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Professor Andrew Fleming is a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing within the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He obtained a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 2000 and a PhD in 2004, both from the University of Newcastle. Currently serving as Director of the Precision Mechatronics Lab and the Priority Research Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control, Fleming's research focuses on nanofabrication, micro-robotics, metrological sensing, nano-positioning, high-speed scanning probe microscopy, optical nanofabrication, nanopositioning control systems, atomic force microscopy, control systems, digital signal processing, micro-cantilever sensors, nanometer position sensors, optical microfabrication, probe-based nanofabrication, scanning probe microscopy, piezoelectric actuators, soft robotics, and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. His career includes previous roles as Associate Professor and multiple Australian Research Council fellowships: Future Fellow from 2014 to 2017, Australian Research Fellow from 2009 to 2013, and Australian Post-Doctoral Fellow from 2006 to 2008.

Fleming has earned significant recognition, including the Batterham Medal for Engineering Excellence in 2016 from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, the University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor's Award for Researcher of the Year in 2007, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Award for Research Excellence in 2007, Newcastle Innovation Rising Star Award in 2012, ARC Future Fellowship, Best Paper Award from IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology in 2007, and Best Paper Award Finalist at IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics in 2016. Key publications encompass books such as 'Design, Modeling and Control of Nanopositioning Systems' (2014, co-authored with K.K. Leang), 'Piezoelectric Transducers for Vibration Control and Damping' (2006, co-authored with S.O.R. Moheimani), and 'Spatial Control of Vibration: Theory and Experiments' (2003, co-authored with S.O.R. Moheimani and D. Halim). He has authored over 170 publications, including highly cited works like 'A review of nanometer resolution position sensors: Operation and performance' (2013). With more than 12,000 citations and an h-index of 37 on Google Scholar, his work has substantial impact in precision mechatronics, control engineering, and robotics. Fleming serves as Chief Specialty Editor for Mechatronics in Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Representative for IEEE Nanotechnology Council–Control Systems Society, and has been on international program committees for conferences such as the American Control Conference (2013-2015) and IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems (2004), as well as grant reviewer for the Australian Research Council and member of the University of Newcastle Research Development Advisory Group (2009-2010).