Professor Iain Reid, Dean of Postgraduate Coursework Studies

Dean of Postgraduate Coursework Studies

Professor Iain Reid is the Dean of Postgraduate Coursework Studies. He combines this role with that of Academic Director of the Singapore Campus.

In 2008, the recommendations of the Postgraduate Programs Working Party established by the DVC&VP(A) were endorsed by Academic Board. The Dean of Postgraduate Coursework Studies is responsible for progressively implementing these recommendations.

Key responsibilities include:

• implementation of the recommendations of the Postgraduate Programs Working Party;
• the rationalisation and renewal of the University’s postgraduate coursework profile;
• liaison with Faculty Executive Deans and  the PVC(I) to develop new programs that are responsive to student and employer demand;
• the development of  marketing campaigns for postgraduate coursework programs.

Biography of Professor Iain Reid, B.Sc. (Hons I), PhD, DSc, FAIP, Senior Member IEEE

Professor Reid has over 25 years experience in the area of remote sensing of the atmosphere using both radar and optical techniques.  He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics, and a Senior Member of the IEEE.  He is the Australian Discipline Representative for the International Scientific Committee on Solar and Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) and is Chair of the Australian Institute of Physics National Committee on Solar Terrestrial Physics.

He is a Professor of Physics in the School of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Adelaide, and the author of 125 scientific and technical papers, 148 conference presentations, and 50 invited presentations.

He is the Executive Director of ATRAD group of companies and has been a company director for more than 14 years. He has been a board member for a number of University related companies.