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ProfVincent Lee

Pro Vice-Chancellor & President and Chief Executive Officer, Curtin Malaysia

Curtin Malaysia

  • Pro Vice-Chancellor & President and Chief Executive Officer, Curtin Malaysia
    Curtin Malaysia
  • Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, Miri, Sarawak, 98000, Malaysia

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

A dynamic leader and award-winning academic, Professor Lee brings more than a decade of experience in higher education, specialising in non-linear dynamics, noise and vibration. He has led numerous industry-funded research and consultancy projects and in 2019 was named one of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ best young engineers under 35.

Professor Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and PhD from the University of Nottingham, and is a professionally registered engineer, chartered scientist, certified project management professional and Fellow of Advance HE (UK).

Over the course of his academic and professional career, Professor Lee has earned numerous accolades, including the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Rising Star under 35 Award (2019) and the Young Member Award (2018), as well as the Anak Sarawak Appreciation Award from Business Events Sarawak (2018). He is affiliated with several prestigious institutions, including the Board of Engineers Malaysia, Engineering Council UK, Science Council UK and Project Management Institute (USA).

CURTIN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Pro Vice-Chancellor, President and Chief Executive, Malaysia
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia1 Jul 2025 - present
  • Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Malaysia
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2025

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    Curtin University Sarawak, Miri, Malaysia1 Jul 2021 - present

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Assured Certificate in Leadership and People Management
    Institute of Leadership and Management (City & Guilds)

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 4004 - Chemical engineering
  • 4005 - Civil engineering
  • 4006 - Communications engineering
  • 4012 - Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
  • 4016 - Materials engineering
  • 4017 - Mechanical engineering
  • 4603 - Computer vision and multimedia computation
  • 4606 - Distributed computing and systems software

DEPARTMENT

  • Curtin Malaysia