Distinguished Professor Mike Xie

Awards and honours

• Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation, State Government of Victoria, 2020
• Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Queen's Birthday Honours List, 2019
• Clunies Ross Innovation Award, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, 2017
• AGM Michell Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia, 2017
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Impact, RMIT University, 2017
• Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for Excellence in Research, Victoria University, 2000
• The Most Inspiring Lecturer in Civil Engineering Prize, Victoria University, 1999

Employment history

• Feb 2020 – present, Australian Laureate Fellow, RMIT University, Australia
• Jan 2016 – present, RMIT Distinguished Professor, RMIT University, Australia
• Jan 2016 – Feb 2017, Interim Director of Advanced Materials Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University, Australia
• Jul 2012 - present, Director, Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, RMIT University, Australia
• Apr 2012 – Dec 2015, Professor and Deputy Head (Research & Innovation), School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
• Jul 2002 - Apr 2012, Professor and Discipline Head of Civil Engineering, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
• Jan 1998 – Dec 2001, Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, Victoria University, Australia
• Jul 1995 - Dec 1997, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Victoria University, Australia
• May 1993 - Jun 1995, Lecturer, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Victoria University, Australia
• Feb 1992 - May 1993, Research Fellow of Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Manager of Finite Element Analysis Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
• Oct 1990 - Oct 1991, Senior Research Assistant to Professor O.C. Zienkiewicz, F.R.S., Department of Civil Engineering, Swansea University, UK

• Development of new techniques for designing and manufacturing innovative structures and materials
• Application of the new techniques to industrial projects

• PhD (Civil Engineering), 1991, Swansea University, United Kingdom
• BEng (Engineering Mechanics), 1984, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Professional memberships

• Fellow, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, since 2011
• Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia, since 2003

Industry collaboration

• Has collaborated with a wide range of companies in Australia and overseas, including Arup, Aurecon, and Boeing

Professional service

• Chairman of Organising Committee for the Australasian Conference on Applied Mechanics, Melbourne, 2005
• Chairman of Organising Committee for the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, Melbourne, 2007
• Subject Editor, Applied Mathematical Modelling journal (Elsevier), 2012 – 2015