Dr. Dalai is working as a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Bioenergy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing at the University of Saskatchewan. Hehas been recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of engineering, including: heterogeneous catalyst developments for gas to liquid (GTL) technologies; biodiesel production and applications; hydrogen/syngas production from waste materials; nanotechnology; hydroprocessing of gas oils; value-added products from biomass; and clean coal and gas processing technologies. Professor Dalai has provided ...

Dr. Claude Daley is a Professor of Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering at Memorial University. He specializes in arctic offshore engineering with a special focus on the structural design of ice going ships. He is one of the world's leading specialist in this branch of engineering, and has represented Canada in many international initiatives, groups and research programs, including those of the International Association of Classification Societies and the International Maritime Organization. He is currently conducting research with sponsors and colleagues from Asia, the Americas, Europe ...

Sophie D'Amours has made significant contributions to the optimization and transformation of Canada's forest products industry by introducing state-of-the-art supply chain management practices. She founded and led two major national research initiatives (FORAC Consortium and the Strategic VCO Network) which provided the body of knowledge in industrial engineering needed to raise the industry's competitiveness in a difficult business environment. Furthermore, she and her team provided the vision required to shift the industry's business model from a volume-driven to a value-oriented model ...

Patrick Daniel, Former President & CEO of Enbridge Inc., has led the development and evolution of one of the most respected corporate performers in the Canadian oil and gas industry over the past decade. Starting with process engineering and information technology, he moved on to progressively more senior corporate planning positions with Enbridge and its predecessor companies, both domestically and internationally. He has given extensive service to the profession, via participation on the UBC Engineering Advisory Council, and chairmanship of the University of Alberta Business Advisory ...

As a leader of industry, academe and the engineering profession, Mr. Danyluk has been a champion of engineering in Canada and abroad. As previous Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of Reid Crowther, he oversaw the growth and international expansion of the company resulting in Canadian engineering expertise being applied to great benefit in Europe, China and the developing world. He has served the profession with distinction, having held several senior appointments including president of Engineers Canada, APEGGA and the Consulting Engineers of Alberta, as well as vice-president of the WFEO. ...

Dr. Darcie has been a world-leading researcher, manager and entrepreneur for three decades. His research accomplishments include laying the foundation for fiber-optic access systems that are used in all modern cable television and telecommunications companies worldwide. He managed a large and diverse research organization in AT&T/Bell Labs leading innovation of numerous technologies that are in widespread use, including fiber-optic, photonic, Wi-Fi and 3G wireless systems and optical networks. As a professor and entrepreneur, in addition to managing a diverse research program, he recently ...

CEO of Electrovaya Inc., Dr. Das Gupta has pioneered numerous developments and inventions that include an electrochemical reactor for pollution abatement in the pulp and paper industry, high-temperature furnaces for experiments in space, and a unique non-toxic process for manufacture of the world's highest energy density lithium ion battery that has found application within marine, automotive, health-care and energy storage sectors. He has over 100 publications, 50 patents, and given numerous invited lectures within Canada and abroad. As an Adjunct Professor, Dr. Das Gupta has facilitated ...

Sunil Das of the University of Ottawa has made pioneering contributions to computer engineering research, specifically in the fields of switching theory and computer design, fault-tolerant computing, microarchitecture and microprogram optimization, and to some problem areas in applied theory of graphs and combinatorics.  He has also made major contributions to the IEEE Professional Societies. Sunil Das has brought honour to Canadian engineering through his achievements, as recognized by international awards.

Andrew Daugulis is a Professor and holds the Queen's University Research Chair in Biochemical and Cell Culture Engineering, and is an expert in industrial bioprocessing applied to the production of biofuels and high value chemical intermediates. He originated, and has licensed, the Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactor (TPPB) technology platform which allows the selective partitioning of target toxic molecules to, or away from, microbial cells – maintaining inhibitory molecules at sub-toxic levels, and allowing microbes to operate at their highest efficiency. Daugulis continues to define, and ...

Anton Davies, Vice-President and Co-Founder of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), is a renowned scientist and engineer in the fields of wind engineering, air quality and sustainable design, and has published numerous articles on these subjects. As one of the Principals in charge of RWDI's Environmental Team, he has directed many of the firm's major environmental projects worldwide. Dr. Davies has served as Chair of the Canadian Environmental Industry Association (CEIA) Ontario Chapter, National Director of CEIA and Chair of the Environmental Exporters Council, and has been a member ...