- Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Chris De Gruyter is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. He undertakes teaching and research in the area of transport and land use planning, with a focus on understanding the impacts of new residential development on the transport system. Chris was previously an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research where he investigated the impacts of the apartment boom on public transport in Australian cities.
Prior to joining RMIT University, Chris was a Research Fellow and Deputy Director in the Public Transport Research Group at Monash University. He also worked in transport planning for 12 years, both with the Victorian government and in consulting. Chris' wider research interests span the areas of public transport, land use planning, travel demand management, and parking policy.
Experience
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2026–presentSenior Lecturer, RMIT University
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2022–2026Senior Research Fellow & ARC DECRA Fellow, RMIT University
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2018–2022Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, RMIT University
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2022–2022Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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2015–2018Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Monash University
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2013–2015Transport Consultant, UrbanTrans
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2006–2013Senior Transport Planner, AECOM
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2003–2006TravelSmart Project Officer, Department of Transport
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2002–2003Cadet Traffic Engineer, GTA Consultants
Education
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2015Monash University, PhD
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2006Monash University, Master of Transport
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2002Monash University, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, Transport Professionals Australia (TPA)
Research Areas
- Transport Planning (120506)
Contact Chris for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
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