Dr Peter Lilly has over 35 years of experience in mine planning and design, project development, consulting engineering, applied research, and academia. He has served as Director of the UWA Engineering Zone initiative and held the role of Adjunct Professor of Mining Engineering.

Dr Lilly currently serves as Chairman of the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, Non-Executive Director of METS Ignited Australia Ltd, Director and Trustee of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy Education Endowment Fund, Director of the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM, and a member of CSIRO’s Mineral Resources Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Accreditation Council of the Australian Research Management Society and Chairman of the Inductees Selection Committee for the Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame.

He is a past President of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and was elected to the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2007. Dr Lilly is also a former Director of the WA School of Mines.

He became an associate member of the WASM Alumni in 2006 and continues to be a financial supporter of WASM student events.