Professor Milica Radisic, of the University of Toronto, is an international leader in the fields of biomedical and cardiovascular tissue engineering. She has pioneered electrical field stimulation for cultivation of functional heart tissue in the laboratory, leading to innovative new approaches to testing drugs in vitro on arrays of human tissues. Her groundbreaking research on the design and development of bioreactors for cardiac tissue engineering based on stem cell derived cardiomyocytes and biomaterials has led to accolades such as the NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship, the Engineers Canada ...

Nimal Rajapakse is internationally recognized as a leading researcher in the fields of computational mechanics, mechanics of advanced materials, elasticity, fracture mechanics and geomechanics.  The quality of his work is apparent by his publication and citation records and by the use of his work in engineering applications.  Dr. Rajapakse also has a truly admirable record with regard to service to the engineering profession and the technical community, and has served in a wide range of administrative and leadership roles. He is currently a Professor at Simon Fraser University.

Professor Hesham Rakha conducts leading-edge research at Virginia Tech aimed at reducing traffic congestion, reducing transportation system energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing the safety of the transportation system. His achievements include the establishment and leadership of the Centre for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the continuous development of the INTEGRATION agent-based multi-modal transportation software, and the invention of numerous energy and emission modeling tools. Rakha’s record includes service to IEEE, SAE, TRB, ...

Comondore (Ravi) Ravindran of Ryerson University has made innovative contributions in steel making and continuous casting and forming, particularly billet casting, microalloyed steel technology, liquid steel processing, cleanliness and rolling. He has also led major advances in process and quality of ductile iron castings and heat treatment. He established the first university-based and interdisciplinary applied research for lost foam (near-net-shape) casting of aluminum alloys and technology transfer in Canada. He is the Director of the Centre for Near-net-shape Processing of Materials ...

Ajay Ray is an internationally renowned researcher, leader, educator, and mentor in chemical engineering. He has made seminal research contributions in the field of solar photocatalysis, moving bed technology and optimization. His applied research ranges from synthesis of novel eco-friendly materials for renewable energy, and clean potable water, devising innovative approaches of process intensification for purification of biologics, and application of multi objective optimization in the improvement of industrial chemical processes. His research resulted in a deep understanding of ...

Before becoming Chair for Effective Design of Structures and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University, Ghani Razaqpur was Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at Carleton University. He is currently a Chair Professor at Nankai University in China. As a world authority in concrete materials and structures, advanced finite element modeling and design of structures using fibre reinforced polymers (FRP), he has over 200 publications in journals and conference proceedings and has supervised over 50 master's and doctoral students. ...

Professor Reddy has made outstanding contributions to research and education in applied mechanics through his highly-cited contributions to variational principles and methods, shear deformation theories of beams, plates, and shells, and the mathematical theory of the finite element method, successful commercialization of his research and service to the profession. Dr. Reddy is recognized for lasting contributions to research and education through the development of shear deformation structural theories, creation of finite element models for accurate determination of inter-laminar stresses in ...

Professor Douglas Reeve, University of Toronto, is widely recognized for innovations in process engineering in pulp manufacturing; these have led to significant improvement in process efficiency and in protection of the environment. Douglas Reeve is equally known for the development of innovative learning organizations and programs for creation of new engineering knowledge, for the expanded dissemination of knowledge to industry, and for the enhanced development of engineering professionals with respect to speaking and writing skills.

Dr. Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Life Fellow ASME, Fellow Canadian Academy of Engineering, is a Distinguished Engineer (and Adjunct Professor in Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science SUNY Binghamton. He obtained the M.A. SC. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.Dr. Refai has made important contributions to the electronics packaging. He has significantly advanced this scientific field through his development of ground-breaking electronics cooling technologies. His engineering practice has not only impacted the academic community, but has also greatly ...

Robert Reid is a most talented professional engineer who has the unique capability of resolving not only highly technical challenges but also complex, multi-disciplined and extremely contentious issues, many with major political and national overtones. Mr. Reid has utilized his skills and leadership in many ways. His most recent stunning success brought the NWT Aboriginals into a one-third ownership interest in the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline without major capital outlays or commitments. For the benefit of Canadians Reid's creative, intellectually sound, politically endorsed, and economically ...