The Canadian Academy
of Engineering
L’Académie canadienne
du génie
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News Release
Thirty-six new Fellows inducted into the Canadian Academy of
Engineering
Ottawa – (June 23, 2008) – President Ravi Ravindran inducted 36 new Fellows into the
Canadian Academy of Engineering on June 17, 2008. The ceremony took place in Montreal,
in conjunction with the Academy’s 2008 Annual General Meeting and Seminar. Professor
Ravindran commented: “The Academy has maintained its tradition of electing outstanding
engineers. We look forward to the active participation of these stellar new Fellows in
fulfilling the mission of the Academy.”
The Canadian Academy of Engineering comprises many of the country's most accomplished
engineers, who have expressed their dedication to the application of science and engineering
principles in the interests of the country and its enterprises. Members of the Academy are
nominated and elected by their peers to honorary Fellowships, in view of their distinguished
achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession. Fellows of the Academy
are committed to ensuring that Canada’s engineering expertise is applied to the benefit of all
Canadians.
The Canadian Academy of Engineering works in close cooperation with other senior
academies in Canada and internationally. It is a founding member of the Council of
Canadian Academies, along with the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences. The Academy also works closely in engineering matters with Engineers
Canada (Canadian Council of Professional Engineers), the Association of Canadian
Engineering Companies, and the Engineering Institute of Canada, along with their
constituent organizations. The Academy is also a member of the International Council of
Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences, which includes some 24 similar
national bodies around the world.
Citations are attached for each of the new inductees, along with an identification of some of
the major societies and associations in which each new Fellow has indicated participation.
For additional information or interviews, please contact:
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The Canadian Academy
of Engineering
L’Académie canadienne
du génie
_____________________________________________________________________________________
THE CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
The Canadian Academy of Engineering comprises many of the country's most accomplished
engineers, who have expressed their dedication to the application of science and engineering
principles in the interests of the country and its enterprises. The Academy was established in
1987, and is an active member of the international Council of Academies of Engineering and
Technological Sciences (CAETS), which involves 24 other leading countries.
Members of the Academy are nominated and elected by their peers to honorary Fellowships,
in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering
profession. There are at present some 306 active members, 112 emeritus members and 3
Honorary members. Members work closely with the other national engineering associations
in Canada, and with the other Canadian academies that comprise the Council of Canadian
Academies.
Fellows of the Academy are committed to ensuring that Canada’s engineering expertise is
applied to the benefit of all Canadians. This mission is fulfilled by:
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promoting increased awareness of the role of engineering in society,
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speaking out with an independent voice on issues relevant to engineering in Canada and
abroad,
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promoting industrial competitiveness, while preserving the environment, in Canada and
abroad,
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recognizing and celebrating excellence in engineering contributions to the Canadian
economy,
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advising on engineering education, research, development and innovation,
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developing and maintaining effective relations with other professional engineering
organizations, academies and learned societies, in Canada, and abroad.
/ June 2008
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CITATIONS 2008
John Gordon Agar
Dr. Agar has distinguished himself as an outstanding engineer, researcher, business leader
and consultant. As a founding member and the current chief technical officer of O’Connor
Associates Environmental Inc., Dr. Agar has continued to push back the boundaries of geoenvironmental science and engineering for almost 3 decades. His pioneering work as a coinventor of soil vapour extraction technology revolutionized the approach and costeffectiveness of remediation at sites contaminated with volatile organics. He is a recognized
expert who has freely shared the knowledge gained from his applied research and
development of state of the art geo-environmental remediation technologies in many
publications, thus providing scientific leadership to North America’s environmental
consulting industry.
APEGGA, EIC, NGWA, CGS
Kamal Al-Haddad
Dr. Al-Haddad is an international leader in the advancement of power electronics technology
and its practical applications in traction, power utilities, and 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 50 journal and 247 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 classified research in industry in the design and development power electronic
converters. He has supervised and guided over 60 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows,
and power electronics engineers in academic and industrial research.
OIQ, IEEE
Amit Chakma
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 which clearly speak to
his being an unparalleled credit to his field and to our country.
APEGGA
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Savvas Chamberlain
During the past 35 years, Dr. Savvas Chamberlain has led the development of imaging sensor
technologies. His research and business innovation has established Canada’s dominance in
the CCD and CMOS market. Now a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of
Waterloo and Chairman of the DALSA Corporation, Dr. Chamberlain has created and
commercialized technology that has revolutionized digital imagery and produced
fundamental advances in vision for machines, professional imaging, medical imaging,
imaging for the cinematography and vision for remote systems in space. His leadership has
touched many people and organizations and has contributed to successes large and small
across many dimensions of Canadian society.
IEEE
Jamal Chaouki
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 and a high level consultant, he has delivered more than
100 lectures, is involved in learned societies and presently coaches 15 graduate students.
Jamal Chaouki est reconnu internationalement pour son expertise en technologies des lits
fluidisés, notamment pour ses innovations en méthodes de mesure des écoulements
polyphasiques, la fluidisation des particules fines, la production de nouveaux composites par
polymérisation de compoundage, le développement de fibres optiques de 4ième génération à
hautes températures, et de nouvelles technologies de génération d’énergie par gaz naturel. Il
est l’auteur de 9 brevets d’invention, de 5 chapitres de livres, et plus de 250 articles dans des
revues scientifiques avec jury de lecture. Il est aussi en entrepreneur avisé et un consultant
de haut niveau, en plus d’avoir prononcé plus de 100 conférences, d’être très impliqué dans
les sociétés savantes et de diriger actuellement 15 étudiants aux études sups.
OIQ, CSCE, ASCE
Patrick Darold Daniel
Patrick Daniel, 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 and operating positions with Enbridge and its
predecessor companies. He has given extensive service to the profession, via participation on
the UBC Engineering Advisory Council, and chairmanship of the U of A Business Advisory
Council; he was recently honoured as "Canadian Energy Person of 2007", in tribute to his
clear and articulate vision of Canada's energy future.
APEGGA
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Levente László Diósady
Professor Diosady is an engineer, researcher and educator. He developed the first Canadian
food engineering program in an engineering faculty. The author of 120 research publications,
18 patents, he guided 60+ graduate students, nine 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 Engineering Medal and the W.J. Eva
Award.
PEO, CSChE, AOCS, CIFST, IFS
Eric Dubois
Prof. Dubois has made pioneering research contributions to the fields of digital video
communications, high-definition television and the analysis and processing of time-varying
imagery, especially in sampling theory and motion analysis. He has led numerous major
research projects in collaboration with Canadian industry and government laboratories. He
has also made outstanding contributions to the Engineering profession through the
organization of major international conferences, as an educator and mentor of many students
for more than 25 years, and to Engineering academic administration as Vice Dean, and
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Director, School of Information Technology
and Engineering, University of Ottawa.
OIQ, IEEE
Stephen George Dunn
Stephen Dunn, Director of Process Design and Development 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 scaleup. 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 contributions to the development of
novel solvent-based processes for the in- situ recovery of bitumen from Alberta oil sands. He
is a devoted supporter of engineering education and recently founded the James W. Smith
Scholarship at the University of Toronto.
PEO, CSChE
Fernand Ellyin
Dr. Fernand Ellyin has distinguished himself in fundamental and applied research in
materials performance evaluation; development of mechanical / structural design technology
for energy / power industry, and reliability of these installations. He is recognized
internationally for his original contributions in materials deformation behaviour, fatigue and
fracture, creep and stress corrosion cracking. The extensive publication record of his research
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and development attests to the breadth and depth of his contributions in varied engineering
disciplines. He has also endeavored to transfer these research results to industry by various
means. Dr. Ellyin has participated in the design and analysis of Bruce B, Gentilly-2, and
Point Lepreau nuclear power plants, and has been a consultant to Exxon, Syncrude, Nova
Chemicals and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, among others. He has delivered
various keynote lectures and invited papers in international forums. He has also received
various prestigious awards.
APEGGA, OIQ, CSME, CSCE, ICM, IUTAM, CSA
Richard Allan Fletcher
Richard A. Fletcher, P.Eng. 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.
APEGBC, APEGGA, APWA, CWRA, Engineers Canada
Robert Milton Woodrow Frederking
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 offshore industry exemplified by the
current ISO and CSA work on the arctic structures.
PEO,CSA
Kamiel Samy Gabriel
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 regains over 60% of
heat from exhaust waste air and recycles it back to buildings. Dr. Gabriel is the co-founder
and current President and Chair of the Board of the Durham Strategic Energy Alliance
(DSEA) which leads energy initiatives in the Durham region.
APEGS, ASME, SAE, DSEA
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Howard D. Goodfellow
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 TenovaGoodfellow, 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
Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel-making and is already operating successfully in over ten
EAF’s around the world.
PEO, APEGGA, AISI
Gordon Alexander Irons
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 monumental in both magnitude
and innovative quality. In addition to numerous technical publications, he has been active in
chairing numerous university and industrial committees worldwide. His achievements are
widely recognized, most recently with CIM's prestigious Alcan Award.
PEO, CIM, AIST, ASM, TMS
Eddy E. Isaacs
Over his thirty year career in the energy industry, Dr. Isaacs has distinguished himself as a
leader and innovator in technology and engineering. As the Executive Director of AERI, he
directs Alberta’s investments in energy and environmental research and technology. He
served for 20 years with ARC with responsibility for programs in heavy oil and oil sands. He
was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Material Engineering,
University of Alberta. He has over 70 publications and 6 patents in the energy field. Eddy
serves on the Boards of PTAC, CONRAD and NRC’s Fuel Cells Innovation Institute and is
cochair of the Energy Technology Working Group of the Canadian Council of Energy
Ministers. He co-authored the Canadian Academy of Engineering’s Energy Pathways Study.
SPE, CIM, CHOA
Peter Donald Lawrence
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
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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 2002-07.
APEGBC, IEEE, ASEE
Victor C.M. Leung
Victor Leung, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British
Columbia, is a leader in the development of protocols and management techniques for mobile
communication 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 work in many editorial boards and conference technical program
committees, he has provided outstanding services to the international telecommunications
research community.
APEGBC, IEEE
John L. Mann
Dr. John Mann brings to the Academy 31 years of engineering and executive experience at
all levels of technological and managerial tasks in the automotive industry: R&D and new
technologies, engine control systems, electric/electronic systems, vehicle dynamics,
alternative fuels, etc. As Director of Engineering & Regulatory Affairs for Chrysler Canada,
as well as Chairman of the Board of the University of Windsor/Chrysler Canada Automotive
R&D Centre in Windsor, he has made major contributions to Canada's automotive industry.
He is the key artisan of the best-practice partnership established between the University of
Windsor and Chrysler Canada in 1996. He has also contributed to many research and
charitable organizations and has pioneered strong university-industry partnerships in Canada.
PEO, SAE, OSPE
Jon W. Mark
For more than three decades, Jon Mark has made significant research contributions and
provided eminent leadership in the fields of computer communication networks and wireless
communications. He is an outstanding teacher of electrical and computer engineering
students, and has provided training to many highly qualified personnel in
telecommunications research. Jon Mark’s teaching and training have been enriched by his
tremendous research findings, publications, and the establishment of the Centre for Wireless
Communications at the University of Waterloo as the training ground. He is an asset to the
engineering profession in Canada, and a leader in the global evolution of societies through
communication.
PEO, IEEE
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Alexander McLean
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
three hundred technical papers and six books. The numerous honours and awards which he
has received from institutions and societies in Europe, Japan and the Americas are evidence
of the high regard in which Professor McLean is held by the international metallurgical
community.
PEO, AIME, CIM, ASM
Nairn Melbourne McQueen
Nairn McQueen has been a leader for the past 30 years in the development of innovative and
environmentally beneficial processes in resource industries. He has successfully
commercialized these processes and holds a number of patents for his innovations. In
addition to his contributions in Engineering, Nairn has also contributed immensely in the
development of talent in Canada and abroad. He has generously provided assistance to
Canadian and foreign graduates and trained engineers in Canadian Universities. For nearly
20 years, he has worked with youth, many from disadvantaged families, to develop
leadership and life skills.
PEO
Daniel Allison Meneley
Dan Meneley’s national and international achievements are exceptional. Some of these
achievements, (Argonne National Laboratory, Ontario Hydro, UNB and AECL) led to
international advisory appointments of considerable importance to Canada. While the
Principal of D.A. Meneley & Associates, he served as a Professor and Departmental
Chairman at UNB. His contributions as DND’s Director General, Nuclear Safety prompted
his appointment in 1993 as a member (later Chairman and Life Member) of DND’s Defence
Science Advisory Board. Upon retirement as AECL’s Chief Engineer, Dan was appointed
Engineer Emeritus. Concurrently, Dan serves as an Adjunct Professor at UOIT.
PEO, INEA, CNS, ANS
Rajnikant Patel
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
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numerical and computational issues in control have helped to bridge the gap between
theoretical advances in control and their practical applications.
PEO, IEEE
Doug Dragan Perovic
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 understanding the failure of engineered
structures through over 100 forensic analyses. He has explained his work in many media
interviews and articles in magazines and newspapers.
PEO, ASM
Samuel Pierre
Dr. Pierre has particularly contributed in two specific fields of computer engineering where
he can be ranked near the top of those in his discipline: (i) Wired and Wireless Network
Design; (ii) Mobile Computing Architectures and Services. His engineering achievements
result in over 400 technical publications, including 126 journal papers (published or
accepted), 6 textbooks, 17 edited books and conference proceedings. Over the past decade
and a half, he has successfully supervised 110 graduate students and 15 researchers. Dr.
Pierre is recognized for his innovative contributions to the advancement of engineering,
science and technology, for his commitment to bring together various cultural communities
and his fruitful actions in that respect, and for his numerous contributions to our society.
OIQ, IEEE
Kenneth Walter Putt
Kenneth Putt served 27 years with Imperial Oil Limited and consulted on technological
change. A past Senator of the University of Calgary (Engineering Faculty) and APEGGA
Volunteer Award recipient, Putt led many industry advisory committees. He’s a founding
director, honourary member and lifetime achievement award recipient of Petroleum
Technology Alliance Canada. Ken is an Independent Director of Maxxam Analytics
International. He served on many NSERC strategic and industrial grants committees and
CANMET's MNACC. Putt is President of the CSSE and a Past-President of CSEM and EIC.
He is a Fellow of the CSSE and the EIC.
APEGBC, APEGGA, CSSE, EIC, CSEM, PTAC, IMAC/ACGI, CIMMP
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Abdul Ghani Razaqpur
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. 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 130 publications in journals
and conference proceedings and has supervised 40 master’s and doctoral students. Dr.
Razaqpur chaired the Technical Committee for CSA Standard S806 for the Design of FRP
Reinforced Structures. He is a Fellow of the CSCE (President 2006/07) and the EIC, and is
Associate Editor for the International Journal of Cement and Concrete Composites.
PEO, CSCE, ACI
Douglas Warren Ruth
Dr. Ruth is known internationally as a visionary and a “shameless promoter of all things
engineering”. He has been successful in waking the public to the importance of engineering
with his challenging and provocative talk “Engineers: Enablers of Civilization”. Dr. Ruth is a
ground-breaker in raising the profile of engineering being a key component of an “innovation
economy” and has been invited to speak internationally on this pivotal topic. Dr. Ruth’s work
in the area of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media Research is leading-edge. He is
responsible for introducing and championing many innovative analysis techniques in the
petroleum-core analysis industry.
APEGM, SCA
Malcolm James Scoble
Malcolm Scoble, inaugural holder of the Robert E. Hallbauer Chair in Mining and
Sustainability at UBC, is a renowned expert in a number of areas related to mining
engineering. Throughout his academic career, he has maintained close links with industry
and has had extensive consulting experience in Canada and overseas. His tireless efforts to
bridge high-calibre university research with industrial practice have led to numerous fruitful
industry collaborations. He is recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Lecturer Award
(1996) and Fellowship Award (1994) “for outstanding contributions to the Canadian minerals
industry”, both from the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
APEGBC, CIM, ISRM
Adriaan R.P. van Heiningen
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
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biomaterials. In Atlantic Canada, he is recognized as the founding director of the world-class
Dr. Jack McKenzie Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre at the University of New Brunswick.
CSChE, AIChE, PAPTAC, TAPPI
Pieter Van Vliet
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 generally. Within his local
community Pieter Van Vliet has served extensively on advisory boards and committees
dedicated to the broad public interest.
APEGS, EIC, Engineers Canada
Kimberly Ann Woodhouse
Dr. Woodhouse has contributed to both the technical and educational advancement of
engineering in Canada through her pioneering work in the development of biodegradable
polymers for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and awarding winning initiatives
in curriculum and engineering design. In addition to her international recognition as a
scholar, Dr. Woodhouse holds several patents and is a Director and shareholder in an early
stage Ontario company. She was awarded the PEO medal in engineering excellence in 1997,
was recently a member of a team of professors who were awarded the Allan Blizzard award
for initiatives in engineering design, and in recognition of her deep commitment to
engineering education, the Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education from Engineers
Canada.
PEO, CSChE, BSE
Bin Wu
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.
PEO, IEEE
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Zhenghe Xu
Dr. Zhenghe Xu is among the very few engineers who applied at a molecular level the stateof-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 licensing of his technology to
Energy Pacific. His novel aeration concept in flotation led to great improvements in bitumen
recovery and commercialization of column flotation at Suncor Energy, which is being tested
by other producers.
APEGGA, CSChE, CIM, SME, ACS
Jesse Zhu
Dr. Jesse Zhu has made major contributions to the application and understanding of particle
technology. Working closely with students, colleagues and industry, he has made significant
advances in many areas of powder technology, including handling of cohesive particulate
materials, powder coating, circulating fluidized beds, and downer reactors, and developing
innovative technologies. His work has contributed in particular to the materials,
pharmaceutical and environmental industries, with several technologies licensed in Canada
and internationally. At the same time he has provided effective linkages between the Chinese
and Canadian engineering and research communities. Zhu has also won many awards,
including 2 of the 3 major awards sponsored by the Canadian Society for Chemical
Engineering.
PEO, CSChE, AIChE, CIC