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REVISED: Search for Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (a) Announcement of Advisory Committee Membership (b) Call for Nominations

March 10, 2023

Revised on March 22, 2023

In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, and following a Call for Nominations on January 24, 2023, the following Advisory Committee has been established to recommend the selection of a Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering:

  • Christopher Yip, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering (Chair)
  • Kelly Lyons, Professor and Acting Vice Dean Research and Program Innovation, SGS
  • Khandker Nurul Habib, Professor
  • Robert Andrews, Professor
  • John Harrison, Professor
  • Kamran Esmaeili, Associate Professor
  • Susan Andrews, Professor
  • Daniel Posen, Assistant Professor (new)
  • Ramin Farnood, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
  • Sean Thomas, Professor and Associate Dean Research, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design (new)
  • Juan Du, Professor and Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
  • Aly Abdelaziz, Graduate Student
  • Alec Gilvesy, Undergraduate Student
  • Michelle Deeton, Director, Finance & Administration

The committee welcomes nominations for the position of Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. Nominations along with justification for them, should be submitted to the attention of the Dean at dean.engineering@utoronto.ca by March 31, 2023.

Thank you for your input.

Search for Director, ISTEP (a) Announcement of Advisory Committee Membership (b) Call for Nominations

March 10, 2023

In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, and following a Call for Nominations on January 24, 2023, the Advisory Committee has been established to recommend the selection of a Director, ISTEP.

  • Christopher Yip, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering (Chair)
  • Shai Cohen, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • Cindy Rottmann, Assistant Professor
  • Elham Marzi, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • Emily Moore, Associate Professor
  • Deepa Kundur, Professor and Chair Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Jennifer Farmer, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
  • Jessica Li, Graduate student
  • Elizabeth Whitmell, Manager of Operations

The committee welcomes nominations for the position of Director, ISTEP. Nominations along with justification for them, should be submitted to the attention of the Dean at dean.engineering@utoronto.ca by March 24, 2023.

Thank you for your input.

REVISED MEMO – Deadline Extended: Search for Director, Division of Engineering Science (a) Announcement of Advisory Committee Membership (b) Call for Nominations

January 27, 2023

In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, and following a Call for Nominations on March 16, 2022, the following Advisory Committee has been established to recommend the selection of a Director, Division of Engineering Science:

  • Professor Christopher Yip, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (Chair)
  • Associate Professor Lisa Romkey, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice
  • Associate Professor Chirag Variawa, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice
  • Associate Professor Alan Chong, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice
  • Professor Frank Gu, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
  • Associate Professor Dawn Kilkenny, Vice Dean, First Year, FASE
  • Ms. Samantha Unger, Undergraduate Student, Division of Engineering Science
  • Ms. Diane Giang, Manager Finance and Administration, Division of Engineering Science

The Committee welcomes nominations for the position of Director, Division of Engineering Science. Nominations along with the justification for them, should be submitted to the attention of the Dean at dean.engineering@utoronto.ca by February 17, 2023.

Thank you for your input.