Andrew Deeks
Andrew Deeks is an Australian academic administrator who became the ninth President of University College Dublin 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 replacing Hugh Brady as President of UCD.Background
Born in England in 1963, his family migrated to Perth Australia when he was six years old. Deeks holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Western Australia. In 1984, after he completed his masters, he worked in industry, later returning to the University of Western Australia for a Ph.D. 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. 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.
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