Professor Paul Greenfield, AO, Vice-Chancellor and President

Professor Paul Greenfield

AO, BE(Hons), PhD NSW, BEcon Qld., FTSE,  FIEAust,  FIChemEng, FAICD, MAIChE

Biography
Professor Greenfield was appointed Vice-Chancellor from 1 January 2008 and was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor from 2002 to 31 December 2007. Previously he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2001), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (1997-2000), Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Physical Sciences and Engineering).

After graduating Bachelor of Engineering, first-class honours in chemical engineering, from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Professor Greenfield worked in the private sector before completing a PhD at UNSW. He worked at CSIRO before winning a three-year fellowship to the U.S. In 1975, he joined UQ as a lecturer in chemical engineering and a decade later became Head of Department. 

In January 2006 Professor Greenfield was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to science and engineering, particularly through research in the areas of chemical engineering, biotechnology, wastewater and environmental management, and to the tertiary education sector.

Professor Greenfield has extensive experience as a Board Director and is currently a Director on a number of company boards. He has also consulted and worked widely with industry on a range of projects spanning biochemical engineering, wastewater treatment and waste and environmental management, as well as economic evaluation of projects (particularly in the biotechnology and environmental fields). His interests lie in biotechnology, environmental management and R & D management and commercialisation.

He is currently Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group of the South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership, a partnership involving the Queensland Government, 19 local councils, community groups, research institutions and industry which focuses on the health of the rivers, estuaries and bays of SE Queensland. Recently he was appointed Chair of the Expert Panel on Purified Recycled Water; this Panel will provide advice to the Queensland Water Commission on health and environmental aspects associated with the use of recycled water in South East Queensland. He is also Chair of the Riversymposium Strategic Planning Committee, the Thiess International Riverprize Committee and the International Water Centre. In 2008, he was appointed to the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) Advisory Board representing the academic and research community.

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