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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

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 ...

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 ...

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.