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Dr. Abatzoglou has demonstrated achievements with a very high level of impact in pedagogy, academic management and in industry. His main contributions to academia consist of a restructuring of the chemical engineering program and creating the biotech engineering program. As director, the department has seen a dramatic increase in faculty and enrollment. He is recognized as the most popular teacher by students. He developed a very high level research program in collaboration with industry and holds a Chair in pharmaceutical engineering with Pfizer. He is co-founder of two university spin-offs, ...

Professor Baher Abdulhai conducts leading-edge research at the University of Toronto to reduce traffic congestion in smart cities. His achievements include the establishment and leadership of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Centre and the iCity Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems, and the invention of traffic signal control systems which have been licensed by major technology firms. Dr. Abdulhai's record of service includes the Board of the Ontario Transit Authority and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in ITS. He is a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada ...

Prof. Abolmaesumi is an outstanding and innovative researcher with an international reputation for his contributions to cancer imaging and image-guided interventions. His work covers medical image analysis, from theory to practice in computer-aided diagnosis and therapy systems. His innovations in ultrasound imaging are used globally at leading research institutions. He has mobilized an international network of interdisciplinary researchers and industry on development of new biomedical engineering solutions with direct impact on patient care.

Tyseer Aboulnasr is an Electrical Engineering professor retired from University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Dr Aboulnasr received the Bachelor of Engineering degree from Cairo University, Egypt, M.Sc.and Ph.D. degrees from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; all in Electrical Engineering. She was Dean of the Faculty of Applied University of British Columbia from 2008-2011 and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa from 1998-2004. Dr. Aboulnasr received the Ottawa-Carleton YWCA Women of Distinction Award (Education) in 1999 and was elected Fellow of the ...

Dr. AbouRizk has significantly advanced the field of construction engineering, particularly construction simulation modeling and analysis. He is internationally acknowledged as a leader in project planning, risk analysis and uncertainty modeling. He is also recognized for his ability to transfer research and development into construction practice. He has published more than 300 papers and supervised over 100 graduate students while also balancing his academic endeavors by active consulting on projects focusing on risk analysis and assessment of management systems. He has received wide ...

Paul Acchione was the 2013-14 President and Chair of Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. The Society benefited from Paul's experience and determination to establish itself as a public policy advisor. He is instrumental in expanding the role of engineers as public policy advisers. He successfully raised the profile of engineers in Ontario and continues to encourage engineers to contribute to public policy development. His leadership contributes to public recognition of the value of engineers to society. He believes engineers offer unique and valuable skills and experience that are ...

Barry Adams has had an outstanding academic career, first at McGill University and then at the University of Toronto where he served as both Chair of Environmental Engineering and Chair of the department of Civil Engineering. He has consulted widely in Canada and abroad on water resources and environmental engineering studies. Dr. Adams has supervised over 50 graduate students and has a prolific record of contributions to scholarly and professional organizations. He has developed a variety of sophisticated models that have been used to examine situations of engineering importance that ...

Bill Adams has made outstanding and lasting contributions to engineering practice in Canada's pulp industry, most notably in establishing technologies to produce renewable energy from biomass and innovations to enhance pulp quality for high value products. He has also provided skilled and highly respected leadership in forest industry sustainability, both in technical matters and in interactions with the various stakeholders of Canada's forest resource. In addition to these contributions to Canada, the nominee has generously donated his time and exemplary engineering skills to furthering ...

Dr. Agar has distinguished himself as an outstanding engineer, researcher, business leader and consultant. As a founding member and the previous chief technical officer of O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc., Dr. Agar has continued to push back the boundaries of geo-environmental science and engineering for almost 3 decades. His pioneering work as a co-inventor of soil gas vapour extraction technology revolutionized the approach and cost-effectiveness of remediation in sites contaminated with volatile organics. He is a recognized expert who has freely shared his state of the art ...

Dr. Agnew has been teaching Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo for over 25 years. He has also been conducting research in the areas of networks, cryptography and computer security for many years. As a result of this work, Dr. Agnew and two colleagues founded Certicom Corporation in 1985. Since that time, Certicom has grown to $100M company employing 170 people and is traded on the TSX. Certicom has risen to be the world leader in Elliptic Curve based cryptographic systems, which are critical for the security of wireless and low power networks. Dr. Agnew has ...

Dr. Sonia Aïssa, Professor at INRS, Univ. du Québec, is highly esteemed as a leading researcher who contributed extensively in expanding Canadian impact in the field of wireless communications worldwide. Her pioneering work on cognitive radio, multi-antenna systems, cross-layer design and resource management has been highly influential and enabled advances in engineering design. She is widely published and is known as an extraordinary mentor of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Her contributions influence professional practice, also through important governance and organizational ...

Professor D. Grant Allen is Chair of the University of Toronto's Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, a recent Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the former Director of the University of Toronto's Pulp and Paper Centre. Considered a leading expert on biofiltration, Professor Allen is conducting ground-breaking research on the use of advanced biotechnology to reduce the environmental impact of the pulp and paper and other industries. He has served as President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering and has a distinguished record of ...

Yusuf Altintas, Professor at UBC, is internationally recognized as a leading engineering researcher in the field of machining. He has contributed significantly to literature, particularly his theory of kinematics and chatter vibration stability in milling. He has also published the book 'Manufacturing automation: Principles of Metal Cutting, Machine Tool Vibrations and CNC Design', Cambridge University Press 2000. He holds the prestigious NSERC/Pratt & Whitney Industrial research Chair in Virtual High-Performance Machining; he is the Fellow of ASME, SME and CIRP, and he is Founder and ...

Professor Marco Amabili of McGill University is an international leader in education and research in mechanical engineering. His specialty is mechanical vibrations and fluid-structure interactions and his research has made tremendous progress in nonlinear vibrations of structural components. He is the author of a large number of highly-cited scientific contributions in prestigious journals and he is the sole author of two monographs published by Cambridge University Press. He serves in editorial positions in several top ranked scientific journals. Dr. Amabili was recognized by valued awards ...

Professor Cristina Amon is Dean of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Her research has advanced the scientific foundation of heat transfer enhancement by flow destabilization, and she has made pioneering contributions to concurrent thermal designs, innovation in electronics cooling and transient thermal management of wearable computers. She has served numerous professional societies with distinction, and demonstrated exceptional dedication to outreach and to diversity in engineering. While at Carnegie Mellon she developed two engineering outreach programs ...

Dr. Paul Amyotte, P.Eng., FEC, FEIC, FCSCE has excelled in all aspects of his engineering career, teaching, research, consulting and service to the profession. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of engineering and scientific knowledge in the areas of industrial safety and loss management. He is considered a global expert in the prevention and mitigation of dust explosions and as such, his knowledge is sought in many countries throughout the world. With three books and over 180 publications in his area of expertise, he has contributed significantly to safety in the industrial ...

Professor Robert Andrews holds an NSERC Industrial Research Chair at the University of Toronto, where he founded the Drinking Water Research Group. His collaborations with municipalities as research partners have allowed him to solve real-world problems that have a direct impact on the safety of Canada's drinking water supply. An expert in drinking water treatment, Professor Andrews is a member of several decision-making committees and advisory councils in Canada and the United States. His work has been recognized with prestigious awards from the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian ...

Jorge Angeles is best known for his contributions to the design and control of mechanical systems, with special focus in robotics. He is recognized as an international authority in the kinematics and dynamics of parallel robots. His design paradigm for cam mechanics at large broke ground in the area of mechanical transmissions, as it allows for force and motion transmission with minimum friction losses. Jorge Angeles is the holder of three international patents in the areas of mechanisms and robotics plus six books on mechanical systems.

An experienced entrepreneur herself, Dr. Anis has pioneered the concept of entrepreneurial design in engineering education. She has been the driving force behind transformational changes at the University of Ottawa: Courses on innovation and entrepreneurship for students; student competitions in design and entrepreneurship; increased participation of uOttawa Engineering students in pre-professional competitions at the international level; facilities and resources that support and foster innovation among students. Hanan also spearheaded the establishment of the student-run uOttawa Engineering ...

Miguel F. Anjos is a Professor at Polytechnique Montreal. He is renowned internationally for his research accomplishments in the field of mathematical optimization and its applications in engineering. He currently holds an Inria International Chair and the NSERC-Hydro-Quebec-Schneider Electric Senior Industrial Research Chair on Optimization for the Smart Grid. He earned degrees from McGill University, Stanford University, and the University of Waterloo. He was the Founding Academic Director of the Trottier Institute for Energy at Polytechnique, which promotes the search for sustainable ...

Using novel experimental techniques coupled with mathematical modeling, Professor Argyropoulos has established a comprehensive knowledge base pertaining to the thermo-chemical principles that govern in-situ and interfacial reactions during alloying of molten metals. From his studies of fluid flow phenomena, he has also pioneered the development of an innovative sensor to measure for the first time, the magnitude and direction of velocities in high temperature liquid metals. Recognized by international honours and awards, this distinguished researcher has made substantial and sustained ...

Dr. Samuel T. Ariaratnam is an internationally-renowned leader in horizontal directional drilling and trenchless engineering applications. His research in this area has created new technologies in construction engineering and applications of underground trenchless techniques. He has published over 300 technical reports and papers, has co-authored eight textbooks, and holds four patents. His contributions to engineering have been recognized by numerous organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which awarded him the prestigious John O. Bickel Award and the Arthur ...

Dr. Soheil Asgarpour has over 30 years of diversified technical, business, and operations experience in the oil and gas industry marked by providing strong leadership: President of Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), President of Innovative Oil & Gas Inc. and business leader of Oil Sands Development for Alberta Department of Energy, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Canadian 88 Energy Corp., Director of Corporate Strategic Planning for Gulf Canada Resources Limited (“Gulf”), Director of Exploitation for Gulf, and Chief Engineer of Gulf.Dr. Asgarpour ...

Named as one of the 25 top innovators in Quebec in 2009; contributor to Canadian and US government policies on energy; sought after for advice by governments and major industries; educator of over 30 high performing building engineering graduates now in universities, government and industry; widely published with over 150 journal papers and two books; pioneer of solar technologies and leader of innovative solar building demonstration projects; distinguished Canadian leader of research networks unifying top researchers, institutions, and industries - Dr. Athienitis is recognized as a major ...

Michel Aubertin, professeur emerite de l'École polytechnique, est reconnu tant au Canada qu'à l'étranger pour l'importance et l'originalité des ses travaux en géotechnique et hydrogéologie minière. Il a mis au point des méthodes novatrices pour la gestion environnementale des rejets miniers entreposés en surface ou sous-terre. Il a aussi réussi à contrôler le drainage minier acide, un problème environnemental très sérieux pour l'industrie minière. Il est titulaire d'une chaire de recherche industrielle CRSNG impliquant 2 universités, 6 compagnies minières, 3 firmes de consultants, 5 agences ...

Bruce Aubin grew up in a Franco-Ontarian home in Hamilton, ON. His 50 year career in airline technical operations, aircraft maintenance and flight safety culminated in the role of Executive Vice-President of Air Canada and brought global recognition as a leader on these vital topics. Bruce served on many technical and professional boards, including a term as President of SAE International - one of the world's largest and most important technical organizations. Besides his professional and volunteer work, Bruce Aubin is a philanthropist, and the CAE is proud to administer a student award that ...

Dr. Aubin is a professor of biomechanical engineering at Polytechnique Montréal and a researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine. He is the Executive and Scientific Director of the TransMedTech Institute for Medical Technology. A prominent, prolific and visionary researcher, Dr. Aubin is internationally recognized for his innovative work in orthopedic engineering, as well as for his structuring initiatives in transdisciplinary and intersectoral open innovation ecosystems for the development and implementation of next-generation health technologies. His achievements change lives, his initiatives ...

M. Avedesian has made a significant contribution to the development of the magnesium industry in Canada through the establishment of the Institute of Magnesium Technology, the Chair of Magnesium research at Laval University, and Noranda's entry into magnesium primary production. He is a fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and currently works as a faculty lecturer at McGill University.

Dan Bader has been a leader and mentor in the Alberta public service with respect to the successful execution of large, complex, capital intensive, public works projects. For example, the SuperNet Project which provides internet connectivity to over 400 Alberta communities via 12,000 km of fibre optic cable, was delivered on time and on budget under his direction. In addition Mr. Bader continues to serve his profession and his community through a wide variety of Board and Executive positions as well as through his current position of President of DH Bader Consulting.

A visionary, Dr. Brian Baetz pioneered modern techniques and thinking in Civil, Environmental,and Systems Engineering. A Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Baetz made pioneering contributions in solid waste management and later energy and environmental systems modelling and decision support frameworks. As a professor at McMaster and Tulane Universities, Baetz established groundbreaking programs to strengthen sustainability and societal dimensions in engineering practice at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Although his impact has been global, Baetz continues to ...

Dr. Majid Bahrami is a visionary leader and researcher who has made significant impacts on society by advancing fundamental aspects of thermofluidic transport phenomena and advanced materials and by applications of novel sustainable energy-water systems. His research and engineering innovations have opened new avenues for translational research and received global attention, with exceptional contributions to the fields of waste-heat driven air-conditioning systems, sorption composites, heat exchangers, thermal storage, passive cooling, fuel cells, batteries, and atmospheric water harvesting. ...

Professor Chunli Bai has made innovative and sustained contributions to nanomaterials over three decades. He pioneered China's nanotechnology effort, both as leading scientist and as policy-maker. He has published more than 350 journal papers, and 12 monographs and book chapters. He has been elected as a member of 15 major academies of science or engineering worldwide, and has received over 20 prestigious awards and prizes, including the first UNESCO medal for contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. He was instrumental in facilitating and consolidating long-lasting ...

Kathy Baig has distinguished herself by her exceptional contribution to the restoration of confidence in the engineering profession in Quebec following the Charbonneau Commission, and by her contributions to several companies (Aéroports de Montréal, PyroGenesis Canada and others) and Boards of Directors (VIA Rail, Engineers Canada). President of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec since 2016, she implements the ING2020 Strategic Plan to make the Order the benchmark for the protection of the public. Her achievements have been recognized by Engineers Canada and the Federation of Chambers of ...

Known as a world leader in field testing of bridges, Baidar Bakht, President of JMBT Structures Research, has also made notable contributions in various other aspects of bridge engineering, including analysis, probabilistic methods, design codes, deck systems, soil-steel bridges and timber bridges. His contributions, recorded in a large number of papers and several books, are innovative and practical in nature. He has served the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering in various capacities, including VP (Technical Activities).

Michael A. Ball, during his years with Transport Canada, made substantial and sustained contributions to the technical development of transportation systems in Canada. Given his extensive and responsible positions in industry prior to joining the department, he brought valuable perspectives to the evolution of transportation policy in the department, and into the wider federal government community. His contributions to numerous committees related to transportation, security, energy and environmental issues nationally and internationally have been well recognized. Michael Ball has also served ...

Nemkumar Banthia, Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Sr. Canada Research Chair is a world-famous materials scientist and an authority on sustainable concrete infrastructure. His work includes, on the one hand, development of ultra-high performance, low carbon concrete materials and on the other hand, development of low-cost sensors that can create cyber-physical interfaces for monitoring the health of concrete infrastructure thereby enhancing their safety and sustainability. Dr. Banthia holds eight patents and has published over 400 refereed papers. He serves as the ...

Dr. Barber has provided outstanding leadership in the development of the Canadian microelectronics industry and in fostering co-ooperation and collaboration between industry and Canadian universities. As co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gennum Corporation, he has provided the leadership that has enabled Gennum to compete successfully and internationally in the design, manufacturing and marketing of integrated circuit devices.

Suzelle Barrington was recognized for her significant contributions to the engineering profession through a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal. As Professor in Environmental Engineering at McGill University, she produced design criteria acknowledged worldwide, such as earthen wastewater storage facilities and odour-dispersing natural wind breaks. From 2010 to 2014, she held a International Research Chair with l'Université Européene de Bretagne, where she guided and coordinated the research efforts of 4 groups, and successfully introduced new management concepts in organic waste ...

Richard J. Bathurst, Professor, RMC and Queen's, is internationally recognised as a foremost authority on geosynthetic-reinforced retaining wall systems. His physical testing and modelling has led to the development of practical guidelines for the design of these systems, and to the safe and economical design of a new generation of retaining wall systems that are now used by industry throughout the world. He is both a consultant to the major geosynthetics manufacturers and the owner of a leading commercial geosynthetics reinforcement testing laboratory. Dr. Bathurst has just completed a four ...

Professor Bawden is an educator, researcher and practitioner in applied rock engineering for the mining and civil engineering communities in Canada and internationally. His former students hold leading positions in mining and consulting engineering firms in Canada and abroad. Professor Bawden's research work has been focused primarily on the design and support of large underground excavations in rock primarily in the mining sector. Mining is a critical component of the Canadian economy. Professor Bawden's work has had, and continues to have, a direct and positive impact on mine productivity, ...

For discovery of energetic and statistical-energetic size effect laws for quasibrittle failures, for conceiving their crack-band and nonlocal modeling with Gauss-Weibull probability distribution of quasibrittle structure strength, for formulating fundamental physics-based laws of creep and hygrothermal effects in concrete with seconds-to-century time span, and for major advances in damage assessment of concrete structures enhancing infrastructure durability and sustainability. For collaborations in Canada since the 60s.

Educateur, chercheur, ingenieur, le Dr. Bazergui excelle sur toute la ligne. Il est un expert en résistance des matériaux et en techniques expérimentales; il a un livre et une centaine de publications et rapports. Il est connu à l'échelle internationale pour ses contributions dans le domaine de l'étancheité des appareils sous pression aussi qu'à l'échelle locale pour ses contributions à sa communauté.

Bob Beamish is a Canadian engineer who has worked throughout his very successful 50+ year career to apply his talent and energy for the betterment of Canada and the world through his founding of the Woodbridge Group - an auto parts firm with 8000 employees at 61 plants in 17 countries, and other ventures. He has focused on environmentally sound businesses that result in strong employment opportunities for others. He has shared his success through active charitable works embodied in the WB Family Foundation which has supported major social, medical, mental health and educational endeavours ...

Yves Beauchamp is the Vice Principal, Administration and Finance, McGill University. Prior thereto, he was Full Professor of Industrial Engineering, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). Dr. Beauchamp was also Vice-Rector responsible for the development of the new Outremont campus of Université de Montréal and Director General at the ÉTS. At ÉTS, supported by a strong management team, he revitalized this university as a training ground for engineers, which became one of the largest in Canada under his leadership. He also held an academic position at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. ...

Norman Beaulieu is a world renown researcher in the analysis and modeling of wireless communications systems. Among a number of groundbreaking contributions on diverse fronts, international researchers use his ingenious mathematical method dubbed the "Beaulieu series" to calculate outage, coverage, interference and error rates in wireless communications systems. Dr. Beaulieu served as the only resident Canadian of the world's leading communications research journal, the IEEE Transactions on Communications, founded the iCORE Wireless Communications Laboratory, which has made Alberta a world ...

While leading the growth over a 45-year span of what is now the largest Canadian publicly traded construction and infrastructure development company, Aecon Group Inc., Mr. Beck has spearheaded the development of new engineering technology, led the development of large-scale infrastructure projects both in Canada such as Highway 407 and the CN Tower, and exported engineering expertise internationally for projects such as most recently the Cross Israel Highway, and the Quito International Airport. Mr. Beck has been instrumental in leading innovative finance models, namely the public private ...

Leader of the International Ground Engineering Group in Golder Associates and widely recognized as one of the foremost Geoengineers in Canada, Dr. Dennis Becker has made distinguished contributions to geotechnical engineering practice, the profession, and scholarship. Major projects include the foundation design for the Confederation Bridge, the St. Clair Rail Tunnel, Offshore sand fill islands in the Beaufort Sea, and projects involving oil sands, pipelines, resource development, waste management, and dam safety assessment. Professional contributions include Presidency of the Canadian ...

The hallmark of Jim Beckett's career is leadership. He led ATCO's development of then state-of-the-art computer systems to optimize transmission and distribution assets. His leadership assisted Alberta to develop the legislation which de-regulated the electric and natural gas utilities industries through the Electric Utilities Act of 1995 and subsequent legislation, and he helped to lead the ATCO transformation from vertically integrated utilities to "pipes and wires" providers. He also led the P3 that took over the Provincial Government's mapping services. More recently, he has led the ...

Professor Kamran Behdinan, of the University of Toronto, is a highly respected leader and innovator in engineering design and design education. He was the founding Chair of the Ryerson Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the founding Director of both the Ryerson Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation and the University of Toronto Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation. He has consecutively held the NSERC Engineering Design Chair at Ryerson University and the NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design at U of T. Professor Behdinan is a Fellow of the Canadian ...

Laleh Behjat is an innovative researcher, educator, and champion for underrepresented groups in STEM. She has made outstanding contributions to the field of electronic design automation. She works with researchers across fields to break the silos that exist between disciplines, to solve the challenges we face with creativity and innovation. Dr. Behjat is dedicated to educating the next generation of engineers in Canada and strives to make engineering education inclusive. She is an advocate for ethical science and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity in the profession.

Jean Bélanger est un ingénieur spécialisé en électronique et président fondateur de Opal-RT. Cette PME de 40 personnes, créée en 1997, commercialise de puissants outils de simulation numérique en temps réel pour les industries de l'automobile, de l'aérospatiale, de la robotique et les utilités électriques. Jean Bélanger a aussi joué un rôle clé dans la conception et construction des lignes à 735 kV de l'Hydro-Québec provenant de la Baie James ainsi que dans le développement de puissants simulateurs de réseaux électriques et de leurs logiciels.

Professor Bélanger is known internationally for his authoritative contributions to automatic control, control theory and robotics and as the author of the textbook Control Engineering: A Modern Approach. Bélanger has been a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at McGill since 1967. He is also experienced in academic administration, having served a decade as dean of the Faculty of Engineering, as well as vice-principal, Research, and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. He has also served widely outside the university, for example, as vice-chair of the Defence Science ...

Dr. Benmokrane is an internationally renowned leader in the research of structural fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials for applications to civil infrastructures. He is not only acknowledged as a leader and expert by his colleagues in academia internationally, but also by industry and by professional societies and organizations. His contributions have been made, not only through his leading-edge research, but also through his leadership and participation in the development of design codes, standards, and specifications, his training of students and engineers, and technology ...

Gilbert Bennett is Executive Vice President - Power Development at Nalcor Energy where he leads the development of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric generation project. Gilbert is a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador and serves on the Canadian Hydropower Association's Board of Directors.

Annette is a passionate advocate for the engineering profession. As President of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and Professional Engineers Ontario, and as President of Engineers Canada, she has exemplified leadership in governance, advocacy, and promotion of the profession. With her experience on the Board of Directors of the Kingston General Hospital, and as a Lecturer and Director at Queen's University, she has not only greatly influenced the engineering profession, but also the healthcare and academic communities. Her work has been acknowledged by a Fellowship from Engineers ...

Professor Pierre Berini has made pioneering contributions to photonics, particularly to the area of surface plasmons and their application to integrated optical circuits, telecommunication devices and (bio)chemical sensors. He has made significant contributions to the Engineering profession via the organization of major international conferences, through teaching and mentoring in the Faculty of Engineering, by leading many industry-funded research and development projects, by initiating several transfers of technology to Canadian industry including the creation of a spin-off company, and by ...

Prof. Berruti served as Dean of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan and at the University of Western Ontario. He is the Founding Director of the Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR) and he currently holds the "NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass and Waste to Bioindustrial Resources". He has trained over 122 graduate students and 36 postdoctoral fellows, has contributed to over 320 refereed publications in prestigious journals, books and conferences, and he holds four patents. He received Bantrel Award in Design and ...

Dr. Berry has made exceptional contributions in process innovation and chemical process technology throughout his long career in the Canadian pulp and paper industry. His process innovations have been widely adopted by industry to reduce pulping & bleaching costs and environmental impacts. Dr. Berry also led the initiative to develop and commercialize cellulose nanocrystals, resulting in a manufacturing facility that is the first and largest in the world, and that allowed Canada to position itself as a world leader in this new nanotechnology industry. Dr. Berry has 36 patents, 159 ...

Professor François Bertrand is Senior Vice-President and Vice-President Academic & Research at Polytechnique Montréal, one of Canada's top technological universities. He is a world-renowned chemical engineer, specializing in the dynamics of fluids and solids in chemical engineering processes, with an emphasis on mixing, and in the modeling of transport phenomena in multiphase systems. He also is renowned for his many contributions to the engineering community and society at large, notably through the training of highly qualified personnel, his significant involvement in national and ...

Vijay Bhargava has made fundamental research contributions in the field of cellular wireless communications. This research represents an evolution of his earlier pioneering research in error control coding and spread spectrum; error control coding devices designed by him are used by several industries and government agencies. He was President of the IEEE Information Theory Society and has served on numerous committees for NSERC, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Canada Research Chairs Program and the Science Council of British Columbia. Vijay Bhargava was also Editor of the Canadian Journal ...

Dr. Bhuyan has been inducted as a Fellow for significant contributions to the engineering profession in Canada and abroad through his technical contributions and leadership roles in enabling the development of ocean energy sector in Canada and around the world, and in the development and application of integrity & reliability based methods for managing critical energy infrastructure.

Dr. Xiaotao Bi has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of fluidization engineering, particularly on flow regimes, choking, electrostatics and dynamic signal interpretation. He has also made significant contributions to broad areas of engineering practice, explored applications of novel reactors to clean energy conversion systems, particularly on thermal cracking of heavy oil, thermochemical conversion of forest biomass residues and animal wastes, catalytic removal of flue gas NOx, monitoring/reduction of electrostatics from polymerization reactors, and water management in fuel ...

Mr. Bialkowski has distinguished himself in the design and implementation of process control engineering systems in the pulp and paper industry and raising the standards of such systems. He is currently the President of Entech Control Engineering Inc. in Etobicoke, Ontario.

John Bianchini, Global Managing Director of Hatch LTD.'s Mining and Metals division, is a superb non-Ferrous process engineer, an excellent project manager, and global business leader. He has applied great skill and effort to expand the scope and volume of Hatch Ltd.'s Mining and Metals business throughout the world. In response to technological, environmental, and EPCM services needed locally by many global mining/metals companies, John has developed a successful organization with Hatch for outsourcing well-qualified engineering and project management services. He has contributed immensely ...

Prof. Ian Blake of the University of British Columbia has made significant contributions to the theory and implementation of elliptic curve cryptography and its commercialization, both within a large corporation and a small startup company. He has also contributed to theory and practice of error control codes in digital communication systems over a thirty-year period. He has a long record of service and leadership in an academic environment, having served as Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and been Director of two large institutes devoted to facilitating the ...

Paul Blanchard, PEng, has designed and/or led over 700 electrical engineering projects in British Columbia, Manitoba and the United States. Over the span of his 39 years of engineering practice, Mr. Blanchard has also contributed an extraordinary 150 committee years of professional practice service to numerous joint boards, committees and task forces of APEGBC and Engineers Canada including serving as President of APEGBC and as the BC and Yukon Member of the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board. Paul has also contributed significantly to numerous community, sports, recreation and ...

William Blundell had a distinguished career of over 40 years' duration with General Electric Canada, which helped position that organization as a global leader in manufacturing, as well as in the development of advanced technology.  In addition to many corporate directorships, he has participated in numerous professional, educational and philanthropic activities, recently recognized with the Order of Canada award. 

Catherine Booth has made superior contributions as an engineer, consultant, Chief Information Officer and Board member. She has managed large-scale, complex, technology-based transformation projects that have enabled organizations in need of broad changes to their processes, strategies, technologies and human resources to stay competitive and successful. She is a tireless mentor of women in engineering and other fields, and has pioneered the teaching of change and project management to engineers as an industry professor. She received a Top 40 Under 40 Award (2003) and was named one of ...

Jens Bornemann is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of microwave circuits, filters and antennas. He has more than 25 years of experience and a proven track record of extensive publications and industry interactions. His most significant contributions are innovations in numerical modeling and computer-aided design of waveguide components and planar structures. Especially his pioneering work in modal matching algorithms has been widely acclaimed by university researchers and industry, for yielding highly accurate, fast and powerful numerical tools for real-life design ...

Neil Bose is a naval architect and ocean engineer who is recognized as an international expert in marine propulsion, underwater robotics and autonomous underwater vehicles. He leads Memorial University's research agenda as the Vice-President (Research). Prior to this, he was Principal of the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania. He sits as chair or member of many internationally influential committees and boards. He was recognized by Engineers Australia as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Engineers in Australia in 2015 and received an honorary degree from the Nikola ...

Dr Botez is Full Professor at l’École de Technologie Supérieure, holds a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Aircraft Modeling and Simulation, and is Head of the Laboratory in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity. She graduated over 400 students and completed major projects as academic leader with leading aerospace industry companies including Bombardier, Bell Helicopter, CAE, CMC Electronics, FLIR Systems, GlobVision, Hydra Technologies,Presagis, Thales, Alenia, and international research centres including CIRA, DLR, FOI, INCAS,NASA, NRC and with NATO. She has more than 500 peer ...

Micheline Bouchard est une ingénieure et une dirigeantereconnue du monde des affaires. Elle possède une vaste expérience commeadministratrice au sein de sociétés cotées ou non en Bourse ainsi qu’auprèsd’organismes bénévoles. Elle a été vice-présidente corporative à l’échellemondiale de Motorola Inc. à Chicago après avoir agi comme Présidente et chef dela direction de Motorola Canada à Toronto. De plus, elle a occupé le poste de Vice-Présidenteà l’Exploitation pour le Québec au sein de Hewlett-Packard Canada après avoiroccupé les postes de Vice-Présidente chez Groupe DMR and Groupe CGI, ...

Richard Boudreault is a recognized aerospace and energyauthority who has served on key international committees, and an accomplished teacher. His work in medical imaging led to a new optical platform for breast cancer imaging and for drug development. He is spearheading, scientifically and strategically, development of a new process for the production of alumina which will potentially displace billions of dollars of Canadian imports and impact the aluminum industry worldwide. He is also a recognized expert in venture capital and in the development of technology-based companies, having served ...

Azzedine Boukerche is a Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Ottawa. He earned an international reputation in the field of wireless networking, distributed and mobile computing areas, and for fundamental research contributions to performance evaluation of dynamic load balancing and data distribution management for large scale distributed simulation systems & design of novel localization and coverage protocols for wireless and mobile ad hoc and sensor networks. His research is widely recognized by his peers, and the results have been published in highly regarded IEE and ACM ...

Maher Boulos, Chemical Engineer, BSc. Cairo University, Egypt (1963),MScA (1968) and PhD (1972) University of Waterloo, Ontario, is an innovative researcher and entrepreneur of first rank who knew how to combine academic success with an innovative vision of the expansion of new technologies in the field of thermal plasmas. During his 35-year career at the University of Sherbrooke, Québec, he supervised some 54 students at the master’s and PhD level and published more than 250 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and international conferences. He co-authored two text books in the field. ...

Gilles Bourque is a world-renowned gas turbine expert bringing together the industrial research as senior key expert in combustion at Siemens Energy Canada and academic research as adjunct Professor in the mechanical engineering department of McGill University. He has made significant contribution to the advancement of the development of aeroderivative gas turbine combustion system enabling enhanced operation and fuel flexibility, at the same time as reducing pollutant emissions.

Professor Raouf Boutaba is an internationally recognized authority and leading researcher in the management of communication networks and services. He is particularly known for his pioneering contributions to automated and policy-based network management, which opened new exciting possibilities toward self-managing networks and autonomic computing, and for his ground breaking work on network virtualization as a foundation for the future Internet architecture. His research work is published, with high impact, in top-tier IEEE journals and conferences, and received several Best Paper Awards and ...

Mr. Bowes has made a substantial contribution to the development and advancement of the consulting engineering industry in Canada and abroad with emphasis on quality management issues generally and transportation in particular. His success has allowed him to become Director and Vice President of Parson's Inc., where he continues to work currently. 

With over forty years experience in university, government and private industry, Professor Boyd is internationally recognized for applying microstructural design to the development of new steel processing technologies and improved product properties. With participation by industry, his approach has involved experimental simulation of thermomechanical processes coupled with characterization of microstructures using advanced electron optic techniques. Professor Boyd has also compiled a splendid record of contributions through service with government agencies, accreditation boards and as ...

Dr. Clive Brereton is a creative innovator and problem solver with an extraordinary record of outstanding accomplishments. His innovations have made key contributions to the development of NORAM's highly successful nitrobenzene technology, which accounts for more than half of the world production. Among his strategic initiatives, he has led the creation of an electrochemical business, which has grown in enterprise to a status comparable to the nitrobenzene business. Heis an enthusiastic mentor and teacher, passing on hispassion for engineering innovation to the next generation of engineers ...

Bill has owned, founded and funded numerous businesses in the high tech field, with particular interest in information systems and imaging. He is a pioneer in imaging, having been a principal and later Chairman of IMAX Corporation from 1970 to 1995. Under his and his partners' leadership, IMAX grew into a global entertainment company with production and distribution of over 100 films and 100 theatre operations in 18 countries. He was also a co-founder and former President of SCIEX Corporation, a provider of high-speed and ultra-trace analytical instrumentation with yearly sales exceeding $600 ...

Myron (Ron) Britton was at the forefront of the movement to re-introduce design content in the Canadian engineering education system. In fact, he always incorporated design in his courses. As one of the first NSERC Chairs in Engineering Design, he was a major player in the Canadian Design Engineering Network. More recently, he was a driving force behind the establishment of the Canadian Engineering Education Association. As a holder of a 3M Fellowship as well as numerous other awards, he is recognized as an outstanding educator. He has also served the profession in many roles and with great ...

Elmer Brooker, previous President of Whitmore Development, has gained a reputation as one of the foremost geotechnical engineers in Western Canada. He incorporated a consulting engineering practice in 1966 which became EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. – one of the major civil engineering consulting firms in Western Canada. EBA has an international reputation for geotechnology pertaining to permafrost and offshore structures. He is a founder and Chairman of LRI Oil Tools Inc., a leading Canadian manufacturer of oil and gas well perforating systems. With a high regard for technical integrity, ...

Keith Brown has over 30 years of diverse military, research, technical, and business experience marked by providing strong leadership and service to the engineering profession. Dr. Brown is an innovative and collaborative practitioner known for his expertise in instrumentation and control systems as they pertain to power generation. He was President of IEEE Canada (2012-2013) and member of numerous other volunteer boards. Dr. Brown’s commitment to the Canadian power industry and the engineering profession is evidenced through the awards and honours received over the course of his career, ...

Dr. Brown is a distinguished structural engineer with accomplishments in teaching, research and practise. He is internationally recognized as an expert in Arctic Engineering, especially for his work relating to Confederation Bridge, the world's longest over ice-covered water and one of Canada's top engineering achievements. His dedication to this project over 20 years has included determination of design ice loads and their measurements which have provided exceptional new knowledge to the engineering community and for graduate research which he has ably supervised. Recipient of numerous ...

Dr. Browne is a world-class expert on the technical and economic aspects of Biorefineries,which will contribute significantly to the global climate change mitigation effort. His work resulted in novel bioprocesses and in Canada’s first commercial-scale Biorefinery to produce green bioproducts and feedstocks. Dr. Browne participated in founding an NSERC Strategic Network focused on lignin, and developed critical partnerships with industry and academia in Canada and abroad to advance the Biorefinery concept and establish Canada as an important participant in the global bioeconomy. His expertise ...

Michel Bruneau is recognized, nationally and internationally, for the impact of his innovative research contributions to the design of steel structures subjected to earthquakes and blasts, and for his significant contributions to design codes and standards. He has authored over 500 technical publications and is one of the most cited researchers in structural engineering. His work has defined disaster resilience in a manner that has since driven research in this field, and he is lead author of a textbook that is the reference for the seismic design of steel structures. He led the development ...

Dr. Douglas Buchanan is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Manitoba, and held a Canada Research Chair in Microelectronic Materials for 10 years. He is a Senior-Member of the IEEE, a member of the American Institute of Physics, and is recognized world-wide for his work on modern silicon chip technology. Among his many prestigious awards are a Research Division Award and an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award obtained during his tenure at IBM Research. His work has been published in over 95 journal articles and has resulted in 32 ...

Bill Buckley is President and Chief Executive Officer of ShawCor Ltd. His leadership has resulted in the growth of the company from a small, Canadian-focused pipe coating business into a global leader in the energy services industry. Since Mr. Buckely joined ShawCor the company has seen a compound annual growth rate of 9.3% in revenue and 12.6% in net income. Mr. Buckley has been the driving force behind many of the programs responsible for ShawCor's success, including a rigorous strategic and business planning process, the ShawCor Manufacturing System and other programs based on best ...

For seminal contributions to the development and understanding of the formation and structure of biodegradable materials towards tissue regeneration and drug delivery therapies. For application of engineering principles in the development of innovative biomaterial technologies that have transformed human health including the synthesis of elastomers for a new class of approved vascular sealants, the identification of hydrogels that enable controlled release of microRNA for treatment of heart attacks, and the advancement of novel hydrogels and sealants to treat cartilage damage. For ...

Bruce Burlton is a world pioneer in the establishment of commercial communications satellite systems. Among his many achievements, he was part of the team that successfully implemented and operated the world's first domestic satellite communications system (Telesat), and led the team that successfully placed twelve Telesat satellites in the operating orbit. He also created the storage orbit concept, which resulted in a $40 million saving to Telesat, and which led to his being the recipient of Telesat's first David Golden Award. His most spectacular contribution was to lead the team which ...

A strategic, results driven executive with extensive expertise from more than 40 years of experience in the electricity sector. Inhis 31 year career with Ontario Hydro/ OPG, he shaped corporate direction, influenced perceptions with political and industrystakeholders, and was a catalyst of change. He provided leadership in operation performance, fiscal accountability, newbusiness relationships and strategic initiatives. He enhanced relationships with government representatives at federal,provincial and municipal levels. He has managed a range of organizations, including technology start–up ...

Bruno Bussière is a Professor at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), where he holds the position of Scientific Director of the Research Institute on Mines and the Environment (RIME-UQAT-Polytechnique) and is the NSERC/UQAT Industrial Research Chair (IRC) on Mine Site Reclamation. His research activities relate to mining geotechnique and hydrogeology, including constitutive and numerical modeling of unsaturated flow in soils and mine wastes, and development of novel reclamation methods for control of acid mine drainage and contaminated neutral drainage.

Dr. Byczynski has provided superb engineering leadership within the automotive manufacturing industry in Canada, the United States and Europe. He has successfully invented and implemented novel metal casting technologies in the automotive sector, enabling reduced vehicle mass and improving performance of traditional propulsion and EV powertrains. He has an outstanding record of multiple technical publications, patents, awards, Adjunct Professorships at three Canadian universities, and invited lectures in Canada and internationally. For nearly three decades, Dr. Byczynski has made significant ...

Fred Cahill is the President and owner of the Cahill Group of Companies, which he grew from a small electrical contracting firm to one of the largest multi-disciplinary construction and fabrication companies in Atlantic Canada. The company was named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the eighth consecutive year in 2014. Fred serves on the Board of Directors for the Hibernia Platform Employers' Organization, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Shaw Group of Companies, and is Chairman of the Genesis Group Inc. Fred was the recipient ...

Dr. Cai is a world-renowned researcher and technology innovator, and an extraordinary educator and mentor, widely recognized for her seminal contributions to network topology control, connectivity theory, and large-scale wireless networking techniques. Her groundbreaking contributions are highly influential in wireless product development and standardization. She is an EIC Fellow, IEEE Fellow, RSC College Member, and NSERC Steacie Fellow, and serves as a Board member of the IEEE Women-in-Engineering and a Vice President of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. Her students become ...

Highly cited author, winner of many awards and distinctions, IEEE Fellow Dr. Christophe Caloz has pioneered concepts, theories, techniques and applications in electromagnetics engineering and technology, notably in metamaterials, nano-electromagnetic structures, smart antennas and radio systems. He has published over 600 refereed journals, letter and conference papers (more than 40% invited), thirteen books or book chapters; he holds a dozen patents. He co-founded two start-ups and has acted as advisor to several companies. He is active in various technical society committees, journal boards ...

Neil Camarta is a chemical engineer and currently President and CEO of Field Upgrading Ltd. He also co-founded and served as the CEO of Western Hydrogen Ltd. Previously, he held positions as Executive Vice President – Natural Gas at Suncor Energy, leader of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project at Shell, and Senior Vice President of Petro-Canada's oil sands business. Neil Camarta directorships includes ENMAX Corp., MindFuel and Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society. Camarta founded and heads the FSHD Canada Foundation that supports research into facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) a ...

Claudio Cañizares has done pioneering work in the field of stability analysis and control of power systems, helping electric utilities worldwide to understand and avoid stability problems in power grids. His current work with a variety of industry partners on smart grids and energy systems concentrates on the modeling, analysis and control of the users' energy demand and supply and its interactions with the overall energy system to reduce peak demand, energy consumption and overall costs, while considering the proper utilization and integration of renewable resources. He is widely ...

Elizabeth Cannon has gained national and international recognition for her vision and leadership in theoretical and applied global positioning for aircraft, ship and land vehicle navigation, from her position at University of Calgary. She is a prolific author, with over 150 technical papers and reports and numerous software packages, an outstanding educator, and a highly active professional engineer. She also held a NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering and a chair of Universities Canada. She currently holds the position of President at the University of Calgary. ...

Prof. Cao has made major contributions to clean energy and safety engineering research and practice. He is the pioneer to establish the integrated geology and engineering as a solution system to enhance energy production while eliminating safety risks and carbon emissions. He is the innovator and published the first paper on CO2-fracking that launched this field of research for sustainable energy development. He has established companies to transfer his research to field application that demonstrated his leadership in engineering innovation. He has played active roles in promoting engineering ...

Major-General Carignan's career in the Canadian Armed Forces has shown excellence in appointments ranging from commander of a combat engineer regiment in Afghanistan to Commandant of the College Militiare Royal, St Jean. Presently, she is the Commander of the 2nd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force (East), her being the first woman to hold this position and the first to be promoted to the rank of general officer in the combat arms. Known for her decisiveness and military and engineering skills, she received the Meritorious Service Cross for her outstanding leadership in Afghanistan. In ...

Mr. Carlin, the former CEO of The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., has overseen major rehabilitation of the Champlain, Jacques Cartier, and Mercier bridges in Montreal since 1989. For his ingenious solutions, quick thinking, and management skills, he has been named a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, and is a member of the Quebec Order of Engineers. 

Pat Carlson is an internationally respected chemical engineer and business leader contributing to many successful start-up ventures enhancing the economic security of communities and connecting Canadians from coast to coast to great opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurialism. Spending much of his career building and leading oil and gas operating companies, Pat is known for his seamless integration of environmental and entrepreneurial themes leading to transformative disruption of the status quo. Passionate about the environment and making a broader social impact, Pat works to ...

Dr. Jan Carr has significantly shaped the development of electricity systems in Canada and abroad. As an engineer, senior executive, public servant, and corporate director he has made significant contributions to the design, commercial operations and public policy framework of electricity services and infrastructure in several provinces of Canada. He has been at the forefront of initiatives in deregulating and restructuring the electricity industry.

Pierre Carreau, Professeur titulaire, École Polytechnique, est l'un des piliers de la rhéologie moderne. Il est bien connu pour ses travaux multidisciplinaires et le modèle qui porte son nom (Loi de Carreau), l'un des plus utilisés en science des polymères et en technologies de mise en forme ainsi que tous les logiciels qui s'y rapportent. Ses travaux sur la compréhension et la modélisation des polymères sont d'une grande importance pour l'industrie. Sa prolifique carrière scientifique et de formateur d'ingénieurs a donné lieu à plus de 200 articles scientifiques et à 2 livres savants. ...

Dr. Allan Carswell is an internationally recognized engineer, academic and entrepreneur in the field of laser radar (lidar) applications. The author of over 250 scientific and technical publications, Dr. Carswell is the founder of Optech Inc., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of commercial lidar systems. He has served as President of the Canadian Association of Physicists and Vice-President of the Canadian Academy of Science, and is a Board member of several research institutes and industrial corporations. He is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of ...

James Carter, President of Syncrude Canada Ltd, has been a vigorous champion of research and new technology, and has been responsible for Syncrude's introduction of many key enabling technologies to the oil sands industry. In the community, he shaped Syncrude's highly regarded efforts in such areas as Aboriginal development, and he played a pivotal role in reviving and growing the Mining Engineering Program at the University of Alberta. Through his chairmanship of the Mining Association of Canada, he helped move the country's mining industry toward more sustainable economic, social and ...

Michael Carter is a Professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and the founder and Director of the University of Toronto's Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering. He is recognized internationally as a leader in systems engineering approaches to healthcare, and has influenced health policy and practice in Ontario and beyond through his leadership positions, educational initiatives, and work with healthcare organizations. A pioneer in his field, Michael Carter was one of the first modern researchers in Canada focused on healthcare ...

Dr. Carty is the Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo, Special Advisor to the President on international science and technology collaboration and Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry. From 2004-2008, he served as Canada's first National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and to the Government of Canada. Prior to his appointment as National Science Advisor, he was President of the National Research Council Canada (NRC), Canada's National Laboratory, for ten years (1994-2004). Dr Carty has a PhD in inorganic chemistry from ...

Professor Victor Castañohas pioneered the surface modification of nanostructures, in particular carbon nanotubes, where some of his papers are among the most cited in literature. He has received numerous awards in Mexico and internationally and is one of the most prolific and cited Latin American scholars, with over 700 peer-reviewed articles and more than 12,500 citations. He has had academic and industrial relations with Canada for more than three decades, promoting student and faculty exchanges, starting Mexican-Canadian companies and organizing joint conferences. He is the only scientist ...

Amit Chakma has shown outstanding academic and engineering leadership and has made extensive research contributions in the areas of green house gas issues and environmental system modeling. He has attained a unique balance between national and internationally recognized technical accomplishments and providing scholarly and administrative direction at the University level. As well he has contributed substantively to community boards, research networks and national innovation initiatives. Engineer Chakma has a remarkable record of scientific, academic, societal and professional achievements ...

David Chalcroft, over a fifty year career in consulting engineering, has demonstrated innovative technical leadership and strong management in the planning, design and execution of major water resource projects in North America, the Caribbean, Central and Southern Asia and Australia. He was the President of APEGA for 2006-07, and has chaired a number of key Boards and Task Forces. He has served as Chairman of ACEC (2000-01), and on the Board (1997 to 2002). David Chalcroft was the founding Chairman of RedR Canada, and completed a three year term in that role in July 2005. He has also been ...

Pascale Champagne is Director of the Beaty Water Research Centre, as well as aProfessor at Queen's University in the Civil and Chemical Engineering departments. She is an innovative and collaborative researcher and an internationally-recognized authority in the development of alternate water and waste management technologies and sustainable environmental approaches with a focus on integrated bioresource management. Her diverse background spanning biology, green chemistry, and environmental and civil engineering supports her creative approach to developing solutions to environmental problems. ...

Christine Chan, Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Energy and Environmental Informatics, of University of Regina, has made major contributions to the education of engineers and research in Information Technology and Applied Artificial Intelligence. She is an international researcher who has done pioneering work in engineering applications of artificial intelligence. She generously contributed her expertise to public, funding, and research organizations. She is also a dedicated teacher who has taught and supervised over 100 HQP, including many Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral ...

Key differentiator of Dr. Chandra's work is in simplicity and practicality of new solutions in two areas:1) power quality improvement in distribution systems,2) integration of renewable energy sources with improved power quality features.He has done ground breaking research in these two areas and has published hundreds of research articles many of those have now become de-facto standards world-wide. Presently, he is involved in many industrial projects in collaboration with other researchers. Google Scholar citations of his pioneering research work are very high, emphasizing the impact of his ...

Sanjeev Chandra is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, which he joined in 1990. He has served as several Chairs for the MIE department and Acting Vice-Dean (undergraduate studies) of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Prof. Chandra is known internationally for his research on the dynamics of droplets and sprays. His research spans the areas of combustion, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and materials science and has also been applied in spray coating, spray cooling, fuel combustion and waste heat recovery. Prof. ...

Dr. Chang, Professor at the University of New Brunswick, is recognized as an authority and a world leader in the field of renewable energy conversion and distributed electric power systems. His accomplishments included innovation and development of electronic power converters that enable the integration of wind energy, solar energy and marine energy systems with the electric power grid. He has created a world class research lab at UNB where he has trained new graduates as leaders in the field and he has established the Canadian Wind Energy Strategic Network, a nationwide partnership among ...

Jamal Chaouki is internationally known for his expertise in fluidized beds, and particularly for his innovations involving the methods of measuring multi-phase flows, the fluidization of fine dust particles, the production of new composites by polymerization of compounding, the development of 4th generation high temperature fibre optics, and new energy producing technologies through natural gas. He holds nine invention patents, has authored 5 book chapters and more than 250 articles published in committee-assessed scientific journals. In addition to being a skilful contractor, a distinguished ...

Through his role as Vice-President, Research at the HollandBloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the University of Toronto, Dr. TomChau has developed assistive technologies which give children and youth withsevere physical limitations the ability to communicate independently. Dr. Chaualso created the award-winning Virtual Music Instrument, which allows individualswith disabilities to express themselves through music. Additionally, he haspioneered optical brain-computer interfaces which allow nonverbal individualsto communicate through thought alone. Dr. Chau is a Fellow of the ...

Pavel Cheben has made pioneering contributions to photonics and integrated optics science and technology, in particular the discovery of a new type of optical waveguide based on subwavelength grating engineering. This work is of great importance in advanced silicon photonics integrated circuits. He also contributed to the discovery of static Fourier-transform on-chip spectrometer leading to ultra-compact spectroscopic instruments, and contributed innovations in the technology of the evanescent field waveguide sensors and engineering applications in genomics and pathogen detection. He has also ...

Dr. Chen is an internationally respected leader in environmental engineering. He has made significant contributions to oil spill response and persistent/emerging pollution mitigation in cold regions and oceans. He has (co-)authored over 470 publications and trained over 80 research graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He is the founding Director of a global Network on Persistent, Emerging and Organic PoLlution in the Environment (PEOPLE) a world-leading network in emerging pollution R&D. He is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society for Civil ...

Dr. Daolun Chen is a world-leading expert in materials with 490 peer-reviewed journal (400) and conference (90) papers, plus over 230 additional non-refereed conference papers/abstracts and research reports. His pioneering research has led to improvements in safety and life prediction of lightweight components, enabling reductions in energy consumption and emissions. His groundbreaking work on nanocomposites led to the widely-known method that bears his name and was twice identified by the Council of Canadian Academies to be a top 1% most-highly-cited paper in his field worldwide. He has been ...

City University of Hong Kong

Dr. Guohua Chen is an outstanding chemical engineer, a renowned expert in electrochemical technologies for sustainable development, a highly successful mentor and university administrator. He leads the commercialization of proprietary technologies for energy storage applications, with world leading performance. He has published over 300 journal papers with very top academic impact. He is an assiduous advocate for global collaboration, serving ona number of international councils and editing for prestigious journals, including CanJChE,CJChE, SEPPUR and PSEP. He is a fellow of AIChE and HKIE, ...

Professor Chen, Professor at the University of Alberta, is a world-leading expert in biomedical devices. His research on designing miniaturized ultrasound devices for dental tissue formation was listed by "Reader's Digest" as a major medical breakthrough in Canada. Over 20 news media worldwide also reported the invention. He is the author of 10 patents, 188 scientific articles and 2 books. He has supervised 68 graduate students and helped found two companies. One was acquired by QUALCOMM, and the other produces digital HD-radios sold in Walmart and BestBuy. He has received prestigious awards ...

Dr. Jinwen Chen has provided exceptional leadership as the Director of Downstream and Renewables at CanmetENERGY-Devon, Natural Resources Canada. He leads major R&D programs in bitumen upgrading, petroleum refining, biofuels, and life-cycle GHG emissions assessment. His internationally recognized achievements have strongly influenced government decision-making and policy development, technology innovation, engineering practice, and the advancement of fundamental science. He has received multiple government awards, for his outstanding accomplishments and impacts, and for his exceptional ...

Recipient of the Premier's Research Excellence Award, and holder of a Canada Research Chair in Nano-Biomaterials, Chen has greatly contributed to theoretical underpinnings and practical applications in low dimensional thermodynamics, interfacial and nanostructure design and fabrication, peptide self/co-assembly, and energy storage and conversion. Peptide biopharmaceutics, drug and gene delivery, protein-lipid membrane interactions, emulsification, coating, plating, thin films, and eco-friendly batteries are special areas of his excellent contributions. His work on peptide mediated short ...

Professor Tongwen Chen of the University of Alberta is a prominent engineer, researcher, and mentor. He is an international authority on computer controlled systems and control over networks, with an influential book and over 100 journal articles, some ranking among the top 1% most highly cited in his field. In partnership with Canadian oil and petrochemical companies, he has led three NSERC Strategic Projects, transferring his advanced research results for better control and monitoring of various industrial processes. He has trained over 50 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, many ...

Dr. Xiongbiao Chen is an international leading scholar in bio-fabrication. His most notable achievement is creating and leading an interdisciplinary research program in tissue engineering with the aim of developing scaffolds for repairing damaged tissue and organs. He displayed remarkable vision and leadership in initiating and conducting a series of successful research collaborations across the University of Saskatchewan and worldwide. He developed novel methods and technologies, leading to significant progress and breakthroughs in the design and fabrication of scaffolds for tissue ...

Dr. Chen is an internationally recognized expert and award-winning educator in mechanical engineering, with pioneering contributions to the design and application of lightweight automotive materials, smart materials and structures, and high precision machine parts. His work has been used in the transportation industry and in advanced manufacturing to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, design high precision CNC machines, and regulate engineering design. He has published over 400 papers and three books. Dr. Chen has trained more than 80 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, who have ...

John Chen holds two prestigious Research Chairs: the AITF Industrial Chair in Reservoir Engineering and the NSERC/AIEES/Foundation CMG Chair in Reservoir Simulation and is an authoritative world leader in petroleum reservoir engineering. He developed the world's first nano-catalytic in situ upgrading technology and parallel dynamical reservoir simulation software that dramatically improve oil and gas recovery, while significantly reducing environmental impacts. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of the oil production company RockEast Corp., with $200M in assets. He is also a Professor at the ...

Dr. Chen is recognized for his exceptional contributions as a scholar and educator in computational electromagnetics and RF/microwave engineering. Dr. Chen has published extensively and is a Killam Chair in Wireless Technology. His work on time-domain modeling, simulation techniques and ultra-wide-band applications of electromagnetic fields has enabled seminal advances in the area; especially his unconditionally stable modelling schemes have been extensively referenced and commercialized. He is the recipient of an Engineering Award and several teaching awards recognizing 20 years of ...

Zhongwei Chen has made a number of seminal contributions in materials engineering and electrochemical energy systems, including fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries and zinc-air batteries. His work has been recognized through multiple awards and distinctions in Canada and internationally, including the 2016 E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship, member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, a finalist for the R&D 100's Most Technologically Significant New Products of the Year 2015 Award and others. He has also made distinct engineering contributions by ...

Dr. J. J. Roger Cheng is the C.W. Carry Chair in Steel Structures and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta. Dr. Cheng is an international leader and expert in steel and cold-formed steel structures, rehabilitation of structures using fiber reinforced composite materials, structural health monitoring, and design and behaviour of steel energy pipelines. He is the author of more than 90 refereed journal publications and more than 150 refereed conference publications. His expertise has led him to be a highly sought after member of technical ...

Dr. Li Cheng is an internationally renowned educator, researcher and engineering practitioner in mechanical engineering. Specialized in sound and vibration, wave manipulation and structural health monitoring, he made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in these areas. In addition to a large number of high-quality scientific contributions, his research has had direct impact on solving engineering problems through close collaboration with industry. Dr. Cheng has a prolific record of contributions to scholarly and professional organizations. He holds key leadership ...

Yu-Ling Cheng is a Professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and Director of the Centre for Global Engineering. An outstanding researcher, leader and educator, Professor Cheng has won numerous awards in recognition of her pioneering research accomplishments and leadership in teaching, mentoring and curriculum development. An inspirational role model for women engineering students, she was recognized with the inaugural Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award from the U of T Chapter of Women in Science and Engineering. Currently, Professor Cheng ...

Professor Cheriet, École de technologie supérieure, is the foremost researcher and educator in Canada in green ICT and fundamental areas of data processing. He founded two of the largest laboratories at the ÉTS. He is founding member of world-class educational programmes training hundreds of students and fellows in cutting-edge areas. He was the founder and Chairman of the IEEE Montreal CIS Chapter, and awarded many prestigious honours, including the 2016 IEEE Canada J.M. Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, the ÉTS Research Excellence Prize, and the 2012 Queen Elizabeth Diamond ...

Yves Choinière, engineer and agronomist, B.Sc. (1983), M.Sc. (1991) received the honors of Young Engineer of the Year, the Turnbull Prize in Agricultural Structure, the Industrial Prize and the title of Fellow of the CSBE/SCGAB. Yves Choinière led the design of several research centres in animal production (McGill, Guelph, Saskatchewan, Agriculture Canada and others). Its notoriety has been established thanks to the multiple innovations and developments for modern agricultural buildings. Consultants Lemay & Choinière Inc., founded in 1995, now employs 45 people; including 25 project ...

Thomas Chong is the 2015-16 President of Professional Engineers Ontario. He has been actively involved in the leadership of the Ontario engineering profession as a member of the PEO Council since 2006, progressing to the level of Vice-President and President. He also provided leadership as a PEO York Chapter executive before joining PEO Council. He developed a "Virtual Mentoring" program via IT technology in the engineering departments at his employer, the Ontario Government, that enhanced the self-confidence and self-esteem of under-represented groups including women to achieve their full ...

Esteban Chornet a fait sa marque à l'Université de Sherbrooke comme enseignant-formateur (plus de 70 MSc et PhD, 20 post-docs et stagiaires, nouveaux cours, etc.) et chercheur (180 articles savants, 18 livres et chapitres, 21 brevets d'invention). Reconnu mondialement pour la qualité exceptionnelle de ses recherches en génie de la biomasse, cet innovateur et entrepreneur a fondé plusieurs entreprises, dont Enerkem qui participe en Espagne au consortium EIE. Ce consortium convertit déjà 20,000 tonnes/an de rejets plastiques en « syngas ». Cette nouvelle technologie rallie la valorisation des ...

Jordan Chou is the President and CEO of CPUS Limited, an engineering consulting company and CPUS Engineering Staffing Solutions Inc. that contribute to the success of Canada's nuclear industry here and abroad and provides job opportunities for Canadian engineers and other individuals. His technical leadership was instrumental in the development of new control and simulator technologies that were commercialized by Canadian companies for local and foreign markets. He is a strong supporter of the Canadian nuclear industry through membership in the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries and ...

During his 40 years aerospace engineering career, Somen Chowdhury has worked in HAL India and in Bell Helicopter Textron Canada. He has made important contributions that had significant impacts. Most notable among these has been the setting up of the International Helicopter Safety Team with a goal to reduce civil helicopter accidents by 80% in ten years starting in 2006. This international initiative resulted in setting up helicopter safety initiatives across the world. This data based approach has helped in developing mitigation strategies resulting in average accident reduction rate world ...

Dr. Ying-Hei Chui is one of Canada's leading researchers in wood structural systems and engineered wood products. He is currently Professor and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Engineered Wood and Building Systems at the University of Alberta. In addition to being a leading researcher, Dr. Chui has also demonstrated an ability to lead multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary research programs, which have led to increased use of engineered wood products in high-rise buildings. Over the last 35 years, Dr. Chui has made significant contributions in making wood structures better, safer, and ...

Professor Chung is an internationally renowned researcher and educator in power systems engineering. His pioneering works on power system stability and operation and on the development of smart grid technologies have been widely used in power industries and significantly contributed to the prevention of large-scale power blackouts, modernization of power grids, and massive integration of renewable energy. His leading-edge research and contributions to education, industry, and learned societies have been recognized with distinctions including IEEE, EIC, IET, and HKIE fellowships, IEEE PES ...

Dr. Keng Chung is globally renowned for his expertise in energy system and petroleum operations. With 40 years of industrial experience, he pioneered and patented several commercial processes and novel technologies used in the petroleum industry. He advocates wasteless processing and resource utilization. He has authored more than 300 journal publications and mentored more than 50 post-doctorate fellows. Dr. Chung advises governments, corporations, and investment banks on green technologies and natural resource management. He is a recipient of the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership ...

Dr. Clausi is a Professor in Systems Design Engineering and the Associate Dean of Research & External Partnerships (ADR) for Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is a renowned computer vision expert who has made exceptional research, entrepreneurship, and leadership contributions in multiple fields including biomechanics, biomedical, remote sensing, and sports analytics. A highly accomplished researcher, inventor and scholar, he has designed algorithms to interpret satellite imagery, detect skin cancer, model embryonic development, and automate ice hockey analytics. As ADR, he ...

Noel Cleland, President of Cleland Energy, has provided important leadership for the oil and gas industry and for technical and professional societies. He has had a distinguished career as a petroleum engineer, as the president of a leading worldwide petroleum engineering consulting firm, as engineering consultant, and as corporate director. He is well known within the petroleum industry for his expertise in the area of oil and gas economics and evaluations of oil and gas properties. Noel Cleland has lectured extensively and prepared significant publications on petroleum economics. His ...

Wayne Clifton has made outstanding contributions to the fields of civil and geo-technical engineering as an engineer, consultant and subsequently established the nationally and internationally recognized Clifton Associates Ltd. As Senior Principal whilst finding the time to contribute most significantly to public service and education. Wayne Clifton was President of the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan as well as President of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan and a Director of ACEC. He is also involved in community organizations such as the Boy ...

Currently the President and CEO of Tom Closson Consulting, Tom Closson has had a highly distinguished career as a senior executive in multiple health-care organizations, a government executive and a health-care management consultant. He has served as CEO of several major Canadian health-care organizations, and has consistently improved patient care and accountability. A graduate of the University of Toronto's Industrial Engineering program, Mr. Closson has pioneered the use of industrial engineering practises in health-care using process improvement principles to ensure our hospitals and ...

Dr. Cockcroft joined the Faculty in the Department of Metals and Materials Engineering UBC as an Assistant Professor in 1991. Following appointment as an Assistant Professor Dr. Cockcroft completed two Study Leaves: one as a visiting Fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation, at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland in 1993: and a second as a Visiting Professor under a Grant from the Japan Institute for the Promotion of Science at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Japan in 1996. Dr. Cockcroft's expertise lies in the study of the processes used ...

Dr. Cockshutt has had a distinguished career in support of Canadian energy research and development and has shown outstanding leadership at both the national and international levels through senior positions at the National Research Council, at the Energy Council of Canada, and as Executive Director at the Canadian Academy of Engineering.  He has been recognized by the CAE for his distinguished service. 

Dr. David Colcleugh, Professor at the University of Toronto, has exemplified leadership and dedication in business and society. As the former Chairman, President and CEO of DuPont Canada, and as a director and chairman on other corporate boards, Dr. Colcleugh has advocated for greater corporate responsibility and has fostered sustainable growth. In particular, Dr. Colcleugh was instrumental in developing Responsible Care, the chemical industry's global voluntary initiative under which companies, through their national associations, work to continuously improve their health, safety and ...

David Coleman, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FRCGS is a retired Professor of Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick and Past President of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association. Prior to obtaining his PhD, he spent 15 years in the Canadian geomatics industry as a project surveyor and engineer, then an executive with one of Canada's largest digital mapping firms, and later as a partner in a land information management consulting firm. The former Dean of UNB's Faculty of Engineering and Chair of its Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Dave has authored over 150 ...

Professor Coley is an international leader in the field of chemical process metallurgy and received many awards for his outstanding contributions to the industry. As Dean of Western Engineering, he tirelessly advocates for diversity, student success and experiential learning and is leading the Faculty to create innovative new programs. Previously at McMaster University, Coley led the development of several innovative programs, was an architect of McMaster’s Biomedical Engineering program, and the originator of McMaster’s Pivot initiative. He is also an outstanding research mentor; six alumni ...

Professor Michael Collins, of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, has made outstanding contributions to the field of structural engineering as an educator, researcher, and engineer. His analytical and experimental research contributions on the shear behaviour of reinforced concrete (particularly his Modified Compression Field Theory) have received international recognition, and his theories have been incorporated into the design specifications of the Canadian Standards Association and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. ...

Dave Collyer is an experienced strategic and operational leader in the Canadian energy sector, with a strong focus on integration of technical, economic and public policy considerations in business decisions. Mr. Collyer retired as President of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) in December 2014. He led CAPP's activities in education, communications and engagement, and policy / regulatory advocacy on behalf of its members. Prior to joining CAPP, Mr. Collyer was President and Country Chair for Shell Canada. During his 30-year career with Shell, he held a broad range of ...

George Cook is an exceptional innovator, entrepreneur and mentor. He was the founding President and is currently the Chairman and CEO of NORAM, a company that has grown to a staff of 80; a company that thrives on the development of novel processes technologies. NORAM's patented nitrobenzene technology provides over 50% of the world's production, in 10 plants on 3 continents. His leadership has been instrumental in attracting and retaining an extraordinary core of engineers, initiating new processes in the chemical, electrochemical, environmental and pulp and paper industries. Previously under ...

Andre Corbould is the finest example of an engineer applying his skills in the most challenging circumstances: conflict, natural disasters, reconstruction and international events. His exemplary leadership and engineering skills have made a significant difference to individuals, communities and countries. His 21 year army career culminated as Brigadier General, leading both combat and international reconstruction initiatives in Bosnia and Afghanistan, and he was an integral part of the security effort for the Vancouver Olympics. Mr. Corbould entered the public service of Alberta, leading the ...

Monsieur Côté s'est distingué par son habileté à intégré les ressources humaines, matérielles et systémiques pour réaliser le développement et la mise en marché de nombreux projets, biens et services dans les domaines d'efficacité énergétique, reseau de distribution et autres. Il travaille présentement comme mentor à SAGE mentorat d'affaires.

Robert Crawhall is an executive leader in technical innovation. A mechanical engineer with a PhD in EMI/EMC, he has contributed to world-leading products and the development of disruptive technologies with BNR/Nortel. Dr. Crawhall has held executive, board and advisory positions in over 20 innovation organizations drawing on nearly four decades of experience with industry-academia-government collaborations that span telecommunications, semiconductors, e-Commerce, nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, nuclear power, the Internet-of-Things, AI/Machine Learning and cybersecurity. He ...

Katherine Crewe is currently a group chair with TEC-Canada and serves on Boards of various profit and non-profit organizations. She is Lean certified and had a successful career in life science operations where she is the holder of a patent of a coronary stent. She is making contributions to society through the increased participation of women in STEM and diversity in the workplace by her involvement with Engineering Women's Advisory Committees, Women in Bio, University Engineering Advisory Committees and corporate diversity committees.

Ken Croasdale is world renowned as the leading engineer with regard to design of offshore structures for arctic regions, and for developments in harsh regions generally. Building structures to resist forces in a totally new environment, where the forces arise from moving ice many meters thick, is a demanding problem. He spent many years in industry, pioneering methods to solve this problem. His 45 years experience in engineering research & design has been innovative in the extreme, using novel tests and analytical methods, which are accepted and used worldwide. He is widely recognized as ...

Professor Croft is Vice-President Academic and Provost at the University of Victoria. She is recognised internationally as an expert in human-robot interaction, advancing methods that support safe predictable, and helpful collaborations between people and robots.  Her recognitions include the Alan Blizzard Award in 2008, WXN’s top 100 most powerful women in Canada 2014 and the RA McLachlan Award in 2018. She is also a fellow of the American Society of Engineers, the Institute of Engineers Australia, Engineers Canada, and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

Professor Duane Cronin is an internationally recognized expert in trauma biomechanics, human body modeling (HBM), and material characterization. He established a new Canadian research program to link materials, impact, and trauma biomechanics research, significantly advancing the fields of crash safety and protection of humans in extreme environments. Dr.Cronin and his team have developed leading computational HBMs used globally by industry, government and academics to improve human safety. Prof. Cronin’s high level of scholarship and dramatic impact on the academic community and industry ...

Dr. Crotogino has done and directed generic engineering research in fundamental areas of pulp and paper processing and has initiated numerous improvements in the technology of the pulp and paper industry in Canada. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the pulp and paper industry including the John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal and the I.H. Weldon Medal. 

Dr. Shuguang Cui is a world-class engineering researcher with contributions in developing the widely-adopted energy-profiling framework for wireless communication systems, the efficient linear cooperative spectrum sensing algorithm, and the intelligent AI-driven networking mechanism, helping build next-generation environment-friendly information systems. He has established leadership in IEEE with journal Editor-in-Chief, committee chairs, and conference chairs, and in universities as school dean and directors. He is devoted to engineering education with outreach to young kids. He was listed ...

Michael Cunningham is a Chemical Engineering Professor at Queen's University and FCIC. An internationally recognized authority on sustainable polymer manufacturing, his patented processes are used industrially. His innovative approaches have contributed to producing materials using water-based, rather than solvent-based processes, and creating novel bio-sourced materials. Dr. Cunningham collaborates and consults extensively with industry, and for 15 years has taught industry courses in North America and Europe. His award-winning Green Chemistry/Engineering work has important societal, ...

Raymond Cyr has distinguished himself, particularly, as a leader in the business of engineering. He has also had a significant influence on the development of telecommunications in Canada. He has served as chairman, president and CEO of Bell Canada and BCE, chairman of Telesat Canada, TransCanada Pipelines, Montréal Trust, Geomat International Inc., and Polyvalor Inc., and was vice-chairman of Advanced Technologies Inc. He has been a strong advocate of industrial and other R&D and played a key role in the development of Bell Northern Research. He has been a member of many boards, councils ...

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 ...

Anthony Dawe is a distinguished authority in sustainable mechanical engineering systems design and construction. His experience includes HVAC, fire protection, controls and plumbing systems for many types of commercial buildings. In 2011, the consulting firm he helped build was acquired by an international company who recognized its outstanding reputation in consulting engineering services. Past President of PEGNL and Engineers Canada, Mr. Dawe has led initiatives with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and Engineers Australia. His professional achievements and exemplary ...

Having six patents in hand and ten more pending, as well as more than 250 scientific papers in well-known journals, and also conference reports, Jacques de Guise is without contest an international leader in biomedical imagery. With a multidisciplinary team made up of engineers and orthopaedic surgeons, he is the originator of, among other things, concrete medical tools. He is proud of his partnerships and he has developed, jointly with the Laboratoire Biomécanique de Paris, the EOS biplane imagery system, which uses 10 times less X-rays. Another of his achievements, and a product which is ...

Prof. Hugo de Lasa, Director of University of the Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre at the University of Western Ontario, has been a key figure in furthering the understanding of the science and technology of chemical reactors, especially in pursuit of environmentally friendly process. He is the founding Director of the University of Western Ontario's Chemical Reactor Engineering Center (CREC). Among his inventions are the CREC Riser simulator, innovative optical probes, and several photochemical processes. He has maintained close working linkages with industry and with Latin America. He ...

Professor Clarence de Silva, University of British Columbia, is a recognized expert in the areas of control and process automation. He has published extensively, and made significant advances in technologies and machinery for Canadian industries. He holds the NSERC-BC Packers Industrial Research Chair in Industrial Automation; he leads the UBC Industrial Automation Laboratory; he is also Director of the National University of Singapore-UBC Applied Science Research Centre. Clarence de Silva has made valuable contributions serving as editor or associate editor for several leading technical ...

Professor M. Jamal Deen of McMaster University is an international leader in microelectronics and optoelectronics and one of the world's foremost engineering scientists. His eminence in research is based on the powerful models he has developed for the accurate analysis and design of high-performance semiconductor devices and circuits, and the experimental techniques he has innovated to study important device properties. A highly accomplished researcher, inventor and a prolific scholar, his device models and experimental innovations are used worldwide. He is also noted for his mentoring of ...

Dr. Kevin Deluzio is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen's University and an international leader in biomechanical engineering. Dr. Deluzio collaborates across disciplines to develop new biomedical technologies for the measurement and assessment of human motion and has over 200 publications in refereed journals and proceedings. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics and is Past-President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society. He is recognized for his research and teaching excellence, his leadership in ensuring ...

George Demopoulos holds the Gerald Hatch Chair in Materials Engineering at McGill University. He is internationally renowned for outstanding research in hydrometallurgy and advanced energy material processing, academic leadership, and professional contributions. In terms of leadership he has served as Chair of McGill's Department of Mining & Materials Engineering from 1994 to 1999 and from 2015 to 2020 and as President of the Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM from 2006-2007. Dr. Demopoulos has contributed to the training of over 100 researchers in industry-linked projects and ...

Li Deng is an internationally prominent researcher, engineer, educator, and technology leader in artificial intelligence, machine learning, signal processing, financial engineering, speech recognition, and natural language processing. He has invented a series of ground-breaking machine learning paradigms, architectures, methodologies, and algorithms for hidden Markov models and deep neural networks. He has been widely recognized for his 2009-2013 pioneering contributions to world-wide speech recognition industry using large-scale deep learning. His original and landmark research, over 30 ...

Dr. Gururaj (Desh) Deshpande, educated at UNB and Queen's University, has combined his engineering expertise and financial skills to start and take over public multibillion-dollar companies (Cascade Communications, Sycamore Networks), and has co-founded and/or influenced the direction of at least seven more in the U.S. communications and technology sector. Through the Deshpande Foundation, he and his wife, Jaishree, have established university-based centres in Canada, the United States and India to encourage the use of entrepreneurship and innovation as catalysts for sustainable change. His ...

The work of Louis-A. Dessaint in the field of electrical systems simulation and command has earned him an international reputation. His work has produced major benefits and is quoted in close to 40 international publications. It also has led to the development of an electrical systems simulation software package largely used all over the world, primarily in universities. Finally, as holder of the Hydro-Québec/TransEnergy Chair, Louis-A. Dessaint has created a hive of new talents in electrical energy engineering, in order to produce strong and dynamic future replacements for the Canadian ...

Canada's preeminent expert in natural resources uncertainty management and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Dr. Deutsch's extensive body of work has significantly influenced the direction of research in the field of computational geostatistics both in Canada and abroad. For over 20 years, Dr. Deutsch has been developing computer models to better predict resource quantities in unsampled locations. Widely adopted by the oil-and-gas industry and recognized by a number of academic organizations, his techniques have helped countless practitioners more efficiently produce natural resources while ...

Dr. Devenny has an eminent record of contributions to engineering, the profession and public service including the development of unique technologies for oil sands and open pit coal mining, and standards for high capacity foundations. He is an outstanding engineer and citizen who has also presided over and participated extensively in professional associations. He is currently President of the Rock Doctor Limited.

Dr. Diederichs is an accomplished Geological Engineer with an exemplary record of contributing to the profession and positively influencing students/peers. He is a world expert, prominent lecturer, and top researcher. He is a sought-after international expert consultant, with roles in design and construction of world class tunnelling, mining, and hydro-power projects, producing tangible results through improved understanding of rock engineering at the project scale. Thanks to his contributions to the engineering profession, there is vastly improved understanding by society, researchers, and ...

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John Dinsmore is one of those rare engineers who served in senior positions in both the public and private sectors. He spent much of his active career in private industry, in product development and marketing and in companies in which he held senior management positions. In 1970, he joined the Quebec Ministry of Education as associate deputy minister, moving to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in 1973 and serving as its deputy minister from 1975 to 1977. He then returned to senior management positions in the private sector. From 1987 to 1998, he directed institutes devoted to technology ...

Professor Diosady is an engineer, researcher and educator. He developed the first Canadian food engineering program in an engineering faculty. The author of 150 research publications, 18 patents, he guided 60 graduate students, 16 of whom have become professors. He developed widely used technologies for oilseed processing. His work on salt fortification enables the reduction of the incidence of iodine and iron deficiency disease affecting some 2 billion people in the developing world. His work has been recognized and honoured by both the engineering and food science communities, with the ...

Dr. Djilali has made outstanding contributions to engineering through the development of technologies, the leadership of engineering knowledge-based organizations, and the training of engineers and engineering professors. He has a track record of research in energy systems that is exemplary in all respects including publications, citations, technology transfer, funding and training. Dr. Djilali has also supported engineering initiatives and informed energy policy through service on numerous national and international committees. His leadership roles in the Computational Fluid Dynamics Society ...

Dr. Octavia A. Dobre is an internationally renowned authority in wireless communications. She has made pioneering contributions to signal intelligence and emerging wireless technologies. Dr. Dobre is the recipient of numerous awards, from best papers, to outstanding service and inspiring member awards. She was elevated to IEEE Fellow and EIC Fellow for her exceptional technical achievements and service leadership in the profession. She has been a strategic frontrunner in numerous leadership roles in technical societies, such as the inaugural Chair of the IEEE Women in Communications ...

Dr. John (Jay) Doering is a licensed professional engineer and the Associate Vice-President of Partnerships at the University of Manitoba with expertise in water resources engineering. His research, graduate teaching, and graduate student training have focused on three areas of experimental research: 1) coastal processes (hydraulics); 2) physical hydraulic models; and 3) frazil ice processes in cold freshwater environments. He is often called upon by the media as the top expert in his field, having given countless flood infrastructure and flood forecasting interviews over the past 20+ years. ...

Following his PhD research at Imperial College, London University, Karl Doetsch migrated to Canada in 1968 and embarked on a career in aerospace, starting off in aeronautics before moving into the space sector in 1976, where he worked in leadership roles on all of Canada’s principal human space flight initiatives. At various times, he managed the remote manipulator system, Canadarm, for the now retired Space Shuttle, Canada’s Astronaut Program and the Canadian Space Station Program. He served in senior management positions at the National Research Council of Canada and at the Canadian Space ...

Ali Dolatabadi is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Associate Director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies at the University of Toronto. His research on multiphase flows advances our fundamental understanding of sprays for thermal spray processes, as well as droplet dynamics, heat transfer and phase change, for development and characterization of novel functional coatings and surface engineering solutions. Professor Dolatabadi served as President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering from 2014-2016 and as President of the ...

For his leadership in the development of Canadian communication satellites, remote sensing satellites, and space-based robotics. For his critical national work on positioning the Canadian Space industry as a world leader and also, for his dedication to building up the industry, aerospace higher education, and the profession. 

Sean Donnelly leads one of the world's largest steel and mining companies, and is known for his contributions to the Canadian steel industry for having made a profound impact on the automotive, construction and manufacturing, distribution, energy and packing sectors. He is also known for enhancing Canada's competitiveness through his service, including in NAFTA. He is recognized for his engineering contributions, compassion for 5,000+ employees, and dedication to his local and regional communities. Sean Donnelly has demonstrated both technological and managerial leadership with the aim of ...

Mr. Douglas has been a strong supporter of Engineering Education, the Oil and Gas sector policies and efficient and effective regulation of the Oil and Gas sector in Canada, in particular Alberta. He has been a director of the Foundation for Energy Education and Research in Calgary, the Centre for Energy Information in Canada, the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (including Chair for 2005-2006 and Chair of the Alberta, Environment, Fiscal and Markets & Transportation Executive Policy Groups and a member of the Research and Innovation Committee) and a ...

The career of Professor Murray Douglas could serve as a lesson for anyone aspiring to be an outstanding chemical engineer. Together with a large body of inspired and relevant research, he has a long and distinguished record of service in education as well as steady and pioneering contributions to the chemical engineering professional societies. His research spans the intellectual bridge of using engineering at a very fundamental level and in significant ground-breaking ways to develop novel processing methods, software and instrumentation of high industrial significance. His coaching has ...

David Dreisinger of UBC holds an endowed Industrial Research Chair in Hydrometallurgy and is an international authority in the field. His achievements have led to numerous new and advanced technologies that have greatly impacted the shape of hydrometallurgical processes worldwide. His tireless efforts to bridge high-calibre university research with industrial practice have mobilized industry, and he is constantly invited to speaking at industrial sites around the world. He is recipient of the 2005 Extractive and Processing Science Award of international The Minerals, Metals and Materials ...

Robert Drysdale, Professor of Civil Engineering at McMaster University, is recognized for outstanding internationally recognized pioneering research and in building science and engineered masonry, and for leadership in developing and upgrading Canadian masonry design and construction standards. He is also recognized for his extensive contributions to Canadian industry by developing new building products and for teaching, supervising and mentoring many graduate students who are now contributing directly to industrial development.

Professor Ruxu Du is an internationally-renowned scholar in mechanical engineering. His research and inventions have powered the development of several key technologies in this field, especially in metal forming and precision engineering. He has published over 400 papers as well as over 100 patents. He supervised more than 130 graduate students and research associates, many of whom are now leaders in their institutions and/or companies. He also helped to establish two mid-size companies contributing directly to the economic growth in the field. Professor Du is a Fellow of the Society of ...

In his 30-year career as a strategic leader, award-winning instructor and accomplished researcher, Dr. Thomas Duever has led two Ontario universities through significant facility expansions and programming innovations, changing how engineering is taught and practiced. Since arriving at Ryerson University in 2014 as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science (FEAS), he has helped create six new graduate programs as well as the FEAS All-In-Approach to education, an innovative whole-student support program. His numerous academic and professional collaborations have enriched ...

Stephen Dunn, Senior Consultant with Hatch Ltd., is a world authority on the development of innovative process technologies for both the metallurgical and petroleum industries. His achievements have led to new and advanced processes based on targeted pilot test-work and data interpretations that provide confident commercial scale-up. These development programs have successfully enabled substantial energy savings, major reductions in environmental pollution and improvements in the clients' product quality. Over a 25-year period, Dr. Dunn has pioneered enormous contributions to the development ...

Dr. Said Easa, FEAS Director of Quality Assurance at Ryerson University, has been widely recognized for his pioneering research on road safety. His research on 3D highway design has resulted in new and improved guidelines for the geometric design of intersections, roundabouts, highway curves, and railway crossings. He has published nearly 200 papers in refereed journals, led several national and international conferences, was editor of a best-selling book on GIS, and served as Associate Editor of several journals. He is the recipient of numerous best-paper and lifetime achievement awards from ...

Since graduating from the University of Toronto, Hank Edamura has spent his professional career with world-renowned engineering firm MMM Group Limited, where he established himself as an expert in project and design management of airports. His engineering, managerial, leadership, and team-building skills helped MMM become a world leader in all aspects of airport development, from conceptual design to implementation, working on some of the largest airports around the globe. Mr. Edamura has served on the Executive of the Engineering Institute of Canada and on the Professional Engineers Ontario ...

University of Toronto Professor Elizabeth Edwards is an outstanding educator, engineer and researcher, whose research has been instrumental in finding feasible and effective ways to remove industrial pollutants from our soil and water. Professor Edwards has developed a microbial culture called KB-1, which destroys some of the world's most widespread groundwater contaminants at less than half the cost of traditional methods. Her research has garnered a NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation and a Killam Fellowship from the Canada Council, among other prestigious awards.

Dr. El Damatty, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Research Director of the Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Research Institute at Western University, is an international leader in structural and wind engineering. His work, incorporated into the American Society of Civil Engineers guidelines, represents the first specifications for designing tornado- and downburst-resistant transmission lines. He is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and recipient of numerous awards, including the 2018 Ontario Professional Engineers Medal for Research. He is an honorary ...

Dr. Hesham El Naggar is a Distinguished University Professor at Western University. He is an internationally acclaimed scholar in the fields of foundation dynamics, deep foundations, and geotechnical earthquake engineering. He advanced the state-of-the-art in analysis and design of foundations for dynamic loads. His innovative wok on foundation dynamics led to the development of DYNA6, the industry standard in machine foundation design. His work on foundation design and geotechnical earthquake engineering has been incorporated into design guidelines recommended by regulatory bodies and ...

Mohamed Elbestawi, Director of McMaster's W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, cited widely for his contributions to manufacturing engineering research, is known as a champion for university/industry partnerships. He worked for several years in industrial research and development, before joining McMaster. He was the driving force in the establishment of the newly created $19 million McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) and was appointed as its first Director in 2000. Dr. Elbestawi also held the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Precision Machining and held the ...

Professor George Eleftheriades, of the University of Toronto, is a pioneer in the field of metamaterials and metasurfaces, which are engineered electromagnetic materials and surfaces with unprecedented capabilities. Most notably, he demonstrated how to realize metamaterials using networks of loaded transmission lines. These new materials have found applications in several areas, including wireless communications, radar, super-resolution imaging, security, and defence. Professor Eleftheriades is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Royal Society of ...

Menachem Elimelech is the Sterling Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at Yale University. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and international fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Clarke Water Prize and Eni Award. He is recognized for his seminal contributions to the development of membrane processes for desalination and wastewater reuse and for educating the next generation of university professors and industry leaders in the fields of environmental and ...

Dr. Janet A. W. Elliott is a University of Alberta Distinguished Professor recognized as being among the world’s leading engineering scientists, known for her profound insight into fundamental and applied thermodynamics. Her creative and elegant integration of mathematics and experimental data has addressed many long-standing problems across a wide array of disciplines in science, engineering, and medicine, particularly in surface science and cryobiology. Her work has expanded thermodynamics to new complexity, new length scales, and new disciplines, has provided some of the most cited works ...

Hoda ElMaraghy is a distinguished scholar, accomplished researcher and inspiring mentor. Professor ElMaraghy is an international expert in "Products design and Manufacturing Systems Paradigms, Productivity and Competitiveness. Her pioneering innovative research in flexible manufacturing was a game changer enabling companies to be adaptive and agile. ElMaraghy's impact in engineering, research and education is recognized with many honors and awards. She is Tier I Canada Research Chair in Manufacturing Systems. She has over 450 publications and trained more than 100 Master and PhDs. Professor ...

Dr. Waguih ElMaraghy is Professor and Director of the Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) at the University of Windsor since 1994. He was Chief Design Engineer in Industry where he worked on the development of the award winning GO Bi-level commuter coaches. Since joining the Universities of Western Ontario in 1986, and Windsor in 1994, he has excelled in engineering education and research, and published in top journals. Dr. ElMaraghy is a Fellow of: the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of ...

Stephen Elop has made pioneering contributions that have led to the rapid evolution of computing technology, producing advances in foundational tools and technologies for telecommunication networks and the modern Internet. He has demonstrated global leadership in some of the world's largest tech companies, providing consumer and business solutions based on web- and cloud-based delivery and operations. His entrepreneurial and business leadership have significantly impacted Canada and the world, as anyone who has used Microsoft Office would attest. Stephen Elop is also a philanthropist ...

Abdulmotaleb El Saddik is a Distinguished University Professor and University Research Chair at the University of Ottawa. He earned international reputation in the multimedia communications area, and, in particular, in the field of haptic, audio, and video multimedia collaborative protocols and their applications. El Saddik's pioneering work on haptics based identification led to the development of innovative technologies to enhance the authenticity of users and their performance in haptic surroundings in collaborative multimedia environments. He is a highly regarded member of the ...

Dr. El-Sheimy is a Professor and Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Geomatics Multi-Sensor Systems at the University of Calgary. He and his team have made important impacts on geomatics systems for navigation and GIS applications, such as real-time mapping of forest fire fighting and integrating GPS with inertial navigation systems. His work is widely used by industry, which is the ultimate test for research. His team has developed the first software for tracking pipeline integrity monitoring gauges, the first commercial software for integrated navigation systems based on GPS, and one of the ...

Monica Emelko is the Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology & Policy. Her pioneering contributions to drinking water treatment, public health protection, and climate change adaptation support international source water protection guidance and pathogen treatment regulations. Her team was the first cited by IPCC regarding wildfire threats to water treatability. She assembled and leads the ground-breaking, multi-sectoral, pan-Canadian and internationally-partnered forWater Network for integrating green and built infrastructure for water security. She provides expert advice to ...

Professor Engheta is recognized for his trailblazing contributions in engineering and physics of light-matter interaction in metamaterials. He has pioneered several transformative new fields in electromagnetic/optical sciences, including optical metatronics (circuits with light at the nanoscale); zero-parameter materials (e.g., near-zero-index media); and plasmonic cloaking. His work on metatronics has unified the fields of electronics and photonics with nanocircuit elements for photons and electrons. His work on epsilon-near-zero materials has introduced an entirely new paradigm for ...

Dr. Kevin Englehart, Professor at the University of New Brunswick, is recognized internationally in the field of Biomedical Engineering as a leader in developing effective and affordable prosthetic control systems and powered prostheses. His outstanding work has resulted in significant advances in real-time multifunction prosthesis control – offering new state of the art options to adults and children with limb displacements. His work is widely cited in the literature, and his collaborative approach has led to national and international research projects (both fundamental and clinical) with ...

Dr. Peter Englezos of UBC is a very active researcher in several industrial and academic areas relevant to two important sectors of the Canadian economy: energy and paper. He is an international authority on gas hydrates, an important area in the development of innovative clean energy technologies. He has contributed significantly to the field; particularly his work on electrolytes in gas hydrate. He is also a well-recognized expert on several aspects of papermaking chemistry, contributing technology developments that enable high-value paper manufacturing. His honours include Keio ...

Professor Erb of the University of Toronto pioneered the first Canadian initiative on nanostructured materials and was co-founder of the first Canadian spin-off company in the area of nanomaterials. His research group is the acknowledged world leader in the synthesis, characterization, property evaluation and commercial application of nanostructured materials produced by electrodeposition methods. He has an exceptional publication record and has given exemplary service to professional organizations. Initiator of the Youth Outreach Program: 'nanOntario', Learning Nanotechnology from Ontario's ...

David Erickson is the SC Thomas Sze Director and Sibley College Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. Professor Erickson is recognized leader in microfluidics and its application to a broad range of areas including mobile and global health technology, medical diagnostics, photonics, and nanotechnology. Prof. Erickson has received numerous research awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist and Engineers (PECASE) by President Obama. For his efforts in co-founding the field of optofluidics, Erickson has been named a fellow of the ...

Nabil Esmail, Dean of Engineering & Computer Science at Concordia University is internationally recognized for his research in rheology, coating processes and transport phenomena. As a professor and dean, he has contributed to the education of thousands of engineers in Canada and from abroad. He has transformed the Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science of Concordia University into one of the largest centers of Canadian engineering academic training and research. He is recognized for his numerous contributions to the engineering profession and its vision for the future of Canadian ...

Professor Esmailzadeh of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is internationally recognized for his significant contributions to the engineering profession in Canada and abroad through his expertise and leadership as an educator, researcher, and engineer. He is a passionate and dedicated teacher and many of his graduate students have gone on to become professors themselves. He has published over 300 journal and conference papers and much of his research has been widely referenced by practitioners in both academia and industry. Throughout his distinguished career he has trained ...

Ms. Samantha Espley is a trailblazer and leader for women in the engineering profession and in mining. She promotes the essential role of mining to society. Currently, Ms. Espley is an independent member of the board for Paramount Gold Nevada (NYSE: PZG) and Northern Graphite Corporation (TSXV: NGC). She is also a Senior Executive Advisor to Stantec providing technical guidance and strategic input to mining industry clients. Previously, she served as Vice President to the Inovinta Group of Companies including BESTECH a multi-disciplinary engineering firm. She is the author of The Whole Mine ...

Professor Greg Evans of the University of Toronto is internationally recognized for his leadership and expertise in applying engineering principles to the study of air quality. He founded the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR). His research examines the impacts of air pollution on the environment, climate and human health. Current focus areas are traffic related air pollution and the development of low cost sensor technologies for smart cities. Prof Evans is the Director of the Institute for Studies in Trans-disciplinary Engineering Education and Practice ...

Robert Evans of UBC displays a rare combination of innovative research and practical engineering skills. Throughout his career, he has sought ways to apply his research talents in combustion, applied thermodynamics, IC engines, thermal power generation, and turbomachinery, to real world operational problems of great importance to Canada and the world. This led to him taking a leadership role in the creation of UBC's new Clean Energy Research Centre. Dr. Evans has also made significant contributions to academic life at UBC and the engineering profession through tireless involvement with ...

Mr. Evans has had an exceptional career in space engineering research and development and space policy and planning including acting as project leader for Canada's contribution to the international space station program. He was President of the Canadian Space Agency from 1994 to 2001and is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of UrtheCast Corporation and exactEarth Corporation. He is also on the Defence Advisory Board and the Space Advisory Board. He is a member of the Order of Canada and has ...

Judy Fairburn is a leader in environmental stewardship in Canada's petroleum industry. She has built on her strong technical / operational skills to advance significant evolutions in oil sands processing and carbon reduction that have had significant environment and economic impact. She has successfully engaged highly qualified teams to innovatively solve complex technical challenges. She is a role model and mentor in her community. Her key role in Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance shows the confidence that the oil sands leadership has in Judy as a catalyst for improved environmental ...

Amir Fam is the Donald and Sarah Munro Chair Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen's University. He is also Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vice-President and Treasurer of the International Institute for FRP in Construction, and a former Canada Research Chair. Dr. Fam is an active researcher in the area of structural engineering using FRP reinforcements in bridges and buildings, and he has published 140+ refereed journal papers, 130 conference papers, five books and book-chapters, and 40 reports. He has received an Ontario Early ...

L.-S. Fan influences the field of multiphase reaction engineering through his research (6 authored books, 470 journal-articles) and invention (70 U.S. patents), transformed to 8 demonstrated or commercialized clean energy processes and an Electrical-CapacitanceVolume-Tomography flow imaging device. His work has helped strengthen Canada’s positions in clean energy through engineer training and technology transfer. Fan’s 90 professional awards include highest honors in research from AIChE, ACS and major conferences, a top chemical engineering educator in United States, and professional ...

As a member of NCC appointed by 3 US DOE Secretaries and Carbon Utilization Committee of US NASEM, Professor Fan is a pioneer in clean energy production and eco-environmental protection areas worldwide, including catalytic CO2 capture and conversion, renewable resources utilization, critical materials development. He has trained many undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, and professionals (including engineers and professors) for various countries, especially for Canada. He has been collaborating with companies in Canada in developing CO2 capture technologies while transferring several his ...

Dr. Liping Fang, as previous Associate Dean, Department Chair, and current Adjunct Professor, played a key leadership role in greatly expanding engineering programs at Ryerson University at the graduate and undergraduate levels and enhancing student curriculum choices across programs. He has significantly advanced the field of systems engineering through his pioneering work in devising conflict resolution methodologies, which are used in 28 countries, with applications in different areas of engineering for providing strategic advice to stakeholders. He is Fellow of EIC and the recipient of ...

Dr. Fang is a world-renowned expert in renewable energy and green technologies. He has made major contributions to the fields of biomass hydrolysis, biodiesel production, nanocatalysts for biofuel synthesis, hydrothermal process. He has trained many students and engineers in Canada, Japan, Malaysia, and China. He serves both as editor and editorial board member of major energy journals. As the founding Editor-in-Chief, Springer Book Series-Biofuels and Biorefineries, he is leading the Canadian editorial team to organize and assist authors to publish a series of biomass-related books that have ...

Professor Farzaneh of UQAC has made outstanding contributions to the field of power network engineering in cold climate regions including design and coordination of outdoor insulators, arc development on ice surfaces and air intervals, deicing techniques, self-cleaning and anti-icing coatings, and corona induced vibration of power line conductors under wet conditions. He is recognized for his significant and pioneering research in these areas through extensive publications comprising about 700 technical research refereed journals and conference proceeding papers, as well as 3 books and 14 ...

Dr. Fenton has made significant contributions to geotechnical engineering research in the area of risk assessment and probabilistic methods. He has pioneered (with D.V. Griffiths in the USA) a method of probabilistic analysis called the Random Finite Element Method. He is the co-author of two acclaimed textbooks on risk assessment and probabilistic methods in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Fenton is Canada's leading expert in the application of modern probabilistic methods to quantify risk in geotechnical engineering practice. His contributions to the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code are ...

As a professor at the University of Toronto, Dr. Geoff Fernie has applied his engineering skills to solving problems commonly encountered by people with disabilities and an aging population. He led the creation of world-leading research labs where engineering is applied to preventing accidents, restoring function after an accident or illness and supporting people to live independently as they age. Dr. Fernie has also pioneered engineering approaches to reducing the transmission of infection. His work has resulted in 47 patents and the commercialization of twelve products. He has received ...

As a world-class researcher having worked at Hydro-Québec's research institute IREQ, then as a professor and as a department director of the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) who was promoted only 4 years later as Director, Academics and Research, and who now serves as a Professor, Jean-Luc Fihey has been a constant innovator throughout his career. More specifically, he has proven his skills in specialized areas such as superconductivity, robotic welding and advanced materials. Recognized by MIT, recipient of the OIQ R&D 100 and MERITAS awards, he has made major contributions to the ...

M.R. Fiske has distinguished himself through his substantial contribution to the revitalization of the entire Halifax waterfront and the fact that his work provided an economic model which encouraged preservation and restoration in towns and cities throughout Canada. For his extensive contributions, he received the Order of Canada in 1987. He is currently the President of John R. Fiske Investments Ltd..

Richard A. Fletcher, P.Eng., Principal of Urban Systems Ltd., is recognized for his 30 plus years of significant professional engineering accomplishments in delivering municipal, provincial and first nations infrastructure, for his ethical and visionary business practices, for his sustained and continuing leadership of the engineering profession at the provincial, national and international levels, for his dedication to advancing the delivery of undergraduate engineering education and for his commitment to the enhancement of his community.

Richard Florizone currently heads the Quantam Valley Ideas Lab in Waterloo. Dr. Florizone, 11th President of Dalhousie University, focused on developing partnerships between academia, governments, and corporations on issues of global significance. These collaborations resulted in the investment of billions of dollars in both the public and private sectors. He has been recruited by some of the world's leading institutions, including MIT, the World Bank Group, Cambridge University, the Boston Consulting Group, and Bombardier Aerospace. His leadership has been recognized with local, regional and ...

Prof. J. M. Floryan is a distinguished scholar working in fluid mechanics with a wide range of pioneering research, e.g. laminar flow airfoils, crystal growth, spray formation using electric fields, drag reducing surfaces, structured convection, patterns in flow control, chaotic mixing, immersed boundary conditions method, generalization of stability theory. He is the author/co-author of 150 journal papers and 300 conference contributions. He received major awards from Germany, France, US, Singapore, Japan, China, Poland, and Israel. He served as chair of his academic department, CSME ...

Dr. Foo has been instrumental in advancing engineering knowledge and practice through initiating and leading advanced technology development and transfer in structural engineering. His works on seismic risk mitigation of operational and functional components of buildings, blast protection of structures and sustainable buildings are ground-breaking and have been adopted in standards worldwide. His contributions to dissemination of knowledge through extensive involvement in professional societies, organization of conferences and prolific publications have been exemplary. He received the ...

John Fraser Forbes is a leading authority on process control and optimization operations, a distinguished academic leader and an innovative educator. His research on high performance control and optimization has created significant economic value through industrial applications. As Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta, his leadership continues to contribute to the growth of the faculty, and he is the driving force behind the University's transformation into an international leader in research and innovation, particularly in renewable energy research. He has made ...

Paul Fortier is a pioneer in the study of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multicarrier systems and the first to characterize ultra-wideband channels in an underground mine. In addition, his work with Technologies Lyre (now Nutaq) on communication and signal processing systems helped the latter develop its SignalMaster product line now sold around the world. Finally, he has made an outstanding contribution to the teaching of engineering in the province of Quebec, developing several electrical and computer engineering training programs, and over 60 M.Sc and Ph.D. electrical ...

From his experience as Military Pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force to professor and researcher at the Royal Military College of Canada and Polytechnique Montreal, to Polyplan Technologies, a spin-off company he created in 1999, to his leading role as President and CEO at the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ), Dr. Fortin has demonstrated a unique and extraordinary passion for education and for pushing scientific frontiers and finding engineering sustainable solutions, notably in the field of Product Life Cycle Management and Manufacturing Management (PLM).

Francis Foster pioneered the field of high-frequency ultrasound and translated its technologies into clinical and preclinical imaging systems. As a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair, his research has focused on the development of innovative technologies that have solved problems for biomedical researchers and clinical practitioners. The technology developed in his laboratory has been fully commercialized and is now considered the gold standard in high-frequency ultrasound, with users in over 1,500 organizations around the world. The recent FDA approval of the clinical version of the latest ...

Martin Fournier, President, Conexart Technologies, has made a career of founding and growing important engineering organizations in university, in a government laboratory and in industry. He played a major role in connecting Canada to the global world through optical fibre telecommunications. In particular, he pioneered Canada's entry into optical fibre trans-oceanic telecommunications. He has also made major contributions to the implementation of the first trans-oceanic systems (both Atlantic and Pacific) installed by private investors as well as assisting a number of start-up Canadian ...

Anthony Franceschini, past President of Stantec Inc. (1998-2009), is a leader who has helped to enhance the image and presence of the Canadian consulting engineering industry, particularly in the US. By leading Stantec's growth, initially in Central Canada and then in the US, he has helped increase exposure of Canadian consulting engineering expertise, while providing North America and Global opportunities for Canadian engineering talent. He continues to provide generous support and leadership to community service organizations, including mentoring young professionals and entrepreneurs and ...

For the creation, development, and application of life-cycle engineering under uncertainty — a major contribution to the knowledge base with a significant impact on civil engineering design, teaching, and practice — and world leadership and service in promoting international cooperation in the fields of safety, risk, structural health monitoring, maintenance management optimization, and life-cycle performance and cost of structures and infrastructure systems to enhance the welfare of society.

Dr. Frantisak began his professional career in 1957 as a process engineer and later as a manager of the chemical engineering department at the Research Institute of Inorganic Chemistry in Usti, Czechoslovakia. Following the Soviet invasion of that country in 1968, he and his family emigrated to Canada where he continued a highly successful career as an advocate for corporate responsibility for sustainability and environmental protection. At the Ontario Ministry of the Environment he developed the Air Pollution Index and Hazardous Substances Programs, the first of their kind in Canada. Joining ...

Kevin Fraser is an outstanding Canadian metallurgist, design engineer, business leader and pre-eminent designer of high-pressure autoclaves used in extractive metallurgical operations. As Director of Hatch Ltd.'s Autoclave Technology Group, he has grown a small pioneer design group into an exemplary business centre of over 80 professionals who have custom-designed, built and commissioned commercial autoclave plants world-wide for unlocking and recovery of valuable paymetals from refractory mineral deposits. Kevin and his team have established a number of important autoclave innovations ...

Bob Frederking has a world reputation in ice mechanics and design, based on deep and discerning knowledge of engineering problems in the ice environment, and their solution. His thirty years of experience range from laboratory to field experiments, from fundamental research to engineering design, including definition of global ice loads and local ice pressures on offshore structures and ships. His leadership of major field programs in the Arctic has resulted in important advances in understanding the ice environment. He has led standards development for safe design and advanced Canada's ...

Throughout her career, Diane Freeman has demonstrated how an engineering view of the world can contribute to all aspects of our lives. She has not only practised engineering and served as President of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), but has also served as an Elected Councillor for 12 years in the City of Waterloo. Prior to serving as a Councillor, she established the Butterfly Centre, which has piloted STEM education for children under 6. For her many contributions, she has received a number of honours, including the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the 2009 Roger's ...

Dr. French has distinguished himself by invention and leadership both in university laboratory and industry and has altered trace analytical instrumentation design and applications internationally. He has received several awards in his field for his contributions, including the Order of Canada. He is currently a consultant with Sciex Div. MDS Health Group.

Dr. Marcia Friesen’s leadership practice has resulted in new programs that cross disciplinary and professional boundaries. Her work in pathways for newcomer engineers has shaped provincial and national approaches to foreign credentials recognition. She developed one of the first formal graduate credentials in the discipline of engineering education in Canadian universities. Her integrative approach makes EDI and Indigenous perspectives an ongoing dialogue in the activities, policies, curricula, and people at the University of Manitoba. She advances professional governance, accreditation, and ...

From 1997 to 2007 Peter Frise held the Chrysler Canada/NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Mechanical Design at the University of Windsor. He spearheaded Windsor's program in Automotive Engineering (Canada's first such program), and created a bridge between academe and the industry. As an educator, he was one of the first Canadians to receive the SAE Teetor Engineering Education award. Since 2001 Frise has been CEO and Scientific Director of AUTO21 which is Canada's national automotive research program. AUTO21 brings together researchers at more than 40 universities to do applied ...

Le docteur Frize s'est distinguée par sa contribution à l'implantation de la planification et de l'instrumentation technique médicale dans les hôpitaux. Elle est la première titulaire de la chaine Northern Telecom/CRSNG "Les Femmes en génie".

Dr. Gabriel is the founding Associate Provost, Research & Graduate Programs at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He has been instrumental in rapidly moving UOIT into a culture of research intensiveness. His tireless efforts led to UOIT being widely respected in the academic community and among stakeholders in governments, industry and the public at large. Dr. Gabriel is an internationally renowned researcher. He is specially known for his pioneering work in the area of thermal management systems for space applications. He holds a US patent for a heat-recovery system which ...

A visionary and passionate leader, Camille Gagnon has over 50 years of experience in the fields of innovation and economic development and is known as a rare innovation expert in Quebec and in Canada. As President and CEO at Innovitech, a private firm he founded in 1989, he has left a lasting mark with the ability to mobilize academia, industry and government. Innovitech, through Camille Gagnon’s expertise and leadership, has been at the forefront of major urban development projects, managed major research/innovation consortia. Through Innovitech, Camille has mentored, financed and coached ...

Professor Gagnon is an internationally recognized Canadian forward-thinking researcher who had a great impact on the educational and industrial level. He made some breakthroughs over the last three decades while he created and led two research chairs, many initiatives, spin-offs and institutes, and contributed to patents or led his peers to obtain their own. From designing leading edge radios and inventing a code technique that has an economic impact of around one billion dollars in Canada to allowing saving lives and giving access to virtual books to remote villages, his research is of great ...

Prof. André Galibois is a graduate of Engineering Physics, and has had a distinguished career at Laval University in Materials Engineering as a teacher, researcher and developer. He is the author of over 150 refereed publications, plus 8 monographs and book chapters; he has also supervised numerous graduate students. He has co-founded four companies in the field of automated welding, and has acted as a consultant in metallurgy and operational research since 1968. He is very active both on behalf of his Alma Mater as well as within learned scientific and professional societies.

Rosa Galvez, originally from Peru, is one of Canada’s leading experts in pollution control and its effect on human health. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from McGill University and has been a professor at Université Laval in Québec Québec City since 1994, heading the Civil and Water Engineering Department from 2010 to 2016. Dr. Galvez was appointed to the Senate of Canada as an independent senator for Québec on December 6, 2016.Senator Galvez specializes in water and soil decontamination, waste management and residues, and environmental impact and risk assessment. Throughout her ...

For his ground-breaking discoveries, insights, and engineering solutions to heavy oil and oil sands recovery energy systems and routes for lowering their environmental impacts, reenvisioning the use of heavy oil and oil sands systems for producing clean hydrogen and valuable carbon-based products, training, and mentorship of trainees in the area of energy research, and leadership of energy-related initiatives and efforts to move research to solutions for the benefit of society.

Executive Jean Gaulin has played an eminent role in the development and operation of Ultramar's major oil refinery in St. Romuald near Quebec City, which currently produces 250,000 barrels a day. This is rated as the most productive oil refinery in North America, and one of the best in the world. Jean Gaulin has been President and CEO of several large public firms in Canada and abroad, including Gaz Métropolitain in Montreal, Ultramar Canada, Ultramar PLC, and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. Since 2002, he has served on the Boards of several companies, including Crane, Saputo, Rona, Bombardier ...

Ibrahim Gedeon has made globally recognized contributions to next-generation communications systems. As Senior VP, Wireless Engineering, for Nortel Networks, he pioneered automated core provisioning and IP for wireless. As TELUS CTO since 2003, he has led development of its digital IPTV service, and the first integrated MPLS national core for wireless and wireline traffic. He played a pivotal role in establishing the IPShere 2008 telecommunication network. Leading TELUS' wireless network evolution, he has helped move Canada towards adoption of HSPA and LTE technologies. Since 2008, he has ...

As an influential leader, Michelle George has blazed the trail for women in operations, engineering, and construction. She is an authentic, intelligent, and well-respected engineer with a seat at the most senior table at Enbridge. Michelle is currently the Vice President of New Energy Technologies, delivering innovative projects and bringing low carbon commitments to life, including exciting work to introduce renewable natural gas and hydrogen into the natural gas system to green Ontario’s energy grid. As a professional engineer for over 25 years, Michelle develops simple and strategic ...

Dr. Edouard Gervais, former VP Technology and Market Research with Noranda Sales Corporation LTD, Toronto, Ontario and Manager of the Product Engineering division of the Noranda Technology Center, Pointe Claire, Quebec, is internationally recognized as an expert in the metallurgy of zinc and its alloys. At Noranda he distinguished himself in the creation and management of a new Product Engineering Division at the Noranda Research Centre.In 1991 he was appointed Executive Director to launch and manage the International Zinc Association (IZA), Brussels,Belgium. World zinc industry resources in ...

Amin Ghali of the University of Calgary has made outstanding contributions to the teaching, the development, and the practice of Structural Engineering. He has authored over 200 technical papers, seven patents and four books on structural analysis and design of concrete structures. His books have been published in English in four countries and in five major foreign languages. He is one of two inventors of the Stud Shear Reinforcement, the most effective means of preventing punching failure of concrete floor slabs. Dr. Ghali has excellent worldwide reputation as teacher, author, researcher and ...

Fadhel's noteworthy achievements include more that 20 years of teaching and research work in the area RF and microwave engineering; he made numerous contributions related to the field of microwave theory and techniques including devices, circuits, signal and systems. For the last twenty years his research has been mostly directed towards testing, modeling, designing, and building high performance RF circuits and sub-systems for biomedical, wireless and satellite communication systems. As a result of his extensive R&D activities, he published extensively and holds 10 patents (3 pending). ...

Clermont Gignac was Deputy Minister of three major ministries in Quebec, the most noteworthy being the Ministry of Transportation. He then became Vice President of Bombardier Transportation for North America; he established an integrated project management system and was in charge of fulfilling the design, manufacturing and commissioning stages totalling more than $5 billion, namely the New York City and Mexico City subways. From 2005 to 2013, reporting to the Minister of Health, he was the Executive Director responsible for the simultaneous implementation of major high-tech medical ...

Dr. Ronald Gilkie, PEng, FRSA, FCSCE, FEC, has contributed significantly to the advancement of engineering and scientific knowledge and application, especially in the fields of plastic sandwich structures and cable-stayed arch systems throughout his career as a professor, theses supervisor, consultant, and author; to the practice of engineering through his leadership in professional and technical societies; and to society generally through his life-long leadership of, and service to, alumni, professional, technical, sailing, artistic, musical and religious organizations.

Robert Gillespie is the President of Gilvest Inc. He was the Chairman and CEO of General Electric Canada Inc. from 1992 to 2005. Mr. Gillespie served as the President of PEO from 1994 to 1995 and led PEO's discipline and enforcement task force through an in-depth review of core functions. Among the awards he has received are the Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Electrical Association (1993), the Gold Medal Award from Engineers Canada (1999), Canada's International Executive of the Year (1999), the Queen's Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Council for International Business (2003), ...

Elizabeth Gillies is an international leader in the development of new designs to control the degradation of polymers. She developed a new class of polymers that unzip upon stimulation by light, heat, pH, or redox change. These unique polymers are currently being applied to release drugs at specific sites in the body, as traceless inks for 3D printing, and as replacements for conventional non-degradable plastics. She has mentored > 110 trainees, and published 142 papers with > 9600 citations. She received an NSERC EWR Steacie Fellowship, Canada Research Chair, membership in the RSC ...

Dr. Gilsig has had an outstanding career in the electric industry, noth as a design engineer and a resreacher in a wide range of major electrical and computer-based projects. He has developed several important innovations including real-time interactive information systems for major utilities and service organizations. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of JED International Inc.

Marilyn Gladu spent over twenty years as a leader in research and development in the petrochemical industry before entering politics. From over three decades of leadership in the engineering world to her new role as the first female engineer to be elected as a Member of Parliament, she has been an extraordinary role model for women in engineering. As Canada's Most Collegial MP, and through her roles as Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Critic for Science, and most recently Health Shadow Minister,she continues to demonstrate the role that an engineer can ...

The major achievement is the career-long pursuit of a successful academic career along with establishing & leading a reputed commercial engineering practice, of which he is the founder. He has been extremely productive in every aspect of his academic work, and has undertaken great challenges in his business career. The two activities gave him a unique perspective of the engineering profession, also inspiring many engineers. He has succeeded to make a direct connection between the research & practice of engineering, and he continuously provides evidence that research topics based on practical ...

Dr. Ani Gole is an internationally recognized expert in power systems simulations. Through his research and joint work with such companies as Manitoba Hydro, the HVDC Centre and RTDS, he has contributed to the development of one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated numerical tools for simulating large power systems networks. The PSCAD/EMTDC program, which is a result of this research, now has over 32,000 worldwide licensed users and has been used for the design of the majority of the world's High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems constructed in the last decade. It is ...

Dr. Farid Golnaraghi is a highly published and cited researcher with 400+ journal papers, conference presentations, professional reports, invited presentations, and 17 patents. In addition, his work has been the basis for four start-up companies. These companies address issues of assisting the visually impaired, sensors for the automotive industry, brain injury mitigation, and optical breast cancer detection. His textbook on Automatic Control Systems is internationally renowned and is in its 10th edition. He is the founding and only Director to date of the highly successful School of ...

Jinlong Gong holds a Peiyang Chair Professorship at Tianjin University. As an internationally renowned chemical engineer, he is recognized for his pioneering contributions to the development of sustainable chemical technologies and for educating the next generation of scholars. He has advanced catalytic technologies such as dehydrogenation of alkanes and photoelectochemical solar devices. He has been an active promoter for global academic exchange.

Dr. Howard Goodfellow, PhD, P Eng, 2007 winner of the PEO Entrepreneurship Award, is recognized world-wide for his innovations, publications and leadership in developing environmental control technologies. Currently he is President and CEO of Tenova-Goodfellow, responsible for leading this 'Centre of Excellence' in the development and demonstration of clean technologies in other industrial fields including BOF steelmaking, cement, and fossil fuel power plants; for global markets based on Goodfellow EFSOP technology. EFSOP is the world's most effective and reliable process control system for ...

Dr. Ray Gosine, Associate Vice-President (Research) and former Dean at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is an innovator, educator and academic leader with a longstanding commitment to university-industry collaboration and to the transfer and commercialization of university research to benefit Canada. He has been successful in building research partnerships and generating millions of dollars in investments to Memorial. The Province has profited from his student mentorship as a Research Chair and from his encouragement for his students to identify and address real industrial challenges ...

Benoit Gosselin, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Université Laval, is a world-leading expert in low-power microelectronics and biomedical technology. His innovative wireless microelectronic platforms have changed the way neuroscientists study brain function and its associated diseases. These platforms are ground-breaking by enabling the observation of brain dynamics in live animal models through miniature instrumentation technology incorporating optogenetics, electrophysiology, fiber-photometry and spectroscopy. He commercialized the product of his research with Doric Lenses Inc. He ...

Dr. Rafik Goubran is a distinguished researcher with extraordinary contributions to the field of Digital Signal Processing and its applications to sensors, speech, audio and multimedia communications, biomedical engineering and healthcare. He is among a select group of engineering professors capable of producing high-quality scientific research and taking the results to technology transfer and commercialization level, as shown by the important number of refereed publications and patents. He is also a gifted educator and accomplished administrator. Under his leadership as Dean of Engineering, ...

Prof. Murray Gray has spent his career with the University of Alberta as a researcher, educator and administrator. He has special expertise in hydrocarbon processing, bioprocessing, and the kinetics of high temperature reactions. This work has contributed greatly to improving the technology for processing oil sands bitumen in northern Alberta, and has enabled the training of graduate students. He is very active in providing professional development courses in the area of bitumen upgrading and utilization. Murray Gray believes that teaching is not limited to the classroom delivery of technical ...

Derrick Green is an internationally recognized leader in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology. He and his wife, Jill, have transformed a technology developed in Fredericton, New Brunswick into an international company, Green Imaging Technologies (GIT), providing NMR-based core analysis support to the international petroleum industry. GIT is the quintessential example of a Canadian success story in high technology, clearly demonstrating how engineering contributes to economic growth, and Derrick has provided the technical foundation of this success.

Jill Green is an internationally recognized entrepreneur and leader in the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) industry. She and her husband, Derrick, have transformed a technology developed in Fredericton, New Brunswick into an international company, Green Imaging Technologies (GIT), providing NMR-based core analysis support to the international petroleum industry. GIT is the quintessential example of a Canadian success story in high technology, clearly demonstrating how engineering contributes to economic growth, and Jill has provided the entrepreneurial foundation of this success.

Dr. Mark F. Green, FACI, FCSCE, FIIFC, PEng is Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen's University. He was recently the Program Leader for the innovative NSERC CREATE program, "Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas." Dr. Green is an internationally recognized leader in applications of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials to concrete structures, and the dynamics of bridge-vehicle interaction. He has published over 250 journal and conference papers, and has won the Professional Engineers Ontario Medal for Research and Development and the Premier's Research Excellence Award. He is ...

Dr. Green is a distinguished scholar and educator who has carried out pioneering research on the fluid mechanics of papermachines, on the spraying on non-Newtonian fluids, and on the aerodynamics of wing propeller tip vortices. The research has spanned the spectrum from fundamental to applied. Most has been industrially supported. He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles in these areas, mentored 35 Masters and Ph.D. students, and has edited the major text 'Tip Vortices'. Dr. Green's excellence in teaching has been recognized through receipt of four major teaching awards, ...

Louise Grondin has led the design and implementation of a management system that integrates environmental sustainability, health and safety, and social acceptance considerations for the global mining and processing operations of Agnico Eagle. She is a founding member of 'Women in Science and Engineering' and continues to reach out to young Canadians to inspire them to pursue careers in engineering and science. Women in Mining International recognized her as one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in the Mining Industry (2013) and as a Trail Blazer (2016), and she received the Rick W. Firlotte ...

Emeritus Professor of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, McGill University. The author or co-author of 3 books and over 150 papers, professor Gruzleski has led pioneering studies into the melt treatment of aluminum foundry alloys. Many of his findings now form standard foundry practice. As an academic leader he is former Dean of Engineering, McGill University and Director of the School of Engineering, University of Guelph where he laid the foundation for a dramatic expansion of engineering education at Guelph.

Dr. Gu is a Professor of in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University. He is an internationally recognized researcher in control, robots and Biomedical Engineering with over 300 published conferences and journal papers. He has developed the world first miniature robotic device to enable natural movement of an eye implant with several patents to give the vision to bionic eye, which has potential to benefit over 250 million people visually impaired. His works on robotics vision, surgical robotics, bilateral operation, control theory have been published on distinguished IEEE ...

Peihua Gu, Professor, University of Calgary, is an internationally recognized expert in manufacturing and design, with several research and education awards. He was twice awarded an NSERC Industrial Research Chair. He has published 2 books and numerous papers with many citations. His service to the profession includes establishing the Canadian Design Engineering Network, and serving on the editorial boards of several International Journals. He has been Department Head since 1999, and was Associate Dean from 1997 to 1999.

Dr. Ling Guan is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Ryerson University. He holds a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Multimedia and Computer Technology. Professor Guan is highly respected by his peers for his pioneering work on the paradigm of 'elemental concept', and 'hierarchical processing architecture' which laid the foundational framework for diversified research frontiers in information engineering and technology, firmly establishing him a world leader in adaptive image processing, human computer interaction, and video transmission over distributed communications systems. Professor ...

Chantal Guay has shown outstanding creativity and leadership throughout her career in engineering, from her early work in enabling brownfield redevelopment in Montreal, an activity which eventually lead to similar activities across the province, to her role as CEO of Engineers Canada, where she initiated the 30-by-30 initiative and oversaw the highly successful National Engineering Summit in 2009, to her current position as CEO of the Standards Council of Canada, where she is overseeing the promotion of standards and accreditation in Canada and abroad. Chantal is a role model for all ...

Alfred Guenkel of Noram Engineering has made major contributions to engineering in Canada. He is the inventor of two generations of patented processes for the production of mono-nitrobenzene (MNB) which are now used worldwide. Currently 75% of the annual 3 million tonne world production of MNB, an intermediate in the synthesis of polyurethane polymers, comes from plants designed in Canada under Dr. Guenkel?s guidance. With several colleagues in the late 1980s he formed NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd. in Vancouver, which has sold plants to such major companies as Bayer, First Chemical ...

Ömer Gülder is a Professor at the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies. A world-class researcher and engineer in the areas of propulsion and combustion, he established the Combustion Research Laboratory at the National Research Council and was Head of the Laboratory from 1990 to 2001. Professor Gulder's research is focused on improving the efficiency of combustion in both traditional and alternative fuels; he has published over 250 papers in this area and his collaborations with the Canadian aerospace industry are contributing to improved competitiveness and reduced ...

T. Aaron Gulliver is an internationally recognized expert in the area of coding theory and wireless communications. He has made significant contributions, both practical and theoretical, to the design and application of error correcting codes in communication systems. This includes the coding used in several international standards. He has developed efficient techniques for solving many difficult problems in wireless systems, including modulation for optical wireless communications and the peak to average power ratio in OFDM modulation. His pioneering work on the design of ultra-wideband and ...

Baining Guo is a world-renowned researcher in computer graphics. He is widely recognized for his scientific contributions to statistical modeling oftexture and appearance and to Poisson mesh deformation. A Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft Research, he is a technology leader who has demonstrated the ability to transfer laboratory work into high impact products used by tens of millions of people worldwide. His contributions to the computer graphics and gaming industry range from blockbuster game engines to popular digital content creation tools. Dr. Guo has been recognized with some of the ...

Dr. Guo is an internationally prominent researcher, educator, and technology leader in cloud computing, edge AI, big data, and distributed systems. His work has had a broad and seminal impact from the advancement of scientific knowledge to industrial innovation. He has been widely recognized for his pioneering contributions to the resilient management system widely used in post-disaster applications. Numerous edge AI technologies developed in his lab have been commercialized for civilian applications. His landmark research, combined with his outstanding leadership in advancing engineering ...

Roderick Guthrie as Director of the McGill University Metals Processing Centre has been a pioneer in the application of fluid dynamics, together with associated heat transfer and mass transfer phenomena to metallurgical processing operations.  He has also been engaged in the application of modern analytical and modelling methods to steelmaking and light metals research.  He has authored over 300 publications and generated 12 inventions.

Carl Haas' national and international prominence in construction, infrastructure and transportation technologies and management have been gained through the development of a widely used modularization decision support tool, wireless sensor network applications in civil engineering, field deployed robotics technologies, automated 3D data fusion models, revolutionary materials tracking technologies, and critical lift planning for industrial and heavy construction projects. His professional and societal contributions and honours include key roles in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research ...

Wagdi (Fred) Habashi of McGill University is an international authority in the field of Computational Fluid Aerodynamics. His skills and methods are called upon by national and multinational companies in the area of aerodynamic design of aircraft, gas turbines and in the in-flight icing certification of airplanes, as well in accident reconstruction. He has extensively consulted for industry, has created three spin-off companies and is a co-founder of the Canadian Society of Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has received numerous scientific and industrial awards in Aerospace and Supercomputing ...

Dr. Haccoun is an internationally recognized authority in the theory and applications of error control coding using convolutional codes. His outstanding contributions on powerful codes and decoding techniques have substantially impacted the development of very reliable wire-less communication systems. In particular, his internationally acclaimed work on high-rate punctured convolutional codes has contributed to fundamental simplifications in the development of variable rate communications. He co-invented a class of powerful doubly orthogonal convolutional codes that substantially simplify the ...

Kevin Hall is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Victoria and an innovative academic leader and civil engineer known for his strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, community engagement, and unwavering belief in equitable access to education, and equity, diversity and inclusion. He has made a global impact putting research into practice by delivering knowledge to industry and community. His academic interests are focused on hydraulic and environmental modelling and water and health in marginalized communities. Kevin has built entrepreneurship and innovation ...

As a practicing professional engineer, educator, researcher and administrator, Feridun Hamdullahpur has educated and advised many engineers, professional civil servants, senior political office holders and United Nations officials. His decades of academic and professional contributions to the field of engineering have resulted in training of highly qualified personnel and to establishing more effective public policy to enhance the quality of life and health of many in Canada and around the world. As president of the University of Waterloo, Dr. Hamdullahpur has enabled the University of ...

Jim Hanlon P.Eng., has had a forty year career in engineering. In that time he has led three innovative companies, mentored hundreds of young engineers, and made major contributions to his province, his country, and his profession. Jim has been the driving force behind the development of a growing ocean engineering industrial cluster in Halifax. He is a tireless champion of Industry-University collaboration. He has worked to create two extremely important institutions. The Ocean Frontiers Institute and the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE).

Carolyn Hasson has achieved international eminence through her unique and fundamental research accomplishments in corrosion analysis, and has applied these findings to corrosion inhibition and protection in various metals and reinforced concrete. She is an outstanding engineer and scientist who has made extensive professional, administrative, research, educational and social contributions. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Waterloo University. 

Charles H. Hantho served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Textile Inc., from 1990 to 1994 and served as its Chairman from 1994 to 1995. He served as the Chairman of Hamilton Utilities Corp., as Chairman of the Board of Camco Inc., as Chairman of Dofasco Inc., and as a Director of Inco Limited and Telemedia Corp. He has served as a Director of Flagship Energy Inc., ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Amec, Inc., Imasco Ltd., Hamilton Utilities Corp, TransAlta Corp., the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Zoom Media. Mr. Hantho has been honoured as a member of ...

Thomas Harris, Dean, Queen's University, is widely cited for his seminal work in variance-based performance monitoring and assessment of control systems; he has not only made significant research contributions, but has also advanced the industrial practice of control. Drawing from cutting-edge approaches in econometrics to address structural analysis in time-series models, as well as multivariate systems analysis, his methodology is utilized internationally by several companies in a diverse range of industrial control applications. As Dean of Applied Science, Dr. Harris has also championed ...

Prof. James Haslett of the University of Calgary has contributed in a substantial and sustained way, for over 48 years, to microelectronics-based research and technology transfer to industry, in Canada and internationally. He has also contributed to the training and advancement of hundreds of professionals as a teacher, administrator and researcher. His innovative research on noise in electronic devices and circuits, satellite instrumentation, high temperature electronics for oilfield down-hole instrumentation, and wireless communication systems has been recognized nationally and ...

Dr. Hatzikiriakos is one of the most accomplished experimental rheologists in Canada and the world today. He is widely known as one of the pioneers of rheology who has brought new, innovative and challenging ideas to the field. He has developed unique world-class expertise in the areas of polymer rheology, processing and surface science with a plethora of successful interactions and consulting activities with major companies (DuPont, ExxonMobil, Chevron). Two new companies were created in British Columbia based on his work. He is a true scholar, dedicated scientist, and a mentor of a number ...

Dr. Kelly Hawboldt is internationally recognized as a key contributor to the development of the bioeconomy and is committed to helping Canadians produce, use, and conserve resources while protecting the environment. Her discoveries have improved the methods used for removing contaminants from gas streams, transformed waste material to value added products, and reduced emissions from offshore oil and gas operations. The strength of Dr. Hawboldt’s work is her engagement and contributions to the forest, fishery, and mining industries, as well as local and federal governments, who have benefitted ...

Charles Haynes is a recognized authority on the design and manufacturing of biologics. His research focuses on understanding and tailoring the interfacial, structural and binding behavior of complex biomolecular and cellular systems, and his lab has successfully used this fundamental knowledge to develop commercial technologies and methodologies for designing and manufacturing therapeutics, creating highly accurate and sensitive cancer diagnostic assays, and discovering potent affinity ligands. He has provided outstanding mentoring of academic and industry leaders in his field, and his role ...

Dr. Heidebrecht is an earthquake engineer of international repute. He has distinguished himself in research on structural response to seismic loading and in his contributions to the development of seismic loading provisions of the National Building Code of Canada. At McMaster, he served as Dean of Engineering (1981-1989) and Provost and Vice-President Academic (1989-1994). He was the founding Director of the McMaster-Mohawk Bachelor of Technology Partnership (2006-2009) and also served as the Director of the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice (2014-2016). He is currently Professor ...

Dr. Heinke distinguished himself in the fields of Environmental Engineering in Cold Regions and Urban Infrastructure Rehabilitation. He has championed measures to increase linkages between engineering faculties and industry and has published a major undergraduate text book on Environmental Science and Engineering. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.

Hani Henein, Professor at the University of Alberta, has made outstanding contributions to the development and improvement of processes for near-net-shape forming of metals and alloys. He holds one patent and four licenses and has published over 100 papers. He has received eight awards in recognition of his professional contribution and was recently awarded a prestigious Canada Council Killam Fellowship.

Randy Herrmann has provided exceptional leadership as the Director of the Engineering Access Program in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. This program has graduated well over 100 engineers of Indigenous heritage who have gone on to demonstrate the importance of engineers who share the cultural heritage of Indigenous Peoples. Randy is widely recognized as the leading Canadian authority on programs that support Indigenous Peoples, particularly those from isolated communities, as they pursue engineering degrees. More than any other Canadian engineer, Randy has shaped the ...

Josephine Hill is an international leader in catalysis and advancing the sustainability of chemical reactions in chemical and petroleum engineering. Her work has contributed to the development of solid-oxide fuel cells, and the conversion of waste materials, such as petroleum coke and wood residues, to carbon-based materials for hydrotreating catalysts and adsorbents for water treatment. She has been a transformational leader through her activities in promoting catalysis in Canada (as Chair of the Catalysis Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada) and in supporting and encouraging women ...

For more than 20 years, Nancy Hill has demonstrated exceptional leadership in working to improve the engineering profession and the status of women. For example, as chair of Ontario's Women in Engineering Advisory Committee (WEAC), harassment was first included in the definition of professional misconduct in Ontario's Professional Engineers Act Regulations and the Guideline on Human Rights in Professional Practice was published. Ontario took the lead on its position on harassment and this had a profound, lasting and influential impact on the status of women in the engineering profession and ...

Dr. Hipel has gained national and international eminence through unique systems design engineering based applications of time series and conflict resolution analyses in water resources management and environmental engineering. He is an outstanding engineer who has made extensive technical, social, consulting, educational, administrative, and professional contributions world wide. He is currently a professor in the department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Suong Hoa has made tremendous contribution to the advancement of knowledge and applications of composite materials and structures. He has developed many new and novel composite materials and structures which exhibit outstanding performance. This has opened up new possibilities and applications. He has worked very closely with many aerospace companies in Canada and has contributed greatly to the advance in the use of composites. He has led many international initiatives which give inspiration to many young people in the field of composites.

Wolfgang J.R. Hoefer enjoys worldwide recognition as a scholar, author, educator and technical leader in Microwave Engineering and Computational Electromagnetics. He laid the foundations for E-plane circuit design by translating electromagnetic field theory and mathematical formalism into novel computer-aided design tools. He pioneered time domain modeling of analog and high-speed circuits, and made seminal contributions to the principal time domain numerical methods employed today: Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) and Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Modeling. The hallmark of his research ...

Evert Hoek, Independent Consulting Engineer, has conducted pioneering research on experimental stress analysis, brittle fracture and mechanical behavior of rock, and is a devoted and inspiring teacher of undergraduate and graduate students. He is a leading international consultant on the practical behavior of rock, and the author of widely used texts on rock mechanics.

Richard (Rick) Hohendorf is the Director of Components Engineering at Ontario Power Generation's (OPG's) Nuclear Business Unit. Rick led the development of the world's first software quality assurance standard for safety critical software that met the requirements of Canada's nuclear regulator. He is responsible for innovative applications of digital computers in reactor safety systems, fault tolerant plant control systems, plant condition monitoring systems, work protection systems and operator display systems at OPG's nuclear power plants. Rick's leadership in the application of digital ...

Richard Holt is recognized worldwide for his contributions to the understanding of the mechanisms of radiation damage and deformation in nuclear materials, contributing significantly to the safe and efficient operation of both CANDU and light water reactors. After a distinguished industrial career, he conceived and developed the program of the NSERC-UNENE IRC in Nuclear Materials at Queen's University where he has developed the Reactor Materials Testing Laboratory (RMTL); a unique reactor simulation facility for the study of radiation damage. His work has been recognized by prestigious awards ...

Professor Hanping Hong has made outstanding contributions to the reliability-based design code development and codified structural design practice. His original work has helped the understanding of wind, snow, and earthquake hazards affecting the Canadian building stocksand infrastructure system and significantly strengthened Canada’s position as a leading player in developing information-sensitive and risk-consistent structural design practices. Dr. Hong has also made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through his passion for research and dedication to mentoring and ...

Dr. Mina Hoorfar is an accomplished academic leader and engineer known for her inspired teaching, award winning research, innovative administrative leadership and championing of equity, diversity and inclusion. Her research in microfluidics and nanotechnology is applied to energy, health and the environment. An outstanding teacher, she has received the EGBC Teaching Excellence Award and has been recognized by Engineers Canada as an Equity Diversity and Inclusion Leader. She has served in senior academic leadership roles including Director, School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan and Dean of ...

Douglas Hooton is a Professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Civil Engineering and holds the NSERC/ CAC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Concrete Durability and Sustainability. Well known as an expert on both Cementitious Materials and Concrete Durability, he has been active in over 40 standards, technical, and code committees in North America and Europe, holding a number of leadership positions on these committees. Several new standard test methods and building code changes related to concrete durability in Canada and the U.S.A. have been developed or championed by him based ...

Dr. Ekram Hossain is an internationally recognized expert in wireless communications and networking. His pioneering research contributions in radio resource management for cellular wireless and cognitive radio networks have significantly impacted research and development in this area and enabled advancement of broadband wireless communications technology. His research works have been highly cited and have received international recognitions. He is an extraordinary engineering educator and mentor of engineering graduate students. He has provided outstanding professional services to the ...

Stephen Howe is a Canadian innovator who leads a talented and committed Bell Network team that designs, builds and operates the company's leading broadband fibre, wireless, satellite and media networks. During his career at Bell and with incumbent and start-up communications companies in Canada and internationally, Stephen has led the development and implementation of world-class advances in both wireless and wireline communications technologies. Under Stephen's leadership, Bell deployed the most extensive broadband fibre and wireless networks that keep Canadian consumers and businesses ...

Dr. Steve Hranilovic is a research pioneer in optical wireless communications, an academic innovator and a technology leader developing Canadian-made solutions to bring equitable internet access to Canada’s northern, remote, and rural communities. He ranks in the top 2% of researchers worldwide, his research has been applied widely in academia and industry and he is a Fellow of the IEEE and Optica. He led the transformation of engineering education for 6,000 undergraduates, championing experiential project-based curricula. As Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, he is responsible for ...

Over Dr. Hrudey's 43 year career, he has pioneered interdisciplinary expertise in public health plus engineering to address human health impacts of environmental problems, particularly safe drinking water. He is acknowledged as one of Canada's leaders in environmental risk assessment, management and communication. He served as an expert on the Walkerton Inquiry and developed the preventive risk management methodology that underpins recent international drinking water guidelines Dr. Hrudey has sought effective use of evidence in public decision-making, serving on 25 expert panels. His peers ...

Andy Hrymak has made significant contributions to the literature for large scale computation of fluid flows with free and moving boundary problems, complex rheology, liquid coating technology, mixing and polymer processing. He has also made great contributions to the Canadian engineering profession by serving as Director of an interdisciplinary manufacturing research centre and as the founding Director of the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice, an interdisciplinary graduate school for professional engineering master's degrees. He has held leadership positions in professional ...

Prof. Yun Hang Hu made seminal contributions to advanced catalysts, novel materials and innovative processes for clean energy and renewable energy. His collaborations with Canadian universities created a new direction not only for heterogeneous catalysis but also for the utilization of solar energy and greenhouse gases, which is truly important for Canada. As a world-renowned leading expert in energy materials and processes, he was recognized with numerous prestigious honors and awards including election to Fellow by six major societies (AAAS, ACS, APS, AIChE, ASM International, and RSC) and ...

Professor Biao Huang is an internationally recognized expert in process control, particularly in areas of data analytics, performance monitoring, fault diagnosis, and process identification. He has published extensively with over 300 refereed journal articles and 5 books. The impact of his contributions to process control in general and its application to the oil sands industry in particular is well recognized by such awards as IEEE Fellow, the Syncrude Canada Innovation Award by CSChE and the NSERC senior industrial research Chair position at Alberta. Huang is currently the Editor-in-Chief ...

Huang developed innovative optimization approaches to tackle complexities of environmental risk management that are beyond direct human reasoning. His work led to a new field of inexact environmental systems analysis uniquely useful for multi-stakeholder risk management practices. His findings revealed various complexities in environmental systems and obstacles hindering sustainable regional development. They were introduced by multiple international development agencies to a number of countries and frequently used by peers/stakeholders, bringing about enormous socio-economic benefits. His ...

Huang is a scientific creator and pioneer of a transformative technology – stretchable electronics. He found how pre-strain with shape control can endow brittle inorganic semiconductors (e.g., silicon) with enormous stretchability (>150% strain), extremely low stiffness matching that of soft biomaterials, and conformability to arbitrary curvilinear surfaces. His theories constitute the scientific foundation of new technology such as stretchable batteries, sensors, circuits, radios and many commercial biomedical devices transforming medicine. 

Dr. Peter Huck's stature as a national and internationally recognized leader in the quality and safety of drinking water comes from his successful employment of biofiltration and membrane technologies in protecting water from pathogens and trace contaminants. He has made profound advances in knowledge and practice, assembled a world class research team, trained a generation of skilled future leaders, and established a network of collaborating organizations. He has been appointed to an unprecedented six continuous terms as an NSERC Industrial Research Chair. His prestigious honours and awards ...

Prof. Jagmohan Humar of Carleton University is a distinguished teacher, researcher and professional engineer. He is the author of a comprehensive text on Structural Dynamics, used by engineering schools throughout the world. His research contributions are reflected in many publications, and have won him several awards including the Gzowski Medal of CSCE, Whitman Wright Award of CSCE andA. B. Sanderson award of CSCE. He was a design consultant for some of Canada's most noteworthy structures including the Skydome, in Toronto. He also received the Fellowship of CSCE, and EIC award, in ...

Mark Hundert is a pioneer in the application of industrial engineering and operations research practices in order to improve the delivery of health care in Canada. He has helped to introduce principles and methodologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our hospitals and other health care organizations. Among his many contributions in this field, Mr. Hundert spearheaded the development of a national database benchmarking the efficiency and quality of care in Canadian hospitals, which has been an essential tool in identifying and addressing areas needing improvement in the ...

Chris Huskilson is a pioneer in the energy sector in Canada and internationally. Since his appointment as President and CEO of Emera Inc. in November 2004 the company has more than doubled its assets, from $4 billion to over $9 billion. Under his leadership Emera has expanded its strategic energy services and infrastructure in the Northeastern US, Atlantic Canada, St. Lucia, Grand Bahama and Barbados. Chris has led capital and service based initiatives such as a pumped storage hydro-electric facility, natural gas pipelines, gas-fired power plants, an energy services company and a renewable ...

Dr. Hutchinson has made significant contributions to transport planning and engineering education, particularly in the areas of urban transport, research and practice, and airports and highway engineering. He is currently a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

D. Jean Hutchinson, Geological Engineering Professor, Queen's University, is a nationally and internationally recognized researcher in rock engineering, volunteers with technical societies nationally and internationally, and is a well-respected educator. Recognition includes awards (7) and medals (3) in these areas, including the 2019 Glossop Medal from the Geological Society of London. Dr. Hutchinson and her team pioneered the use of new engineering approaches to support risk based decision making and rock slope stability assessment using remote sensing. Dr. Hutchinson actively promotes ...

Professor Reza Iravani, University of Toronto, has developed innovative solutions to several engineering problems associated with the applications of power electronics and emerging control and operational concepts in electrical energy systems, including, i) utilization and grid-integration of renewable energy resources, ii) efficient utilization of the legacy-grid asset, and iii) modernization of the electric grid. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and co-author of the reference book 'Voltage-sourced Converters'. His contributions to the field of ...

Gordon Irons is an outstanding metallurgical professor at McMaster who vigorously interacts with industry leaders worldwide to innovate improved technologies. He is a world authority on Injection Metallurgy, a field of research he has pioneered for 25 years during which his achievements have greatly improved numerous industrial processes. Dr. Irons had the vision to leverage his own research excellence to develop the McMaster Steel Research Centre into a world-class venture comprising multidisciplinary members drawn from industry and academia globally. Dr. Irons' achievements in academia are ...

Peter Irwin has been called by many the leading wind consultant in the world. He developed measurement methods for wind tunnel testing of buildings and structures that are now used by many organizations. He has been wind consultant for Burj Khalifa (the world's tallest building), Taipei 101, and the Petronas Towers, to name just a few of his landmark projects. As CEO of RWDI he led the firm to international acclaim and business success as the world's premier wind engineering firm. He has also made major contributions to wind and snow load provisions in standards and building codes in Canada ...

Eddy Isaacs is the former CEO of Alberta Innovates – Energy & Environment Solutions and is currently the President of Eddy Isaacs Inc. and an Executive Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Eddy has spent his career promoting innovation in energy and environment across Canada and in forging partnerships between industry, government and academia. In 2014, he received the ASTECH Foundation’s award for his outstanding contribution to the Alberta science and technology community. Eddy has served as co-Chair of the Energy Technology Working Group of the Canadian ...

As Associate Director of the McGill Metals Processing Centre, and President and CEO of MetSim Inc., Professor Isac has established an exemplary record of sustained contributions of excellence to the field of Physical Metallurgy. Over a period of forty-five years, she has made major contributions in collaboration with industry to research and development on the metallurgical processing of ferrous and non-ferrous materials, to teaching and training of engineers, and to professional organizations in Canada and overseas. As evidenced by over three hundred publications, numerous invited ...

Dr. Waguih Ishak is a visionary chief technologist with an outstanding record of fostering and inspiring innovation. He has established state-of-the-art research laboratories from scratch at several global high-tech companies, most recently the Corning West Technology Center in Silicon Valley, which is a powerhouse for the development of new innovations related to high-speed interconnect, novel display, solid-state illumination, and embedded sensor technologies. As an international leader in optics and photonics research, and a successful technology entrepreneur, he is driven by his ...

André Ivanov, Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC, is an expert and innovator in the field of the design and testing of very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits. His achievements have led to numerous new and advanced technologies that have greatly impacted the shape of VLSI test technology processes worldwide affecting the entire semiconductor industry. He is Fellow of the IEEE and was recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Contribution Award of the IEEE Computer Society Test Technology Technical Council for achievement of major value and significance to the ...

Shaffiq Jaffer is a practicing chemical engineer at TOTAL SA. He joined TOTAL SA after working with Koch Industries and Procter & Gamble where he developed novel patented mixing and reaction technology and process designs to enable mass customization of consumer products. At TOTAL, he is a leader in pushing research forward on the de-carbonization of energy and carbon capture, usage and storage. Largely through collaborator agreements and funding initiatives with universities, he has led the efforts to ensure that TOTAL minimizes its operational impact on the environment.

Professor Praveen Jain, Queen's University, is considered one of the leading authorities in the world in the practical applications of power electronics, particularly in the area of power supplies. He has a natural ability to envision simple solutions to complex technical problems and then transfer to these solutions into new designs. Praveen Jain has made many practical contributions as technology advisor in industry. While in academia, he has successfully transferred technology from the university laboratory; his work has resulted in some 30 patents. His designs have been successfully ...

Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, a Fellow of CSME and EIC, is a world-leading expert in optomechatronics for robotic applications and has made significant contributions to vision-based learning/control of robots. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, two books, and four proceedings; a few of which are top-cited worldwide. He has served as a Technical Editor of six international journals and as Chair/Co-Chair in 25 international conferences. He has also played pioneering roles in academia, including developing undergraduate and graduate curricula at Ryerson University, and in ...

Professor Andrew Jardine is an internationally recognized expert in engineering asset management whose research and teaching have impacted generations of reliability engineers and industry best practices around the world. As Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, he spearheaded its development into a world leader in academic/industrial collaborations. Professor Jardine is Director of the Centre for Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Engineering, which is supported by a worldwide network of companies. He has published seven textbooks and more than ...

Dr. Jayas of the University of Lethbridge (formerly of the University of Manitoba) is a world-renowned scientist in the field of grain storage research and is a former a Canada Research Chair in Stored-Grain Ecosystems. His research has resulted in better grain storage and drying systems in several countries, and is contributing to the automation of grain handling and processing operations in Canada and several other countries. He has trained more than 100 highly qualified personnel at the masters, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. Dr. Jayas has authored or co- authored over 445 refereed ...

Considered one of Canada's most dynamic executives, Tom Jenkins has not only led Open Text to a remarkable level of success these past 20 some years, he has also played a leading role in the community. His ambition is to make Canada a global powerhouse in digital media. And to this end, Mr. Jenkins and Open Text are the key champions in establishing the Stratford Institute, a new think-tank and higher-learning centre. As CEO of Open Text, he was instrumental in the creation of one of the first internet search engines that was used by Netscape®, Yahoo!® and IBM®. In partnership with Netscape ...

Professor Charles Q. Jia has been a pioneer and champion in promoting sustainability. His original work at University of Toronto has helped transform major industrial wastes into valued resources, develop the widely influential strategy of "using waste to treat waste," and significantly strengthen Canada's position as a global powerhouse for natural resources. A dedicated community leader and educator, Dr. Jia has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through his infectious passion for a sustainable planet and tireless dedication to developing the next generation of ...

Dr. Jiang is an internationally recognized expert on fault-tolerant control, and instrumentation & control for nuclear power plants. He has made significant contributions to engineering in many different ways. His research has resulted in a clear understanding between available redundancies and degree of fault-tolerance. His pioneering work in this area has lead to improvements in desirable control system architecture and implementation practice in nuclear power plants. Dr. Jiang has also contributed extensively in the development of several IEC and ISA standards and has been named as an ...

Dr. James Johnson is an internationally recognized innovator and researcher in the field of upper limb biomechanics. He has developed a research program focusing on the biomechanics of the upper limb, with special interest in implant design and testing. In collaboration with his surgeon colleagues, Dr. Johnson has been the co-inventor of implants that have become top selling in the world. His biomechanical research focus has led to significant changes in the surgical techniques and rehabilitation protocols for patients. Dr. Johnson has trained 82 graduate students, 130 engineering ...

Kenneth Johnson has made outstanding contributions to advancing engineering practice as an engineer, planner, historian, and publisher with a special scope of practice that focuses on water, sanitation and hygiene for communities in the Canadian Arctic. His work is widely recognized not only for its technical quality and cost-effectiveness, but also its inclusiveness of local and indigenous expectations. His leadership has positively impacted the lives of people and communities throughout Canada's North, achieving these advances through creative, collaborative, and highly professional work. ...

Géza Joós, Professor, McGill University, is widely recognized for his exceptional contributions to power engineering, including pioneering work in the application of power electronics to power systems, and the development of new technologies to enhance power quality. He is founder and Executive Director of the industry-funded Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, an innovative teaching and research entity regrouping students and faculty from various universities in Quebec. He is the author of more than 60 refereed journal papers, some 170 refereed international conference papers, a ...

Fassi Kafyeke joined Bombardier in 1982 as an Aerodynamics engineer. Manager of Advanced Aerodynamics since 1996, he led the aerodynamic design and the development wind tunnel testing of the regional jets CRJ700/900/1000, the business jets Global Express and Challenger 300 and the main line jet CSeries. He leads Bombardier Aerospace Research and Technology since 2007 and Advanced Product Development since 2014. For many years, he taught Aerodynamics at University and he has been active in the Aerospace community, serving on boards of several provincial and federal organizations (CASI, GARDN, ...

Peter Kaiser, retired Professor and Chair for Rock Mechanics and Ground Control at School of Engineering of Laurentian University, teaches and conducts research in the field of Rock Engineering with applications to mining, civil engineering and petroleum extraction, and has achieved national and international recognition through his research and consulting. He has been instrumental in the formation and direction of MIRARCO (Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation), a unique research corporation at Laurentian University that provides a model of university-industry ...

Dr. Al-Haddad is an international leader in the advancement of power electronics technology and its practical applications in traction, power utilities, renewable energy, smart micro/nano grids, lighting and telecommunications industry. He has natural ability to understand practical problems, provide innovative solutions for complex problems and apply them to practical applications. Dr. Al-Haddad has published over 100 journal and 500 conference papers reporting the scientific advances in the field. He has shown the technical leadership and has the credit of applying some of the published and ...

The key differentiator of Dr. Kamwa's work is his outstanding contribution to industrial technology while influencing engineering science as well. His work has high impact in the following two areas:1) power system stability where he developed advanced intelligent algorithms implemented at large scale in the industry for static excitation systems,2) Smart grid concept for power transmission system where he developed intelligent controller for a smarter transmission power grid.He has demonstrated high level of leadership in the profession. His pioneering research work is documented in numerous ...

Catherine is a Professional Engineer and the Chief Operating Officer of Morrison Hershfield, an employee-owned multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm. Catherine has consistently been recognized for her contributions to the profession and the community including having received theGold Medal from Engineers Canada and theGold Medal from Professional Engineers Ontario; inducted into Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame for having received that recognition in four of the categories in which it is bestowed; and inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering as a Fellow. ...

Karim Sallaudin Karim is a Professor in the University of Waterloo’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and is a Founder and the Chief Technology Officer of KA Imaging. Dr. Karim both pioneered innovative X-ray technologies and then led the commercialization effort via KA Imaging. His research has led to the world’s first portable, dual energy X-ray detector, with superior accuracy that enables early disease detection of cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal disorders. The technology is now used in hospitals in seven countries to replace black and white X-rays. Dr. Karim has 250 ...

Dr. Jeff Karp heads the Laboratory for Accelerated Medical Innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In doing so, he has developed multiple products undergoing clinical development, trained 20 new faculty members, and founded 7 companies (that have collectively raised $200 million). He has won numerous international awards, and is well known as a captivating public speaker. Karp's research harnesses materials science and stem cell biology to solve medical problems with emphasis on nanoscale/microscale materials and bio-inspired approaches in regenerative medicine and drug delivery, ...

Fakhreddine Karray is the University Research Chair Professor in operational artificial intelligence at the University of Waterloo. He is also the co-director of the Waterloo Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He is recognized for his outstanding contributions in the area of intelligent systems, computational intelligence and pattern recognition. He has brought novel methodological approaches, efficient algorithms and innovative solutions to a number of real world problems in the area of systems and controls, intelligent transportation, human machine interaction and cognitive robotics. He ...

Safa Kasap has made extraordinary contributions to the science and technology of amorphous semiconductors, in particular in pioneering engineering contributions to x-ray photoconductors used in modern digital flat panel direct conversion x-ray image detectors for medical imaging; and in advances in understanding excess noise in amorphous semiconductors. Professor Kasap is well-recognized for his distinct contributions to engineering education and training through two well-known textbooks, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices (Third Edition) and Optoelectronics and Photonics: ...

For contributions to Photonics Technologies, in particular for the discovery of a novel low optical power damage mechanism of great importance in current optical fibre networks, for innovations in the technology of the multi-million dollar industry of fibre Bragg gratings, and for the engineering application of a laser for grating inscription without the use of hydrogen leading to ultra-low cost and a highly energy efficient solution.

Kim Keating has made significant engineering contributions to key projects in the North Atlantic offshore oil and gas industry which have powerfully contributed to transforming Newfoundland and Labrador into one of Canada's 'have' provinces. In addition to this, her volunteer service, leadership and impact in her community are widely recognized through her involvement with Memorial University's Board of Regents, the Rhodes Scholarship in Canada regional selection committee, Women in Science & Engineering (NL), the International Women's Forum (NL), and as the 40th Chair of the St. John's ...

Professor Chris Kennedy is the founding Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Victoria. He has produced highly cited research on sustainable infrastructure and cities, and consulted for several national governments, the UN and the World Bank. In 2011, he was seconded to the OECD in Paris, serving the Working Party on Climate Investment and Development. He has been a visiting professor at Oxford University and ETH Zürich. He has been President of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, and is author of The Evolution of Great World Cities: Urban Wealth and ...

Heather Kennedy is a champion for strong communities responsible development of communities associated with Canada's resource development. A career that spans operations and project management, corporate executive, regulator hearing commissioner and assistant deptuty minster. Heather has strong commitment to safety, operational excellence and the development of local people and healthy local communities. Close collaboration, planning, adaptability and commitment from key stakeholders are all elements of her approach. Heather is a pioneer for women in the resource sector and has coached and ...

Dr. Brenda Kenny has distinguished herself as a thought leader and practitioner in the sustainable management of pipeline systems across Canada. As a regulator at the National Energy Board for many years she led the move to standards-based regulation and new approaches to risk assessment. As the CEO of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, she has made significant contributions to pipeline and energy policy in Canada. Brenda is a pioneer for women in this technical and political field of pipelining. Her research work into environmental sustainability and her contribution to organizations ...

Dr. Kerekes developed pioneering contributions to the engineering science of fibre processing and papermaking. He is the founder of the UBC Pulp and Paper Centre for cooperative university/industry research and is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical & Biological engineering at the University of British Columbia.

Ali Khademhosseini is a Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering at UCLA. He has made seminal contributions to the development of micro/nanoscale technologies, materials and systems for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He has led the development of approaches for device tissue interfaces, engineering basic living units for regenerative medicine, understanding self-assembly methods of microscale hydrogel structures which are high impact developments that will enable advances in treatment of patients. He has also made important contributions to the development of bioinspired ...

Dr. Faisal Khan is a leading authority in safety and risk engineering, asset integrity, and offshore engineering, particularly in harsh environments. He has developed risk-based methodologies that have been widely adopted by industry and academic institutions. His research has been instrumental in guiding industry policies/practices for energy corporations globally as well as leading to the creation of policies within national and provincial government agencies. As a academic leader, Dr. Khan established the Process Engineering Undergraduate Program at Memorial University based on the ...

Nazir Kherani, Professor at the University of Toronto jointly appointed in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has madesustained contributions in the fields of tritium science and technology, silicon solar photovoltaics, and photonic crystal - device integrations. Specifically, these include innovative tritiated semiconductor materials and devices, record setting heterojunction silicon materials and solar cells, and photonic crystal studies. Dr. Kherani's achievements have been recognized through numerous awards ...

Over the last 45 years, Dr. Witold Kinsner has been involved in research on robust real-time algorithms and software/hardware computing engines for signal and data compression in cognitive machines and systems. His major contributions are in the areas of:(i) polyscale signal analysis (a new approach),(ii) reconfigurable, synchronous, self-synchronizing semiconductor computer memories, and(iii) magnetic bubble memories and devices.He supervised over 70 postgraduate theses, over 200 capstone students, with over 750 publications in the areas. In 1978, he co-founded the first Industrial ...

Professor Kipouros has made significant contributions to the fundamental aspects and practical applications associated with metals processing. Working with industry led to production of refractory metal coatings for tool steels. He has worked hard to bridge the gap between academia and industry having worked for many years at General Motors Research and returned to spend a Sabbatical at GM Technical Center. Founding Chair of the Canadian Metallurgy/Materials Education Council, he has championed international collaborations between industry and academia serving as Technical Advisor to NATO's ...

Dr. Hossam Kishawy has made significant contributions to research, education, and academic leadership. He has led the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science to a significant growth in infrastructure, enrolments, student diversity and research capacity. His research contributions have led to new understanding of surface quality, integrity, and detection of residual stresses particularly for hard turning technology in automotive applications. Dr. Kishawy’s development of new nanoparticle-based cooling techniques have led to significant advances of more environmentally friendly and ...

Shanna Knights is recognized by the international science and engineering community for her significant contributions in advancing the polymer electrolyte fuel cell. This is particularly demonstrated by her pioneering work in the area of fuel cell durability where she has over 33 issued patents and 110 publications. With over 30 years' chemical engineering experience, she has demonstrated strong technical leadership in research and development as a Manager and Director at Ballard Power Systems for over twenty years. Shanna's many professional contributions have provided leadership on a ...

Dr. Kodur has made significant contributions and earned recognition for his research and development activities in structural, material and fire areas. He has published extensively and has developed unique research program in structural fire safety at NRC Canada, trained graduate students, and developed fire design guidelines that have been incorporated in many codes and standards. Dr. Kodur, a Fellow of ASCE and ACI, was the only non-American invited to be part of the ASCE/FEMA expert's team for WTC building investigation. He has transferred WTC investigation findings to the public, has ...

Dr. Kokai has become one of the foremost structural engineers practicing from Canada. He has been in charge of the structural design of such unique structures as the Canadian Opera Company's new home, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and iconic structures with unique challenges around the world. He works with the best architects in the world, including Frank Gheary. He has been an innovator in earth quake resistant structures, and was the coauthor of a seminal patent in the field with colleagues in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Toronto. As a coauthor of the CSA Committee's ...

Dr. Konrad's research experience and interests lie in the fields of permafrost engineering, frost action in soil, liquefaction of sands, in situ testing and numerical simulations of coupled processes. He is a recognized authority in soil freezing and liquefaction assessment. He is also very active in technology transfer. He has 110 technical papers in referreed journals, over 100 conference papers and 40 research reports, as well as being a contributor to chapters in three books. He is currently a Professor at the University of Laval.

Professor G.A. Kopp is an internationally renowned expert in the field of wind engineering, in the areas of building aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing, the effects of severe storms on the built environment, and the occurrence of tornadoes in Canada. He has transformed approaches to identifying tornado occurrence and classification as a co-founder of the Northern Tornadoes Project and transformed design of building components and cladding under severe wind loads through the development of pioneering test methods at the ‘3 Little Pigs’ Project together with many theoretical developments. His ...

Mark Kortschot is Chair of the University of Toronto's Division of Engineering Science and a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. His research in the areas of carbon fibre composites, natural fibre composites and paper has resulted in more than 120 refereed publications and four patents. Professor Kortschot received the Alan Blizzard Award for his role in creating the University of Toronto's Engineering Strategies and Practice course; the flagship course for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. A successful designer and entrepreneur, he ...

Dr. Kostiuk is recognized nationally and internationally for his engineering achievements in combustion. These include world leading research on industrial flares to create models that quantify emissions to guide operators and regulators to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment from the 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas flared annually. He has also contributed fundamental research on flame physics. Dr. Kostiuk has provided effective service to the engineering profession through leadership roles in the NSERC Grant Selection processes, the Canadian Engineering ...

Dr. J. Kozinski is an internationally-renowned higher education leader, researcher and entrepreneur, and one of the most widely acknowledged experts in sustainable energy systems and immune building concepts. He founded the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University, one of the most ambitious projects in Canadian academia, and lead the formation of a Renaissance Engineering program that is empowering creative minds to become entrepreneurial engineers with a social conscience and a sense of global citizenship. He sees the necessity and beauty in bringing people together to not only ...

Dr. Gail Krantzberg has dedicated over thirty years to help Great Lakes communities rehabilitate and build a sustainable future for their most valued and strategic water assets. She designed rigorous, multi-disciplinary frameworks involving engineers, applied scientists, governments, and communities to launch effective and sustainable initiatives. The many public policies and agreements that she led or contributed to continue to protect Great Lakes health to this day. Her outreach activities have raised public awareness to contemporary environmental challenges. Currently a professor in ...

Suzanne Kresta has contributed to the field of mixing research, at a national and international level, through her contributions to academic and industrial literature through a well-recognized handbook and an important contribution to the engineering literature. Her leadership has been demonstrated through many academic leadership appointments, industrial consulting and serving in engineering accreditation and regulatory bodies. Dr. Kresta is widely recognized for her passion for engineering education pedagogy and has received many awards for her contributions to improving the student ...

Sri Krishnan has made outstanding and innovative contributions to engineering education, and to the growth and momentum of research and innovation at Ryerson University. A Canada Research Chair and leader in biomedical research, Sri pioneers new ways to diagnose illness, supporting less invasive and lower cost procedures. His contributions have resulted in an enhanced understanding of cardiac rhythms, sleep signals, knee sounds and other biomedical signals. At Ryerson, Sri led the establishment of the undergraduate program in biomedical engineering (the only accredited biomedical engineering ...

Frank Kschischang is an outstanding research engineer and educator whose highly influential work on error-correcting codes significantly shaped the development of algebraic coding theory and iterative decoding methods. His theoretical contributions on the sum-product algorithm laid the foundation of the modern theory of codes on graphs. His work on network coding and fibre optic channel revealed the fundamental limits of information transmission in communication networks and significantly advanced the state-of-art in the theory and practice of digital communications. Frank Kschischang has ...

Dr. Kudsia is a distinguished scientist, electrical engineer, teacher and reference book author whose sustained leadership in developing satellite communications subsystems has been internationally recognized. He led the successful development of compact, lighter, power and cost efficient RF multiplexing networks, thereby significantly increasing satellite channel capacity, applied in over 100 communications satellites, spanning some 30 national and international programs. His contributions set the world benchmarks for satellite multiplexing networks and contiguous multiplexer technology in ...

Dr. Amit Kumar is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and one of few researchers globally whose models integrating environmental and economic factors in energy systems assessment feed into government and industry decision-making. He is a highly cited expert in energy systems and an NSERC Industrial Chair. He has served on expert panels for the European Union, National Science Foundation-USA, House of Commons, Senate of Canada, and others. He received the 2020 Summit Award for Research Excellence from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of ...

Deepa Kundur is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Power & Information in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. She also currently serves as Associate Chair in the Division of Engineering Science. A native of Toronto, Canada, she received the B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees all in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1993, 1995, and 1999, respectively, from the University of Toronto. From January 2003 to December 2012 she was a faculty member in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Texas A&M ...

A pioneer in systems reliability, Way Kuo has made fundamental contributions to, and published classic books on, optimal reliability design for electronics and energy systems in environmental sustainability. As President of City University of Hong Kong, which is considered among the most progressive universities globally in all key measures, he strongly advocates campus autonomy and academic freedom. He combines an unflagging dedication to academia and professional service to the international community alongside long-term interactions with Canadian institutions.

Allan Kupcis has provided imaginative and effective leadership to one of the world's major electrical utilities, as it moved from operation as a provincial monopoly, to a new mode of deregulation, disaggregation, and competition.  He has additionally addressed major issues around nuclear safety and international collaboration in exchange of information on nuclear operational issues.

Hal Kvisle is a Canadian business leader and a strong supporter of Canadian engineering excellence. He served as CEO of TransCanada PipeLines (now TC Energy) from 2001 to 2010, growing that company into North America's largest gas pipeline operator. Under his leadership TC built the Keystone oil pipeline system and entered the nuclear power business through Bruce Power. Hal was recognized as Canada's Outstanding CEO in 2008, as Canadian Business Leader in 2009, as Distinguished Business Leader in 2010, and received honorary degrees from Mt Royal University and the University of Calgary. Hal ...

In 1981, Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Richard L'Abbé co-founded Med-Eng Systems Inc. at the age of 24, two years after graduating from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. From his initial position as production manager of the Ottawa-based manufacturer, he quickly became President and CEO, a position he held until he retired in late 2005. Under his leadership, Med-Eng became a major international player in the field of explosive ordnance disposal equipment. L'Abbé has always firmly believed that to successfully create and market a product, you must ...

Suzanne Lacasse, Managing Director of Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, is recognized internationally for her contributions to both research and practice in Geotechnical Engineering. She received early recognition for her various research studies into the behavior of soft clays. However, it is her work in Norway, evaluating in-situ behavior of sea-bed soils and establishing the basics for reliability analysis of foundations of offshore structures, that established her international reputation. She maintains frequent contact with Canada and participated actively in projects related to the ...

Catherine Lacavera is globally recognized as a leader in the field of intellectual property law. As Director of the IP and litigation for Google Inc., she has led a team of lawyers in successfully defending more than 1,000 patents and other intellectual property claims, globally. She has contributed to shaping and advancing intellectual property law around the world to keep pace with the ever-evolving world of technology. Ms. Lacavera's work has affirmed the legality, and ensured the continued availability, of a free and open Internet, user-generated content platforms, content streaming, and ...

Professor Emeritus Gérard Lachapelle of the University of Calgary has contributed in a sustained and major way to the development and dissemination of satellite-based GPS navigation technology in Canada and internationally. He has played an important role in the successful technology transfer activities, he has provided leadership for Canada to be recognized as truly excellent in this new technology. His pioneering work related to the Global Positioning System, a complex constellation of 24 satellites, is used throughout the world.

Dr. Lachemi is a well-known and internationally-respected engineering expert in the use of high performance concrete in construction. He is well recognized for his pioneering work and significant research contributions toward reducing global environmental impacts of the construction industry through the development of high-performance materials and innovative construction technologies. His research led to several industrial applications, over 140 peer-reviewed technical publications, and the training of more than 50 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He has also been involved in ...

Dr. Hanif Ladak is internationally known for his engineering innovations in medical imaging, hearing healthcare technologies, and simulation platforms for training of clinicians and surgeons. He holds three patents that are licensed by multinational imaging companies, and he has been involved in the formation of several companies focusing on imaging and simulation. His work has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health (USA), and he was inducted into the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum, an international organization that brings together leaders in ...

Pierre G. Lafleur has pursued a career as a professor, researcher and academic administrator. His research has focused on the transformation of polymers, and more specifically on the relationship between processes, microstructures and properties. He developed original online measurement methods and simulation software products used for polymer extrusion and blending. He worked on R&D projects for several Canadian and international rubber and plastic companies. As a Chief academic officer, he spearheaded a major reform of the 12 programs at the École Polytechnique, focusing on design and ...

As an agricultural engineer, Claude Laguë has made unique contributions to the development of agricultural machinery and to agricultural engineering education. He developed and validated the Wide-Span Implement Carrier (WSIC) concept as an alternative to traditional agricultural field machinery systems. As an academic leader at three Canadian universities, Dr. Laguë has been a tireless promoter of engineering entrepreneurship. Since 2006, he has led paradigm-shifting change in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa, making it one of the most graduate student-intensive ...

Le Dr. Lajeunesse s'est distingué par son action déterminante dans le dévelopmment de programmes de recherche conjoints industries/universités et dans la place de la profession et des universités dans le décisions gouvernementales. Il a siégé à plusieurs conseils d'administration et a travaillé pour plusieurs établissements d'enseignement.

Faizel Lakhani is a recognized expert in pioneering Big Data and AI for business applications. With experience in network intelligence, enterprise services, digital analytics and Internet of Things applicatoons, he has dedicated his career to growing and transforming businesses. He speaks and writes on the understanding and intelligence required for managing Big Data and Security. With a distinguished career working for and leading the world's best known Fortune 1000 companies, Lakhani is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, writing articles for the Council about the challenges and ...

Lucky Lakshmanan, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Process Research ORTECH Inc, is an internationally acclaimed leader in the field of hydrometallurgy and environmental management. He is widely cited for outstanding achievements and leadership in technology development, technology transfer and commercialization, waste management, extractive metallurgy, separation process and treatment of primary and secondary metallic and non-metallic materials and chemicals. His appointments to national and international advisory boards testify to his reputation as research engineer and manager.

M. Lamarre a dirigé le plus grand bureau d'ingénieurs-conseils du Canada. Il a eu une prestigieuse carrière au sein de Lavalin et était responsable des activités de construction du Groupe Lavalin. Après la fusion de SNC-Lavalin, il a été responsable de la mise en place de la division Transport et a réalisé de très grands projets d'infrastructures, tels que le métro d'Ankara. Depuis 2009, il est président de Jacques Lamarre Management inc., une société privée d'investissement.

Germain Lamonde, engineer physicist and exceptional inventor, the founder, Executive Chairman and principal craftsman of the phenomenal growth of EXFO, a global leader in the test,service assurance and analytics market and the world’s #1 fiber/highspeed testing company. As early as 1985, he recognized the huge potential of optical telecommunications. From a simple innovative idea, he grew EXFO from the ground up. His patents and his publications testify equally of his talents of visionary engineer. Experienced administrator, he distinguished himself also by his determination, his flair for ...

Dr. George Lampropoulos is a leader in industry and academia in the areas of radar, space, photonics and environmental engineering. He has made outstanding contributions to engineering in many fields and his advances have had impact in the areas of mineral exploration, earth observation from space, defence and intelligent water quality monitoring. The company that he founded has commercialized these advances and has grown to become an internationally known source of expertise. His techniques have been adopted worldwide and have helped place Canadian engineering in remote sensing at the ...

Jacques Laparé, auparavant associé à la firme Bombardier depuis plus de 18 ans, a imposé sa marque dans la vente, la conception et la fabrication de matériel ferroviaire, à l'échelle mondiale.  Il a dirigé les équipes qui ont participé à la réalisation des projets de métro d'Ankara (Turquie) et de Kuala Lampur, et qui réalisent les projets de train à grande vitesse pour Amtrak.

Ray LaPierre has demonstrated excellent technical leadership in complex engineering and applied science projects in the telecommunications and optoelectronics industries over many years. Recognized for wavelength division multiplexing development at world-leading JDS Uniphase, Ray LaPierre's R&D has greatly benefited the telecom industry in Canada. As an international leader developing nanowire technology, and the first to implement it in solar electric devices, he has founded two start-up companies to develop nanowire optoelectronics. His semiconductor nanotechnology research for next ...

Réal Laporte has been a key player in major infrastructure projects, which require specialized skills, a strong focus, and a willingness to innovate in many aspects. He has demonstrated environmental and social awareness, technical expertise and openness to achieve cutting-edge development in engineering and a long-term vision of the society impacted by the project. Réal has worked with local communities and helped maintain and develop the ecosystems around the infrastructure projects, and incorporated social and environmental criteria into the project design. As President of Hydro-Quebec's ...

David Lapp's contributions surpass what would normally be considered a successful career, and have had a substantial impact. His exemplary achievements include a recent invitation to join the federal government's new Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results, his induction as a Fellow of Engineers Canada (a designation honouring leadership and noteworthy service to the profession), his position as an Advisory Committee member for the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)-led National Assessment Project - Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action, and ...

Pierre Lassonde is Chairman of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation. At age 35, he co-founded and presided over Franco-Nevada, and in 1987 did the same for Euro-Nevada Mining. These companies attained a market capitalization of close to $4B when the company was merged with Newmont in 2002. As a Canadian philanthropist, Pierre Lassonde has donated over $20 million to Canadian engineering faculties and schools to promote the profession. A Member of the Order of Canada, he also serves on the boards of several companies and charitable institutions.

Mastering the synergy among frontier research, professional engineering and business management, Professor Lau has translated the results in his 400+ scientific publications and 100+ inventions into 40+ technology-transfers and several start-ups. Through his capacity as Faculty Dean, in six Center Directorships, as a Journal Associate-Editor, and in several Corporation-Board-Directorships, he has inspired thousands of young engineers to excel themselves in learning, innovation and incubation. He has received the Green Chemistry & Engineering Award in Ontario, several national/regional ...

Professor Denis Laurendeau, Laval University, is widely known for his pioneering research in 3D sensing and modelling. He has provided key contributions, both fundamental and applicative, to an emerging meta-discipline that combines reality and virtuality through sensing, modelling, simulation and machine intelligence, such as in robotics or biomedecine. His research, always conducted in a collaborative spirit, has provided an outstanding intellectual and experimental environment for a large group of young researchers, many of whom have become leaders in their own endeavours or created new ...

Prof. K. Tim Law of Carleton University has contributed significantly to advancing the state of the art of geotechnical engineering applied to natural hazard mitigation, through landslide prevention and earthquake characterization. He has served as a specialist consultant for large utilities including Hydro Quebec and Ontario Hydro, and for major consulting firms at home and abroad. He has been active in learned societies in Canada and overseas, and has supervised numerous graduate students, many of them now holding leading positions in engineering practice.

Dr. Lawrence is a Professor of Civil Engineering at UBC and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Environmental Fluid Mechanics. He is a world authority in the general area of environmental fluid mechanics, encompassing specific areas of dynamics of stratified flow, physical limnology, thermal discharge considerations, mixing in density-stratified flow, lake dynamics and lake fertilization techniques. His research accomplishments have been globally recognized and applied in real-world in-situ design and analysis. As a consultant, he has been retained by numerous private and government ...

Leah Lawrence is a lifelong advocate for engineering, entrepreneurship and the environment.Over the years, Leah has served on many corporate and non-profit boards, including serving as president of the Ottawa chapter of the International Women's Forum, the chair of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, and the president of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), a professional regulator with over 50,000 members. In 2018, she was honoured to receive the Centennial Leadership Award, APEGA's highest distinction for a member who has achieved exemplary ...

Peter Lawrence of UBC is internationally recognized as a leading researcher in the area of robotics and telecontrol. His achievements have led to numerous new and advanced technologies that have greatly impacted the field of rehabilitation engineering. He has contributed significantly to the literature; and his research has led to 16 patents and 7 technology transfers to industry. He is a dedicated and excellent teacher, having received a UBC Killam Teaching Prize in 1997, the APEGBC Teaching Award of Excellence in 2002, as well as being appointed the NSERC Chair in Design Engineering from ...

Dr. Mike Lazaridis stands out for engineering excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He has placed Canadian engineering at the pinnacle in one of the most challenging fields of modern technology. He is outstanding at fostering talent on others. His unbounded philanthropy in nurturing foundations of science and technology has placed Canada at the zenith of fast-moving scientific research fields.

Dr. Jacques L'Ecuyer is an exceptional innovator, a visionary entrepreneur and an industry leader in high purity materials for pharmaceutical, electronic and industrial applications. He is the founding president of "5N Plus Inc.", an industry leader, serving complex and fast-moving technology-based markets with more than 50 products manufactured by 500 employees at several manufacturing facilities located around the world. His commitment to society is illustrated by his environmentally focused business decisions, and his generous support of engineering education in establishing the creation ...

Chack Fan Lee, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Hong-Knog, has contributed substantially to advancing the state-of-the-art of geotechnical engineering as applied to nuclear power projects, tunnels and underground excavations as well as dams and slopes. As one of Canadian's engineering ambassadors, he has served as a consultant to a variety of projects overseas, supported by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, UNDP, IAEA, CIDA and IDRC. He has been active on such engineering projects in China as the Three Gorges Project and the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Project.

A visionary, Tom Lee has integrated technologies, methods, and perspectives into innovative new concepts by contributing to three highly successful Canadian startups: Maplesoft (mathematical computing), Certicom (cryptography), and Quanser (engineering education). His work combines the technical depth of academic research with pragmatic and goal-directed approaches to advanced technology commercialization. He pioneered the application of symbolic mathematical computing in engineering modeling. Dr. Lee's recent work integrated advanced mechatronic and robotic technologies with innovative ...

M. Lefebvre a contribué à sa domaine de génie avec l'organisation et direction d'un bureau d'ingénieurs-conseils durant 34 ans. Il avait de l'influence avec nombreuses réalisations faisant appel à des nouvelles technologies et a eu un impact fort sur sa communauté, tous les deux reconnus avec plusieurs prix et distinctions.

Dr. Pierre Léger, professor at Polytechnique Montreal, is widely recognized for his outstanding achievements in teaching, research and professional practice. His pioneering contributions in the analysis, design and safety assessment of concrete dams include guidelines and novel practical analytical tools disseminated through publications, courses, and computer software, and adopted worldwide. His numerical and experimental research on the cracking of unreinforced concrete considering water pressure effects has significantly influenced engineering practice. He received many teaching awards ...

Now retired,John Leggat has enjoyed a career in the public, private and academic sectors.During a 30 year career in defence science he held positions in the Departmentof National Defence of Chief Scientific Advisor, Chief Executive Officer of Defence Research and Development Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister for Science and Technology. Following hisretirement from government, he consulted for many years assisting small andmedium sized companies with their strategies and business development. For 10 years he was an Adjunct Professor in the engineering physics and mechanical engineering ...

Robert Legros has made significant contributions to the literature for biomass and waste conversion processes, particle technology, multiphase contacting systems, simultaneous heat and mass transfer phenomena, drying, integrated purification and separation systems. He has contributed to the development of innovative technologies and to the integration of absorption heat pumps in energy-intensive processes. He has made important contribution to the Canadian Chemical Engineering profession by training highly qualified personnel in the context of his research. He has held leadership position in ...

Marie Lemay currently leads the Royal Canadian Mint as CEO. Mme. Lemay was previously CEO of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, where she contributed to its strategic planning initiatives, its oversight of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, other boards and committees and its continuing support of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Her extensive career in the public sector has also been one of outstanding service and accomplishments, in such environmental areas as waste management and pesticide control, as recognized by major professional awards, and in municipal ...

Prof. Tho Le-Ngoc of McGill University is well recognized for his contributions to the field of broadband communications. These include the development of new technologies for next-generation on-board processing satellite communications systems, and point-to-multipoint wireless access systems. He has also performed pioneering work in transmission and networking applications. Prof. Le-Ngoc is very active in professional societies, and has been involved in numerous committees to develop and evaluate a wide variety of research programs in information technology.

Dr. L. Joshua Leon,Chief Information Officer and Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at Dalhousie University, is a Canadian Engineer who has provided strong research and educational leadership in the fields of biomedical and computer engineering. He has championed the redevelopment of Canada's high performance computing research infrastructure and has made important and pioneering research contributions through his work on; 1) the electrical activity of the heart; and,2) in the development of the new field of general purpose graphical processing computing. He has also made ...

Alberto Leon-Garcia is the Distinguished Professor in Application Platforms and Smart Infrastructure at the University of Toronto and the Scientific Director of the NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructure. He has conducted groundbreaking research in the areas of switch architecture and traffic management, the impact of which has been felt throughout the telecommunications industry, and spearheaded the creation of several unique educational programs in network engineering. Professor Leon-Garcia is the author of two highly influential textbooks which are used in ...

Gilles L'Espérance, metallurgist engineer, is one of the major Canadian experts in materials engineering. He invented several new methods of characterization of materials and has perfected new materials. The research center (CM) 2 that he created in 1986 is a model of that kind in Canada, grouping together some 225 university researchers and more than 75 businesses in various sectors. He founded a Quebec industrial consortium on the metallurgy of the powders that gave birth, among other, to Précitech inc., the principal manufacturer of metallic pieces by this procedure in Quebec. Prolific ...

Victor Leung, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia, is a leader in the development of architectures, protocols and management techniques for mobile communication networks and mobile systems. His pioneering research on control algorithms and protocols for the management of user access, mobility, handoff, and quality of service in wireless networks has inspired the work of many researchers and influenced commercial product developments. He has provided strong mentorship to many students and budding researchers. Through his tireless volunteer ...

Prof. Baochun Li is an internationally renowned researcher and technology innovator in multimedia systems, networking, cloud computing, and distributed systems. As the Bell Canada Endowed Chair, he has developed the world’s first large-scale deployment of network coding in commercial media streaming systems. Working closely with industry partners such as Bell Canada and Microsoft, his published papers, many of which are highly cited, have attracted over 23000 citations with an H-index of 84. He is an IEEE Fellow, played leadership roles towards automating review assignments in flagship IEEE ...

For his outstanding contributions to technology innovation in biomedical devices development for disease Point of Care Testings (POCTs) and treatment, and leadership of global efforts to promote international collaborations and diversity education. He has successfully expanded the basic research and translated scientific breakthroughs into new technology. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He has established leadership in research communities, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal ...

Prof. D.Y. Li is a world-renowned scientist and innovative researcher in tribo-materials. Hisinterdisciplinary research and novel material design methodology substantially contribute to theadvance of material technology and impact the wear control for increased competitiveness ofCanada's resources industry on the global fuel market. Prof. Li has over 360 peer-reviewedscientific publications plus developed technical standards and guidelines for authoritativehandbooks/encyclopaedias. He serves the editorial board for eighteen international journals. Hisground-breaking research and contributions ...

Dr. Jonathan Li is a world-class researcher in geomatics and remote sensing. His pioneering contributions in AI-based earth-observation image understanding have substantially impacted the development of high-definition mapping technology in Canada and beyond. His innovations include the generalized point-cloud descriptors and the intelligent point-cloud to 3D model convertors, which have significantly advanced the field of 3D vision. He has published 320 journal papers and trained 120 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He received the Samuel Gamble Award and the Geomatica Award. He ...

For his contributions in building large-scale bioinformatics systems that has enabled modern proteomics projects worldwide; his contributions in designing an antibody sequencing pipeline that has helped to enable a modern antibody sequencing industry; his contributions to significantly improving de novo sequencing accuracy which is key to enable personalized cancer immunotherapy; and his contributions to a modern information theory Kolmogorov complexity via his book “An introduction to Kolmogorov complexity and its applications” that is read and cited widely and has impacted people’s ...

Dr. Li is well recognized for his exceptional accomplishments in power system reliability and probabilistic planning. He is an author of four books, numerous papers and technical reports. Two books have been translated into multiple languages from English. The methods and computing tools he developed have produced significant benefits to the electric power industry and to university research. He has made substantial contributions to technical societies and industry organizations through tutorials, seminars, professional courses, paper reviews, editorships, committee activities and ...

Dr. Xianguo Li is a world-renowned leader in the fields of clean energy research. A professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and University Research Chair Professor, at the University of Waterloo, he has made outstanding contributions to his research field of clean energy, including fuel cells, liquid atomization and sprays, and low-emission combustion engines; and to engineering and society through his extensive research publications, activities and professional services, the development of clean energy technologies through technology transfer to industry and ...

Professor Xiaonian Li has made major contributions to Chemical Catalysis. His original work has helped transform the catalysts synthesized in laboratory to industrial settings, and his catalysts have been widely applied in global industries. Li has also made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through his leadership as a university president and his dedication to training the next generation of great young engineers with international visions. His innovation is evidenced by 500 publications and 60 patents. He has led major international academic exchange programs that ...

Professor Lian is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of biomedical circuits and systems. His profound contributions to low power circuits include multi-stage frequency-response techniques for FIR filter, event-driven system architecture for ultra-low power biomedical sensors. He is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed research articles and 6 patents. His research has received many awards and distinctions including the 1996 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society's Guillemin-Cauer Award, and inductions as an IEEE Fellow. He has provided an exemplary leadership and service as the ...

Prof. Jie Liang is an internationally renowned researcher in image and video compression. His research results have been adopted by industrial products and international standards such as Microsoft Windows Media Video Player and Blu-ray Disc. He made lasting contributions to the graduate program of School of Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and received the SFU Leadership Award. He has been the President of AltumView, leading the development of a smart sensor system to tackle the global aging population challenge. The product was selected by CES as an Innovation Award ...

Dr. Ping Liang is an entrepreneur and researcher whose technologies improved mobile device connectivity for billions of users. He was elected a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors for the significant economic and societal impact of his inventions. He developed award-winning 5G wireless products, pioneered active controllable wireless channels for millimeter-wave that brings artificial intelligence to over-the-air channel, made key contributions to widely used industry standards on USB On-the-Go and wireless coexistence, and pioneered technologies that use filed-control ofmulti-mode ...

Jim Lim has made major contributions to the practice, teaching and advancement of chemical engineering. He has shown unique skills in devising new thermochemical processes for industry and in designing and operating pilot scale units to improve and verify these processes. He has been a key figure in training a generation of chemical engineering students in sound design, process simulation and control, and practical skills needed for successful process operations. He has also been an essential team member in a unique group at UBC showing leadership in multiphase reactors.

Dr. Lindberg, after a distinguished career as a research officer in the National Aeronautical Establishment, was named Project Manager with complete responsibility for the development of the Space Shuttle Attached Remote Manipulator System better known as the Canadarm. He later became director of the National Aeronautical Establishment and chief scientist engineer for the Canadian Space Agency.

Dr. Ling is an international authority in data mining and big data analytics, especially in areas of action mining for healthcare, costsensitive and active learning, and applications of data mining. In recent years Dr. Ling leads his team to create a novel system for people with type 2 diabetes, called GlucoGuide, via the use of data mining, software engineering, and mobile technologies. A three-month clinical trial with diabetic patients showed very positive result. He has created a start-up company, and served as CEO. He leads the team to make GlucoGuide available for millions of diabetic ...

Dr. Litoiu is a world-renowned pioneer and leader in the field of adaptive and self-managing software systems. His pioneering and outstanding contributions to the design, architecture, and implementation of self-managing software systems have been adopted widely by the public and private sectors. He is co-founder of the flagship conference of this field. He has made outstanding contributions to advancing software engineering research and practice in Canada through exemplary collaborative university-industry partnerships. He is not only a stellar researcher but also a visionary entrepreneur ...

Dr. Hugh Liu, a Professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, is an internationally renowned researcher in aircraft systems and control. His research has been patented and applied by industry and has also led to a start-up company. A leader in his professional community, Dr. Liu serves on editorial boards of leading journals and technical committees of international societies. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada and an Associate Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute and the ...

Dr. Jiangchuan Liu is an internationally renowned researcher and technology innovator in multimedia communications and content distribution. He has published extensively in this multidisciplinary field, receiving over 13,900 citations, and his work has made significant impact on industrial product development. He is a key contributor to the world's first million-user-scale live streaming system, which inspired the development of numerous commercial systems. His pioneering contributions to the areas of social and cloud media have assisted product development in Canadian companies and have been ...

Pengfei Liu is a registered naval architect with over 40 years of expertise in marine propulsion. A graduate of B.Eng. at WHUT, M.Eng. and PhD at MUN, and a SNAME Fellow, he has taught and trained thousands of professionals in Canada, Australia and the UK. During his proud services in Canada as an educator for 8 yearsand a scientist for 17, he developed several breakthrough technologies. Recognized worldwide as an expert in his field, he leads the Marine Propulsion Research Laboratory at Newcastle University, UK, and is building a world-class centre for propulsion hydrodynamics and renewable ...

Dr. Liu’s research has led to over 470 peer-refereed publications and his papers have been cited extensively. He is very active in IEEE technical societies and has played numerous leadership roles. He had extensive collaborations with industry sectors and other researchers around the world. His research results have been adopted, such as to improve healthcare service. Dr. Liu held a Tier-2 Canada Research Chair position and is currently a Professor. He has received numerous prestigious awards and recognitions. He is a licensed member of PEng, a Fellow of EIC and a Fellow of IEEE.

Dr. Liu is The Glencore Chair in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering at the University of Alberta. He is a leading authority on interfacial science and water chemistry in minerals processing and oil sands extraction. Dr. Liu's research continues to stimulate scientific discoveries and develop vital technologies that address the economic and environmental challenges faced by Canadian industry. He brings valuable industry experience into university teaching and research. As clean energy plays an increasingly important role in global development, Dr. Liu's teaching, research, and ...

Professor Xinyu Liu is a world-renowned innovator who has tackled challenging interdisciplinary problems in microrobotics and microfluidics to create enabling technologies for real societal benefits. His seminal contributions in microrobotic biomanipulation and diagnostic biosensors have significantly advanced the-state-of-the-art and provided practical solutions to in vitro fertilization treatment and point-of-care diagnostics. His technologies have resulted in competitive products (sold in over 20 countries), global commercialization, and real-world impact. He has trained over 110 ...

Dr. Xue (Steve) Liu is a Professor and William Dawson Scholar at McGill University and VP R&D, Chief Scientist, and Co-Director of the Samsung AI Center Montreal. He is a prominent researcher, mentor, and entrepreneur. He is an international authority on intelligent and autonomic computing, focusing on power and performance management. He published over 300 highly-cited research papers in premier journals and conference proceedings. His inventions have been engineered into real-world systems and impact on the lives of tens of millions of people worldwide. He is an IEEE Fellow and has ...

Professor Yan-Fei Liu has advanced power electronics technology through a number of simple, practical innovations in digital control, driver technologies, high efficiency resonant switching, and modeling of current-programmed control. He has collaborated with many global companies, such as the GE Global Research Centre and Huawei, has been the principal contributor to three IEEE standards, and holds 25 US patents. Dr. Liu co-founded Potentia Semiconductor, a firm which developed power management integrated circuits, and whose products are used widely in LCD, LED and plasma TVs and monitors. ...

Maureen Lofthouse, Executive Director, Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation, made early contributions to the field of engineering as applied to the development of turboprop engines for small aircraft, as well as the development of diesel engines for large road vehicles. More recently, however, she has held management positions with several government programs aimed at the development of engineering R&D, and engineering education. In this latter capacity, Maureen has been particularly involved in programs to attract more women into engineering.

Dr. Long is a world-leading expert in developing innovative technologies for effective recovery of bitumen from Canada’s massive oil sand resources. With 24 patents, his step-change inventions, most notably the Secondary Process Aids technology, resulted in revolutionary advances in oil sands processing, creating billions in value and helping secure Canada’s energy future by unlocking oil sands resources in a more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally responsible manner. Dr. Long also made substantive contributions to collaborative research and education in engineering through his ...

Pierre Lortie is a Senior Business Advisor at Dentons Canada LLP, a global law firm recognized as a leader in business related legal matters across Canada and internationally. Pierre provides strategic advice in several practice groups such as major infrastructures and public-private partnerships, corporate and project finance, international trade and investments, mining, municipal affairs and public policies. He was appointed member of the Order of Canada in 2001.

Dr. Lowther has made internationally recognized contributions to the development of computational methods and artificial intelligence techniques for electromagnetic device analysis and design both academically and industrially. He has been involved in the education of electrical and computer engineers both in university and industrial environments for twenty years, and continues to be involved as a Professor at McGill University.

Zheng-Hong Lu is the Canada Research Chair in Optoelectrical Engineering at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lu has conducted pioneering research on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), resulting in the next-generation OLEDs which are far more energy-efficient and cost-effective to manufacture than their predecessors. Dr. Lu is Co-Founder of two spin-off companies, OTI Luminonics and Norel Optronics, and works with the major companies in the display and lighting sectors to commercialize the technology developed in the lab. He provides technology consulting to Huawei Canada, Lakeside ...

Dr. Luan proudly serves his engineering profession as an accomplished innovator, a passionate educator, and a visionary entrepreneur with original designs and scientific discoveries contributing to energy, environment, and health. His accomplishments and influence are recognized through leaderships in international initiatives, national green manufacturing demonstrations, industry consortiums, training of Highly Qualified Personnel, and commercialization of innovative technologies in advanced manufacturing, energy and environmental materials, and materials surface engineering. As a ...

Earl Ludlow, originally from Joe Batt's Arm, Fogo Island, NL, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Newfoundland Power. He is highly regarded and well-known in the Canadian utility industry for his operational and engineering knowledge and expertise. He is strongly committed to providing customer service excellence in a region that experiences some of the most severe weather conditions in North America. He has received many honours for both his service to Canada and the Province including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and named five times by Atlantic Business magazine ...

Dr. Jingli Luo is a professor and was a Canadian Research Chair in Alternative Fuel Cells (2004-2015). An internationally known scholar, her outstanding achievements in research on fuel cells and corrosion control are widely acknowledged. She pioneered several non-conventional fuel cells that co-generate electricity and value-added products. Dr. Luo holds six patents and led three NSERC Strategic Projects. She has published over 270 papers in referred journals and received the Canadian Metal Chemistry Award and Morris Cohen Award from the Metallurgy and Materials Society. She has supervised ...

John Luxat, Professor & Senior NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Safety Analysis, McMaster University is internationally recognized as an expert in nuclear safety. He currently has a very active research program at McMaster studying many aspects of the safety of current and future reactors and nuclear fuel cycles. He was the Principal Investigator for the Ontario-funded Nuclear Ontario university research network and is Director of the Centre for Advanced Nuclear Systems at McMaster University. In 2008 he was appointed by the Government of Alberta to the Nuclear Power ...

Dr. Leonard Lye, PEng, FEC, FCSCE, Emeritus Professor and former Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is an inventor, entrepreneur, and mentor. His inventions have been commercialized and are being used worldwide by universities, professional coaches, and international companies. He established an innovative charity for which he was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award. He has won multiple awards for teaching and community service including the PEGNL's Service, Community Service Teaching, and Merit Awards, and ...

David Lynch was born in the village of Minto, New Brunswick, received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 1977, and completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta in 1982. He was appointed to the faculty at the University of Alberta as an Assistant Professor in January 1981, where he is currently Professor of Chemical Engineering. He has carried out research in the area of catalytic reaction engineering including during a stay in Germany during 1987-88 where he held a Humboldt Research Fellowship. Under Dr. Lynch’s leadership as ...

While at COM DEV, Peter Mabson and his team conceived and demonstrated the concept for a microsat-based satellite constellation and signal detection technology to track the world's shipping from space. Subsequently a new company, exactEarth, was formed to implement a full commercial system to provide this capability on a global basis. Since 2010 exactEarth has made significant contributions to global maritime safety, surveillance, environmental protection and maritime commerce. Today, exactEarth is the recognised global leader in satellite AIS services and has over a thousand customers in 40 ...

Professor Heather MacLean is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable systems analysis, including life cycle assessment and its application to energy systems and transportation vehicles. Her research has informed the decisions of industry, government and other organizations and has guided regulations such as California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Because she is able to bring together disparate groups such as oil-sands producers and NGO's to collaborate on research studies, her work is often instrumental in securing support from regulators, local communities and other stakeholders. ...

Dr. Wayne Maddever has held executive positions in private and public companies spanning a broad range of industries, and has provided exceptional engineering leadership in research and development, production operations, and in executing complex engineering projects. He has been the driving force behind the growth and development of domestic and international, technology-based companies for the processing of advanced materials, precision manufacturing, medical devices, recycling, and waste into energy. His creative activities are exemplified by patents, conference presentations, publications ...

Dr. Asad M. Madni was President, COO& CTO of BEI Technologies from 1992-2006. He led the development & commercialization of intelligent sensors, systems & instrumentation including, the control system for Hubble Space Telescope’s Star Selector which provided the Hubble with unprecedented pointing accuracy & stability, resulting in truly remarkable images that have enhanced our understanding of the universe; and the revolutionary MEMS GyroChip® technology which is used worldwide for Electronic Stability Control & Rollover Protection in passenger vehicles, thereby saving ...

Dr. Chandra Madramootoo is nationally and internationally recognized for his engineering research, leading to new technologies and improved water management practices in agriculture. He has received several awards for his research, teaching and contributions to the engineering profession. He has published extensively and presented his research findings at national and international conferences. At McGill University, he was the founding Director of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and Associate Vice-Principal of ...

Dr. Madsen made seminal advances to thin film research and innovation in nitrides, carbides, glasses, and complex oxides in a career spanning industry, academia, and government in Canada and abroad. From this platform of experience and expertise, she also developed a legacy in public service where she adeptly established industrial connections, created strong communities, and increased and leveraged funding through interagency and international cooperation.

Gerald James Maier is a petroleum executive. He is the former Chairman, President and CEO of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as a recognized leader in the exploration, acquisition and sustainable development of our natural gas and crude oil reserves. He is currently Chairman of Granmar Investments Ltd..

One of the most recognized names in the international construction circles, Dr. V. Mohan Malhotra is a world leader in the field of cement and concrete technologies. In recent years, he has been active on the issues involving global warming and sustainability. The international learned societies and agencies have recognized his contributions in this important area of sustainable issues and he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards. Recognized by the American Concrete Institute as Ambassador to the World, Dr. Malhotra has sponsored, organized and conducted more than 50 international ...

Throughout a distinguished career, Om Malik of University of Calgary has contributed to the advancement of electrical power engineering through the investigation and development of digital control and protection techniques. Dr. Malik has contributed to Canadian society and to his profession through his extensive research, through his teaching activities at the University of Calgary, and through the international collaborations which he has initiated. He continues to publish in peer-refereed journals and to train graduate and post-graduate researchers, while participating in the work of ...

Andreas Mandelisis a Full Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto. He is the Canada Research Chair in Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Sciences and Technologies and Director of the Center for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies(CADIPT) at the University of Toronto. In his industrial activities he is the CTO of Quantum Dental Technologies, Inc., and CEO and President of Diffusion-Wave Diagnostic Technologies, Inc., both situated in Toronto. He ...

Dr. John Mann brings to the Academy 34 years of engineering and executive experience in all technical aspects of the automotive industry: R&D and new technologies, engine control systems, electric/electronic systems, vehicle dynamics, vehicle safety, alternative fuels, etc. As Retired Vice President of Engineering & Regulatory Affairs for Chrysler Canada, as well as Retired Chairman of the Board of the University of Windsor/Chrysler Canada Automotive R&D Centre in Windsor, Past Chair of the Board of the Auto21 NCE, he has made major contributions to Canada's automotive industry. ...

M.G. Venkatesh Mannar has provided cost-effective solutions to one of the world's most important health challenges: micronutrient deficiencies. He is the co-inventor of Double Fortified Salt, which is used to address both iron and iodine deficiencies. As President of the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) for 20 years, he grew MI from 4 employees to a global organization with more than 150 staff, offices in 11 countries, and programs that reach 500 million people in 75 countries. His efforts have resulted in millions of people worldwide gaining access to essential micronutrients. He has been ...

Etienne Mansard, Executive Director, Canadian Hydraulics Centre (NRC), is an internationally recognized expert on the modelling of wave dynamics. His career at NRC started in 1976 as a researcher, mainly in the field of wave dynamics; his research work led to entirely new methods of the simulation of waves in a laboratory environment. His recent election to the presidency of the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), testifies to his outstanding reputation as a researcher, engineer and manager.

Throughout his industrial and academic career, Dr. Mansour has been a pioneer in employing emerging materials and technologies such as high temperature superconductor and micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) to build novel devices with unprecedented performance. He holds 3l US and Canadian patents (25 awarded and 6 pending), has more than 200 publications, is a co-author of Wiley book, and has contributed four chapters to other two books. He is the Founding Director of the Center for Integrated RF Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Mansour has received several Best Paper Awards ...

Diego Mantovani is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Biomaterials and Bioengineering for the Innovation in Surgery. He is recognized for seminal contributions in using materials engineering to innovatively solve clinical problems linked with congenital diseases in children and adult patients, including cardiac, neurological, dental and musculoskeletal applications. His interdisciplinary, creative and project-oriented research lead to the commercialization of medical implants worldwide. He is very active in public outreach aimed at broadening the role of engineering in medicine, and a ...

Dr. David Manz is a world-renowned expert in the field of irrigation engineering and an award-winning educator. He invented and champions the Manz BioSand Water Filter, internationally recognized as an affordable and effective technology providing safe water for people around the world including communities in Western Canada. He is a climate change specialist and developed technologies for cost effective treatment of fracture flow-back waste water resulting from exploitation of natural gas reserves. His humanitarian agenda includes initiatives to reach billions of people who could benefit ...

Professor Mao is an international leader in education and research in mechanical and materials engineering. He has made outstanding contributions in fracture and mechanical behavior of materials, leading to significant progress and breakthroughs in the damage evaluation of engineering structures. Dr. Mao has been invited for over one hundred times as keynote, plenary or invited speakers in well-known international conferences/symposia for his contributions in materials. His total citation reaches 14,437 with H-index of 61. He serves as editor and associate editor in two respected material ...

Dr. Ted Mao, past Vice president, Research and Chief Technology Officer at Trojan Technologies is an internationally recognized UV expert and water innovator. He led science and innovation to drive global business growth and technology adoption, aiding over 1 billion people with safe and clean water. He is a passionate talent developer and entrepreneur who has led 355 Mitacs units and has been helping Cleantech start-ups to commercialize game-changing technologies to reduce GHG emissions, half gigatonne per year by 2050. He has played a significant leadership role in IUVA to help UV get ...

Professor Marquez is a world-class expert in robust and nonlinear filtering and control. His research has been well recognized by the international peer community and has made impact in the oil and gas industry in the Northern Alberta region. During his leadership as Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), his Department grew from mid-size to one of the largest research intensive ECE departments in the country. He has provided effective service as President of the Canadian Chairs and Heads of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the US ECE - Department Heads Association, and ...

Éric Martel is a seasoned senior executive with an inspiring leadership style. He is recognized for his ability to deliver outstanding business results, perform strategic and cultural turnarounds. Electrical engineer by trade, he has occupied many important leadership positions within renowned multinational corporations in the aerospace and energy sectors. He possesses a broad international business development and large-scale operations managing experience. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer at Bombardier, a global leader in aviation, creating innovative and game-changing ...

Sylvain Martel, a former warship commander in the Canadian Navy, is a world renowned expert in biomedical engineering, having achieved several world premieres in mechatronics, electronics, cardiology, remote surgery, bacteriology and medical instrumentation. He has been in the spotlight for a number of years in the field of medical nanorobotics, as much for his 13 patents of invention than for his expert presentations at over 70 international conventions, his deep involvement in 18 learned societies, as a special reviewer for 15 prominent scientific journals, as scientific editor for 3 ...

Dr. Marti has advanced the state of the art in modelling and simulation of power system transients. His contributions include the JMarti transmission line model and the CDA numerical integration technique. These contributions have been adopted in major power system and power electronics transients simulation software. He has also pioneered the field of real-time online simulation of power systems using readily available personal computer clusters. He is now extending his power systems experience to coordinate in real time the response of multiple critical infrastructure systems during large ...

Dr. Derek Martin first became internationally recognized as an expert on the geotechnical hazards associated with the storage of nuclear waste underground, a problem of considerable concern. In addition to Canada, he has advised programs in five other countries. Since moving to a university base, he has expanded his early interest in geohazards associated with dams, tunnels and landslides where he has also become an authority. His leadership of the highly successful Railroad Ground Hazard Research Program is particularly noteworthy. Dr. Martin ensures that his contributions influence ...

Prof. Mark Martinez has made outstanding contributions to the pulp and paper industry, one of Canada’s largest manufacturing industries. He has developed new knowledge for improved operations in papermaking and co-invented several new products and processes. He has trained a large number of engineers at the post-graduate level and disseminated knowledge through university teaching and industry courses. He has also played a significant leadership role as director of several university-industry initiatives for the traditional industry as well as the newly emerging bio-products sector. His ...

As President and CEO of Questor Technology, Audrey Mascarenhas is a transformational engineering leader, whose innovative can-do approach has led to the creation of leading-edge clean air environmental technology for the energy sector. She is a passionate supporter of values-based engineering and corporate decision making, and dedicated to giving back to her local and global community. Her contributions have been acknowledged by the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Prairies Award for Cleantech and Environmental Services, and the Business in Calgary 2014 Leader of Tomorrow award.

McMaster University

Peter Mascher obtained a PhD in Engineering Physics in 1984 from the Graz University of Technology (TUG) in Austria and joined McMaster University in 1989. He is a professional engineer and a professor in the Department of Engineering Physics, and chaired the department from 1994 to 2000. From 2003 to 2014 he served as the Associate Dean (Research and External Relations) of the Faculty of Engineering, with responsibilities for coordinating major research initiatives and collaborations of the Faculty. Since February 2014 he is overseeing McMaster’s International Portfolio as Vice-Provost, ...

Jacob H. Masliyah is University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor. He is former holder of the NSERC Industrial Chair in Oil Sands Engineering at University of Alberta  and is an excellent educator and researcher.  He has been a role model for many students and young academics.  His success illustrates the close linkage between fundamental and applied research, since most of his industrial contributions have had their origins in his fundamental work in transport phenomena. He is Officer of the Order of Canada and Fellow of Alberta Order of Excellence.

Mr. Matich is recognized worldwide for his innovations and implementations in the field of geotechnical engineering. He was President of Geocon from 1964 to 1984. He founded MAJM Corporation Ltd., for which he works as a geotechnical consultant.

Sir Terence Matthews is a highly unusual blend of talented engineer, technology visionary, and evangelical salesman who has an enviable international reputation for leadership in innovation. Through his hard work and tenacity he has become one of Canada's most successful entrepreneurs. He has founded or funded over 90 companies that have developed and sold new Canadian technologies around the world, creating wealth and providing thousands of jobs for Canadian engineers in the process. He has set up organizations to provide mentoring and funding that are helping others do the same. He has ...

Donald Mavinic of UBC is an accomplished researcher and academic with an international reputation as a leader in environmental engineering. His research expertise includes landfill leachate management, biological waste treatment process, wastewater residuals treatment, nitrification and denitrification process, phosphorus removal and recovery, diffused aeration studies, drinking water pipe corrosion studies and disinfection by-products in drinking water. His published research has established the state of the art in several areas, and the results of his research are being used internationally ...

Dr. Catherine Mavriplis' 40-year association with engineering has provided exceptional training for tens of thousands of students in core disciplines as well as professional skills development for leadership in the profession. As an expert in Computational Fluid Dynamics, she has advanced the state-of-the-art for adaptive high order methods and engaged the research community in new interdisciplinary research avenues. As a passionate advocate for the advancement of women in engineering, she has developed a rich array of programming to recruit, advance and empower women in the profession, ...

Kim McAuley is an award-winning researcher in mathematical modeling of chemical processes. McAuley's models and statistical techniques are used by chemical and pharmaceutical corporations for process design, scale-up, optimization and control. Collaborating with medical physicists, McAuley utilized her modeling and statistical skills to advance the field of radiation dosimetry. Her team developed gel dosimeter recipes with enhanced sensitivity and chemical safety, which are used for quality assurance of 3D radiation dose distributions generated by cancer radiotherapy equipment. She is Lab ...

Dr. McBean is an eminent scholar, world-class expert and Canada Research Chair in Water Supply Security at University of Guelph. He has authored two books, 17 edited books, over 280 journal papers and has received many awards. Ed has given expert advice to 65 countries and to organizations, including the World Bank, UNESCO, UNDP, & CIDA. During his nine year tenure as VP at Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, a consulting company providing diverse engineering services in Canada, USA and UK, the company grew from 800 to 2600 staff members and Ed is acknowledged as the individual who put the ...

Lorne G. McConnell's career includes 50 years of nuclear experience in Canada. He has served in various roles which have included research, development, design, fuel manufacturing, commissioning and operations. He has worked for Defence Industries Limited, Atomic Energy of Canada and Ontario Hydro.

Lloyd McCoomb has had an outstanding career in transportation and engineering management spanning more than four decades. In his roles as Vice-President, Planning and Development, and later President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Dr. McCoomb successfully managed the $4.4 billion airport modernization and expansion program of Toronto Pearson International Airport. His previous senior positions have involved airport planning, operations and marketing, traffic and transit research, and environmental engineering. Dr. McCoomb received the Ontario ...

Dr. Dougal McCreath satisfies all three CAE criteria for fellowship as a pioneer, practitioner, and leader. He developed his geotechnical expertise in hydropower consulting to some 35 owners in more than 10 countries. He acted as advisor to Canada's nuclear waste industry having served on numerous panels including the panel overseeing decommissioning Elliot Lake uranium mine tailings, and the Seaborn Panel. Since moving to Laurentian University, he was instrumental in leading the development of the School of Engineering to the success it enjoys today. He has trained numerous graduate students ...

Moyra McDill, Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, was the first woman to complete a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton, the first to join the faculty in that Department, and the first woman to be promoted to full professor in that Faculty. She has mentored and advised hundreds of engineering students (both men and women) and helped them succeed in their studies. Her developments for numerical analysis in materials engineering have been adopted by several international academic and industrial organizations. Her continued appointment to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission ...

Elected to the Academy in 1991, Mr. McDougall has 50 years of experience in 75 countries in the natural resource, IT, manufacturing, consulting, real estate and investment industries as well as research and innovation and academia. He retired in 2016 after six years as President of the National Research Council following twelve years as CEO oft he Alberta Research Council. He was the inaugural Chair in Management for Engineers at the University of Alberta from 1991-97.Mr. McDougall has had an outstanding career in the oil and gas industry, real estate and investment and the field of ...

Dr. Alison McGuigan, a professor at the University of Toronto, is a leader in the field of tissue engineering and disease modelling. Her group applies methods from materials and chemical engineering to assemble artificial tissues in a dish to accelerate drug discovery and the development of next-generation regenerative therapies. She has also trained more than 80 researchers and developed several innovative graduate research training tools. The impact of her work has been recognized with prestigious national and international awards, including the CSChE Hatch Innovation Award and the Tissue ...

John McLaughlin, former Professor and President Emeritus at University of New Brunswick, has followed a career which included the development of teaching and research in the field of surveying engineering.  Through memberships and consulting roles with International Organizations he has transferred unique Canadian knowledge and expertise in land registration and information systems around the globe while contributing to the education of young Canadians in his chosen field.

Professor McLean is recognized worldwide as Canada's most distinguished scientist in the field of physical chemistry of steelmaking. Additional contributions have included plasma processing, sensor development and net-shape casting of novel materials. His philosophy has been to develop fundamental understanding of scientific phenomena and facilitate implementation of the acquired knowledge within production systems. He has authored over four hundred technical papers and six books. The numerous honours and awards which he has received from institutions and societies in Europe, Japan and the ...

John McPhee is recognized internationally for his leading-edge research in mechatronic system modelling, which has led to new insights into vehicle dynamics, robotics, biomechanics, and sports equipment. He sits on the Editorial Boards for 8 international journals, and has received major awards from the American and Canadian Societies for Mechanical Engineering. His oft-cited research contributions have been commercialized as computer design software that is used by more than one thousand practicing engineers. He has been a tireless promoter of system dynamics and automotive research in ...

Edward McRoberts of WSP Canada. is a specialist in the application of geotechnical concepts and methods to heavy civil construction, pipeline, mines and frontier energy projects in Western Canada and in Arctic regions. He authored over 50 significant technical publications on geotechnical, permafrost and mining related topics as well as contributing to a major textbook on Arctic engineering. Dr. McRoberts' innovative design efforts have been of particular significance in the oil sands industry, leading to improved mining and tailings management procedures and in arctic and pipeline ...

Dr. Tao Mei is a world-renowned technology leader in both scientific research and industrial engineering. A Fellow of IEEE and IAPR, and a Distinguished Scientist of ACM, Mei has made exemplary contributions to multimedia computing, computer vision, and their applications. As a Vice President of JD.COM and a former Senior Research Manager of Microsoft Research Asia, he holds over 60 patents and has shipped commercial products to tens of millions of users around the world through his ground-breaking technology innovations. Mei has been closely collaborating with Canadian scientific communities ...

Dr. Axel Meisen is a successful university administrator and well-known researcher. He has played a major role in advancing engineering education in Canada. He held several chairs for Canadian Engineering organizations and received the Order of Canada in 2008. He currently works as a consultant. 

Professor Meng is an international leader in robotics, best known for proposing the world's first practically-implementable stable adaptive control algorithms for multi-joint industrial robot manipulators, creating the world's first robotic prosthetic eye, developing the most advanced robotic wireless capsule endoscopy with automatic diagnosis for diseases in gastrointestinal tract, and inventing the world's first occlusion-free dynamic multi-camera navigation system for surgical robots. He made impactful contributions to Canadian industry and military sectors through successful collaborative ...

Kibret Mequanint is an internationally renowned leader and innovator in the application of chemical and polymer engineering principles to medicine. His discoveries span multiple areas of biomedical engineering including radiotherapy dosimeters for accurate radiation dose measurements, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, bio-inspired tissue adhesives, and injectable biomaterials. Several of his discoveries have been licensed/commercialized, thus positively impacting human health. His dedicated strategic initiatives to engineering capacity building and his work on accessible medical ...

Dr. Mérida is an internationally recognized clean technology innovator. He has developed energy system architectures, integrated hydrogen solutions, and techno-economic models to enable a low-carbon society. His research spans the scales of energy conversion: from fundamental materials characterization, to supercritical water electrolysis, to city-scale testbeds linking energy storage, transportation, telecommunications and urban design. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the Associate Dean of Research and Industrial Partnerships for Applied Science, and a Senior Advisor to UBC's ...

Michel Meunier is a specialist in the field of laser micro/nano engineering of materials for nanotechnology, biomedical and microelectronic applications. Holder of a Tier I Canada Research Chair, he developed new plasmonic nanostructure manufacturing techniques for biomedical imaging and cancer treatment and devised new methods of changing microelectronic devices using lasers. He is also known for his recent discoveries in the field of plasmonic biocaptors.

Saeed Mirza, Professor, McGill University, has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the civil engineering profession. He has carried out innovative research and has been actively involved at the municipal and national levels on problems associated with Canada's deteriorating infrastructure. These efforts have led to novel methods of evaluation and rehabilitation of concrete structures. He has also played a leadership role in the development of Canadian Society of Civil Engineering.

Sher Ali Mirza, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Lakehead University, has made extensive contributions to engineering knowledge, especially to fundamental research in structural safety, stability and second-order effects in columns and frames, and analysis for the behaviour of concrete structures. He has served his profession with distinction through his technical and professional committee work for the CSCE and ASCE, and the American Concrete Institute. Both the Canadian and U.S. codes of practice have used the results of his research, and the design methods he developed for bridge ...

Arun Misra is recognized internationally for his research work in the areas of satellite dynamics and control, space robotics and aerospace structures. His work has had deep impact both in terms of fundamental understanding as well as practical applications. He has collaborated extensively with government agencies and companies. He was closely associated with the very successful Oedipus missions of the Canadian Space Agency. As an engineering educator for over three decades, he has trained a large number of students, in particular in space technology, who have enriched both engineering ...

Denis Mitchell has been recognized, nationally and internationally, for his innovative research on reinforced concrete structures and for his significant contributions to codes of practice. His expertise is sought after for the design of complex concrete structures and for the investigation of structural failures and structures in distress. He is the recipient of 11 awards from various technical societies. He is currently a professor at McGill University.

Lorraine Mitchelmore is a former Country Chair for Shell Canada providing leadership for more than 30 years in international oil and gas across the full value chain, including exploration and production operations and business development. Lorraine's major accomplishments include transforming oil sands business and building a North America unconventional light tight oil and natural gas shale assets. She has a strong track record in business transformation as well as influencing governments and regulators to develop policies and regulations that enhance both business value and greater public ...

Dr. Sushanta Mitra is a visionary leader and a researcher who has made significant impact on the society through successfully merging the fundamental knowledge of fluid transport in micro/nano-systems with applications in energy, environment and bio-systems. His innovative efforts and works have opened up new avenues for translational research. His visionary leadership on bi-lateral relations between Canada and India in post-secondary education and research has created significant collaborative opportunities for researchers and students of both countries. For his exceptional contributions in ...

Sue Molloy, PhD (Naval Architectural and Ocean Engineering) is the CEO of Glas Ocean Electric. In 2021 Sue and her team won the Lieutenant Governor’s award for Excellence in Engineering. Sue is a board member of the Council of Canadian Academies and former elected member of Engineers Nova Scotia. Sue is currently the Canadian Chair of ISO TC 8, (Ships) and an international convenor for IEC. Sue won the IEC 1906 award for her contributions to the development of international standards and was invited to give the prestigious Canada Ocean Lecture. Sue teaches about energy and oceans at Dalhousie ...

Dr. Jim Montgomery has been the lead structural engineer for the design and construction review of many significant, building, bridge, and specialty engineering projects across Canada. Building projects include the iconic Winspear Centre for Music. Throughout his years with Cohos Evamy and DIALOG, he has been the structural engineering principal, leading by setting the highest of professional standards. He anchored the growth of Cohos Evamy, shouldering senior partnership responsibilities as chief engineer and senior financial partner. He has also made ongoing commitments to the profession ...

Jeannette Montufar has demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation in the areas of road and pedestrian safety, commercial vehicle operations, traffic engineering and education. She is past President of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, past Chair of the US Transportation Research Board's Truck Size and Weight Committee, founder of the Team Canada Alliance for Transportation Teaching, and recipient of TAC's Educational Achievement Award in 2013. Her contributions have been recognized with various honours and awards, including a YMCA/YWCA Woman of Distinction Award and ...

Emily Moore is Director of the University of Toronto's Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, leading the development of the next generation of engineering leaders. Prior to this, she spent ten years in senior roles at Hatch Ltd., where she developed Hatch's international water business into a global performer. Previously, her work at Xerox resulted in 21 patents and a novel toner technology. Dr. Moore was President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering from 2011-2012. In 2016 she received the Society of Chemical Industry's Kalev Pugi Award and was named one of ...

Ian Moore, Professor, Queen's University, has made outstanding contributions to engineering design practice, research and education, particularly in relation to buried infrastructure. As a leading international expert on the analysis of soil-pipe interaction, his computer models and laboratory tests have permitted him to define collapse conditions for concrete, metal and thermoplastic pipes, including those repaired or constructed using trenchless technologies. His findings define how most major pipe manufacturing companies in North America design and utilize pipe products.

Gwyn Morgan CM FCAE, retired Founding President and CEO of EnCana, has demonstrated more than three decades of personal and professional commitment to the Canadian petroleum industry. He has helped to establish standards of excellence in the industry, both in technical expertise and in social responsibility. This has been achieved through consistent leadership, by supporting Canadian talent, recognizing value-added potential, encouraging entrepreneurial initiative, and cultivating responsible resource development and community capacity building. Gwyn Morgan was instrumental in the creation of ...

Dr. Morgenstern's research interests include the strength and deformation of soils, rocks, dam design, permafrost engineering, oil-sands and offshore engineering, mine waste management, progressive ground failure, numerical modeling of geotechnical structures, landslides and risk analysis. He has contributed to Geotechnical Engineering both as a researcher and practitioner for governments and industries worldwide. He is particularly known for his work on dams and slope stability. He is also known for a commitment to safety and protection of the environment. He has assisted in technology ...

Professor Moselhi is an engineer and scholar who made significant contributions to practice and research, in engineering and construction in Canada, the United States, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He contributed to training of leaders in industry and in academic institutions of higher learning in Canada, the United States, and in other countries in the middle-east and the far-east. He authored and coauthored over 350 scientific publications and received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Walter Shanly Award of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering in recognition of Outstanding ...

Javad Mostaghimi, Professor, University of Toronto, is internationally recognized for his research on thermal plasma technology and its industrial applications. His numerical models of plasma sources and thermal spray coating are widely cited and applied. He is the cofounder and director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Techniques of the University of Toronto and was the cofounder of Simulent Inc., a software and consulting company working in Asia, Europe and North America. He also cofounded Ablazeon Inc. to commercialize an innovative plasma torch which he developed.

Daniel Motyka was President of Questor Technology until June 2005, at which time and following a succession plan, he took on the role of Vice President and Designer Emeritus. He was instrumental in the Gulf Beaufort System and in the Russian joint venture, KomiArctic Oil; he also holds a patent for a waste natural gas incinerator. He served as APEGGA's President in 1998-1999, and serves as its current director on the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers. Daniel Motyka has had a major impact on the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary; he was the founding Chair of ...

Hussein Mouftah, of University of Ottawa, has made major contributions to the design of high speed computer communication networks, including the development of computer-aided modeling techniques and simulation tools for the design and performance evaluation of routing protocols and switching techniques. He has developed a significant innovative algorithms for wireless sensor networks and Internet-of-Things applications for connected and autonomous vehicles in smart cities. He has also been involved in the development of efficient routing and wavelength assignment algorithms for optical ...

Dr. Zahra Kazem-Moussavi has used her vast knowledge to produce ground-breaking research to improve the lives of others. Most recently she has been working on early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and has established the only repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) centre for treatment of the disease in Canada. Lately, she has also started a memory program for people of age 60+ with memory problems, called Soroor Memory Series. These pioneering programs have made Manitoba a unique, world-class centre of research for Alzheimer's. As a full professor at ...

Hany Moustapha, is Senior Fellow and Manager of the Pratt & Whitney Canada Technology and Collaboration Program. His responsibilities include integration, execution and deployment of the firm's Engineering, Manufacturing and Repair technologies into future products. He is well known within the aerospace industry for his expertise in gas turbines, with over 70 publications on turbine performance and design. Hany Moustapha is also the Director of the Concordia Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI) and Vice-President of the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace ...

Dr. Aftab A. Mufti is an Emeritus Professor and Director of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He is also the former Scientific Director and President of the Innovative Structures with Intelligent Sensing Canada Research Network, a Network of Centres of Excellence. His research interests include FRPs, FOSs, FEM, bridge engineering, and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). At the University of Manitoba he introduced new research area of Civionics Engineering to monitor deteriorating infrastructure. He has authored or co-authored 5 books, plus provided chapters for 2 others, edited ...

Hausi Müller was Associate Dean Research, Engineering (2009-19) and Founder and Director of the Bachelor of Software Engineering program (2003-07), University of Victoria. He is an international expert in methods, models and tools for quantum computing, software engineering, program understanding, self-adaptive systems, intelligent cyber-physical systems, and IoT. His research teams developed several well-known research tools including Rigi, a software understanding tool and SmarterContext, an infrastructure to manage context-aware systems that won 2011 IBM Canada Project of the Year Award. ...

Professor Catherine Mulligan of Concordia University is an exceptional educator, an internationally recognized expert in the decontamination of water, soils, and sediments, and a pioneer of green remediation technologies. She is the Founding Director of the Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems, and has taken numerous leadership roles in engineering societies and editorial boards of which she is a member. Her fundamental and applied contributions to research and her service to the engineering profession have been recognized with prestigious awards, most recently the ...

Richard Munz, Professor, McGill University, is internationally recognized as a researcher and consultant in the field of thermal plasma technology. He has developed applications of plasma in metallurgical processing waste treatment and nanoparticle manufacture. He has made important contributions to the control of electrode erosion, and he is a co-inventor on four patents on inventions based on his research, carried out in collaboration with industry. He has served the engineering community through his numerous activities on behalf of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.

Jay Nagendran's outstanding engineering career has been dedicated to protecting the environment and the public interest. He has provided leadership to environmental challenges, including those at Canada's first hazardous waste management facility at Swan Hills, and implementing stringent standards to protect the Athabasca River basin from pulp mills and oil sands development. Internationally, he facilitated major improvements in river pollution control in Indonesia and waste management in south India. A multiple award winner in Alberta and the U.S., Jay has now capped a distinguished career ...

Professor Farid Najm is Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. Professor Najm's research contribution is in the area of computer-aided design (CAD) for integrated circuits, with emphasis on circuit level issues related to power dissipation, timing, and reliability. His ground-breaking work is focused on managing the design challenges related to power dissipation and circuit timing. Professor Najm has authored over 125 journal and conference publications and contributed to 3 books. Much of his research is considered seminal and has been ...

Professor Nakhla has made major contributions to wastewater treatment research and practice. His original work has helped transform the wastewater industry in Ontario. His leadership in developing the first full-scale wastewater research facility in Canada significantly strengthened Canada’s position as a key player in the development of wastewater treatment technologies. Dr. Nakhla has also made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through implementation of innovative wastewater and biosolids technologies and creative engineering process design, his infectious passion for ...

The career of IEEE Fellow, Michel Nakhla, Chancellor's Professor, Carleton University, spans 40 years of academic and industrial contributions. Winner of several best paper awards, he made trend-setting achievements to the state of the art in computer-aided design of large scale and high-speed VLSI circuits and systems. These include harmonic balance algorithms for fast simulation of radio frequency and microwave circuits, model-order reduction techniques to handle large-scale circuits, and innovative macromodeling algorithms to model high-speed distributed interconnects. He has published ...

Dr. Nandakumar has had a distinguished career in chemical engineering in Canada. Since receiving his PhD in chemical engineering from the Princeton University in 1979, he has made outstanding contributions to the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics, spanning a broad range of studies from bifurcation phenomena to multiphase systems and its application to electrochemical, chemical, mineral, and polymer processes. He has published over 125 refereed journal publications and numerous conference presentations. He has received several awards in recognition of his outstanding research and teaching, ...

Panos Nasiopoulos, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia, has made groundbreaking contributions to industry and academia in the areas of interactive digital video (DVD technology), 3D video, digital video compression, and video communications. As CEO and CTO of Daikin US, he led the company to develop the pioneering digital video authoring system known as Scenarist that enabled the DVD market, as well as subsequent digital video technologies (PVR set-top-box, interaction, video-on demand, streaming). Nasiopoulos' academic research in digital ...

Dr. Greg Naterer, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, has successfully led the significant growth of engineering enrolments, infrastructure, and research capacity at Memorial University. He has made significant contributions to mechanical engineering in the fields of energy systems, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Dr. Naterer has received numerous awards and he is a Fellow of CSME, ASME and EIC. He has held prominent leadership roles, including Chair of the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science of Canada, and Editor-in-Chief of two international journals - AIAA ...

Professor Arokia Nathan is a visionary technologist as reflected in his 600 technical publications, 6 books, and over 150 granted patents. His approach to engineering research and development is broad and comprehensive, encompassing fundamental device science, process development and manufacturing, device and circuit inventions to achieve new systems in large-area and flexible electronics. He was awarded the 2020 IEEE EDS JJ Ebers Award. The impact of his research led to the formation of IGNIS Innovation (Founder), Cambridge Touch Technologies (Co-Founder), ACXEL (Co-Founder), CAM-XT ...

Professor Naylor's underlying philosophy is to understand the fundamental mechanisms of heat transfer based on measurements and numerical modeling. His innovative work on the thermal performance of windows and optimization of solar radiation has been incorporated within several industrial software packages. His pioneering development of an anti-icing system for gas turbines has been installed in almost 100 power plants across North America. A Past President of the Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics and Fellow, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, he has authored over 150 ...

Kenneth Neale, retired from the University of Sherbrooke, is interested in a wide range of fields covering civil engineering structures, solid mechanics, metal forming processes, and composite materials. In solid mechanics and materials, he has made major contributions spanning numerous topics such as structural instability theory, material formability analysis, the modeling of microstructural phenomena, and the optimization of metal forming processes. His recent work in civil engineering dealt with the development and implementation of novel structural rehabilitation technologies. Kenneth ...

Professor Nehdi is globally acclaimed for pioneering research on sustainability, machine learning, and cement-based materials. His seminal work impacted world landmark structures and beneficiated colossal agricultural, mining, and industrial by-products worldwide. A visionary leader in industry and academia alike, he was technical manager for three companies and taught in four universities. A prolific author listed among the world’s top scholars, he is a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, American Concrete Institute, and Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. He received numerous ...

Dr. Nenniger is recognized for his major contributions in the Canadian Process Engineering Consulting Fields including innovative processes in Environmental and Hydrocarbon Fields, as well as his dedication to professional societies.

Dr. Nessim has played a leadership role in introducing the use of probabilistic risk and reliability methods to the pipeline industry worldwide. His work has had foundational impact on engineering practice in Canada and elsewhere. He is the originator and designer of PIRAMID software for risk-based pipeline integrity management, used by 30 pipeline operators on four continents, and the principal author of Appendices that were included in the 2007 edition of CSA Z662 and are being considered for inclusion in ASME B31.8. He is widely published, a significant contributor to technical committees ...

Mr. Newell has spent his entire career in the Canadian oil industry and has distinguished himself by his technology eladership, particularly in oil sands development, as well as in education, aboriginal development and safety while assuming increasing responsibilities with Syncrude Canada Ltd, where he was Chairman and CEO. He is a Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Alberta.

Dr. John Newhook Ph.D. P.Eng. is a world renowned researcher who has major contributions to the field of Civil Engineering. He has developed new technologies for structural health monitoring, and has made major contributions to the field of bridge design, including advancements in soil-steel bridges, and the use of novel materials in bridge design. He is also recognized as a leader in both Canadian Engineering Community and the University Research Community. He has spearheaded the development of a number of important national and international research initiatives and has been a leader in a ...

Dr. Ni has made major contributions to pulp and paper science and engineering. He has demonstrated an outstanding capability in identifying industry problems, and then applying chemistry and chemical engineering principles to find innovative solutions to these problems. His contributions are not only in advancing the knowledge in pulp and paper science and engineering, but also in transferring new technologies and novel process concepts to mill practices. He has been a key player in the development of many innovative pulp and paper processes/products in collaboration with industry, many of ...

Professor James Nicell is an internationally-recognized scholar, known for his research into environmental applications of enzymes, assessment of the fate and impacts of pharmaceutically-active compounds, green plasticizer development, and odour impact assessment. His work has been published widely in top international journals and has been cited thousands of times. He has received numerous awards for teaching, research and professional contributions. Most recently, as Dean of Engineering, he leads a Faculty with 160 professors, 3,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students.

Natalia K. Nikolova, a Professor at McMaster University, has made outstanding contributions to the global advancement of the theory and applications of microwave engineering. Most notably, her pioneering work on response sensitivity analysis enabled drastic acceleration of the design optimization of high-frequency structures in the framework of electromagnetic simulation software. Her innovations in microwave imaging and detection enabled applications in medical diagnostics and security systems, which are expected to bring important benefits to our society in the near future. Prof. Nikolova ...

Ioan Nistor is an internationally acclaimed expert in performance and design of civil engineering infrastructure subjected to extreme coastal hazards, such as tsunamis and hurricanes. He has had an outstanding engineering and academic career, first as a consulting engineer in Montreal and then as a professor of civil engineering at the University of Ottawa. As a prolific author of high-impact technical publications, he has contributed towards the development of international design standards and tsunami risk mitigation strategies. He has held leadership positions, including appointments as ...

Canada has the longest coastline in the world and is surrounded by three great oceans. Peter Noble has spent his career working on the design of vessels and offshore structures with a particular focus on Canada's North. He has provided visionary leadership in these areas and has pioneered work by industry to address problems of ship design in ice-covered waters. His activities have included a wide range of applications, from icebreaker design to LNG tankers, to the use of ice tank testing for design of ice-going ships. His leadership and contributions have been recognized by his election as ...

Roderick Nolan, Chair of Neill & Gunter Moltner Ltd., was instrumental in founding and building this consulting firm and its associated companies into an internationally recognized engineering consulting and management company. He directed major projects in Canada, USA and Europe in the areas of instrument and control systems, composite wood product design and manufacture and power generation. He has also made many major contributions to society outside his profession.

Mr. Nolan has distinguished himself as an outstanding engineering designer, manager, executive and leader in the fields of power transmission and custom engineering of high power electric arc furnace systems. He has been responsible for the design engineering and project management of major metallurgical facilities. He is currently the President of Ronol Investments Inc..

In 1992 Dr. Mike O'Connor was awarded an Honourary Doctor of Science degree from Queen's University for his pioneering work in geo-environmental engineering. As the founder of Canada's first geo-environmental consulting company, O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc.. He gained international recognition for developing innovative clean-up technologies for petroleum and chemical spills, and has published extensively. He is a practitioner who has not only achieved excellence himself at the highest level of his profession, but has also, at every stage, continued to support education. This has ...

Ken Ogilvie has had a distinguished career in the environmental field, beginning as a project engineer with the federal government and progressing through various policy-related positions with the federal and two provincial governments — Manitoba and Ontario. He then served for twelve years as the Executive Director of Pollution Probe, one of Canada's premier environmental organizations. He has been a Board member and vice-chair as well as an Advisory Group member of a number of not-for-profit organizations, and was a co-founder of QUEST (Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow). He remains ...

Dr. Jan Oleszkiewicz is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba and an international leader in the science and engineering of water pollution control. His ground breaking research on nitrogen removal through bio-augmentation led to the commissioning in Winnipeg of North America's first full scale facility based on this type of technology. The process that Dr. Oleszkiewicz developed reduces the cost of wastewater treatment by millions of dollars. His expertise is sought internationally and he has contributed to wastewater and biosolids master plan activities for wastewater ...

Dr. James Olson is a visionary leader, pioneering researcher, and inspiring educator who has made transformative contributions to the forest products sector of engineering. As a direct result of Dr. Olson's innovative research and patented inventions, the pulp and paper industry can produce premium pulp using half the energy, has access to more effective fibre separation and refining processes, and is able to measure key properties of fibres more accurately and efficiently. Dr. Olson's honours include two NSERC Synergy Awards, two NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements, an APEGBC Meritorious ...

Professor Jeffrey Packer's 39-year research career at the University of Toronto on tubular steel structures has resulted in recognition as one of the top engineers in the world in this field, and preeminent on this continent. Professor Packer has published over 280 refereed articles in journals and technical conferences, but is especially renowned for his books on tubular steel structures, which now total 15. He has also had an enormous impact on Canadian and international design standards, both through his influential publications and his service on technical and standardization committees ...

After an outstanding 10-year career in the aerospace turbine industry. Dr. Packirisamy turned his attention to microsystems and nanobiotechnology. He has established a world class laboratory in this field and is recognized in the community as a pioneer in BioNanotechnology, one of the most important emerging fields of the 21st century. His work in energy harvesting from algae, and micro photosynthetic power cells rank amongst the most cited and downloaded research ever. The traditional measures of his research excellence are very strong and he has also been successful in the commercialization ...

Dennis Paddock is an exemplary practising engineer. He provided 24 years of significant pioneering engineering leadership in infrastructure development, resource planning and regulation throughout rural Saskatchewan. For the past 16 years, his valuable executive leadership in the regulation of engineering (and geoscience) professions within Saskatchewan and nationally have contributed significantly to national and international credential recognition, and to greater respect for the professions by legislators and the public.

Michael Paidoussis, as Thomas Workman Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at McGill, has conducted pioneering research in fluid-structure-interaction and flow-induced vibration.  He has successfully brought together designers, researchers and academics to devise guidelines in this field, via special conferences and seminars, and by founding a specialist journal (J. Fluids and Structures).

Driven by a rigorous, scientific approach and a vision to transfer basic science into tangible engineering products, Dr. Gino Palumbo has nurtured the first Canadian company to become a world leader in the design and application of nanomaterials. His over-arching philosophy has been the improvement in properties of novel materials through controlled nanostructures and grain-boundary engineering. His pioneering accomplishments have been of great value to Canada and to society in general. Dr. Palumbo has provided commendable service within professional organizations and academia. His numerous ...

Dr. Ya-Jun Pan is an internationally renowned researcher, distinguished educator, and volunteer leader. She is a Professor at Dalhousie University and has made significant contributions in nonlinear control and cyber physical systems with in-depth applications to intelligent robotics and industrial automation. Dr. Pan has contributed extensively to engineering and professional societies and been recognized with fellowships in EIC, CSME, and ASME, Research Excellence Award, and Humboldt Fellowship. She has provided dedicated leadership in Canadian and international research communities, ...

Dr. Panchanathan has contributions in multimedia computing and human-computer interfaces toward the design of assistive technologies and devices for individuals with disabilities.  These contributions have global impact and have been recognized through several publications,patents and incubation of a start-up company. He is currently Executive Vice President, ASU Knowledge Enterprise, Chief Research and Innovation Officer.

Throughout his long, distinguished career with Noranda / Falconbridge, Derek Pannell demonstrated an acute understanding of both the business and technical aspects of his company's mining, processing and globalization activities. He provided astute leadership in directing and motivating project teams and in supporting his business associates, as exemplified in the very successful Antamina Copper-Zinc operation which he led in Peru. Derek Pannell is a diligent supporter of technology developments in the international mining industry, and has been instrumental in the mentoring and appointment ...

Using novel experimental techniques coupled with mathematical modeling, University of Toronto Professor Vladimiros Papangalakis has made significant contributions to the development of hydrometallurgical processes. He developed the first comprehensive model simulating the autothermal operation of reactors for the pressure oxidation of gold ores and pioneered the development of an on-line sensor for predicting the acid requirements for nickel extraction from nickeliferous laterites. Recognized internationally, this distinguished researcher has made sustained contributions to the engineering ...

Andrew Pape-Salmon has 21 years of experience in energy efficiency and clean energy strategies for buildings, equipment and communities. He is a Commissioner with the BC Utilities Commission and is an Adjunct Professor with UVic Civil Engineering. He specializes in energy economics, sustainable energy and building codes and standards; along with policy analysis for energy efficiency and climate leadership at all levels of government. He works extensively on projects pertaining to energy efficiency and carbon management for new construction and existing buildings. Andrew is a Professional ...

Angela Pappin has provided leadership in developing advanced steel technology for ArcelorMittal in North America through both market and product development. She provided expertise in engineering, energy management, manufacturing and corporate strategy, while leading a 500-member technology and quality team that services all nine business units across the company. She has chaired important international committees for metallurgical R&D and those advocating for girls and women in STEM careers. She is a member of the YWCA Equitable Pathways to Technical Fields and Skilled Trades Committee, ...

Le Dr. Paquet a consacré sa carrière à la formation des ingénieurs, comme professeur-chercheur et administrateur universitaire ayant été Recteur de l'Université Laval pendant dix ans. Il est reconnu pour ses recherches sur les systèmes automatiques et la robotique, et pour ses contributions à l'avancement de la mission des universités. Il est présentement président du conseil d'administration à l'Institut national d'Optique

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Dr. Paradi has distinguished himself for his outstanding engineering innovation, in founding a successful computer software and service company and for leadership in establishing education programs in entrepreneurship for engineering students. He is currently the Executive Director Emeritus of the Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the application of Operational Research techniques to service organization to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.

An exemplary teacher who has inspired thousands of students through his lectures in electrical engineering, Dr. Ash Parameswaran is internationally renowned for his research in micro-systems technology. His passion to serve the society through engineering innovation has led to the development of a novel lab-on-a-chip device for pathogen detection. His work allows clinics in rural communities early diagnosis and treatment of diseases, such as infant diarrhea. In 2013, he earned the Meritorious Achievement Award from APEG BC in recognition of his outstanding contributions. Other recognitions ...

Chul Park has identified the fundamental mechanisms of cell nucleation and growth in plastic foaming, and has designed systems that measure the critical thermophysical properties of polymer-gas mixtures. Based on his findings, a number of industrially viable foaming technologies have been developed. Chul Park has invented technologies that have significantly improved plastics' properties such as impact strength, toughness, fatigue life, elasticity, and heat- and sound-insulation. Moreover, environmentally hazardous blowing agents have been replaced with inert gases. The transfer of knowledge ...

Dr. Parker is a global leader in fractured porous geologic media contamination, helping to protect water supplies in Guelph and many other communities. She pioneered new fractured bedrock characterisation methods (as of April 2021: 4 patents and more than 165 refereed papers, among other contributions), including novel downhole borehole devices and procedures for investigating contamination in bedrock aquifers. These methodologies have been used at complex contamination sites worldwide. Her paradigm-shifting contributions have changed how engineers can and should study contaminated sites to ...

Dr. Marc Parlange is a world-renowned expert in hydrological engineering, a distinguished academic leader and an innovative educator. His research work on atmospheric boundary layer turbulent flow and on evaporation and land-atmosphere interaction has been transformative. He has bridged atmospheric turbulence research with hydrologic predictions through the design of instrumentation, numerical simulation, and field observations to guide watershed and atmospheric boundary layer modeling. As Department Chair at John Hopkins University and as Dean at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ...

David Parnas, Founding Director of the Software Engineering Program at McMaster University, has made outstanding contributions to the science and art of software engineering through the development of basic concepts in software design, software specification methods and the methodology for inspection of safety-critical software. He has provided visionary leadership in developing educational programmes for computing and software engineering, and in defining the professional role of software engineering.He is currently a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Computing & Software at ...

Dr. Gina Cody is a prominent business leader and engineer. She started her career as the first woman to be awarded a PhD in building engineering by Concordia University and went to conquer the business and engineering world as the principal shareholder of a national engineering firm. Throughout her career, Dr. Cody made it a priority to raise the status of the engineering profession with women and minorities, while working with numerous professional associations. In 2018, Concordia University renamed its engineering and computer science faculty in her honour, Gina Cody School of Engineering ...

Dr. Patel is a pre-eminent scholar and an internationally recognized leader in robotics and control. His outstanding contributions in these fields place him among the most influential leaders in the design and control of advanced robotic systems. His work has resulted in the most thorough treatment to date of redundant and flexible robotic systems. Through highly successful technology transfer, several methodologies resulting from this work are being utilized by the Canadian Space Agency. Dr. Patel's pioneering contributions focusing on numerical and computational issues in control have ...

The leadership of Dr. Patnaik in Aerospace Materials Engineering has been recognized, both in private and public sector, at the national and international level. As Senior Engineering & R&D Manager at Magellan Aerospace and as Principal Research Officer and Director at the National Research Council Aerospace Research Institute he has made an outstanding contribution to Materials Science & Engineering. As the Director of the Structures & Materials Performance Laboratory his reach and influence have had a major impact on the Aeronautics both in Canada and abroad. His ...

Gilles Patry, former Rector and current Professor of the University of Ottawa, has made significant contributions to civil engineering research, entrepreneurship, engineering education and senior academic administration. His research consists of a combination of fundamental research coupled with a strong technology transfer to industry. Founder and ex-President of Hydromantis, Inc., he transferred University research to industry and led a very successful SME. As former Dean of Engineering, he forged a unique merger in Canada of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Computer Science, into ...

Patrick Paultre is an internationally recognized expert in structural dynamics, reinforced concrete structures and dam engineering. His research results have been adopted in codes and standards, nationally and internationally. A dedicated teacher, he has written textbooks on design of concrete structures and dynamics of structures and has developed design tools that are widely used by the profession. He spearheaded and directed the Interuniversity Research Center on Structures under Extreme Loading (CEISCE) for 12 years. He is the recipient of the Armand-Frappier Quebec Prize, one of the ...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, has had an exceptionally distinguished career. Prior to being selected to join the astronaut program of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in June 1992, Ms. Payette, a multilingual person, conducted advanced research in computer systems, natural language processing and automatic speech recognition.Ms. Payette served as CSA's Chief Astronaut from 2000 to 2007. She participated in two space missions (1999 and 2009) and was Canada's first astronaut to board the International Space Station.Ms. Payette has also worked as a ...

John Pearson is Hatch's Managing Director for Energy and a key leader of Hatch's global business expansion. As Managing Director of Systems, John piloted Hatch's business and production control systems to smooth the company's global expansion in Africa, Australia and South America. John has supervised the continuous upgrades of Hatch's highly-modernized advanced-controls. As a project manager or project sponsor, John overlooked the development of the Voisey's Bay smelter and demonstration plant for Vale, and now acts as chairman of the engineering joint venture at Xstrata's $3.85-billion ...

Dr. Jian Pei has made seminal contributions to the foundation of data science, data mining, data analytics, data engineering and applications. In particular, he invented the state-of-the-art pattern mining principles and a series of methods, which have been highly cited, extensively used by industry, and adopted by data mining textbooks and open source software toolkits.

Dr. Pekguleryuz's engineering career has spanned 12 years in Canadian industry and 15 years in University where her creative and innovative research in light metal alloys has directly resulted in commercially successful products with significant impact to reduce environmental pollution. She developed Noranda's Mg engine alloy used on all BMW models since 2004 and established a high profile for Canada in Mg materials research taking active role in numerous industrial international/national projects, light metals programs and committees. In academia, she held two industrial research chairs, ...

Professor Arthur Pelton, École Polytechnique, is a recognized authority in the basic science and industrial engineering of chemical thermodynamics, and related sophisticated computer systems. He is an original co-developer of the FACT thermodynamic computer system which regularly serves more than 400 industrial and academic clients around the world, including many of the largest multinationals. Arthur Pelton has developed unique computerized methods for simultaneous optimization of thermodynamic data and phase diagrams, applied to hundreds of solutions of salts, alloys, oxides, etc. He has ...

Dr. Peng is a world-renowned thermodynamicist who, with Dr. D.B. Robinson, was first able to predict the properties of complex petroleum fluids at various conditions more accurately. He is the co-developer of the Peng-Robinson equation of state, which is used worldwide by petroleum producers and refiners and is featured in most chemical engineering thermodynamics textbooks. The equation has been cited in over 4500 peer-reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and recipient of the Donald L. Katz Award from the Gas Processors Association and the Award for ...

Alexander Penlidis of the University of Waterloo is an outstanding educator, researcher and practitioner who is an internationally recognized authority in polymer reaction engineering. His fundamental and applied contributions to modeling and control of polymerization processes are used by the industrial and research communities worldwide. As an educator and engineer he has received awards for excellence in teaching, for excellence in research and for his numerous contributions to the technical literature. He has also made major contributions to the profession through his many activities in ...

Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas is Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Molecular Pharmaceutics at the University of Texas at Austin. Peppas is internationally known for his work on the preparation, characterization and evaluation of biopolymers and hydrogels, used as biomaterials in artificial organs, and in devices for delivery of drugs, peptides and proteins, He has also made significant advances to biomedical transport phenomena, bioadhesion and in rational design of recognitive, responsive and intelligent ...

Internationally recognized for his innovative work in the fields of scanning and transmission electron microscopy applied to semiconductors and metallic alloys, thin film nanostructures and failure analysis, Douglas Perovic is in the midst of an outstanding career as Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto. He led the creation of the multi-industry, multi-university Centre for Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging based in Ontario. With over 150 refereed publications and 5 patents, Douglas Perovic has created new fundamental knowledge and applied it to ...

Through his outstanding contribution to the practice and theory of systems engineering, Professor Perrier has made it possible to push the limits of automatic application to chemical and biochemical processes both at a laboratory level and at an industrial level. He also significantly contributed to the ways of teaching engineering to make knowledge integration easier. His ideas on teaching assessment have resulted in the creation of an institutional policy which is now being quoted as an example beyond our borders.

Dr. Ross Peters has made exceptional contributions and outstanding service to the engineering profession, particularly in Newfoundland and Labrador. He served as the dean of engineering at Memorial University for two terms (1982-1993) and led its engineering programs to be fully accredited and highly regarded across Canada and internationally. He served as the Director of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (1983-84) and Chair of the National Committee of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (1990-91). He also served with distinction as the President of the Association of ...

Dorina C. Petriu has made outstanding contributions to software engineering research and engineering education. Her work on software performance engineering is of great importance for computer, telecommunication and other IT-based industries using mission critical real-time and embedded systems. She is recognized for pioneering contributions in bridging the gap between performance analysis and model-driven software development based on the Unified Modeling Language, a known standard for software specification and design. As Professor and former Director of the School of Information Technology ...

Emil Petriu is a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. He has invented an absolute position measurement method using pseudo-random encoding, which is used for 3D model-based object recognition using computer vision, tactile robot-sensing, or structured light. He is a dedicated teacher and a prolific author.

The Mathematical Representation and Analysis of a Light Hydrocarbon Refining Network authored in 1967 was a pioneering publication of modelling live chemical processes which led to a process control revolution in the petrochemical and process industries. Twenty-five years of professional involvement locally and nationally led to election as President, Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE). As a founder of the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts, he has contributed to the cultural development of his community, recognized by selection to the Sarnia Mayor's honour list. He has been a ...

Michel Pettigrew has demonstrated exceptional creativity and leadership in his field of flow-induced vibrations in nuclear components, initially while at AECL Chalk River and subsequenlly as NSERC/AECL/lBWC Industrial Research Chair at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. He has published over 360 technical papers and reports and his design guidelines for avoiding damaging flow-induced vibrations in nuclear components, such as steam generators and fuel, are used world wide. His work was instrumental in making CANDU nuclear steam generators amongst the most reliable in the world and for helping ...

Scott Phillips has leveraged his industrial experience and education in engineering physics to become Founder and CEO of StarFish Medical, an award winning BC technology company. Starfish is Canada's largest and only national medical device design, development and contract manufacturing company. Starfish helps medical technology innovators throughout North America overcome challenging technology obstacles to creating breakthrough products that improve health and saves lives. The products that they have developed have hundreds of millions of dollars of sales around the world and address many ...

Regarded as Canada's leading authority on microwave heating for metallurgical applications, Professor Pickles has been a pioneer in the development of microwaves for processing ores, precious metal residues, and waste materials. Other major contributions include the use of extended arc plasma reactors for the treatment of electric furnace dusts and generation of ferro-alloys. A staunch participant for over three decades in the committee affairs of professional organizations, Professor Pickles has presented short courses for industry, mentored close to seventy researchers and published over ...

Samuel Pierre is Professor of Computer Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal and director of the Networking and Mobile Computing Research Laboratory (LARIM). He is an internationally renowned expert who has worked for more than 30 years in the field of information and communication technologies: telecommunications, networking and mobile computing, distance training, e-Learning. Over the past 30 years, he has led or participated in projects totaling over $32 million and has supervised until graduation the research work (dissertations and theses) of more than 160 graduate students, including 42 ...

Professor Piomelli (Queen's University) is an international leader in the field of Fluid Mechanics. He has developed advanced models for the prediction of turbulent flows, and applied them successfully to problems in engineering and the natural sciences. His studies have resulted in improved understanding and prediction of the physics of turbulence. Models he introduced are in widespread use in the industrial and research communities. His impact is reflected in his publication and citation records, in the placement of his students in faculty positions at prestigious Universities in the USA ...

I. Pioro is a leading world expert in nuclear energy and related engineering systems. His contributions to the field are well documented in 535 publications including reputable journal publications (100), publications in refereed proceedings of international conferences (300), 50 chapters, 26 inventions, 11 books, and 2 handbooks he edited. He has been actively involved in heat transfer, thermalhydraulics, and developments of Generation-IV reactor concepts. He has trained many students, who are now practicing engineers in these fields. Also, he is a Fellow of ASME, CSME, EIC, Foreign Fellow ...

John Plant with over forty years of contributions to engineering science, education, and the profession, has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his many and varied career pursuits; he is currently Executive Director, EIC, President of the RMC Foundation and Vice Chair, Board of Governors of St Lawrence College. As Principal of the Royal Military College of Canada, he led a transformation that established the institution as a recognized centre of engineering research in Canada. As both an educator and leader of educators he is recognized for the positive influence that he had on the many ...

Dr. Plant is recognized for his exceptional contributions in designing and demonstrating optical interconnects for application in large switching and multiprocessor computing systems. In this area Dr. Plant's work stands out as the most successful demonstration of the use of optics for interconnection purposes. Dr. Plant has attained Fellow status in the IEEE and OSA for this work, produced an exemplary publication record and has licensed his technology to several companies. He is the only Principal Investigator in Canada to found and lead three research networks in the Information and ...

Konstantinos Plataniotis is a highly regarded researcher, engineering educator, and volunteer leader of the international engineering community who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through his technical achievements, mentoring of engineers, leadership in engineering societies and conferences, and knowledge translation to industry. Professor Plataniotis is internationally recognized for his adaptive imaging framework which unified previous seemingly unrelated results, yielded new theoretical contributions, and led to the development of practical implementations. ...

Michael Pley is a recognized aerospace and space leader serving on the Government of Canada's Space Advisory Board and as the Chair of the Space Committee for the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. For over 15 years, Mr. Pley was an executive leader of COM DEV, Canada's leading space hardware manufacturer supplying equipment to over 900 spacecraft, including 80% of all commercial communication satellites launched and the soon-to-be-launched iconic James Webb Space Telescope. He retired as CEO in 2016 and continues to support space and SME startups in his consulting practice.Mr. Pley ...

Dr. N.A. Poirier has distinguished herself as an exceptionally creative and eclectic innovator, an entrepreneur and a respected R&D manager. She developed and commercialized new paper drying technologies. She co-founded an environmental technologies company which commercialized a small-scale gasification unit, and developed an innovative electrochemical approach for treatment of wastewater, which is particularly useful for applications with situational constraints, such as military installations, ships, or isolated northern communities. As Scientific Director of a Business-led research ...

Dr. Maria Anna Polak is renowned in the field of structural engineering, with pioneering contributions to the design and testing of concrete and reinforced concrete structures. Her innovations include new technologies for the retrofit of concrete slabs, powerful analysis tools for evaluation and testing of design standards, global structural damage assessment methods, and fibre-reinforced polymers. Implemented worldwide, Dr. Polak’s work has directly contributed to international standards for infrastructure design. She sits on numerous international standards committees, is a Fellow of the ...

Eugene Polistuk is one of Canada's most prominent business leaders and the founder of one of its most successful high-tech companies. A graduate of the University of Toronto's Electrical Engineering Program, Mr. Polistuk spent 24 years at IBM, where he turned an outmoded packaging plant into one of IBM's highest performing manufacturing facilities. In 1994 he created the IBM spin-off company Celestica Inc. His exceptional entrepreneurial skill guided Celestica to a position as the world's third-largest high-tech outsourcing manufacturer, employing over 50 thousand people in 18 countries. Mr. ...

James Politeski is recognized for his technical designs, business leadership and strategic vision in leading the growth and transformation of the North American consumer electronics industry over the past 20 years. He is known for building high performing teams and high growth based cultures. Throughout his career, James Politeski has showcased Canadian engineering and design to the world. Leveraging upon his success in leading global corporations, he now promotes Canadian innovation by growing small businesses so that they are able to reach global markets. He is a philanthropist and ...

Andrew Pollard is a world leader in many engineering disciplines, including computational and experimental fluid dynamics, heat transfer, biological flows and renewable energy. He is best known for his seminal work on turbulent flows, especially free shear flows, which have provided the fundamental knowledge required to accelerate the field. His service contributions include leading C3.ca Association Inc. to establish a pan-Canadian network of high performance computers and advisors serving thousands. His work on renewable energy has changed provincial environmental policy and his work with ...

For innovation in applying academic research on through-process modelling to practice in industrial manufacturing; for significant impact on new technologies for light-weighting in transportation and the resulting reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and for sustained leadership in the field of materials and manufacturing engineering.

Dr. Milos Popovic is the Director of Research at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at the University Health Network and a professor in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. He was previously the Toronto Rehab Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research. In 2008, Dr. Popovic co-founded MyndTec Inc. to commercialize MyndMove, a neuromodulation system for restoration of voluntary upper limb function, which he developed. He also helped establish the Centre for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA) and the Canadian Spinal Cord ...

Dr. Potter has helped shape the engineering community's forward-looking contributions to Canadian society. At NRC, he led the transformation of engineering to strategic, industrially-focused programs to support economic development in Canada. At Alberta Innovates Technology Futures and its predecessors, he led the launch of sustainable-energy-technology programs, and their interconnections with other sectors across Canada. He has substantial R&D leadership and executive management experience, spanning the government, not-for-profit, university, military and industrial sectors - including ...

Dr. Anoush Poursartip has distinguished himself in R&D of polymer matrix composites, in particular, damage growth in service and processing science for efficient manufacturing. He is recognized internationally for his original contributions and has endeavoured to transfer his research results to industry by various means. In recognition for his contributions Dr. Poursartip has won two Outstanding Performance Awards from The Boeing Company, as well as the University of Delaware Center for Composites Materials Medal of Excellence in recognition for the high quality and large impact of his ...

Le Dr. Poussart s'est distingué par sa contribution à la formation et à la recherche en génie électrique et génie informatique, et au développement de liens de partenariat entre la communauté universitaire et l'industrie. Il est actuellement le vice président de l'architecture & systèmes à NOOS Technologie inc..

Dr. John Preston’s seminal contributions have been at the interface of research and education. His passion is leading collaborative research efforts to address major societal challenges and to integrate the education of students into that mission. His accomplishments include doubling the research output of McMaster Engineering, growing its undergraduate research program to be the largest in Canada, increasing startups by 400% and expanding the Faculty’s international presence. Most recently, at the start of COVID-19, he created a massive effort to support PPE testing and manufacturing leading ...

Michèle Prevost is a recognized world expert in drinking water from source to tap. As an Industrial Drinking Water Chair, Professor Prevost has contributed exceptionally to this discipline finding innovative solutions to treat and distribute drinking water and providing evidence for the development of effective water quality standards. Her research work is conducted in close partnership with drinking water producers, technology providers, governmental agencies and municipalities to deliver sustainable solutions. Recognized as a world leader, her work has had measurable impacts in Canada and ...

Gerry Price is a role modelfor what engineers can contribute to industry.Gerry entered the business in 1977, becoming President in 1986. During his tenure he has launched many new product lines, factory expansions and new business units in Canada and the US,and has grown the company to 20 times the size, scope and reach it was when he became President. In 2017, the Price Group of companies had sales of $588 million, occupies 1,407,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space located at thirteen manufacturing sites (six in the USA,seven in Canada). The outstanding success of this company can be traced ...

Thomas Pugsley, formerly Senior Vice-President, Falconbridge Ltd, has made significant contributions to modern Canadian mining, while overcoming unique technological, logistical, environmental and social changes. He developed Falconbridge's $550-million Raglan Mine on Quebec's Ungava Peninsula, and despite the remoteness, Raglan is among the world's cheapest nickel producers. He also developed the US$1.8 billion Collahuasi Mine in northern Chile, which is the world's fourth largest copper producer. With other innovations, he introduced full-face tunnel boring to mine exploration, long-raise ...

Dr. Ishwar K. Puri is senior vice president of research & innovation and professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and chemical engineering and materials science at University of Southern California.He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Dr. Puri is the author of over 200 archival publications and books that have been cited over 8,500 times per Google Scholar with an H-Index of 53. He has founded and mentored startups. He is ranked among the top 2% ...

Kenneth Putt served as an executive with Imperial Oil Limited and consulted in Management of Technological Change. He was a University of Calgary Senator for 8 years and was a founding member of several University of Calgary industry advisory committees. He was the (first industrial) recipient of the University of Calgary's Outstanding Volunteer Award (Engineering) and received APEGA's Voluntary Service Award. He is a founding Director, 1st Honorary Member, Lifetime Achievement Award, Chairman's Award, and Legacy Award recipient of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada PTAC. Ken is a past ...

Dr. Yihong Qi is a visionary leader with significant industrial and societal contributions, having successfully merged fundamental research breakthroughs in electromagnetics with applications to wireless communications. With more than 400 patents, he was the hardware technology driving-force for the success of Blackberry. He is the founder and partner of four technology companies, employing more than 5,000 people globally. He has mentored scores of post-graduate students, younger researchers, managers and executives. His technical and business contributions have been recognized with IEEE ...

Dr. Qian is a top government scientist and technical authority at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) with 30 years experience. He provides leadership to Canadian industry and academia in the development of space technologies and space missions. He holds 35 patents worldwide in the area of innovative space technologies developed in Canadian government laboratories. These technology solutions have helped overcome the challenges encountered in developing Canadian space missions and lower the cost of the space missions. Dr. Qian invented innovative onboard near lossless data compression technology ...

Dr. Wei Qiu is a Professor of Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering Department at Memorial University. He is one of the world’s leading specialists in marine hydrodynamics. He has developed several novel ship motion programs and led many collaborative research initiatives involving national and international partners. As an expert in his field and representing Canada, he has been involved in many international technical committees, including the International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC) Ocean Engineering Committee, the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) ...

Professor Qiu is a world-leading expert in biomass utilization and green chemical engineering. His original contributions to molecular structure modulation has enabled the transformation of lignin from massive pulping and biorefinery waste into green fine chemical products and functional materials, generating considerable economic benefits while significantly strengthening sustainability. He has 400 journal papers and holds 150 patents. Through 15-year presidency in two major Chinese engineering universities, he has implemented innovative competency-based engineering training programs to ...

Academic, businessman and solar energy visionary, Dr. Shawn Qu is the force behind Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest and foremost solar photovoltaic power and energy storage companies. Founded in 2001 in Canada, Dr. Qu built his company to provide premium quality, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly solar solutions to support global, sustainable development. He and his company have been in the forefront of commercializing various advanced solar technologies such as PERC, black silicon, bifacial, large-size wafers, heterojunction, Topcon, etc. Over the years, Canadian ...

Mr. Quinn is a founding partner and principal of Quinn Dressel Associates, a firm which has designed over 100 major buildings - 10 over 40 storeys high in North America and Europe. He served previously as President of Professional Engineers Ontario and as a Director of Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. and has received numerous awards for structural design.

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 ...

Carolyn Ren is renowned for her pioneering contributions to droplet and air microfluidics innovation. Her physical and theoretical models, as well as her design and optimization tools, have enabled new, integrated Lab-on-a-Chip devices for life sciences, environmental monitoring, and material synthesis applications. She is forging a new frontier in soft, wearable assistive robotics technologies development, enabled by air microfluidics techniques. These lightweight, tetherless innovations are transforming prosthesis design, and treatment of lymphedema, edema, and arthritis. She has co-founded ...

Ted Robertson is, without question, one of the most eminent automotive engineers worldwide. He has risen to the most senior engineering executive positions in the automotive industry and was responsible for the design and production of over 15 million vehicles on the road. As a leader, he has been invited by the top associations to sit on their boards, including the Society of Automotive Engineers International, the International Federation of Automotive Engineers Worldwide, and AUTO21. His many honours include the Green Car Vision Award, Truck of the Year, SUV of the Year, Hall of ...

Dr. Bill Roggensack has been recognized for his expertise in developing and applying new technologies in the energy industry. As a team-oriented executive, he has contributed to the establishment and growth of a high technology engineering and manufacturing company. He has provided technical and managerial leadership for the development, manufacture and deployment of new and innovative products and technology that enhance the operational safety and efficiency of well construction operations for long horizontal wells worldwide. The newest product line has revolutionized pipe handling, casing ...

Dr. Rohani has authored more than 340 refereed journal articles, presented 57 plenary/invited lectures, contributed 19 book chapters, and 1 book. His citations are over 13,315, his h-index is 56, and his i10-index is 248. Dr. Rohani has designed advanced control systems for the pharmaceutical and potash crystallizers. He has developed a technology to convert coal fly ash to a useful by-product. He has developed a light oxygen concentrator for medical applications. Dr. Rohani is a dedicated teacher and has always received high students’ evaluation. Dr. Rohani has served the community and the ...

With a career spanning more than 35 years, Joy Romero has played a critical role in advancing the responsible and sustainable development of Canada's world-class hydrocarbon resources. Joy began her professional career at Wabush Mines in Labrador, then took on strategic leadership roles at TECK, SNC-Lavalin, and with Canadian Natural Resources Limited, where she currently serves as VP Technology and Innovation. Joy's passion for collaborative innovation and dedication to her community extends beyond the borders of her role at Canadian Natural, dedicating her time and expertise to other ...

Chris Roney is the recent Past President of Engineers Canada, the national organization of the 12 engineering regulators that license Canada's more than 290,000 members of the profession. He chaired its Lessons Learned Task Force, preparing recommendations from the outcome of the Charbonneau Commission in Quebec, the Mount Polley Tailings Dam Failure in BC, and the Algo Mall Collapse in Elliot Lake Ontario. Chris is also President of Roney Engineering Limited. He frequently serves as a consultant to municipal Building Departments on building code related structural issues. He has been ...

Dr. Janet Ronsky has made significant contributions to research and education in biomedical engineering. Her early research accomplishments were recognized with a Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering awarded in 2001 and renewed in 2006. Currently, she holds the Alberta Innovates iCORE Strategic Chair in Advanced Diagnostics and Devices.Dr Ronsky has driven many biomedical engineering research and technology development initiatives, including establishing the Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education (CBRE). She isa member of numerous professional organizations,and served as ...

Dr. Geordie Rose is a pioneer and global thinker in two of the most transformative technologies of our time: quantum computing and artificial general intelligence. Dr. Rose has been the founder of three technology companies to commercialize these technologies. He is considered one of the leading strategists in the world on the commercialization of quantum computing with his successful founding of D-Wave, the first company in the world to build a quantum computing system. Dr. Rose is working toward the ultimate goal of a future where intelligent machines work together with people.

Jonathan Rose is a Professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is a pioneer and world leader in the area of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). He has done seminal research in both their architecture and the computer-aided design (CAD) tools needed to use and explore them and has participated in the architectural development of the two key commercial FPGAs in the market today. In 1998 he co-founded Right Track CAD Corporation, which delivers CAD tools and architectures to vendors of FPGAs.

Bill is deeply committed to teaching and learning. He has been recognized with two University of Calgary Students' Union Teaching Excellence Awards and has twice been named Professor of the Year in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bill has been active with and received awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and APEGA. Bill's commitment to students is further highlighted through his involvement as a founding member of the Canadian Engineering Association, where he served as the western regional director on their governing board from 2011 to ...

Federico Rosei has made a number of seminal contributions in materials engineering, including quantifying intermixing in Group IV semiconductors, nanostructuring surfaces to improve biocompatibility, controlled patterning of functional materials and their integration in devices. His work has been recognized through multiple awards and distinctions in Canada and internationally, including Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, of the European Academy of Sciences, of the Engineering Institute of Canada, of AAAS, Steacie Fellowship (NSERC) and Bessel Award (Humboldt Foundation) among others. He ...

Marc Rosen is founding Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Canada. Prior to this appointment in 2002, he was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ryerson University, where he served as department Chair and Director of Aerospace Engineering. He has carried out extensive research for industry on energy technologies, with the results in numerous instances being adopted, leading to increased efficiency and reduced emissions and costs. Dr. Rosen was President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, and is now ...

Catherine Rosenberg is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Future Internet.In April 2018, she became the Cisco Research Chair in 5G Systems.She is an all round researcher, with significant contributions in industry and academia, in modeling and design of communication networks. Particularly, she is a world expert in wireless and satellite networking. She holds several US patents on her work on satellite networking. Her significant contributions to research and education as well as her technical leadership ...

David Ross is one of the most successful business and technology leaders in the history of the National Capital region. He has achieved international recognition for his contributions to the research, design, production, and commercialization of innovative solutions for the video production industry. Under his leadership, Ross Video has rapidly commercialized its various technologies in more than 140 countries and the International Space Station. David Ross has been recognized by prestigious awards: Best Business, CEO of the Year; Exporter of the Year (Ottawa Chamber of Commerce); Technology ...

Ian Rowe, now retired, has demonstrated outstanding leadership, innovation and research management in academe, government and industry - particularly in support of the Canadian resource, environment and space industries. He helped to found and later led the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology (CRESTech), an Ontario Centre of Excellence. His effective contributions to education and training of young engineers were recognized - D.Eng. (Hon) - Ryerson University, 2002, for, 'excellence in science and engineering, service, discovery and application, leadership, innovation, vision, ...

Kerry Rowe, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (former Vice Principal Research 2000-2010) at Queen's University, is an educator, researcher and practitioner who is an internationally recognized authority on contaminant migration in soils, landfill design and geosynthetics. His fundamental and applied contributions to mathematical modeling, forensics and design technologies are used by consultants, universities and governments worldwide. As an educator and engineer, he has received awards for excellence in teaching, for excellence in research ...

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Professor Harry Ruda (Stanley Meek Chair in Nanotechnology, FRSC, FIET, FInstP, FIMMM) is one of the world's leading nanotechnologists, with a uniquely innovative and creative approach to science. He is recognized as an international leader in the synthesis, characterization and engineering of semiconductor nanostructures, with seminal contributions as early as the 1980s. Highlights include a first theory for electron transport in low dimensional heterostructures, a new approach for the fabrication of semiconductor nanowires, original contributions to understanding surface states in ...

Dr. Yong Rui is a world-renowned technology leader in both scientific research and turning research into products. A Fellow of ACM, IEEE, IAPR, SPIE, CCF and CAAI, and a Foreign Member of Academia Europaea, Rui contributes significantly to multimedia search and analysis, computer vision, machine learning and their applications. As the Corporate CTO of Lenovo Group and a former leader of Microsoft Research Asia, he holds 62 patents and has shipped commercial products to tens of millions of users worldwide. Rui has been collaborating with Canadian universities including Ottawa and Ryerson for ...

Alan D. Russell, holder of the Chair in Computer Integrated Design and Construction at UBC, is a world-renowned expert in economic modeling and risk analysis of large engineering projects with special emphasis on public-private partnerships. His REPCON Construction Management System has been used on over $2 billion worth of notable projects in Canada, the U.S. and Hong Kong. As an academic he was responsible for creating the construction engineering and management concentrations at both Concordia University and UBC. He is a Fellow of the CSCE as well as recipient of both the E. Whitman Wright ...

Professor Russell’s ground-breaking applied science and engineering research has made profound impacts on air quality policies. His work is featured in multiple US National Academy reports. His key scientific advances set the foundation for air quality policies and modeling approaches now adopted globally. His award-winning research relates pollutants and health that has led to our important understanding of clean air in health. Policies driven by his work have directly benefited the world including Canada from the adoption of effective controls that decreases locally-generated and long range ...

Janaka Ruwanpura, introduced as a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant by the Prime Minister in 2022, is an internationally-renowned award-winning scholar, leader, consultant, and entrepreneur in construction automation and productivity. Janaka, former Canada Research Chair in Project Management Systems, now serves as the University of Calgary’s Vice-Provost International and Associate Vice-President Research. He is also the President of JYR Consultants and i-Booth, Inc., A member of the US National Academy of Construction and a fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, his outstanding ...

Professor Murat Saatcioglu, University of Ottawa, is a leading expert on earthquake engineering and earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete structures. He is also the President of the Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering and the Director of the Ottawa/Carleton Earthquake Engineering Research Centre. Murat Saatcioglu contributed significantly to the development of seismic design provisions in the National Building Code of Canada and to relevant CSA standards; he has equally contributed to structural engineering practice in the US. He has developed a number of new seismic ...

Dr. Sachdev is an internationally recognized pioneer, innovator, and engineer whose contributions to integrated circuit engineering have had profound impacts on both academia and industry. He has successfully exploited his deep knowledge of integrated circuit design, VLSI reliability, yield and testability to propose novel yet pragmatic circuit solutions. He holds over 30 patents in these areas, and has contributed to more than 190 publications, five books, and two book chapters. His original work has led to technologies with unparalleled reliability and efficiencies. This legacy of research ...

Dr. Sadiq is a leading researcher in the field of environmental risk analysis and lifecycle assessment of built environment. His pioneering work on asset management of water distribution networks is a basis for policy-making in countries around the world. Dr. Sadiq has been instrumental in building the School of Engineering at The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus as a leading incubator for high quality engineering education and research. He is a member of many engineering societies, and sits on the editorial board of leading journals in his field. He is one of the top cited ...

Anne Sado is not just a prominent leader in business and academia; she is a dedicated leader in the community, whose ideas, energy and integrity extend her influence across the public and private sectors and make her an outstanding role model for young women. Trained as an engineer at the University of Toronto, Anne Sado had a successful 25 year career at Bell Canada before her appointment as President of George Brown College in 2004. In this role, she is spearheading initiatives that are transforming post-secondary education in Ontario. Ms. Sado received the Ontario Professional Engineers ...

Élie Saheb is an extremely versatile engineer and an administrator of high level technological projects with a rich experience in management, in Quebec and overseas, also numerous achievements in applied research and in experimental development. He now runs the destinies of Hydro-Quebec in the field of research, technological and industrial development including new energy systems. He was in charge of the engineering and construction of production and transportation equipment of Hydro-Quebec (more than 500 engineers and an annual budget of a billion dollars). He was part of the team that ...

Mehrdad Saif is a distinguished figure in the field of systems and control engineering with a career spanning nearly four decades. He is celebrated for his innovative and foundational contributions to the theory of state estimation, health monitoring, fault diagnosis, and prognosis, as well as his significant work in cybersecurity, attack detection, and resilience in complex engineering systems. . Saif’s influential research has significantly propelled the fields of estimation, control, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. His work is not only theoretical but also encompasses ...

Dr. Mohini Sain is an innovator and entrepreneur who is motivated by a vision of a more environmentally sustainable future. He is a pioneer in using renewable raw materials to create and manufacture bio-plastics and nano-biocomposites with uncompromising end-use and environmental performance. His university-based research team covers the entire spectrum; from strategic fundamental research to market-driven applied research and commercialization. The spin-off companies from these activities create employment and teach entrepreneurship by example. With applications of his products in a number ...

Gedas Sakus, during his lengthy career with BNR/Nortel, has helped to position that organization as a leader in the international communications industry, particularly via his devotion to R/D. In addition, his contributions to education, through support of many university initiatives, and through his service on the Advisory Council on Science and Technology, has helped to expand national policies which support a well-educated and flexible engineering work force.

Prof. Andre Salama of the University of Toronto has made seminal and outstanding contributions to semiconductor device and integrated circuit research. He has demonstrated innovation and creativity in promoting Canadian university research programs; he has also shown strong leadership in founding the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation and Micronet. Equally impressive have been his efforts in fostering collaboration with Canadian industries. Prof. Salama is also noted for his effectiveness as a teacher, and as a mentor of highly trained scientists and engineers.

Tim Salcudean, Canada Research Chair at UBC, is an engineering educator and researcher who has made major contributions to his field. He has established a worldwide reputation as an expert in haptic interfaces, teleoperation and medical robotics. His research breath is astonishing and encompasses applications from space technology to medical devices. His ingenuity and interest in applications have led to numerous patents and transfer of technology. He is also a dedicated and innovative educator and gives generously his time to professional associations especially IEEE, contributing countless ...

Mr. Hojjat Salemi is one of the known Canadian entrepreneurs who establish several high-tech companies in Ottawa. Currently, he is the Chief Business Development Officer at RANOVUS. Prior to RANOVUS, Hojjat was a cofounder/executive of Cortina System and Skystone Systems. These companies got acquired by Inphi/Marvell and Cisco Systems – at present they have main R&D campuses in Ottawa, Canada. Hojjat received B.SC. and M.A,Sc. from Ottawa University. Hojjat is the recipient of 2010 of Engineering Alumni Award of Excellence, Ottawa University. Hojjat holds numerous patents and ...

Dr. Samarasekera has distinguished herself through her outstanding contributions to the fundamental design and operation of materials production processes notably continuous casting of steel, hot rolling of steel and aluminum, and optoelectonic crystal growth. Her work on steel casting has transformed the industry worldwide. She has previously worked as vice-president of research at UBC and vice chancellor and president at the University of Alberta. She received the Order of Canada in 2002.

Clara Santato is a Professor of Engineering Physics at Polytechnique Montreal and a holder of the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Organic Electronics. She leads trailblazing research in organic and sustainable electronics in her mission to rid the planet of e-waste. She has also rallied an international coalition of academics, industrialists and NGOs to create CREATESEED - a unique network to train the next generation of engineers in sustainable electronics design. She has over a 100 publications in reputable journals and books and was recently bestowed the prestigious MRS Communication ...

Edward Sargent is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology at the University of Toronto's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He serves as Vice-Dean, Research for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Prof. Sargent has conducted ground-breaking research in nanotechnology, applying novel quantum-tuned materials to the realization of full-spectrum solar cells and ultra sensitive light detectors. The impact of his work has been felt in industry through his formation of two start-up companies. He is a Fellow of IEEE and of the AAAS and received the 2012 NSERC ...

M. Sauriol préside l'un des plus importants bureaux d'ingénieurs-conseils au Canada. Il a réalisé d'importants projets, tant au Canada qu'à l'étranger. Il s'est impliqué activement dans des activités profesionnelles et communautaires, à titre de président de l'Association des Ingénieurs-conseils du Canada, de président de la Chambre de Commerce de Laval, etc.

A passionate professional, Karen's extensive and unrelenting servant leadership to the engineeringprofession is evident through the trailblazing success of her female-led consulting company,numerous awards and distinctions from engineering and business organizations and hercontributions to professional guidelines, policy and education with ACEC-BC, BC Housing, Engineersand Geoscientists BC, Engineers Canada, and government, community and academic organizations.Beginning early in her career and continuing today, Karen has catalyzed change in the engineeringcommunity to the betterment of ...

Professor Savaria has made outstanding contributions to microelectronics. He recently obtained a NSERC industrial Chair and was the scientific leader of several large projects producing a dedicated wafer-scale integrated circuit and a prototype technology that predated similar Graphic Processing Units. He co-founded MiroTech Microsystems that commercialized early FPGA-based reconfigurable computers, and LTRIM that commercialized a laser trimming technology for analog integrated circuits. He served CMC Microsystems supporting 10000 participants, as a Board member for 20 years and was a ...

Dr. John Saw's leadership in wireless is marked by many pioneering achievements. While at Clearwire, he led the team that developed the standard for the 2.5 GHz spectrum band, the most widely used band in smartphones globally today. As CTO at Sprint, he deployed one of the first 5G networks in the world and originated the use of a new radio technology (Massive MIMO). Dr. Saw holds 6 US Patents and was named to the 2020 Top 100 Most Influential people in 5G Globally. He was also appointed by the FCC Chairman to serve on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee.

Mohamad Sawan, Professeur titulaire à l'École Polytechnique, est un ingénieur microélectronicien biomedical reconnu mondialement pour son rôle de pionnier en dispositifs médicaux intelligents (DMI). Il a su équilibrer sa carrière avec rigueur, étant tour à tour enseignant, formateur de spécialistes de l'électronique et du biomédical, chercheur, inventeur, innovateur, entrepreneur, rassembleur et agent de transfert de ses nouvelles technologies vers l'industrie canadienne. Il a reçu un budget de recheche plus que 40 M$ pour opérer son Laboratoire de neurotechnologies (Polystim) incluant deux ...

A professor at the University of British Columbia and Senior Editor of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Tarek Sayed is world-renowned for his research on road safety analysis and evaluation. His work on automated road safety analysis using video sensors is being applied in projects in six countries and is considered by many as the future of road safety analysis. He has a number of prestigious awards including the appointment as a UBC Distinguished Scholar, the Award of Academic Merit from the Transportation Association of Canada, and the ITE Wilbur Smith Distinguished Transportation ...

Dr. Robert Schober has made outstanding contributions to the field of wireless communication. His single-antenna interference cancellation (SAlC) algorithm for the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) has been licensed to several companies and implemented in hundreds of millions of mobile phones. Over the last decade he has made several pioneering contributions to the theory, design and application of signal detection in fast fading channels, space-time coding, widely-linear processing, and ultra-wideband signaling.

Dr. Laurier Schramm was the President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). Under his visionary leadership, SRC became one of Canada's premier innovation-enabling organizations quadrupling its revenues, more than doubling the number of employees, and establishing a solid track-record of demonstrable economic impacts in Saskatchewan and Canada. He has substantial R&D leadership, management, and governance experience, having worked in each of the industry, not-for-profit, university, and government sectors – including previously serving as Vice President of the Alberta ...

Dr. Scott is an internationally recognized authority on energy systems. He has received several honours. At the University of Toronto, he chaired the Mechanical Engineering Department and founded the Institute for Hydrogen Systems. He chaired the Canadian Advisory Group on Hydrogen Opportunities that produced the seminal report 'Hydrogen, National Mission for Canada'. In 1989, he joined the University of Victoria, where he founded the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems. In 2006 he received the prestigious Jules Verne award for outstanding contributions to the development of energy ...

For pioneering neutron diffraction studies of solidification kinetics and evolution of solid phases of lightweight alloys, enabling both development of new aluminum alloys for automotive industry and technological solutions for achieving reduced residual stress, and improved microstructure. Results of this research were used in improvement of manufacturing technologies in engine block casting and heat treatment. His innovations in magnesium casting led to stable casting operations in manufacturing of new advanced alloys and assisted in the continued employment of Canadians in this industry. ...

Adel S. Sedra is recognized for outstanding accomplishment as a designer of micro-electronic circuits and systems, as an educator and researcher, and as an academic administrator; as co-author of Microelectronics Circuits, an undergraduate engineering textbook in use around the world, and of many research publications and conference presentations. He is currently a professor at the University of Waterloo. He is currently a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Ryerson University.

Larry Seeley, President & CEO of Recapture Metals Limited, has held leadership roles in business, metallurgical technology, engineering, operations, and environment, health and safety. He has an outstanding record in combining creative innovations with organizational skills in business strategy, and growth. Larry Seeley has facilitated major breakthroughs in minerals agglomeration, flotation, reduction smelting, gas cleaning, slag cleaning, recycling of metals, environmental protection and organizational development. He has made significant contributions to education as a Governor of ...

For many pioneering contributions to (1) Smart Grid concepts and modern Distribution Systems development and (2) practical solutions to power system aspects re: integration of distributed renewable energy and energy storage systems. A unique "Utility-University-Industry-Government-Professional Associations" collaborative model of pooled expertise, shared vision and financial risk sharing was developed which allowed for understanding, modelling, specification development and larger demonstration projects to be showcased in Ontario, and elsewhere. This "Shared RD&D" model involved many ...

Dr. David C. Sego is a world-renowned expert in permafrost and cold regions engineering and oil sands tailings research. His extensive research has bolstered Canada's international reputation for innovation in technology and research related to the arctic and natural resources development. An influential researcher and dedicated educator, Dr. Sego has contributed to the training of numerous students and practitioners globally.

Sadie Sellars has made significant technical and leadership contributions in a series of progressive roles associated with the development and modifications of oil and gas facilities, in particular the Hibernia, Sable and Hebron assets offshore Eastern Canada. Most recently as Technical Manager and member of the Senior Leadership Team, she helped lead the Hebron Project, one of the most complex feats of engineering and construction in Canada's history which also achieved world class safety and schedule performance. She is a founding member and former president of Women in Science and ...

Prof. Patrick Selvadurai of McGill University has demonstrated excellence and dedication in teaching, research and professional practice in civil engineering, applied mechanics and applied mathematics. His research has contributed to the development of mathematical and computational models for complex problems, in areas of deep geological disposal of nuclear waste, focusing on coupled processes of mechanical, thermal, heat and chemical transport in porous media. In addition, he has developed innovative analytical computational and experimental approaches for the study of mechanics of ...

Ms. Sendall is broadly recognized as a skilled engineer, pioneer and leader. She pioneered the entry of female engineers into the petroleum industry, particularly those harsh, remote sectors normally reserved for males. In distinguishing herself, she advanced the cause of women and fostered a positive professional environment for all. She has contributed to many not-for-profit boards and received both the Order of Canada and the Queen's Jubilee Medal.

Dr. Sennah has demonstrated excellent achievements in teaching, research and service to the profession. He has combined technical and academic leadership in restructuring Ryerson's Civil Engineering program and creating the Structural Engineering Option to address societal needs - providing students with greater opportunities for experiential learning. His core area of expertise includes design, evaluation and rehabilitation of bridges on which he has achieved international recognition, published more than 270 papers and technical reports and supervised over 70 graduate students. He is ...

Nariman Sepehri, Fellow ASME, CSME, is an internationally recognized expert in the engineering field of Fluid Power Systems and Control. He is the world leader in detecting hydraulic actuator leakage and merging it with control corrections to create a self-healing approach in safety critical applications (as in aircrafts). He has published 98 journal articles, is holder of five patents and co-author of a textbook on Hydrostatic Actuation. His world-class fluid power laboratory has housed 62 engineers at masters, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. He has allocated a good portion of his time to ...

Lotfollah Shafai of Manitoba University is recognized for his many award-winning antenna system designs for the Satcom industry, and for his technical contributions to communications and antenna research, which include CAD software for optimal design of satellite communications, remote sensing and radio astronomy antennas. He has also played a leadership role at NSERC, including Group Chair for Engineering, strategic panels and chair of grant selection committees. He has created a world-class antenna laboratory at the University of Manitoba, founded successful ANTEM series of international ...

Professor Sirish Shah is the pre-eminent world authority on the subject of controller performance benchmarking and process data analysis and co-author of a much referenced monograph on the subject. He has depth as well as breadth in the field of process control. His formidable forte is not only in conducting fundamental theoretical work but also in the practice of control engineering, specifically in transferring technology to industry. His research results have yielded translational tools for process and performance monitoring that are widely used by industry in Canada and internationally. ...

Dr. Shami is a renowned global leader in the fields of telecommunications network planning, orchestration, and optimization, as well as smart cyber-physical systems. His pioneering contributions to these areas have been integrated into the products of major international companies. Dr. Shami is also an outstanding academic leader and educator, serving as the Acting Associate Dean Research and led the development of the pioneering interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence System Engineering (AISE) program at Western Engineering. He has trained over 65 graduate students and has authored over ...

Dr. Shan is a visionary leader, an exceptional educator and a prominent scholar in space engineering. He is internationally recognized for his significant contributions to many national and international space missions, and enabling technologies through his over 200 publications, many of which have been highly influential and widely cited. His accomplishments are well-recognized through his exceptional leadership and services in local community and professional organizations. Dr. Shan is a Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and a Fellow of American Astronautical Society (AAS), ...

Dr. Vinay Sharma is an outstanding leader of one of a major Ontario electricity distribution utilities, among those evolving into smarter grids by exploiting the advances in information technology through applications such as smart meters and Green Button Standards for augmenting operational efficiencies. As the CEO of London Hydro, he and his management team won several North American, National and Ontario Awards and recognitions. In addition to this outstanding governance, business management and engineering skills he has exceptional people skills which are observed through enhanced ...

Heather Sheardown has built on her background in Chemical Engineering and become an accomplished, multidisciplinary Biomedical Engineer and Scientist with a breadth and depth of expertise and experience. Through her work at McMaster University, she is recognized internationally for her contributions to the design of new ocular materials and drug delivery systems. She has many patents covering the breadth of potential applications of materials in the eye. She has worked extensively with industrial partners, performing relevant research. After spending the last 5 years running a highly ...

Howard Shearer is nationally recognized for his contributions made at the forefront of nuclear power and energy engineering in Canada. As a business leader, he has worked to make Canada a world leading powerhouse in smart systems and big data by helping build capacity for Canadian innovation in the digital world. His outstanding and selfless service on boards, committees and councils is notable. As one of a few Black engineers who is a corporate leader in Canada, Howard Shearer is a role model for the engineering community through his technical work, strategic thinking, business leadership ...

Professor Sheikh has made outstanding contributions to engineering education, research and practice that are recognized worldwide. His achievements include development of new materials, rational procedures for the design of concrete structures under extreme loads and environment, innovative techniques for life extension of existing structures and the application of structural engineering research in practice with the goal of creating sustainable infrastructure. He has also made extensive contributions to the design codes in North America and around the world. He has trained excellent ...

Dr. Weiming Shen, NRC Principal Research Officer, IEEE & EIC Fellow, is an internationally renowned leader in collaborative intelligent systems. He has been a major source of leadership, influence and impact through key new ideas, concepts and techniques in collaborative engineering design, intelligent manufacturing, and intelligent building. His recent significant impacts are demonstrated through the development and implementation of intelligent building technologies at 30+ federal government buildings. He has received many prestigious awards at the national and international levels. He ...

Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen is a Professor and University Research Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He has established a world-wide reputation as one of the foremost researchers in the areas of network resource management and information security for wireless communications. His research results have been highly influential in the wireless networking research community, and help to set the directions for others. He has published more than 500 research papers in first-rate journals and conference proceedings. Professor Shen has also made significant ...

As Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada, IEEE, ASME, P.Eng., Dr. Shi is an international authority on networked and distributed control, model predictive control, and cyberphysical systems. His pioneering work, with a seminal impact from the advancement of scientific knowledge to industrial innovation, has been acknowledged with numerous awards, including Clarivate-Analytics Highly Cited Researcher (2014-2022) and the 2023 CSME Mechatronics Medal. His research has been patented and applied by industry and has led to commercialization. He serves as IEEE IES Vice-President and ...

Professor Molly Shoichet holds the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering and is Professor of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. Professor Shoichet is a world leader in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and drug delivery, designing innovative polymers which promise to help overcome some of the most daunting challenges faced by medical science. Moreover, she is an outstanding contributor to the profession and to society at large, serving on a number of councils and boards which provide ...

Sarah Shortreed has global experience in many roles including business consulting, complex program management, operations, sales, customer relationship management, and product management. Her leadership as CIO of a $3B corporation, focused on technology implementation in a heavy industrial environment, is responsible for the impact of technology convergence issues, especially cybersecurity. At Blackberry, Sarah served as a VP responsible for strategy, planning, procurement, process improvement and business continuity across four Blackberry (RIM) operating units. She has contributed to the ...

Mamdouh Shoukri, C.M., O.Ont., PhD, FCAE, P.Eng, was appointed the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of York University on July 1, 2007. Dr. Shoukri is a member of the Board of Directors of Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) and the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation (CMSF). He is also Chair of the Government and Community Relations Committee for the Council of Ontario Universities (COU), and a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on University Research for the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Dr. Shoukri has been active as an advocate of post-secondary education ...

Dr. Shrive is one of the World's leading engineering academics and a pioneer in bio-engineering. His work has been recognized through numerous awards for teaching, research and service from universities and professional associations. He has published extensively in engineering and medical journals. His work has changed clinical practices and the knee joint he invented as a graduate student at Oxford has helped thousands of people around the world, and improved their quality of life. His and his students' work has been incorporated in codes of practice and in the work of his spin-off company.

Dr. Tarlochan Singh Sidhu is a renowned scientist, electrical engineer, educator and technical leader. His distinguished leadership and innovations in the area of power system protection and automation have been recognized nationally and internationally through various awards and fellowships. Through his volunteer work as editor of journals, member of editorial boards and in technical professional societies, he has provided outstanding service to the power system community. Dr. Sidhu's achievements in academia are enormous in both quantity and innovative quality. In addition to numerous ...

Dr. Cécile Siewe is a leader in the energy field, championing process developments that have significantly improved both operations and policies. Throughout her career at Shell Canada, and now as the Director General with Natural Resources Canada, she has been successful because of her strong technical skills and her leadership. Dr. Siewe has volunteered her time through numerous Board memberships and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Committees. She has an outstanding ability to communicate with, and effectively coordinate, different stakeholders including the general public, ...

Oskar Sigvaldason worked with Acres International, a global consulting engineering and management services company, for 38 years, including nine years as President. He is Owner and President of SCMS Inc., which provides consulting, management and governance services, with special focus on infrastructure development and climate change.He worked on several major projects, including the Churchill Falls Project in Labrador, the Schrumm Project (Bennett Dam) in British Columbia, the Three Gorges Project in China (Advisory Board) and as Project Manager for the Karnali Multi-purpose Water Project in ...

Dr. Craig Simmons is the Distinguished Professor in Mechanobiology at the University of Toronto and Scientific Director of the Translational Biology and Engineering Program in the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. A world leader in the field of mechanobiology, Dr. Simmons has made pioneering contributions in understanding how biomechanical forces contribute to heart valve disease and regeneration and has developed lab-on-a-chip microtechnologies to model tissues and organs for drug discovery. He is a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, the American Institute for Medical & ...

Dr. P. J. Simmons has ensured ownership of his vision of corporate responsibility for sustainability and environmental protection has been adopted by Eco-Tec employees and many of the company's clients. He lectures regularly on entrepreneurship, innovation and environmental sustainability to students at the Universities of Toronto and UOIT. He has driven the innovative process in part by adapting and integrating other technologies to include, for example, reverse osmosis membranes and filtration of particulate matter. He participated in the establishment of University of Ontario Institute of ...

Professor Slobodan Simonovic has made seminal contributions to the development of systems engineering approaches for the planning, designing and managing of complex water resources systems in the search for sustainable and robust physical and societal solutions, based on stakeholders' value systems and ethical principles. He has utilized probabilistic and fuzzy simulation and optimization for addressing subjective and objective uncertainties in managing water resources systems. Moreover, Dr. Simonovic has contributed to the solution of complex reservoir operations problems; developed ...

Dr. David Sinton, Canada Research Chair in Microfluidics and Energy at the University of Toronto, was the first to propose widely applying microfluidics technologies (which were developed largely for medical applications) to energy. He is a co-founder and the CTO of Interface Fluidics Ltd, a start-up focused on improving the environmental and economic performance of energy operations. Dr. Sinton has contributed in several leadership roles, including Interim Vice-Dean Research for U of T Engineering and Editor-in-Chief of the CSME Bulletin. He is a Fellow of ASME, CSME, the Engineering ...

Dr. Greg Smallwood’s foundational work in aerosol measurement has contributed to the improvement of worldwide air quality and health. The method his team developed for measuring non-volatile particulate matter in aircraft exhaust led to the standardization of measurement of black carbon particles. His persistence also ensured the adoption of improved air quality regulatory changes for aircraft and may also help set new marine emissions standards. Furthermore, his particulate measurement expertise helped to rapidly develop particulate filtration efficiency testing, meeting Canada’s need for ...

Brent Smith has for almost twenty years carried significant responsibilities in the technically exacting nuclear power industry, at the Point Lepreau Generating Station. In addition to his day job, he has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through his extensive volunteer service, both provincially and nationally. In addition to leading numerous committees and high profile task forces, he was elected as President of Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick in 2005, and elected as President of Engineers Canada in 2011. He is respected by peers across Canada as a ...

Dr. Smith has played a major and respected role in geoscience mapping and research, in the administration of national earth science and engineering programs, and in the linkage of science and engineering activities to national policies and service to the nation. He has received several awards and distinctions for his work in the geoscience profession.

Colin Smith has an exemplary record of engineering practice and leadership, most recently with the Province of BC. A recent project, the 21 km and $1+ billion Millennium Line extension to Greater Vancouver's SkyTrain received Engineering Achievement and Project of the Year awards from the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) and the Project Management Institute of Canada respectively. Colin also has a long record of providing leadership of our profession, including terms as president of CCPE and APEGBC. Colin Smith was awarded Canada's 125th Anniversary of Confederation Medal in ...

Dr. Smith has distinguished himself as an outstanding teacher, researcher and practitioner in the field of Environmental Engineering, recognized internationally for his work on ozonation of water and waste water and his contributions to northern community development. A professional leader, through his publications, organization of timely symposia and as senior officer of important professional societies. He currently works as a Professor at the University of Alberta.

Gary Smith has spent 37 years improving the utility system across North America and the Caribbean. He is Executive Vice President, Eastern Canadian and Caribbean Operations, Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. His leadership through Hurricane Irma relief efforts earned the Edison Electric Institute "Emergency Assistance Award" in 2018. His industry and community involvement is extensive, including Vice Chair of the Strategic Steering Committee on Power Engineering for the Canadian Standards Association and Chair of the Board of Directors of ...

Sara Jane Snook is a professional engineer with over 25 years of experience in energy development, corporate finance and commercialization of science and technology. She is the international Chair of the ISO Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change Management Committee. The Committee develops and maintains a suite of ISO standards for mitigation and adaption to climate change. As former Deputy Minister at the Nova Scotia Department of Environment, a former Board Member of the National Energy Board and of the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, a significant contributor at a large ...

Professor Soares holds a Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Reaction Engineering and a Campus Alberta Innovates Chair in Interfacial Polymer Engineering for Oil Sands Processing. He has authored over 200 papers in refereed journals, and given more than 250 conference presentations. His impact in the polyolefin industry is reflected in his wide consulting experience with all major international polyolefin manufacturing companies and in his very successful industrial short course, Polyolefin Reaction Engineering, currently in its 10th year. Professor Soares also promotes the ...

With a passion for Redefining Possible, Michael Soligo is an Environmental Engineer specializing in the field of Climate/Microclimate impacts. He has worked on notable projects around the world, including the Burj Khalifa, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the Shanghai Tower, and many others including those related to sports, entertainment, healthcare, and transportation. The President and CEO of RWDI since 2008, Michael has grown the company from a small Canadian niche wind engineering firm to an internationally recognized global specialty engineering consulting firm of approximately 700 employees. ...

Dr. Liang Song is a world-class engineer and entrepreneur in smart wireless systems, an emerging area of artificial intelligence (AI) and next-generation wireless systems. Due to his contributions in both L2 cognitive multi-hop wireless networks and distributed AI, large-scale and ubiquitous smart infrastructure can be possible, by interconnecting smart terminals with data sensing, wireless communications, and processing. His work represented Canada in 5G telecommunications, impacting all cellular subscribers; and is leading the development of global smart infrastructure. Dr. Song has ...

Dr. Vijay Kumar Sood has been widely recognized for his significant developments in the modeling and simulation of High Voltage DC Transmission technology in Canada and internationally. His pioneering simulator studies of High Voltage DC and Multi-Terminal DC transmission projects prior to their implementation have contributed enormously to viability and cost effectiveness of electrical grid systems. His contributions as Editor of the IEEE Transactions in Power Delivery, and his promotion of the flagship journals IEEE Canadian Review and Canadian Journal for Electrical and Computer ...

Le Dr. Soucy s'est distingué pas ses contributions à l'étude de la pollution du Fleuve St-Laurent, à la solution des problèmes environnementaux associés aux projets hydro-électriques de la Baie James et à la formation des ingénieurs. Il est actuelllement un professeur honoraire à l'Institut national de la recherche scientifique.

Elvino Sousa is internationally recognized for his contributions to cellular system modeling and performance optimization including CDMA systems and transmitter diversity techniques. He was a pioneer in the modeling of Packet Radio Networks using techniques now known as Stochastic Geometry. His research in transmitter diversity influenced the transmitter diversity scheme adopted in the 3GPP LTE wireless standard. He was a pioneer in proposing Autonomous Infrastructure Wireless Networks and Two-Tier Wireless Networks, now known as Integrated Access and Backhaul, long before these concepts ...

Award-winning professional engineer and leader, Jeanette Southwood is Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Engineers Canada,the national organization of the 12 engineering regulators that license Canada's more than 300,000 members of the engineering profession. Before joining Engineers Canada, she led the Canadian Urban Development & Infrastructure Sector and the Global Sustainable Cities teams at an international consulting firm where she was the first Black woman to be appointed to the senior leadership position of Principal globally. Jeanette is also a ...

Pol Spanos has made outstanding contributions to analyses of dynamical systems/phenomena with emphasis on nonlinear behavior/risk assessment and in diverse engineering projects. Representative themes are: system health-monitoring; aseismic design of constructed facilities; fatigue life of materials; nano mechanics; Monte Carlo simulation of engineering / societal/ economic systems; signal processing for encephalograms; dynamic certification of aerospace payloads; and risk estimation in a plethora of environmental, societal, and technical problems. His leadership has proven fruitful through ...

As an expert in metallurgical and mining processes, Marilyn Spink has managed the successful delivery of complex mine development projects throughout the world ranging in value from $US500M to 9B. In recognition of her illustrious career, in 2020, Marilyn was bestowed the prestigious United Kingdom WIM 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining. In 2018, she was named a Canadian Institute of Mining Distinguished Lecturer and in 2017, the inaugural Ursula Franklin Memorial Lecturer for the University of Toronto. Marilyn has also served her profession as an Ontario Lieutenant Governor Appointee ...

Dr. Sridhar has established a remarkable record of sustained contributions of excellence to the Canadian resource industry through research and development on the metallurgical processing of materials, to the teaching and training of engineers, and to the activities of technical societies. With 28 patents and over 60 publications including two text books, Dr. Sridhar has been eminently successful in the generation of new knowledge and the development of innovative processes and products within the metallurgical sector. As confirmed by awards from industrial and professional organizations, Dr. ...

Mr. C. William (Bill) Stanley is a pioneer in the Canadian cable industry. His accomplishments include developing novel, industry-wide business models and solutions to extend the delivery of cable and information technology services from urban centres to mixed urban and rural areas. This proved critical for the broad deployment of these services in Canada. He grew Fundy Cable to become Atlantic Canada's largest and Canada's sixth largest cable company. Mr. Stanley was a co-founder and chairman of Atlantic Hydrogen, operations now terminated. The company researched a novel, non-thermal plasma ...

Larry Staples currently serves as an advisor to the Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA), which, develops best practices to enable the Alberta heavy industrial construction industry to be successful in safe, effective, timely and productive project execution. Larry's working life has encompassed over 35 years of leadership for engineering consulting and research organizations. He was Chair of the Board for the Pressure Pipe Inspection Company, a Mississauga firm that won numerous awards for exporting Canadian high-technology services. He previously served as CEO of C-FER ...

Theodore Stathopoulos, as Professor and former Director of Concordia's Centre for Building Studies, is an accomplished researcher and educator, whose work in the area of wind engineering and building aerodynamics has received national and international recognition.  His research results have been utilized extensively in the formulation of wind design provisions adopted for US and Canadian building standards.

Dr. Staub-French is an innovative, multidisciplinary researcher enabling the digital delivery of sustainable building projects through collaborative use of building information modeling (BIM). She has made significant contributions in developing guidelines and best practices for technology adoption; collaborating with industry and government to advance technology transfer; and developing tools to support virtual design and digital delivery. She is the first Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC and was the Goldcorp Professor for Women in ...

Donna Strickland is the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018, for co-inventing chirped pulse amplification, the method of generating high-intensity, ultrashort optical pulses. She has made pioneering contributions to photonics, laser physics and laser matter interactions over a sustained period of time. She has published over 80 key articles in international journals and her work has been cited over 9,000 times. She is a Fellow of the Optical Society since 2008 and served as its President in 2013. Dr. Strickland is also a Fellow of SPIE. Her scientific, technical and human ...

Kurt Strobele has been responsible at Hatch for leading professional teams in the development and implementation of major capital projects, for many Canadian and several global metallurgical companies. The projects have included the development and installation of novel technologies and processes, for projects with capital costs of more than $1 billion. As a member of the executive management team of Hatch, and more recently as President and CEO, Kurt Strobele has contributed substantially to the development of the company, as it has grown from a Canadian-based operation to a company with ...

After graduating from McGill University, Paul had a successful engineering design consulting career working for the forest sector across Canada and around the world, at Beak Consultants Limited and HA Simons Limited. During this time he was sought after to provide innovative process and environmental engineering solutions for his clients, and worked at over 70 pulp and paper mills and companies. In 2000, he joined École Polytechnique to become the first NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair, and since has impacted the Canadian forestry sector through the application of advanced product ...

Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Nathan Stubina has provided superb engineering leadership at major metallurgical companies including Sherritt International Corporation where he serves as Vice President (Technologies). As confirmed by his publications, patents, awards and invited lectures within Canada and countries abroad, he has been eminently successful in the generation and application of innovative strategies associated with the processing of non-ferrous and precious metals. Dr. Stubina has also made substantial contributions within professional organizations as exemplified by ...

Kim Sturgess is the founder and CEO of Alberta WaterSMART, a water management services company committed to developing and improving the management of Alberta's water resources. Alberta WaterSMART serves industrial, municipal and government clients and has had a significant impact on water strategies, deployment and policy over the last ten years. She also founded and is the Executive Director of the Alberta WaterPortal Society, a charitable organization that provides web-based education and information on water issues in Alberta and globally. She has served on several expert panels and ...

Gina Succi's career in engineering spans over three decades in roles from design engineer to Executive Vice President of her own company. For the past 20 years, her focus has been on product development and commercialization in four vastly different market sectors including steelmaking, logistics, mining and construction. She is recognized for integrating technological innovation, operational excellence and customer pull as the basis of a successful corporate strategy. Gina is an inventor with three current patents-pending and more in the making. She mentors aspiring engineers and is a role ...

Edward Sudicky, of Waterloo University, has gained national and international eminence for his unique and fundamental contributions to the understanding of the fate and transport of contaminants in groundwater systems. He is particularly known for the development of advanced mathematical models to predict, manage and protect the quantity and quality of groundwater resources. He is an outstanding engineer who has made extensive technical, educational, administrative and professional contributions worldwide.

Dr. Suleman is a Canada Research Chair who has conducted high impact and fundamental work in the area of Computational and Experimental Mechanics, with application to Aerospace Engineering such as: Aircraft Design, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, UAS, Experimental Flight Testing and most importantly Systems Integration of Complex Engineering Systems. He has made contributions to the engineering profession through the development of technologies, transfer of technology to industry and leadership in policy-making bodies such as NATO and UN-COPUOS. He has also demonstrated a commitment to ...

Dr. Dong Sun is a global leader in micro-robotics for biological cell manipulation and micro-surgery. He has invented robot-aided automated processes of using micro-engineering tools such as optical tweezers, micro-needles, and electromagnetic devices to achieve single cell manipulation and cell surgery. His other pioneered work includes synchronized motion control with successful technology transfer to industry. He has made impactful contributions to Canadian industry through successful collaborative projects and training of highly qualified engineers. His accomplishments have been ...

Dr. Qiao Sun is an established scholar, effective educator and academic leader. She has contributed to the field of dynamic systems modeling, control, and machinery fault diagnosis. She drives research that challenges assumptions and pushes performance boundaries in terms of precision, speed, and reliability. As an educator, she endeavors to create an inclusive space for all learners. As an academic administrator, she works to build bridges, foster understanding, and value differences with the goal to advance equity and diversity in engineering and society at large. She is highly regarded ...

Professor Shuhui Sun is an internationally renowned researcher in nanotechnology and sustainable energy. He has made major contributions to developing next-generation fuel cell, hydrogen energy, and battery technologies, aiming to address energy shortage and environmental challenges in a cost-effective way. His work has been recognized through multiple awards and distinctions, including the Member of the College of Royal Society of Canada, International Association for Hydrogen Energy Research Award, and ECS-Toyota Fellowship among others. He is the Vice President of the International Academy ...

Xueliang (Andy) Sun, PhD, is a Professor at Western University and Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage. A global leader in developing solutions to solve critical and long-standing problems in clean energy, Sun is creating nanotechnologies and nanomaterials to develop fuel cells and lithium batteries better able to generate, store and conserve energy. This research will help address energy shortages and environmental challenges for transport applications in a cost-effective way. Sun?s research discoveries and innovative solutions have been published in top ...

Yu Sun is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, with joint appointments in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He was elected Fellow of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), and CAE (Canadian Academy of Engineering) for his work on micro-nano devices and robotic systems. His Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Laboratory ...

Professor Uttandaraman Sundararaj is a highly-esteemed researcher, educator and leader in polymer multiphase materials, polymer processing and nanotechnology. He is a Schulich Industry Research Chair, holds several patents and has over 250 high-impact refereed publications with 16,000 citations. Dr. Sundararaj has received many national and international awards and fellowships and was named an “Established Leader in Chemical Engineering” by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). Prof. Sundararaj was awarded Engineers Canada Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education and ...

Reda Tadros, Assistant Director of Engineering at Rolls Royce Canada, is an aeronautical engineer of international reputation, well known for his expertise in turbomachinery. His new technologies have led to very safe, highly efficient and high quality advanced engines and space vehicles. He is often asked to represent Canada in major technology meetings around the world. He is the author of 25 patents and some 200 high-technology papers and technical reports, and the recipient of several international awards.

Dr. Tan is an international authority on filtration and separation technologies. His scholarly publications have reached $1.7 million downloads globally; his award-winning research and innovation significantly strengthened Canada’s global leadership in sustainability, including a major patent licensed by Enersul Inc. As a visionary leader, Tan spearheaded multiple platforms, creating a positive and inclusive environment for knowledge mobilization, talent exchange, and training of the next generation of young engineers with a global vision. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical ...

Professor Tanguy is recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to chemical engineering fundamentals and practice in the fields of mixing, computational fluid dynamics, rheology and paper coating technology. The impact of his work has been felt in a wide range of process and resource-based industries through innovative process designs and novel processing technologies. He serves the Canadian and global chemical engineering communities with his tireless efforts in organizing conferences, promoting the importance of higher education in sustainable process engineering, editing and reviewing ...

Dr. Ye Tao is a physicist and a Principal Research Officer at the Advanced Electronics and Photonics Research Center, the National Research Council Canada. He has conducted pioneering research on organic LEDs, photovoltaics, and printable electronics. His research focus is to understand the relationship between molecular structure, thin-film morphology, and device performance. His efforts in this field over the past two decades have established him as one of the most influential research leaders in Canada in this field. His work has directly contributed to the formation and growth of the ...

Dr. Peter Tarassoff began his career with the Quebec Iron and Titanium Corporation and in 1964 he joined the Noranda Research Centre where his research interests focused on the extraction of copper and other non-ferrous metals. He was appointed Director of Research and Development in 1982, and Vice President and Chief Scientist in Noranda's corporate office in 1988. He is the author or coauthor of many publications and holds several patents. Peter Tarassoff retired as Vice President and Chief Scientist of Noranda Inc. after 29 years in research and development, and worked as a consultant ...

Dr. Mallik's contributions to the telecommunications industry are through practical innovations and implementations in Internet Protocols, Software Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualization technologies, enabled 2G to 3G, 3G to 4G and now 4G to 5G migrations. He held executive positions at Ericsson, Cisco, Juniper, F5 in delivering multi-billion dollars products adopted by global telecommunications operators. He contributed to telecommunications standards, coauthored 2 books, 100+ publications and U.S. patents. He is visiting professor at King's College London. He serves on advisory ...

Chris Tattersall is an internationally recognized tunneling expert. For 31 years Chris and his teams have applied innovative design, state-of-the-art tunneling technology, and highly developed construction-management skills, to help in the delivery of prominent global infrastructure projects such as the English Channel Tunnel, Alaska's Whittier Tunnel, and the St. Clair River CN Rail Tunnel. The Whittier and St. Clair River tunnels were both winners of the Schreyer Award, the most prestigious of Canadian engineering project awards. Chris and his teams have resolved several tunneling ...

Bruce Taylor is a talented engineer and innovative entrepreneur of the highest integrity who has founded an award-winning engineering firm, Enviro-Stewards, that brings economic, environmental, and social benefit to its clients. He had the vision to establish an international social venture, Safe Water Social Ventures, that provides safe drinking water and employment to developing communities in East Africa. Bruce's unique blend of technical skills, entrepreneurship, and passion for helping others makes him an outstanding example of an engineer employing his talents to create a positive and ...

Professor Tellambura is a world-class researcher in the field of wireless communication systems. He has made sustained and fundamental contributions on design, modeling and analysis of 3G, 4G and emerging wireless standards. At national level, he has served on many science and engineering panels and, internationally, editorships on prestigious journals on wireless technology. He has trained over 50 highly qualified wireless engineers who now serve the global wireless industry and academia. He has authored over 500 journal and conference publications with more than 11500 citations and a Google ...

David is passionate about innovation and has led pioneering research enabling software-defined networking and software radio. He has worked in academia, as a faculty member at MIT; in government, at DARPA; in industry at Intel, Amazon/A9.com, Microsoft and VMware; and as a partner at New Venture Partners and co-founder of Vericom Systems Ltd. Dr. Tennenhouse has championed a wide range of technologies, including networking, distributed computing, blockchain/digital assets, computer architecture, storage, machine learning, robotics and nano/bio-technology. David holds a BASc and MASc in ...

Tamás Terlaky is a leading optimization expert with four authored books and over 180 scientific papers. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Optimization and Engineering. Currently Endowed Chair Professor at Lehigh University, previously Canada Research Chair in Optimization at McMaster University, Founding Director of Canada's first School of Computational Engineering and Science. He received the MITACS Mentorship Award, the Award of Merit of CORS, the Egerváry Award of the Hungarian Operations Research Society,,the Wagner Prize of INFORMS, and the Outstanding Innovation in Service ...

Le professeur Terreault  s'est distingué pas son apport à la recherche-développement industrielle au Canada, par ses contributions techniques, son leadership, et par la fondation et gestion de trois laboratoires affiliés à Bell Canada et à Bell Northern Research. Il a reçu plusieurs prix et distinctions pendant sa carrière pour ses services. 

Professor René Therrien has established himself as a national and international leader in the simulation of complex hydrogeological problems. He has developed state-of-the art, efficient numerical simulations and that are currently used worldwide to address real water resources issues, for example, in the long term storage of nuclear waste and in contaminant remediation. His work is extensive and frequently cited. He has served on expert panels and advisory boards for the Royal Society of Canada, the Council of Canadian Academies and NRCan. Dr. Therrien has also made extensive contributions ...

Madame Thibodeau-DeGuire s'est distinguée par sa contribution à la renommée et au rayonnement de sa profession et par son rôle dans la promotion du génie pour les femmes. Elle a été la première femme diplômée en génie civil à Polytechnique. Elle est actuellement la Présidente du Conseil d'administration à l'École Polytechnique.

Kenneth (Ken) G. Thomas, was formely Global MD, Hatch; COO, Crystallex International Corp (Gold); and for 14 years serving in progressively senior executive roles at Barrick Gold, finally as SVP Technical Services. He successfully developed from research through engineering, construction and commissioning, two of the world's largest gold processing plants for refractory ores; high-pressure autoclaving and oxygenated roasting. He has also written a book on Hydrometallurgical Engineering. He directed research into thiosulphate, a benign chemical, for the leaching of gold as an alternate for ...

John M. Thompson has been a leading innovator in the infornation information technology sector in Canada with worldwide impact through his career. He has been a champion of technological innovation and leading change in large organizations. In particular, he has fostered the linkage between industry and academia in practice and research. His leadership has been shown through university governance appointments and his leadership and philanthropic support for the Hospital for Sick Children. Mr. Thompson has provided advice and leadership to groups such as the Canadian Business Council, the ...

Dr. Douglas Thomson is a professor at the University of Manitoba, who has patented seven innovations and written more than 80 technical publications, and trained 40 highly qualified personnel. He is greatly sought after by notable organizations, including NSERC, CFI, MITACS, ISIS Canada and Canadian Microelectronics Corporation Microfluidic platform committee, to serve on national and international panels to promote and review the application of new technologies for electrical system and civil engineering structures. His experience and expertise make him a huge asset in drafting legislation, ...

University of Toronto professor Murray Thomson is an internationally known researcher in the areas of alternative fuels, pollution control and combustion sensors. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of knowledge in these fields and several Canadian companies have benfited from his research. Among his many accomplishments, he has developed four patented industrial sensors which allow reductions in energy consumption and emissions through better monitoring. Professor Thomson has also made extensive contributions to his professional community; he is Director of the NSERC CREATE ...

Thomas Tiedje is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Victoria. He served as Dean of Engineering at the University of Victoria from September 2008-June 2018. Prior to moving to Victoria he was a faculty member and Department Head in the faculties of Science and Applied Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver; before that he worked at Exxon Research and Engineering Company on photovoltaics. His research expertise is in the area of semiconductor thin films and optical devices. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of the American ...

Dr. Susan Tighe leads one of the most productive pavement infrastructure research programs in Canada, and led development of the 2013 Transportation Association of Canada Pavement Asset Design and Management Guide, the leading pavement document in Canada. Her pioneering contributions to pavement engineering have been recognized with national and international honours, and profoundly advanced the understanding and implementation of resilient, high performance, and sustainable pavements for Canadian roads and airfields. She has broken new ground in the design of long-life asphalt pavements and ...

For ten years, Owen Tobert, P.Eng., MBA, has been the City Manager for The City of Calgary, with an annual operating budget of almost $3 billion, a yearly capital budget of $2 billion and 15,000 employees. He reached this highest non-elected position in the City through many years of excellence in increasingly senior engineering positions within the City. Owen has made significant impacts on the City of Calgary through the introduction of a corporate project management framework, increased financial planning, fostering of a culture that puts citizens first, and the City's excellent response ...

Robert Tong is an exemplar for Canadian innovation in semiconductor-based digital signal processing. Through his career he has provided solutions for energy efficient power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, system on chip and custom devices. As an engineer, entrepreneur and business leader, his work has helped overcome unique design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer and medical applications. Today's high quality digital hearing aids and wireless headsets have become possible because of his engineering solutions. While the products ...

Roger Tong's 30 year career has spanned various positions in different industries across the communications sector. He began as an engineer at COM DEV Ltd in Cambridge, Ontario, as one of the founding members of the Space Science Department. From there, he travelled the globe, continuing his career in Asia. In 2008, he joined AsiaSat as Vice President of Engineering and was promoted to CTO in 2016 and CEO in 2018.By constantly challenging prevailing norms on spacecraft design, Roger has been raising the bar in satellite manufacturing. His current interests include developing system concepts ...

Dr. Wen Tong, Head of Communications Technologies Global Laboratories of Huawei, is a world recognized pioneer and leader in the research and development of wireless technologies, whose breakthroughs and innovations have shaped industry in the standardization of third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) global wireless standards and generated huge economical and societal impact as billions of people are benefiting daily from 3G/4G wireless networks by enjoying ubiquitous Internet access at unprecedented speeds. His technical contributions and leadership have been recognized with ...

Dr. Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul (known as P.T.) is currently Full Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Regina, Canada, where he was the Dean from 1999 - 2013. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr. PT is the co-founder of Clean Energy Technology Research Institute (previously known as the International Test Centre for CO2 Capture - ITC) in Canada. He is also the Honorary Director of Joint International Center for CO2 Capture and Storage, Hunan University, China. During sabbatical of ...

HONGHI TRAN obtained his B.Sc. and M.Eng. in Ceramic Engineering from Shizuoka University in Japan, and received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto (U of T), Canada in 1982. Honghi has been with the U of T since 1987, and is presently a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, the Frank Dottori Chair in Pulp and Paper Engineering, and the Director of the Pulp & Paper Centre. Honghi established and directed consecutively 10 large industrial research consortia, focusing on issues related to fouling and corrosion in recovery ...

Pierre Tremblay has pioneered the use of innovative maintenance processes and practices at Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation (OPG) which have significantly improved the quality and cost-effectiveness of maintenance activities within OPG's nuclear fleet. His exceptional leadership in introducing innovative human performance methodologies resulted in a ten-fold reduction in disruptive events in the fleet within a five year period, resulting in significant improvements in overall nuclear plant performance and availability.

The applicant is a world-class leader in structural engineering and has contributed exceptionally to the Canadian engineering practice through the development and code implementation of comprehensive seismic design provisions for steel structures. He has trained over 1,000 practising engineers to the state-of-the-art in seismic design, 70 graduate students, designed and started up the largest research laboratory in structural engineering in Canada, authored more than 200 peer reviewed scientific publications, as well as the worldwide reference on the seismic stability of structures. He ...

Mr. Triffo pioneered the use of computers to simulate urban transportation systems and has led professionals in the design of several large projects including highway and light rail transit systems, pulp mills, world scale bridges (PEI-NB), etc. He is currently Chairman of the Board at Stantec Inc and has previously worked as President and Vice President of other companies, demonstrating his expertise in his field.

Engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Lorne Trottier has poured his passion for science into research, technological development and education in Quebec. In 1976, he co-founded Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd., a company known for its innovative computer graphics products. Through his technical innovation and market sense, he has helped Matrox become a world-leading multinational company in the field of computer graphics, video and imaging. He is also unfailing in support of his alma mater, McGill University, in addition to supporting Polytechnique Montreal and the Montreal Science Centre. ...

Dr. Cheryl Trudell has a passion for math and science and has worked hard to be a strong engineering leader and mentor. Through her role at Imperial, she fosters an innovative environment for her team and she is a strong advocate for creative engineering solutions to problems and challenges. She supports her team to strive for technical excellence in everything they do and she gives them many career opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.

Lawrence Tse has contributed to the development of integrated circuits and communication systems by advancing design, development, product engineering and testing, and technical management of this R&D. As a visionary leader with a track record of inspiring innovation, Tse understands the intricacies of developing technologies from concept to prototype and into production. He has shown the vision to assemble talent from around the world to create successful engineering teams, expanding engineering R&D within the corporate environment. Tse has been awarded more than 40 US patents in the ...

Nathalie Tufenkji is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Member of The College of the Royal Society of Canada. She is recognized for her exceptional contributions towards sustainable development of nanotechnology, solving problems linked with plastic pollution, and the control of harmful bacteria. Her creative and prolific research activities are recognized with several prestigious awards including the CSChE Hatch Innovation Award. She is very active in public outreach aimed at broadening appreciation for engineering as demonstrated by the global coverage of her discoveries. She is also a ...

In practicing his profession for over 35 years, Mr. Twa has demonstrated innovation and strategic thinking for an extremely broad spectrum of problems in the energy field, especially in the electrical, power and natural gas sectors. He is currently President & COO of ATCO Group.

Dr. Arun Valsangkar is a dedicated engineer who has achieved excellence from both academic and industry perspectives. Nationally recognized first as a researcher and educator at UNB, Dr. Valsangkar has also made invaluable contributions to geotechnical engineering practice in Canada through hundreds of projects as a senior consultant with Jacques Whitford/Stantec. His work as Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal contributed to its recognition as one of the world's leading journals in this field. Recognized by his peers for excellent teaching and mentorship, outstanding research, ...

Dr. Adriaan van Heiningen is recognized internationally as a pre-eminent authority in chemical reaction engineering related to manufacture of chemical papermaking pulps, bleaching of these pulps, related chemical recovery processes and the forest biorefinery. His ground-breaking fundamental research has led to profound changes in the pulp manufacturing industry and its environmental impact. He is recognized internationally as the leading proponent of the Integrated Forest Bio-Refinery for producing biofuels and biomaterials. In Atlantic Canada, he is recognized as the founding director of the ...

Guy van Uytven is a leader in high voltage power transmission system planning, design and construction. As a consulting engineer, he has been instrumental in the provision of low cost electricity to citizens of 19 less developed countries, thereby improving living standards and contributing to global energy equity. He has ensured the sustainability of the electrical power infrastructure by establishing training programs for local engineers. Guy served as VicePresident Power, Eastern Region for Monenco. He is an advocate for a North American macro grid to enhance the resilience of electrical ...

Pieter Van Vliet's contributions in engineering, management and executive functions at SaskTel were of fundamental importance to creating a world-class telecommunication system with national and international links. As President of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and the Engineering Institute of Canada he provided constant leadership and encouragement to his colleagues. His active and enthusiastic participation in industry-based organizations over many years contributed substantially to the advancement of technological and economic development in Saskatchewan and Canada ...

During his career of nearly 30 years in the field of energy, Thierry Vandal has made an outstanding contribution to the development of Quebec's energy resources. As the head of Hydro-Québec since 2005, he put forward a business strategy based on the development of renewable energy, in partnership with the First Nations, as well as on technological innovation and energy efficiency. The hydro-electric development part of the business, which fosters world knowledge and practices in this field, has, since the year 2000, represented investments and projects in progress amounting to $20B. This ...

In 2002, Dr. Vanderburg was recognized as one of 25 leading Canadian innovators by the Canada Foundation for Innovation. His innovation, preventive engineering, examines how technology influences human life, society and the biosphere to improve engineering design and decision-making. This achieves both the engineering results desired and simultaneously prevents or greatly reduces harmful effects. Today, he is recognized as a pioneer in this now crucial area, but he started many years ago for example, in 1994 he co-chaired the former Premier's Council of Ontario's round table on developing ...

Mr. William Vangool, the co-founder of Triodetic Building Products Limited, has been involved on the design and development of space frames, domes, and freeform systems for the past 38 years. The holder of patents for the assembly of modular layouts he has worked internationally with architects such as I. M. Pei, Douglas Cardinal, and Sir Roy Grounds in projects in China, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Mexico, Martinique, Cuba, Barbados, Chile, the USA, and Dubai. An internationally known engineer he has published papers on the design and construction of space frames and foundation systems for ...

Dr. Vannelli has demonstrated exemplary leadership in engineering education in Canada. He's guided outstanding growth at University of Guelph where enrollments have tripled, female enrollments became among Canada's highest, and research funding doubled. Tony accomplished these amazing results during very difficult funding environments, using leadership and innovation in education delivery, strategic planning, and insightful alumni engagement. While Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Waterloo, he guided growth from 37 to 70 faculty members, and implemented the first Nanotechnology ...

Dr. Rajiv Varma is an internationally recognized researcher, inventor, and leader in FACTS, solar and wind power systems. Among his pioneering contributions has been a major ground-breaking utility-implemented award-winning technology, PV-STATCOM, that enables solar PV plants to provide FACTS functionalities at one-tenth cost of FACTS themselves. Dr. Varma's significant contributions include 13 granted and 14 pending international patents, 180 publications and highly acclaimed Wiley/IEEE Press book on FACTS. He has made exemplary contributions to training of utility engineers, system ...

When an emergency happens at sea you have to be prepared, act fast, and get it right. You don't get a second chance. The innovative simulator technology that Dr. Brian Veitch has developed has greatly improved marine safety worldwide by providing those working at sea with the tools they need to respond to emergencies in the toughest conditions on Earth. His research provides a wealth of experience that is otherwise unavailable due to dangerous and unpredictable offshore conditions and has played a leading role in the creation of a standard for emergency escape, evacuation and rescue for the ...

Maja Veljkovic is an exemplary Canadian Engineering leader. She has excelled in attracting and leading research & development teams in two distinct expertise areas: fuel cells and oilsands upgrading. As founding Director General at NRC's IFCI, she built a world class capability and fuel cell cluster. At Syncrude, she led a research consortium of industry, university, and government labs in an R&D program that created a novel spray systems to feed bitumen into fluidized bed cracking reactors. She led this large multidisciplinary team through conceptual design, spray and pilot testing. ...

A Professor of Civil Engineering and Founding Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility at UBC, Carlos Ventura has achieved world renown as a structural engineer. He is a well-recognized international consultant on vibration problems of structures and on seismic risk studies, and is recognized as a leader of earthquake engineering in Canada. He has accomplished global outreach to practicing engineers, including Technical Advisor to the United Nations and to the World Bank. His humanitarian work is far-reaching-he volunteers on a number of non-profit projects to aid ...

Professor Fiorenzo Vetrone is a pioneer in the field of upconverting rare earth doped nanoparticles and published the first paper that launched this new field of research. His highly cited work is internationally regarded and has led to breakthroughs in unravelling the photophysics of upconversion at the nanoscale as well as opening doors to new diagnostic and therapeutic tools for cancer and other diseases. He has been bestowed numerous awards including the Rutherford Memorial Medal (Chemistry) from the Royal Society of Canada and the Keith Laidler Award for excellence in physical chemistry ...

Dr. Ashok Vijh has held the title of Maitre-de-Recherche at Hydro Québec since 1973. He is winner of the Killam Prize in Engineering, a Life Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and former president of the RSC Academy of Science. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and of the Order of Québec. Dr. Vijh is also a Knight of the Order of Montreal. Dr. Vijh has advanced electrochemical technologies such as fuel cells, advanced batteries, hydrogen electrolyzers and photoelectochemical solar devices as well as for treatment of cancerous tumours. He has received over 60 ...

The proposed candidate is a leader in the field of water research in Québec. In addition to his research and training activities, professor Villeneuve was in charge of one of the main water research centres in Canada for 17 years. His own research activities deal with mathematical modeling involving water discharge and the evolution of its quality. More recently, he conducted important work on the evolution and the condition of water infrastructures in Québec. His work dealt mostly with the hydrology of drainage basins, urban hydrology, groundwater hydraulics and analysis of water resource ...

Dr. John Vlachopoulos, of McMaster University, is a world leader in polymer processing. He is the author/co-author of some 300 publications in peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings and book chapters, in the thermo-mechanical processing of polymers. He is the author of a 815 page textbook entitled "Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics" downloadable for free from www.researchgate.com and co-editor of two other books. He has converted several algorithms, used in his publications, into user friendly software packages and licensed them to over 500 corporations in 30 countries, through a ...

For over thirty years Dr. Bob Walker has been a leader in defence science and technology in Canada and internationally. In his early career, his highly innovative approaches to acoustic signal processing kept the Canadian Navy and Air Force at the forefront of submarine detection. As a senior manager and now CEO of Defence Research and Development Canada, he has led the development and implementation of new scientific programs, nationally and internationally, that have advanced knowledge and stimulated engineering and technology development in the areas of defence and public security in this ...

Jim Wallace is a professor and former Chair in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. An internationally recognized researcher in the area of alternative fuel use in internal combustion engines, he has contributed significantly to the advancement of knowledge in this field. Professor Wallace's innovative research on natural gas and hydrogen led to his election as a Fellow of SAE for advancing the use of alternative fuels for emissions reductions. He is also a Fellow of CSME and EIC. An outstanding educator, Professor Wallace has won U of T's ...

Robert Walsh is a technological entrepreneur, who built Walsh Automation; a leader in industrial automation. He has also developed Forensic Technology Inc, whose Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) products have revolutionized the way in which ballistics examinations are conducted around the world today. IBIS is the first fully automated and integrated system able to capture, store, retrieve and perform searches on bullets, bullet fragments and cartridge cases. providing law enforcement agencies in 80 countries, with an extremely valuable tool for criminal investigations.

Dr. Haijiang Wang has over 30 years of practice in electrochemical engineering in prominent positions as a Senior Research Scientist at Ballard Power Systems, a Principal Research Officer at the NRC, and now, as Chair Professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology. He has made substantive contributions to the advancement and commercialization of modern fuel cell technology through his industrial, government, and academic work, and has been recognized by his peers as a world-renowned fuel cell expert. Through his efforts, Dr. Wang has helped to keep Canada a world-leader in ...

Dr. Lihui Wang, a registered Professional Engineer and active on the world stage, is an internationally renowned scholar in manufacturing research and education. With rich multi-national experience in Canada, China, Japan and now Sweden, he has been promoting Canada beyond the borders. His contributions to manufacturing science include a novel algorithm that enables adaptive mesh generation for dynamic finite element analysis, and methods for improving the responsiveness and dynamism of manufacturing operations under uncertainty conditions. He has been recognized with honors and awards, ...

Dr. Quan Wang is a Professor in Mechanical and Civil Engineering . He has made outstanding contributions in applications of nano-materials in composites and medical devices. He is also a world leading expert in smart materials and structures and their applications in energy harvesting, structural health monitoring and repair. He has published more than 200 research papers in internationally referred journals and conference proceedings. He has played various active roles in, and contributed to, the smart materials and nano-technology research and education. He is now a fellow of ASME, ASCE, ...

Professor Xianbin Wang, Canada Research Chair (CRC) and IEEE Fellow, is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and for his world-leading innovations in improving efficiency and security of wireless communications. As a passionate inventor, he holds 26 granted and pending patents, with over 20 of them as the first or sole inventor. His inventions have extensive technical scope, dealing with the most critical and complex issues in wireless communications, communications security, and localization technologies. Many of his ...

Zhen (Jane) Wang is an internationally renowned researcher in statistical signal processing theory and its applications. Her work covers a broad research spectrum that is multidisciplinary in nature. She has invented powerful methodologies for a wide range of real-life problems, especially for anti-collusion digital media fingerprinting, brain connectivity network inference, and deep learning-based medical image analytics. A key component of Dr. Wang's success has been her ability to forge important multidisciplinary collaborations, particularly with medical researchers, through which she ...

Dr. Wang is known for his pioneering and seminal contributions to the discovery and development of nanogenerators for self-powered systems and large-scale blue energy, which represent an unprecedented and innovative technology for harvesting energy from the environment and biological systems, for applications in personal electronics, internet of things, sensor networks, biomedical devices, environmental monitoring and security devices. His innovations also provide a revolutionary approach for harvesting large scale energy from tidal and ocean waves, aimed at solving the future energy needs of ...

Zhou Wang is a Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo. He is one of the world's most cited authors in the field of visual perception-based image quality assessment, processing, and compression. His work on the Structural Similarity (SSIM) algorithm created a paradigm change in the field and is widely used for video quality assurance throughout the global media delivery industry. He is a Fellow of IEEE, a recipient of NSERC's Steacie Memorial Fellowship, a member of RSC's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, and a winner of a ...

Dr. Priti Wanjara (PhD, Metallurgical Engineering, McGill, 1999) is a world-renowned pioneer in the advanced welding technologies at the forefront of 21st century engineering and manufacturing. At the National Research Council's Aerospace Research Centre (AERO) she provides visionary team leadership for pushing the frontiers of discovery science. Through extensive collaborations with the world's leading engineering companies she has transferred this knowledge, significantly improving green transportation and energy production efficiency. Dr. Wanjara is female trailblazer who has made ...

Ms. Rabab Ward, Professor and former President of the IEEE Signal Processing Society and Director of the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems at UBC, is a leader in the application of digital signal processing theory to cable and high-definition television, medical images, restoration of astronomical images, and extraction of an infant's distress level from his/her cry signal. Being a highly accomplished researcher and a prolific inventor, she has an impressive list of publications and patents, and her work is used in various companies and laboratories worldwide. ...

M. Warren s'est distingué en fondant et dirigeant une entreprise hautement spécialisée dans la conception et l'ingénierie innovatrice de centrales hydro-électriques et de transport d'énergie, et par sa participation dynamique dans le développement énergétique de l'Est du Canada. Il est actuellement Président du Conseil d'Administration à Rousseau, Sauvé, Warren Inc. 

Reginald Weiser of Positron has contributed significantly to the field of modern telecommunications. He is an imaginative entrepreneur and a revolutionary leader. Based on engineering knowledge and entrepreneurial know-how, he has created in Canada a group of technologically-based companies which employ approximately 550 people (including over 100 engineers), and serve customers world-wide with highly reliable products. He has been involved at a high level with organizations that promote the education and employment of engineers, as well the development of technologically based industries in ...

Paul Weiss explores the ultimate limits of miniaturization, designing, assembling, and operating the world's smallest switches and motors, including developing and applying both the tools to place single molecules and assemblies in controlled chemical environments, adding the chemical dimension to nanolithography and revolutionary new nanoscale analysis tools that enable the measurement of structure, function, and spectra with submolecular resolution. The journal he founded, ACS Nano, has, in only nine years, risen to 18th most cited in all fields. He has been honoured by many organizations, ...

Dr. Mary Wells has extensively contributed to the science and engineering of materials processing, leading to improved understanding of the heat transfer and microstructure of metals. She has driven the development and validation of mathematical models, probed fundamental phenomena associated with heat transfer and microstructure evolution, and led design changes required to improve process/product quality. In 2015, she became the President of the Metallurgy and Materials Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Dr. Wells has also been an outstanding leader ...

An expert on Materials and Plasma Sciences, Michael R. Wertheimer has shown strong leadership both in academia - through teaching, research and scientific publishing- and in industry as a founder or co-founder of four Canadian companies. A Professor at École Polytechnique in Montreal since 1973, he has published extensively and has been granted 26 patents. His work has resulted in the development and commercialization of new plasma technologies and new protective coatings for, among others, space applications.

Lorraine Whale is an extremely distinguished and outstanding engineer with over 30 years of research, resource development and management experience in the hydrocarbon energy sector. Her involvement in engineering management has been at the highest level in an international setting. For close to a decade Lorraine managed the Royal Dutch Shell global research program for unconventional hydrocarbon development, focusing on innovations for improving the cost effectiveness and reducing environmental footprint. She has spoken around the globe on this work. She has served on many not-for-profit ...

Donald Whitmore, President of Vector Construction Group, has for forty years, successfully balanced the management, growth and diversification of a private, closely-held firm in the construction industry. Starting as a local firm in highway construction, Vector is now internationally recognized for its expertise in the restoration and rehabilitation of concrete infrastructure, particularly regarding corrosion mitigation and the monitoring and strengthening of facilities using composite materials. Donald Whitmore has been very active in industry associations, serving as a volunteer at the ...

Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme, Civil Engineering Professor at the University of British Columbia, is an internationally recognized researcher in the field of geotechnical engineering. He gained 11 years of experience in consulting engineering practice prior to joining academia in 2001. His research activities, which are related to the infrastructure, mining and energy sectors, have been of global significance and have been used extensively. Specifically, his research on earthquake liquefaction of soils and on buried pipelines subject to ground movements has effectively and extensively contributed ...

David Wilkinson of UBC has made major sustained contributions to the commercialization of fuel cells and other electrochemical devices (electrolysis,batteries, capacitors, electrodialysis, etc), while at the same time advancing the basic understanding of electrochemical transfer reactions. His incisive research and talented leadership have resulted in closing the gaps in performance, reliability, durability and cost of fuel cells and batteries, particularly polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. He is internationally recognized as a leader in electrochemical engineering and fuel cell ...

David Wilkinson is internationally recognized as a researcher specializing in the effect of thermomechanical processing on the properties of metals and alloys, the incorporation of damage into models of deformation and ductile fracture and the creep behaviour of structural materials. He has authored over 200 scientific publications specializing in the mechanical behaviour of both metals and ceramics, as well as an undergraduate textbook published by Cambridge University Press. Dr. Wilkinson was the founding Director of the McMaster Center for Automotive Materials and PI of the Initiative for ...

Jennifer Williams has made exemplary contributions to the field of power systems operation, maintenance and leadership. As President of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, as well as through her other leadership roles, she has made significant impact in the province, both technical and through her leadership, on the planning for and efficient and reliable generation, transmission and distribution of electricity by hydro plants, thermal plants, and diesel plants, as well as the purchase of electricity from other renewable producers. In addition to her professional leadership roles, Jennifer has ...

Drew Wilson has made national and international contributions for Canada and its engineering community in S & T policy, building research, technology transfer, human resource studies, professional engineering and engineering history. He has provided leadership to the profession through his presidencies of EIC, CSME, and the CCPE's Engineering Manpower Council and, during the 1980s, played a leading role in the founding of the Academy of Engineering. He is a Kennedy and Stirling Medalist of EIC and has received senior awards from CSME. He holds seven Fellowships and has authored over 300 ...

Carole Wilson is a strategic thinker with a global mindset and entrepreneurial focus who has implemented change nationally and abroad. She has developed stratagems and driven organizational change during a dynamic career in the automotive industry touching on manufacturing, product development, finance, marketing, sales and service. She developed the market equations for all current and future model Lincoln vehicles sold in Canada, successfully launching two new nameplates and three redesigned vehicles. Her philanthropy touches women in engineering at McMaster University. She has volunteered ...

A pioneer in the application of hydrogen for clean energy, Daryl Wilson currently serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the international Hydrogen Council. From 2006-2019 he was President and CEO of Hydrogenics, a global provider of advanced hydrogen solutions, where he spearheaded a number of industry firsts. Mr. Wilson has also held senior leadership positions at Royal Group Technologies, Zenon Environmental, TOYOTA and DOFASCO, where his teams garnered awards for innovation, quality and productivity. Mr. Wilson served on the Canadian National Economic Strategy Table for Clean ...

Prof. Ward Wilson, Chair of Mining and the Environment at UBC, has achieved international recognition for his analysis, design, and construction of soil cover systems for mine waste, rock dumps and tailings facilities. His work provides the basis for solutions to environmental problems facing the mining industry; professionals around the world use his computer model SoilCover to design effective geotechnical controls on acid rock drainage. After eight years of professional engineering practice, Dr. Wilson turned to academia in 1990, where he has proven to be a remarkably effective teacher and ...

Alan Winter, President, Genome British Columbia, has pioneered Canadian satellite and telecommunications technology, to assist in saving lives with satellite-aided search and rescue systems. He has also been instrumental in improving communications across Canada using satellite communications systems in the Ku band, and in developing companies in Canada based on broadband and wireless terrestrial telecommunications technologies. He has also made a substantial contribution to developing new collaborative research and development organizations in Canada.

Chan Wirasinghe has undertaken ground breaking research andformer editor for 25 years ofa leading international journal in transportation engineering. His 12.5 year deanship at the University of Calgary led to an updated engineering program with nine BSc degrees (e.g. software, geomatics, oil & gas), joint degrees with arts faculties, a minor in Entrepreneurship, and multidisciplinary graduate degrees in Environmental and Bio-Medical Engineering. He instituted industry-based Advisory Councils for most programs and over twenty research chairs. Through his efforts and direction, the Faculty ...

Helen Wojcinski has made contributions that surpass, in depth and breadth, what would normally be considered a successful career. Her contributions have had a substantial impact and have been recognized by many independent indicators of exemplary achievements, including Province of Ontario Women's Directorate Leading Women, Building Communities Award; University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering 2T5 Mid-Career Achievement Award; Ontario Volunteer Service Awards; Fellow of Engineers Canada; University of Toronto Arbor Award; and the Ontario Professional Engineers ...

Professor Max Wong, McMaster University, is a leader in the research of signal processing. His research ranges from development of fundamental theory and algorithms in signal processing to applications and designs of signal processors in communication, radar, and sonar systems. His research in sensor array processing brought high resolution processing methods into practical use in non-ideal noise environments. His more recent work pioneered the application of convex optimization techniques to signal processor designs and made great impacts in line and wireless communications. Author of over ...

For contributions to the development of new electronic technologies and processes enhancing the export of Canadian products, the training of many successful graduate students, and especially for key-role in the growth of a new Canadian high tech company, Vecima Networks; Vecima has grown from a 3-person basement startup to a $150 Million publicly listed company in exporting Canadian designed and manufactured electronic and software products to the international telecommunications marketplace. Successful products include new technologies to deliver broadband data over wireless networks, and ...

Dr. Michael Worswick is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering of the University of Waterloo and holds a University Research Chair in Light Weight Materials Under Extreme Deformation. His research activities encompass forming, joining and machining for automotive manufacturing. He was the founding Director of the Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research and is Executive Director of the Waterloo Node of the Ontario Advanced Manufacturing Consortium. These successful collaborative efforts have brought together diverse groups of researchers to provide essential ...

Bin Wu is an NSERC Industrial Research Chair and a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University. He is well recognized for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of power converter technologies and variable speed drives. He was one of the pioneers in developing large commercial electric drives in the megawatt range using current source converter technology. His research results have been used by Canadian companies, which has assisted them in achieving technical and commercial success in the global marketplace.

Dr. Q. M. Jonathan Wu is a University of Windsor Engineering Professor and a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair, first awarded in 2005 and renewed in 2012. He is a world-leading expert in the field of computer vision and machine learning with one book and 350 publications in prestigious journals and conference proceedings. His works have been cited more than 7,300 times. He has developed many novel methodologies and systems for a wide variety of real-world applications, ranging from machine vision systems for manufacturing automation, machine learning and sensor fusion for autonomous driving to big ...

Dr. Ke Wu of Polytechnique Montréal is renowned and praised internationally for his highly regarded original research and seminal contributions in applied electromagnetics, in particular his many pioneering contributions to the advancement of radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimetre-wave sciences and engineering, which are critical to the research and development of advanced ICT, aerospace, biomedical, security and health-care sectors. He has authored more than 1200 world-class refereed publications, over 20 books and book chapters, and filed over 50 patents resulting from his research ...

Dr. Yiyan Wu is a principal research scientist at Communications Research Centre Canada. He is highly respected world-wide in broadcasting industry for his research and standards development activities in digital TV/HDTV and broadband multimedia communications. His research works on OFDM, OFDMA, and SFN have been adopted in digital TV transmission, equalization and transmitter identification systems. Dr. Wu has been awarded numerous prestigious awards and honours for his outstanding achievements, including Fellow of the IEEE (2001), Emmy Award 2009, The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee ...

Lieutenant-general Paul Wynnyk serves as Vice Chief of Defence Staff. In doing so, he has shown exemplary leadership and commitment representing Canada by leading or overseeing military missions in the Balkans, Africa, South East Asia, Afghanistan and Eastern Europe, while earning the respect and accolades of Canadian allies and the troops under his command. He is an impressive role model for all engineers, not only those serving in the military, and is a wonderful public example of the value of engineers and engineering within the Canadian military.

Dr. Chengshan Xiao has made outstanding contributions to the fields of wireless communications and signal processing. His patented mobile speed estimation algorithm and robust channel equalization algorithm have been implemented into Nortel's base station radio products which saw massive production levels at the time. His wireless fading channel models and simulators have been widely adopted by academia and industry. He pioneered innovative designs of linear precoders for transceivers with finite alphabet signaling. His novel multiple input multiple output turbo equalization algorithms have ...

Dr. Xiao has made significant contribution to polymer and pulp & paper science and engineering. His research on multidisciplinary areas is unique and enables his to develop various cutting edge technologies that have remarkable benefit to papermaking, polymer and packaging industries. The various functional polymers and nanoparticle systems Dr. Xiao developed not only addressed the issues related to industrial demands from a fundamental point of view, but also are implementable and feasible for commercialization. Apart from the excellent track record of research in terms of the number and ...

Dr. Malcolm Xing is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He has made outstanding contributions to high-performance hydrogels for wound healing, hemostasis, myocardial infarction, and bone defect. Dr. Xing is a leading expert in developing nano-gel self-assembly on cells and drugs for hair regeneration, controlled release, and cancer therapy. He has also contributed to the sustainable environment by developing plant-wearable sensors for green agriculture and portable clean-water devices. Dr. Xing has played active roles and services in promoting biomedical ...

Dr. Xu is an internationally recognized leader and innovator in converting agro-forestry biomass/residues into bio-based chemicals and polymer materials. His contributions are not only generating over 20 inventions & patents in biorefinery/bioproducts, but also in transferring new technologies to industry, such as founding Western Maple Bioresources Inc. for commercialization of VOC-free coatings and formaldehyde-free adhesives. Dr. Xu has received many awards/recognitions from Canada, China, Japan, Demark and New Zealand, including the prestigious Syncrude Canada Innovation Award from ...

Dr. Gu Xu is recognized for his innovative solutions, bridgingfundamental science and creative engineering, to a number of critical and long standing problems, including the revelation of organic memorymechanism, and the elucidation of degradation in organic lightemitting devices that enabled their commercialization. In addition,hydrogen storage saturation was uncovered to clarify the controversy,and lateral structure of multiwall nanotubes was resolved by his novelX-ray imaging methods. The discoveries were mostly published byleading science and engineering journals, which were ...

Dr. Zhenghe Xu is among the very few engineers who applied at a molecular level the state-of-the-art instrumentation, such as atomic force microscope (AFM) and zeta potential distribution measurement to study of industrial processes related to mineral processing and oil sands extraction. His fundamental research provided scientific insights into industrial processes, which helped the industries to resolve challenges in fine particle flotation and improve processability of poor oil sand ores. His innovative approach in hydrophobic extraction of coal from coal tailings ponds by waste oil led to ...

The Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Bioproducts at the University of Toronto, Dr. Ning Yan is an internationally renowned expert in converting biomass materials into bio-based chemicals and functional materials. She pioneered numerous bio-based platform technologies for using renewable biomaterials to produce sustainable bio-based adhesives, resins, polyols, foams, and other industrial products. Dr. Yan’s has more than 200 peer-reviewed journal publications and 8 patents. She has collaborated with academic, government and industry research partners around the world. She is an ...

Dr. Yang is a Principal Research Scientist at the National Research Council Canada. He is a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligent Association. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to Applied AI,including machine learning, hybrid reasoning, and intelligent systems. Inparticular, he developed a transformative AI-based PHM(prognostic and healthmanagement) technology for smart maintenance of complex systems, which has beenapplied to various industry sectors such as aerospace, railway, and energy, toimprove the reliability and availability of the complex systems. ...

En-hui Yang is an international leader in source coding, a branch of information theory dealing with how to efficiently encode information for transmission, storage, and processing. A recipient of many awards including the 2007 Ernest C. Manning Award of Distinction and an IEEE Fellow, he has made profound contributions to communication engineering by introducing new fundamental source coding theory, solving long-standing open problems in source coding, inventing state-of-the-art lossless and lossy multimedia coding algorithms, co-founding SlipStream Data Inc., now a subsidiary of Research in ...

Dr. Jun Yang is a Professor in Mechanical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, and Director of WIN 4.0 (Western's Industry 4.0 Network) at the University of Western Ontario. He is a world-leading expert in micro/nano-engineering, printed electronics and additive manufacturing, and has made numerous significant and original contributions. Dr. Yang has a remarkable entrepreneurial track record. He holds 10 granted and 16 pending patents, three licenses, and has founded a successful start-up company. His microlens fabrication technology was adopted by an industrial partner and has since been ...

Laurence T. Yang got his BE in Computer Science and Technology and BSc in Applied Physics both from Tsinghua University, China and Ph.D in Computer Science from University of Victoria, Canada. He is a professor and W.F. James Research Chair at St. Francis Xavier University, Canada. His research includes parallel, distributed and cloud computing, embedded and ubiquitous/pervasive computing, and big data. He has published 200 papers in the above areas on top IEEE/ACM Transactions/Journals including 5 and 25 papers as top 0.1% and top 1% highly-cited ESI papers, respectively. He has been ...

Prof. Qiang Yang is an international leader in the engineering practice of large-scale artificial-intelligence and data-mining solutions for the benefit of our society. He leads in the area of transfer learning and federated learning to tackle small data, data silos, user privacy and data security problems in practice. He has developed open-source and industrial-strength systems for inclusive finance, health and ecommerce applications for millions of users and businesses worldwide. His work has made deep impact with large-scale AI and data mining engineering systems and applications, new ...

Dr. Ruilin Yang has had a long and extremely productive career conducting research in the fieldof explosive technologies. Following a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at Queen's University,he joined ICI Canada (now Orica Inc., the world's largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems) at the level of scientist. He has steadily risen through the Orica organization, ultimately being promoted to 'Principal Research Fellow', the highest technical position existing in the Orica organization. His research work has had transformative impact on blasting technologies and ...

Prof. Yang is a preeminent leader in structural and earthquake engineering, acclaimed for his ground-breaking innovation in performance-based design, structural simulation and testing, robotic inspection and construction, and high performance, carbon-neutral and resilient infrastructure. He has led many large research projects, collaborated with many leading engineering firms worldwide and made significant impacts to the national and international codes. His exceptional leadership and mentorship have inspired and trained numerous highly qualified personnel. His outstanding achievements earned ...

Dr. Halim Yanikomeroglu is a world-renowned academic, inventor, and researcher in wireless communications. His collaboration with the Canadian and international industry on 4G and 5G wireless networks resulted in 27 granted patents in key technologies. He is best known for his visionary and pioneering work on relaying technology which resulted in several seminal publications with thousands of citations; this technology was adopted in various standards including 4G LTE and 5G. He received several awards for his research, teaching, and service. He is a Fellow of IEEE and a Fellow of Engineering ...

A Professor and University Research Chair in the University of Ottawa, Dr. Jianping Yao has earned a strong reputation as a leader and outstanding researcher in Microwave Photonics. With over 300 refereed journal publications, Professor Yao has pioneered various developments in microwave photonics including the groundbreaking work in UWB over fiber technologies, photonic generation of arbitrary microwave waveforms, and advanced fiber Bragg grating techniques. Through his distinguished career, Professor Yao has supervised over 70 research students and engineers, established close collaboration ...

Dr. Yu-Dong Yao is an internationally recognized expert in data link and access protocol designs for satellite and cellular networks. For over 25 years, he has made significant contributions to telecommunications systems, including developing advanced on-board processing technologies for the Canadian Department of Communications and the European Space Agency and data link protocols for the Globalstar satellite system. Dr. Yao holds 13 U.S. patents and published over 150 research papers. He served as an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2001-2005). He was elected an ...

Dr. Siyu Ye is a Principal Scientist at Ballard Power Systems, a leading global fuel cell company, where he leads Ballard's Advanced Catalyst Development project. He is recognized as a world-leading expert in electrocatalysis and catalyst layer/MEA design for fuel cells, and has made significant contributions to the advancement of the modern PEM fuel cell. His outstanding leadership and technical expertise were instrumental in the development of cell reversal tolerant catalysts and carbon corrosion resistant cathode catalyst layers, which have both been key technologies in securing Ballard's ...

Dr. John Yeow is widely recognized for his pioneering contributions to the fields of microsystems and nanodevices research, particularly as they apply to medical and therapeutic instruments. His work has had a broad and seminal impact - from discovery to industrial innovation. He was the first to develop a 3-dimensional (3D) micromachine-based optical coherent tomographic (OCT) imaging system that acquired the world's first 3D-OCT images of the central nervous system of a fruit fly. This technology enabled the realization of a highly miniaturized catheter for early cancer diagnosis in human ...

Jack Young has been eminently successful in the generation and application of new knowledge associated with primary steelmaking operations. With over forty years' experience, he has provided exceptional engineering leadership in simulation modelling and commissioning of numerous steelmaking plants within Canada and abroad. He has coauthored a textbook entitled 'Metallurgical Plant Design' and made significant contributions to the training of engineers in industry as well as engineering students at both McGill and the University of Toronto. Throughout his distinguished career, Young has ...

Dr. F. Richard Yu is an internationally recognized research leader in mobile systems. His pioneering contributions have significantly impacted research and development in this area through over 600 highly-cited publications and 28 granted patents. His mobility management algorithms have been adopted in mobile systems standards. He is among the top 1% of highly cited researchers on Web of Science, demonstrating his worldwide influence. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, and EIC, an elected member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and the recipient of numerous ...

Prof Ming Yu, former Chief Scientist and Director of R&D, COM DEV, has made major contributions to the advancement of computer-aided design and tuning of microwave filters and multiplexers. These are among his many contributions that have allowed Canada's COM DEV to remain as an international industry leader in aerospace electronic technologies. In 2016, COM DEV was acquired by Honeywell of USA. He has led the Advanced Technology Group, Cambridge, as the Chief Scientist and an Engineering Fellow. He published over 20 patents. He has authored or co-authored over 130 publications and ...

Wei Yu has made influential contributions to the field of information theory and communication engineering. His theoretical research addressed fundamental limits of information transmission in communication networks. He proposed dynamic spectrum management methods that have been used in millions of digital subscriber lines worldwide and also contributed significantly to the capacity analysis and optimization techniques for multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication channels. Dr. Yu has been named a highly cited researcher. He is a Fellow of the Institute of ...

Karim Zaghib has made a number of seminal contributions in materials for lithium ion and solid state batteries. His inventions are used in almost every lithium battery sold worldwide. His work has been recognized through multiple awards and distinctions internationally, including Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and several prizes for novel battery technologies. He was selected in 2015 and 2016 as a most influential mind by Thomson Reuters. He has also made distinct contributions to mentoring young engineers and scientists.

Dr. Osmar Zaiane is Professor and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the University of Alberta, and is a world-renowned researcher with high impact in artificial intelligence and data mining. Dr. Zaiane is actively involved in the community as an organizer and as an established and respected researcher. He demonstrated tremendous leadership directing the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute for more than 10 years, steering the research institute to international recognition. He developed data mining engineering systems advancing our knowledge. His work and contributions, already influential in the AI ...

University of Toronto Professor Safwat Zaky has a long record of exemplary service as a leader in engineering education. He recently completed a six-year term as Vice-Provost, Planning and Budget, during which he introduced a new, more transparent budget model which changed academic and financial planning in the University in a fundamental way. Professor Zaky served as Chair of U of T's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1993-2003, spearheading a major curriculum redevelopment in response to changes in the field. He has published over 70 refereed scientific papers in ...

Professor Ludo Zanzotto has been making contributions to engineering research and knowledge, particularly in the material science of asphalt, for almost 40 years. Modified asphalt materials with improved engineering properties have led to the increased service life of asphalt pavement. He has contributed to new specifications, materials and methodologies that have led to the improved competitiveness of Canadian products. As chairholder of the NSERC / John Lau Husky Energy Industrial Research Chair in Bituminous Materials, he has also established an internationally renowned research centre, ...

Dr. Hongbo Zeng is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada. As a world-leading expert in interfacial science and engineering, he has made significant contributions to understanding how intermolecular and surface forces in polymers, colloids, emulsions, and bubbles determine their physicochemical properties and performance in various engineering processes. He has applied this knowledge to develop new functional materials and surfaces through tunable intermolecular interactions. Dr. Zeng has published about 500 peer-reviewed papers in top journals, one book ...

Alf Zeuner is a leader in innovation, entrepreneurship and manufacturing with a career developing advanced CNC control systems. As President and owner of AXYZ International, he developed systems based on microprocessor-based CNC controllers that disrupted the entire manufacturing industry, enabling a level playing field for smaller enterprises. Mr. Zeuner's made-in-Canada technology scaled domestically and internationally to an installed base of over 10,000 machines. He is a philanthropist whose work provides food security and basic jobs in priority urban areas in Hamilton, local "at risk" ...

Dr. Zhang is a well-accomplished educator and an internationally renowned expert in the areas of parallel robotic machines and their applications in manufacturing systems. His influential scientific contributions have led to novel robotic system designs and development of new comprehensive models for better understanding of globe stiffness and robotic calibrations. His research applications have tackled some of the world's most challenging problems in high dynamic performance manufacturing robotic systems. Additionally, Dr. Zhang has an outstanding track record in the successful training of ...

David Zhang is widely recognized as a world leading expert and a pioneer in biometrics engineering for his extraordinary accomplishments. He initiated and made profound contributions to several research areas, including palmprint authentication, and medical biometrics sensors and systems. He has been named a Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering by Clarivate Analytics for seven consecutive years (2014-2020). He has an H-index of 120 and is ranked about 80 among Top 1,000 Scientists internationally in Computer Science/Electronics. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of ...

As an NSERC Industrial Research Chair since 2003, Professor Zhang is a world leading expert in applying image processing to process monitoring and performance evaluation in oil sands mining, an industry of vital importance to Alberta and Canada's economy. In the international robotics community, Professor Zhang is well known for his seminal work in collective robotics mapping behaviors of social insects to control algorithms of robots, and an exceptional record of service . His outstanding contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards including IEEE Fellow and Millennium Medal ...

Dr. Jiujun Zhang is a Principal Research Officer at National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Founder/Chairman of The International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science (IAOEES). In 2014 & 2015, Dr. Zhang was selected as the top 1% of Highly Cited Researchers in the world in the last 10 years, and also listed as one of the "3000 World's Most Influential Scientific Minds" by Thomson Reuters. With more than 400 publications, including 230 referred journal papers (over 18000 citations and h-index 62), 11 edited and 4 authored books, 36 book chapters, 110 oral research ...

Dr. Q.J. Zhang, Professor, Carleton University, advanced the theory and practice of active and passive computer-aided design with innovations in linear and nonlinear device modeling and circuit optimization for which he received the IEEE Fellowship. His contributions to sensitivity analysis, design optimization, and knowledge-, neural network- and electromagnetics-based modeling of microwave devices and circuits allowed radio-frequency and microwave designers to conquer prohibitive design tasks. His innovations have globally impacted commercial and military design technologies for satellite ...

Zhang is nominated due to his conceptual contribution of single-atom catalysis and innovative catalysts for biomass conversion. As one of the most-prominent scientists in heterogeneous catalysis worldwide, Zhang devoted to synthesize low cost metal catalysts for chemical production. The new concept of single-atom catalysis stimulates to discover next-generation of industrial catalysts and promote the understanding to an atomic level. His contributions to the biomass conversion, especially the unique process for cellulose conversion to EG, have evoked intense interests from both academia and ...

Dr. Chris Zhang has made outstanding contributions to systems design, control or operation management technology, and robotics. His work pays particular attention to integrated design and control of dynamic systems for high performance with resilience. This has led to the improvement of disaster management practice and development of highly-resilient robots used for rescue during natural disasters. He has trained a large number of highly qualified personnel and is widely recognized as an excellent educator, having received the University of Saskatchewan's Distinguished Graduate Supervisor ...

Professor Xiao-Ping Zhang is a world-class researcher and an influential entrepreneur. He has substantially impacted the development of multiple areas of research and industrial practices. His extensive research on signal and data processing theories, methods, and cross-disciplinary applications has significantly advanced the field. A widely recognized and respected leader in engineering communities, he provides exemplary service and has nurtured and inspired a generation of young engineers and researchers. His innovative technology-based business initiatives have fostered the development and ...

Dr. Yi Zhang is a world-renowned expert in real-time power-system simulation. He has provided exceptional leadership as VP R&D and CTO of RTDS Technologies Inc., the world’s largest real-time simulator manufacturer. He has personally developed and directed the development of many key features that make real-time simulation relevant in today’s environment. These include advanced models for new converter topologies, renewable resources and interfaces to the communication layers that control modern large power-systems. He has served in many IEEE/CIGRE working groups and journal ...

Dr. Zhang is an internationally renowned geomatics engineering professor, researcher, and inventor in the field of advanced geomatics image processing. In addition to his substantial list of research publications and international recognition, Dr. Zhang and his team have worked successfully to transform award-winning research into viable products that are helping transform satellite mapping and image surveillance processes and move them into mainstream use and onto smartphones. His work is widely cited in literature, and results of his collaborative research are now embedded in products ...

Dr. Joe R. Zhao is an exceptionally creative engineer with outstanding contributions in innovation, entrepreneurship, and manufacturing. His inventions have addressed some key issues in wastewater treatment and energy conservation. As an entrepreneur, he founded and for over 20 years has led a private-sector laboratory which has provided high-end employment for Canadian engineers and established Canada's leadership in several technologies in fields of critical importance to society. As an engineering leader, he created and guided several successful manufacturing enterprises in Canada and ...

Ying Zheng, a professor of UNB, Canada Research Chair in Chemical Process and Catalysis. She is an expert in catalysis and catalytic processes for production of clean fuels and biofuels. She authored over 120 technical publications and holds five patents. A couple of technologies have been transferred to industrial practice. She also has an outstanding record of professional leadership and service, and received significant recognitions including being elected to the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellowship of the Chemical Institute of Canada and the Humboldt Research ...

Dr. Zhou has played a prominent role in developing and introducing new high-impact technologies to the pipeline industry through vision casting, collaboration, advocacy, and research. He has accomplished this through outstanding leadership of international collaborative organizations, including his service as Chair of the Technical Committee for the CSA Pipeline Standard. He has assembled and led large engineering teams that have achieved outstanding performance by applying new technology to mega infrastructure projects and systems. He has been recognized with numerous awards including the ...

Dr. Norman Zhou, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials Joining and Processing, is an internationally renowned leader in processing of materials such as fabrication of nanomaterials for water treatment and nanodevice assembly, microjoining for electronic and medical implant packaging, and welding of light-weight materials for automotive applications. He has published over 400 refereed journal papers and several books, with Google Scholar citations over 13,000 and an h-index over 60. He has trained over 100 MASc and PhD graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He has co-founded a ...

Songnian Zhou, CEO & Chairman of Platform Computing Corp, is a software engineer of remarkable creativity and a successful entrepreneur. His pioneering research at Berkeley led the foundation of the Internet 'postal office'. He later broke ground in computing resource management in large distributed computing systems. His new system, Utopia, was adopted by Northern Telecom on over 1,000 computers with 30-40% productivity increase. In 1992 he co-founded Platform Computing with no venture capital funding and built it into a leading software company with 300 people and sales of $ 60M in more ...

Dr. Zhu is a world-leading expert in urban drainage and sustainable hydropower. He has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of air/water and sand/water multiphase flows. His research accomplishments have been globally recognized and applied in real-world engineering designs. He is a leading international figure in the modernization of urban sewer design and operations to face the challenge of climate change and stringent environmental regulations. His research has also significantly enhanced Canada’s reputation in sustainable hydropower and fishway designs. Dr. Zhu is also ...

Dr. Jesse Zhu has made major contributions to the application and understanding of particle technology and fluidized bed processes. Working closely with students, colleagues and industry, he has made significant advances in many areas of particle technology, including handling of cohesive particulate materials, powder coating, and fluidized bed reactors, and developing innovative technologies, as well as advancing fluidization theories. His work has contributed in particular to the chemical, biochemical, materials, pharmaceutical and environmental industries, with several technologies ...

Dr. Peiying Zhu is a visionary technical leader who has made fundamental contributions to the design and standardization of the current fourth-generation (4G) and the coming fifth-generation (5G) wireless technologies at Nortel and Huawei Canada. She was the leading figure in driving the industry to adopt the MIMO-OFDM technology into the 4G standard. This achievement had created extraordinary impact not only in the direction of wireless industry but also on our daily lives. Dr. Zhu is a pioneer and a leading expert on 5G technologies. Her innovations have helped transform the wireless ...

Shiping Zhu is Professor, Canada Research Chair, and Department Chair of McMaster Chemical Engineering. He pioneered the reaction engineering research of controlled/living radical polymerization. He is a world leading expert and has made major contributions to understanding and development of advanced polymerization technologies and to establishing polymer structure-property relationships. His work emphasizes engineering fundamentals and problem solving, and is of high impact. He has trained over fifty highly qualified personnel and published over two hundred refereed journal papers. He is ...

Professor Zhu is inaugural Academic Director of Research Commons at Office of Vice-President Research and Innovation, York Research Chair in Space Technology at York University. He was the Chair for Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is internationally acknowledged as a leader in astronautics, spacecraft dynamics and control, space debris mitigation. He has published over 300 papers and supervised over 100 high qualified personnel. He is the College Member of Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada, Fellow of Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Fellow ...

Weihua Zhuang is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and holds a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communication Networks. She is an internationally recognized expert in radio resource allocation and service quality provisioning for broadband wireless communications. Her pioneering work on channel precoding, mobile user location, Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver modeling and analysis, and radio resource management has enabled advances in engineering design and industrial products. Her outstanding achievements have been recognized by ...

Professor David Zingg is Director of the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), and holds the Canada Research Chair in Computational Aerodynamics and Environmentally Friendly Aircraft Design. He has made fundamental contributions in algorithms for computational fluid dynamics and aircraft design, as well as aerodynamic shape optimization. His research is highly cited and appears in the most prestigious journals in the field. In 2004 Professor Zingg was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to pursue his current area of research, the aerodynamic design of novel aircraft ...

Radu Grigore Zmeureanu, an accomplished researcher and educator, has made significant contributions in the area of energy analysis of buildings by developing sophisticated computer modelling software applied successfully to several major buildings in Canada and internationally. He is considered an authority in the area of energy analysis of buildings. He has received several awards of distinction including Life Membership in ASHRAE and Fellowship in the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA).

Jean Zu became Dean of Stevens Institute of Technologyon May 1, 2017after serving as the department chair for Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto since 2009.Her research focuses on vibrations and dynamics, particularly in relation to automotive belts and serpentine belt drive systems, and has resulted in a number of extremely successful partnerships with automotive firms. Professor Zu has served as President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and as a member of the National Council of the Engineering Institute of Canada ...

Dr. Mingjian Zuo is an internationally renowned expert in reliability analysis and engineering asset management. His major contributions include realistic reliability models, effective algorithms for early fault detection and diagnosis, and optimal predictive maintenance tools. He has published 230 peer-reviewed papers in top journals and four research monographs and delivered dozens of keynote speeches worldwide. His research output has provided effective tools and methodology for reliability enhancement and reduction of the operating/maintenance costs of engineering assets used in all ...