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 ASME has influenced engineering codes. He has served the engineering community through various activities, including Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow.