{"id":789,"date":"2023-04-23T07:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T07:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2023-10-28T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T11:28:58","slug":"009-ana-deletic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/009-ana-deletic\/","title":{"rendered":"TGC Podcast Episode 009"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From first flush and manholes to pendulums of stormwater, engineering and life<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Guest: Ana Deletic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

April 25th, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201c…Industry will tell you where their challenges are and you need to also guide them where they will be a little bit ahead of that…\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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In the face of an unpredictable future, we are all called upon each and every day to think of out-of-the box ways to tackle challenges to our environment, wellbeing or how to park your car near your local drain without getting arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My guest today is Professor Ana Deletic, the Executive Dean of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology, Australia (or QUT for short). Ana is perhaps the most prolific researcher in urban stormwater management across the world with a diverse portfolio across water quantity and quality, modelling and, most notably, nature-based solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today on the show, I reconnect with my former PhD supervisor as we retrace Ana\u2019s journey along what she describes as an infamous pendulum from former Yugoslavia to Australia. We explore Ana\u2019s impact in water sensitive urban design, good modelling practices, women in engineering and her incredible mentorship advice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ana Deletic is a professor in urban stormwater and Executive Dean in Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, which she joined in 2017. Previously, she was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor in the Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney and the Associate Dean of Research and Founding Director of Monash Infrastructure Research Institute, Melbourne. Ana is an internationally engaged and respected researcher and has been researching in the field of urban water engineering for almost 30 years. She is perhaps the most published researcher in the world on the topic of stormwater management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana obtained her PhD from the University of Aberdeen and is an Honorary Fellow of Engineers, Australia, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and Editor of Water Research. In 2012, the Victorian State Government awarded her the Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences) for her lifelong achievements in stormwater research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana has a diverse research portfolio on all things stormwater, ranging from urban stormwater pollution to nature-based solutions for a range of purposes. She delves not only into the technological aspects of engineered stormwater systems, but also the societal and other benefits that they brings to combating the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a consultative, evidence-based approach, a feature of Ana\u2019s leadership roles over the past decade has been her focus on bringing together multiple partners from industries, governments, and the university sector, to set-up and deliver large research programs. Ana also has significant experience in leading change and has been a passionate advocate and enabler for women in engineering and broader STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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