1. Max Lu is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey and will take over as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong in May 2025.
11 Facts About Max Lu
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Max Lu obtained his bachelor's degree in engineering from Northeastern University in Shenyang.
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Max Lu subsequently received a scholarship from the University of Queensland in Australia, where he earned his Ph.
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Max Lu began as a senior lecturer and ultimately became a chair professor.
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Max Lu founded the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials and served as its inaugural director for 8 years.
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Max Lu is a fellow of many Australian educational and research boards, and has sat on several committees of its government.
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Max Lu contributed to a public safety campaign for Chinese tourists in Queensland.
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Max Lu is an emeritus professor at the University of Queensland Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.
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Max Lu has an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde.
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Max Lu has been named among Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers, in 2013, being named to the Queensland Greats Award this same year.
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Max Lu was elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019.