Jie Pan obtained his BSc in Physics and Acoustics from Nanjing University in China. He received his PhD and got married on the same day in Adelaide, where his PhD was supervised by Professor David Bies. He then conducted postdoctoral research with Professor Colin Hansen.

Jie joined the University of Western Australia (UWA) in 1991 and is now a Winthrop Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as the Director of the Centre for Acoustics, Dynamics and Vibration at UWA.

Professor Pan has authored and co-authored more than 300 journal and conference papers, one book, and an eBook based on his research in acoustics and control. Through his consulting work, he has contributed to shipbuilding, hovercraft development, mining, and power industries in Western Australia.

He holds several patents, with a couple of them successfully implemented in Western Australian marine, mining, and power sectors. His Google Scholar H-index is 53, and his i10-index is 194.

Professor Pan's current research projects include:

• Noise analysis and control of Noraero Hovercrafts
• Aeroacoustics and control of vacuum cleaners
• Friction-induced vibration and noise in conveyor pulley systems
• Acoustics of musical instruments
• Localization and audio extraction of sound sources
• Flow-induced sound transmission into elastic enclosures

Professor Pan teaches two units:

MECH4426 – Vibration and Sound (220 Students in 2025) and

MECH2004 – Engineering Dynamics (226 Students 2025).