Cristian Birzer
Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering
University of Adelaide
Australia
Biography
Dr Cristian Birzer MIEAust CPEng is the Director of the Humanitarian and Development Solutions Initiative. He is a Chartered Professional Mechanical Engineer and Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Engineering at the School of Mechanical Engineering. He is a former consultant engineer and also member of the Australian Defence Force, having worked in East Timor and the Solomon Islands. Cris also deployed to Nepal with the World Food Programme to assist with the 2015 Earthquakes emergency response. Cris is the Director and co-founder of the Humanitarian and Development Solutions Initiative, Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering and also the Deputy Head of School and Director of Engagement for the School of Mechanical Engineering. He is a former Manager of MechTest, the consulting arm of the School of Mechanical Engineering, and former Manager of the Adelaide Wind Tunnel. Dr Cristian Birzer MIEAust CPEng is the Director of the Humanitarian and Development Solutions Initiative. He is a Chartered Professional Mechanical Engineer and Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Engineering at the School of Mechanical Engineering. He is a former consultant engineer and also member of the Australian Defence Force, having worked in East Timor and the Solomon Islands. Cris also deployed to Nepal with the World Food Programme to assist with the 2015 Earthquakes emergency response. Cris is the Director and co-founder of the Humanitarian and Development Solutions Initiative, Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering and also the Deputy Head of School and Director of Engagement for the School of Mechanical Engineering. He is a former Manager of MechTest, the consulting arm of the School of Mechanical Engineering, and former Manager of the Adelaide Wind Tunnel.
Research Interest
Mechanical Engineering
