Ian Young

Professor (Chair)

  • Formal title

    Professor

  • Role with AIFE

    Chair, Board of Directors

  • Qualifications

    PhD

Career / Professional Highlights


Professor Ian Young AO was Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University from 2011 to 2016 and Vice-Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology from 2003 to 2011. In 2014 he was elected Chair of the Group of Eight (Go8) Board of Directors. His research interests are in Coastal and Ocean Engineering and Physical Oceanography. He has a distinguished academic career, having published extensively and received sustained competitive research funding. Consultancies include to the US Navy and the offshore oil and gas industry in Australia, Asia and North America. He has also been a Director of numerous companies. He presently holds the position of Kernot Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne.