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 ...

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. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...