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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. 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 ...

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 ...