Professor Lucy Marshall

Professor Lucy Marshall.

Biography

Lucy Marshall is a Professor of Engineering and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She is a water resources engineer, with expertise in hydrologic modeling, environmental model optimization, and quantification of uncertainty in water resources analysis. She has a special interest in understanding how environmental observations can be used to quantify uncertainty in systems undergoing change. Her research has spanned the development of new models in the most heavily instrumented watershed in the United States to making flood predictions in ungauged catchments across Australia.

Lucy is passionate about inclusive education in STEMM and championing the next generation of STEMM leaders to become innovators and problem solvers.

Lucy completed her BEng (Hons), MEngSc, and PhD at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney before moving to Montana State University as an Assistant Professor of Watershed Analysis, where she worked at the interface of engineering and environmental science. She returned to Australia as an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at UNSW, and went on to become the director of the UNSW Water Research Centre. She held multiple leadership positions at UNSW, as the inaugural Associate Dean (Equity and Diversity), Associate Dean (Research), and the academic lead for Athena SWAN. She joined Macquarie as Executive Dean in 2022.

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering

The Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering provides the academic leadership and management of the Faculty. This includes ensuring learning and teaching quality, innovation and capability; as well as planning, responsibility and accountability for faculty research activity and outputs, grant income and management, and the functions of the Faculty’s numerous research centres.

In addition to guiding the strategic development and management of the Faculty’s academic offerings and its research profile, the Executive Dean oversees services to students, community engagement and quality framework. The Executive Dean operates within the overall strategic plan, objectives and policy structure of the University and is responsible for the efficient and effective use of the financial and human resources of the Faculty.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing and overseeing the implementation of strategies aimed at improving research performance and quality, capacity and capability within the Faculty.
  • Increasing learning and teaching quality, innovation and capability.
  • Developing and overseeing the implementation of strategies to enhance the student experience across all aspects of the Faculty's operations.
  • Initiating, developing and managing deep, productive and strategic local, national and international partnerships.
  • Collaborating with members of the University Executive to develop the University's vision and overseeing the implementation of university-wide strategy.
  • Managing, coaching and setting the direction for the management team within the Faculty.

Portfolio areas:

  • School of Computing
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  • School of Natural Sciences
  • Applied BioSciences
  • Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO)