Person

Gad, Emad

Occupation
Civil engineer and University Administrator
Website
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-3110

Summary

Emad Gad was appointed Dean of School of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology in 2016. Prior to this, he was the Chair of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering 2014-2016 and Professor and Civil Engineering Deputy Discipline Leader 2010-2013. He is a civil engineer with extensive experience in structural dynamics, residential construction and structural connections. His applied research has contributed to the development of several standards and codes of practice. In addition to his teaching and research contributions, he has completed numerous consulting contracts for local and multinational clients.

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Chronology

1991 - 1994
Career position - Technical officer, Collingwood City Council, Victoria
1999 - 2001
Career position - Australian Research Council Industry Post Doctoral Fellow
2002 - 2009
Career position - Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Melbourne
2010 - 2013
Career position - Professor and Civil Engineering Deputy Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
2013
Award - R. W. Chapman Medal [Jointly with co-authors Professor John Wilson and research fellow Siva Sivanerupan]
2014 - 2016
Career position - Professor and Chair of Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
2016 -
Career position - Dean of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
2025
Award - John Connell Gold Medal, Structural Engineering College, Engineers Australia

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Journal Articles

  • Eckhaus, Richard, 'From the Structural College', Engineers Australia: Civil Edition, 85 (2) (2013), 55. Emad Gad awarded the R W Chapman Medal 2013. Details
  • Wilson, John and Gad, Emad, 'Preface: Professor Emeritus Leonard (Len) Kelman Stevens AM 1925 - 2018', Australian journal of structural engineering, 19 (4) (2018), 246-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/13287982.2018.1545425. Details

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Created: 12 September 2025, Last modified: 12 November 2025

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