Executive Committee

President’s Message

Welcome message from the President

Dear Members

I, Sasha Nikolic, have taken over the AAEE Presidency term for 2025-2026. I am excited to say we are working on many new initiatives. However, first, I would like to show appreciation to our past president, Steven Goh (now Past President), and the committee members Anne Gardner, Mohammad Al-Rawi, and Sarah Dart, whose terms ended last year. Thank you for the massive contributions made. We welcome Maryam Moridnejad and Samuel Cunningham to the committee. As volunteers we all try to serve the community the best we can within our spare capacity.

We are currently working on a strategic plan to enhance our structure, membership value and community & technical contribution. I will share more in due course. A key focus will be on trying to improve our communication. To do this, starting this month, our newsletters will become monthly. Expect them around the start of each month. We will also be looking to enhance our website with policies and details to help you be better informed on what AAEE is and how you can take advantage of the many opportunities. We do have some limitations. We have been drawing down our surpluses for the last 5+ years, and now we must start living within our means. This will mean some changes will be required. On a more positive note, we are reviving old partnerships with our sister organisations, SEFI and CEEA. Expect to read more about related opportunities in our upcoming newsletters.

Abstracts for AAEE25 will be due soon, and I encourage all members to participate. Our conference is something special: great people, atmosphere, research and practice. It is not something to be missed. For our ECRs and established members who want to enhance their engineering education research skills, we have the Winter School being hosted in Melbourne mid-year. The school is an essential starting point for anyone who wants to grow as an engineering education researcher.

All the best,

Sasha 

The 2025 Executive Committee

AAEE is governed by an elected executive committee that guides the direction of AAEE and undertake the day-to-day operations of the Association, as well as international outreach and global engagement in engineering education. Leadership roles in AAEE is also an opportunity for engineering educators to demonstrate national/international leadership and recognition in the field. The executive also includes appointed representatives of the aligned bodies Engineers Australia, Engineering New Zealand and the Australian Council of Engineering Deans (ACED). The Executive Committee members for 2025 are:

Non-voting auxillary members:

Helen Fairweather (Engineers Australia)

Brett Williams (Engineering New Zealand)

Sally Male (Australasian Journal of Engineering Education)

Prasad Yarlagadda (Australian Council of Engineering Deans)

Greg Birkett (2025 conference chair)

Ian Skinner (ECR Academy Convenor)

Scott Daniel (Research Convenor)

You can find the current committee structure here.

Governance Roles

The Executive has a number of roles and portfolios in which members serve:

• Leadership (President, Vice-President, and Immediate Past-President)
• Executive Operations (Treasurer, Secretary, EA Executive Officer)
• Communications and Engagement
• Awards
• Grants
• Education
• Conference and Publications

Call for nominations to the AAEE Executive Committee

This year, there are two (2) vacancies to be filled. As with the last few years, voting will be done through an online system.

If you are interested in applying to be on the executive, please fill out the nomination form, find another AAEE member to support your nomination, and get your Dean (or equivalent) to sign their support. The nomination form should be accompanied by a statement of what you feel you can contribute to the AAEE (1 page maximum), which will be shared publicly via the voting portal and used in the voting process.

How to Nominate

Please email your nomination form and accompanying statement directly to AAEE at the following address: AaeE@engineersaustralia.org.au.

Nominations will close at  8:00pm AEST Tuesday, 30 September 2025. Nominations received after the closing time and date will be ineligible and not considered.

Voting will go live shortly thereafter with a link emailed to all AAEE members. Voting will close 10 days later.