New Head of School at UNSW

Professor Cordelia Selomulya has been appointed as the Head of the School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney. Prior to this appointment, Professor Selomulya served as the Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Engineering since 2022. Originally recruited to UNSW in 2019 to lead the Future Food Systems CRC as its Director of Research and Commercialisation, Cordelia has led a research team focused on solving key challenges at the interface of food engineering and science.This includes research on smart drying, protein functionality, encapsulation and food structure. Prior to joining UNSW, Cordelia was at Monash University, holding roles as Director of Food Engineering, Director of the Graduate Research Industry Partnership for the Food and Dairy Industry,Director of the Australia-China Joint Research Centre in Future Dairy Manufacturing and was an ARC Future Fellow. Cordelia’s time at Monash followed roles at the University of Leeds (UK) and UNSW. Cordelia is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), ATSE, and IChemE, and is a member of the ARC College of Experts. She has won several awards, including the IChemE Global Award, Fonterra Award, AIFST Bruce Chandler Award and Judy Raper Leadership Award. She was awarded both her BE (University Medal) and PhD in Chemical Engineering from UNSW.