Assistance for current and commencing students
Are you a current or commencing student? Our Ask ECMS team is available for any questions you have regarding your degree—from enrolment and practical experience, to degree checks and credit transfers. You can also access online resources, including study plans and forms.
Key contacts
If your question relates to a specific matter, you can contact the relevant faculty staff member directly. Our key contacts are:
Deputy Deans and Executive Director
- Professor Katrina Falkner - Deputy Dean – Students for ECMS
- Professor Volker Hessel - Deputy Dean (Research)
- Professor Peter Ashman - Deputy Dean (Performance and Infrastructure)
- Michael Goodsite - Director, Innovation, ECMS
- Ian Harris - Executive Director (Partnerships and Engagement)
Associate Deans and Directors
- Bernie Foley - Associate Dean (Curriculum and Accreditation)
- Dr Claudia Szabo - Associate Dean (Diversity and Inclusion)
- Dr Kathryn Amos - Associate Dean (Future Students)
- Dr Braden Phillips - Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching)
- Dr Will Robertson - Director (Curriculum Implementation)
- Professor Finnur Larusson - Director (Learning Quality)
- Associate Professor Murat Karakus - Associate Dean (International)
- Associate Professor Seth Westra - Associate Dean (Research)
- Associate Professor Alex Ng - Associate Dean (Higher Degrees by Research)
- Professor Zonghan Xie - Director Strategic Partnerships (China)
- Dr Cris Birzer - Director Strategic Partnerships (India)
- Associate Professor Yung Ngothai - Director Strategic Partnerships (Vietnam)
Faculty leads
- Martin McCarron - Faculty Executive Manager
- Lachlan Coleman - Student and Learning Manager
- Dr Lisa Mensforth - Research Development Manager
- Tom Roder - Finance and Planning Manager
- Simon Clifton - Human Resources Manager
- Louise O’Reilly - Marketing, Engagement and Recruitment Manager
- Jacob Kuzyakov - Infrastructure and Technical Services Manager
Academic and professional staff
Please see our staff directory for a full list of all academic and professional staff members within the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences.