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Mechanical Engineering's John Sheridan wears many hats, including professor of fluid mechanics, associate dean (Research and Development), deputy dean and executive/deputy chair of CADRES.
Originally from the remote Shetland Islands in northern Scotland, John moved to Australia with his family at the age of 12. He grew up in Melbourne's western suburbs, where he gradually lost his broad Scottish brogue.
John studied engineering at the University of Melbourne before being employed by a consulting firm. The irresistible appeal of research, however, soon saw him at CSIRO as an experimental scientist, or as he calls it, "a jack of all trades".
While at CSIRO, John completed both his masters and PhD at Monash, which enabled him to be jointly supervised by both organisations. This connection was to prove useful when he came to Monash 11 years ago, where he now lectures, researches and supervises postgraduate students.
"Monash is a centre of excellence for mechanical engineering, not least because of our state-of-the-art facilities, including some of the largest wind tunnels in the Southern Hemisphere," he said.
To relax, John is a self-confessed 'hard-core lunchtime runner', which he says is a great way to socialise as well as keep fit. "It's an opportunity to chat to a sociologist one day, an economist the next," John says.
On the weekends, John also enjoys surfing down the west coast with his son and daughter.
- Lisa Pawlick
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