(Western Sydney University School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, Penrith, Australia)

Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam is the Associate Dean (Research and HDR), Associate Dean (International) and Discipline
Leader (Construction Management) at School of Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia. She is
nominated to the College of Expert, Australian Research Council, Australian Government. She received her Ph.D. in
sustainable construction from the Department of Building and Construction at City University of Hong Kong.
Her research interests are in the areas of environmental management in construction and sustainable
development. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Construction Management and
Editor of Construction and Building Materials. She has published over 3 books, 21 book chapters, 262 referred
journal articles and 173 referred conference articles. She has been awarded forty-two research grants (totaled
over $8 million), including five national competitive projects from Australian Research Council, Australian Government.