Person

Hapgood, Karen

FTSE

Occupation
Chemical engineer and University Administrator
Website
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0402-8954

Summary

Karen Hapgood is a leading chemical engineer whose research focuses on engineering powder particles used widely in the manufacture of new drugs. After working for a number of years in pharmaceutical research and development, she joined Monash University as a lecturer in chemical engineering. She was promoted to Professor of Chemical Engineering in 2014. Hapgood moved to Deakin University in 2017 to become Head of the School of Engineering. Since March 2022 Hapgood has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Swinburne University of Technology. The Bronwyn Adams and Karen Hapgood Award is given annually by Monash University to its highest-achieving female undergraduate in chemical engineering.

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Chronology

1993
Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Queensland
1994 - 1996
Career position - Project Engineer, Honeywell
2000
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland
2000 - 2002
Career position - Senior Research Chemical Engineer, Merck
2003 - 2004
Career position - Project Engineer, Merck
2005
Career position - Process Engineer, Technical Operations, Merck Shapre & Dohme
2006
Award - New Investigator Award in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
2006 - 2010
Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Engineering, Monash University
2010
Award - Uhde-Shedden Medal, Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers
2010
Award - Monash Research Accelerator Award, Monash University
2011 - 2013
Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Engineering, Monash University
2012 -
Award - Fellow, Institute of Chemical Engineering
2012 - 2016
Career position - Head, Department of Engineering, Monash University
2013 -
Award - Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
April 2013 - March 2017
Career position - Manager, Karen Hapgood Consulting
2014 - 2016
Career position - Professor of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
2017 - June 2018
Career position - Head, School of Engineering, Deakin Uinversity
July 2018 - January 2022
Career position - Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering, and the Built Environment, Deakin University
2019 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2021
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (FTSE)
March 2022 -
Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Swinburne University of Technology

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