Professor Andrew J. Fleming
School of Engineering,
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
+61 2 4921 6493

Andrew(dot)Fleming(at)newcastle.edu.au

Andrew J. Fleming graduated from The University of Newcastle, Australia with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 2000 and Ph.D in 2004. Professor Fleming is now the Director of the Precision Mechatronics Lab and the Priority Research Center for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control at The University of Newcastle, Australia. His research includes nanofabrication, micro-robotics, nano-positioning, and scanning probe microscopy. Professor Fleming’s research awards include the ATSE Batterham Medal, the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award, the University of Newcastle Researcher of the Year Award, and the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Award for Research Excellence. He is the co-author of three books and more than 200 Journal and Conference papers. Prof Fleming is the inventor of several patent applications and in 2012 he received the Newcastle Innovation Rising Star Award for Excellence in Industrial Engagement.

• Best Paper Award (co-author), IEEE Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, 2019, Helsinki, Finland.
• Research Supervision Excellence Award, University of Newcastle, 2017
• Batterham Medal, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, 2016
• Finalist, the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation, 2016
• Best Paper Award Finalist, IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics 2016
• ARC Future Fellowship 2014‐2017
• Newcastle Innovation Rising Star Award, 2012
• ARC Australian Research Fellowship 2009‐2013
• The University of Newcastle Vice Chancellors Award for Researcher of the Year, 2007
• Best Paper Award ‐ IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2007
• Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Award for Research Excellence, 2007
• ARC Australian Post‐Doctoral Fellowship 2006‐2008

• Total $15.3M
• 34 Grants, 12 ARC Grants
• 3 Fellowships (12 Years)
• Detailed Funding List

• Matheus Xavier – Second Place Award for Best Presentation at IEEE ICCMA 2019
• Meysam Omidbeike – Best Student Paper Finalist, IEEE MARSS 2019
• Meysam Omidbeike – Best Student Paper Finalist, IEEE AIM 2018
• Yik Ren Teo – Best Student Paper Finalist, IEEE MSC 2015
• Shannon Rios – Best Student Paper Finalist, IEEE AIM, 2015
• Mathew Fairbain – Best Student Paper Award, Australian Control Conference

• IEEE Nanotechnology Council – Control Systems Society Representative
• Board Membership and Service
  • Connectivity Innovation Network – Advisory Board, 2022 to present
  • Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources – Leadership Committee, 2019 to present
• Journal Editorial Roles
  • Chief Specialty Editor for Mechatronics, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (2015-2021)
  • Associate Editor for IEEE Control Systems Letters (2016-2019)
  • Associate Editor for Advances in Vibration and Acoustics (2007‐2011)
• Awards Committees
  • 2023 Chairman, IEEE Control Systems Society Outstanding Paper Award
  • 2022 IEEE Control Systems Society Outstanding Paper Award
  • 2021 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control – Best Student Paper Award
  • 2021 IEEE Control Systems Society Outstanding Paper Award
  • 2020 IEEE Control Systems Society Outstanding Paper Award
  • 2019 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control – Best Student Paper Award
• International Program Committee Member for the following conferences:
  • 2023 IFAC World Congress
  • 2023 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications
  • 2023 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics
  • 2023 IEEE American Control Conference
  • 2022 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications
  • 2021 IEEE American Control Conference
  • 2021 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications
  • 2020 IFAC World Congress
  • 2020 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA2020)
  • 2020 Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM-20)
  • 2020 IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC2020)
  • 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)
  • 2019 IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems and IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control
  • 2019 International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM-19)
  • 2018 International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM-18)
  • 2015 American Control Conference, Chicago, IL, 2015
  • 2014 American Control Conference, Portland, OR, 2014
  • 2013 American Control Conference, Vancouver, 2013
  • 2004 3rd IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, Sydney, 2004

• • 140 Journal Articles, 160 Conference Articles, 3 Books
  • 7800 Citations, H‐Index: 44 (Google Scholar)
  • 9 Patent Applications, international licensing in 13 countries
  • Consulting: NASA, DSTO, US Army, Nikon, Stanford Accelerator Lab, GE Medical etc.