Rate My Professor Gary Codner

Professor Gary Codner is an Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University, specializing in Environmental Engineering with a career encompassing both academia and industry. He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in 1971 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1975 from the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University. After completing his doctorate, he worked for seven years in the water industry with the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation on national and international projects before joining Monash University as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering in 1981. He progressed to Professor in 2009 and held pivotal roles including Director of Teaching and Deputy Head of the Department from 1999, Founder and Director of the Environmental Engineering degree program from 1995 to 2009, and Associate Dean (Teaching) in the Faculty of Engineering from 2006. In these positions, he introduced unit evaluation processes, problem-based learning, the Leadership in a Technological Environment Program, and the Work Ready Program to bolster teaching quality and student employability skills.

Professor Codner is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and was honored as the 2011 Civil Engineering Alumnus of the Year by Monash University. His research contributions include over 60 publications in Environmental Engineering and 13 in engineering education, with key works such as 'Modelling hydroclimatic uncertainty and short-run irrigator decision making: The Goulburn system' (2009, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics) and 'Leadership in a technological environment' (2010). He chaired the National Committee of Environmental Engineering and served as inaugural Chair of the College of Environmental Engineering within Engineers Australia, where he developed guidelines for environmental engineering, sustainability policies, and greenhouse gas emissions policies. He also participated in program accreditation, contributed to the Co-operative Research Centre in Catchment Hydrology, and was involved in the Vice-Chancellor's Group on Environment and Carbon Neutrality.