Down Under (an Australian Perspective)”, Global Journal of Engineering Education, pp 37-41, 1, 1, (1997)
  • "Process Control: Theories and Profits" Invited Plenary address, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress, Sydney, Aust., July 1993. 41.