Nick Klomp
Australian academic administrator
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Nicholas Klomp is an Australian academic. Since February 2019, he has served as vice-chancellor and president[1] of Central Queensland University.
Education
Klomp holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Curtin University, First Class Honours from Murdoch University and a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Glasgow.
Career
Prior to his appointment as vice-chancellor,[2] Klomp was the deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Canberra[3][4] and prior to that role, Klomp was the dean of the Faculty of Science at Charles Sturt University.[5]
In addition to his extensive teaching career, Klomp was a science correspondent[6] for ABC radio for over 10 years and has produced two books and over 60 refereed publications.
Klomp sits on the Regional Universities Australia Vice-Chancellor's group[7] and has openly voiced his passion on the importance of regional education in Australia[8][9]