Professor Peter Leslie Lee (born 1954) is an Australian
engineer
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,
academic
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, and higher education administrator, and a recognized authority within the field of
process control
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. He served as
vice-chancellor
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of
Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2019, it was ranke ...
.
Education
Lee was educated in Melbourne, Australia, and holds a BEng (Chem) Degree from
RMIT
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and was awarded a PhD from
Monash University
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.
Professional career
Lee has wide experience in higher education administration in Australia, including service with
Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister ...
,
Monash University
Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...
, the
University of South Australia
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and the
University of Queensland
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.
[ Lee served as Vice-Chancellor of Southern Cross University in northern New South Wales from 2009 to 2016, and has also served as Chair of the Australian ]Regional Universities Network
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Members
History
The Regional Universities Net ...
.
Honours and awards
Lee was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001;
Publications
* Bao, J.and Lee, P.L. 2007. ''Process Control: The Passive Systems Approach.'' London and New York: Springer.
* Lee, P. L., Newell, R.B. and Cameron, I.T. 1998. ''Process Control and Management''. London: Blackie Academic and Professional.
* Lee, P.L. 1993. ''Nonlinear Process Control.'' London and New York: Springer.
* Newell, R.B. and Lee, P.L. 1989. ''Applied Process Control: A Case Study''. New York and Sydney: Prentice-Hall.
Online articles: http://theconversation.com/profiles/peter-lee-124620
References
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1954 births
Living people
Academic staff of Southern Cross University