In his Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor role at the University of Melbourne, Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar (Ashok) is responsible for international strategy and relationships with India. He is also the Deputy Head of the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science. Prior to his current chancellery position, Ashok was the Associate Dean International (ADI) in the Faculty of Science from 2013 to 2017. During his ADI tenure, he helped to establish the Melbourne India Postgraduate Program, Melbourne India Postgraduate Academy, and BSc Blended program involving partner institutions across India. He has served on a number of University of Melbourne management committees and scientific advisory boards of external scientific organizations. Ashok has made major contributions to the materials, food, and dairy industries through his research in the field of ultrasonics and sonochemistry. He has received about USD 15 million research grants to support his research work that includes several industry projects. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, has published ~420 refereed papers (H-Index: 61), and is the President of the Asia Oceania Sonochemical Society.