I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Milos Popovic as Director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2028.
Professor Popovic joined the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in 2001 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and Professor in 2009. Milos has served as the Director of the KITE Research Institute, the research arm of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at University Health Network, since 2018. In 2011, he established the Centre for Research in Advanced Neural Implant Applications (CRANIA) at U of T and University Health Network.
Among his many achievements, Milos was awarded the Engineering Medal for Research and Development from the Professional Engineers of Ontario and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers in 2008 and elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2011. He has authored 243 peer-reviewed journal papers and delivered 285 keynotes and invited presentations. He also holds 21 patents/provisional patents.
Please join me in congratulating Milos on his appointment and wishing him a rewarding journey for his term.
I extend my deep appreciation to the following members of the Advisory Committee in this search for their time and thoughtful input:
Trevor Young, Dean and Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Laura Tam, Interim Dean and Professor, Faculty of Dentistry
Eli Sone, Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Ofer Levi, Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Margaret Cheng, Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Ramin Farnood, Chair and Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Alison McGuigan, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Lily Takeuchi, Graduate Student, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Angela Rosa, HR Administrator and Finance Officer, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
I also would like to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks to Professor Warren Chan who served as BME’s Director since January 1, 2018. During his tenure as Director, BME grew its faculty complement, made significant investments in renovating legacy lab space in both the Rosebrugh and Mining Buildings, and launched several key partnerships, especially in immunobioengineering and pandemic-related initiatives.
I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Professor Markus Bussmann as Chair of the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2028.
Professor Bussmann joined MIE in 2002, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2008 and to full Professor in 2015. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, and a three-time recipient of the MIE Teaching Excellence Award. Markus’ research interests are in modeling multiphase flow, heat and mass transfer associated with several materials processes. He has authored more than 80 refereed journal papers and 80 conference papers.
Please join me in congratulating Markus on his reappointment and wishing him a rewarding journey for his second term.
I extend my deep appreciation to the following members of the Advisory Committee in this search for their time and thoughtful input:
Professor Yana Yunusova, Acting Dean Students, School of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor Matthew Mackay, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Professor Mark Chignell, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Professor David Sinton, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Professor Dionne Aleman, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Assistant Professor Merve Bodur, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Professor Deepa Kundur, Chair, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Minnie Menezes, Undergraduate Student, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Zeineb Ben Rejeb, Graduate Student, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Gayle Lesmond, Undergraduate Program Administrator, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
I also would like to take this opportunity to extend gratitude and warm thanks on behalf of the Faculty to Professor Greg Jamieson who served as the Interim Chair of Mechanical & Industrial since July 1, 2022. His commitment to ensuring the smooth continuation of leadership for the Department is exemplary and greatly appreciated.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Natalie Enright Jerger as Director, Division of Engineering Science for a five-year term, from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028.
Natalie joined The Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering in 2009 and was promoted to associate professor in 2014 and full professor in 2017. Since July 2022, she has held the role of Associate Chair, Years 1 and 2 in Engineering Science.
Natalie holds the title of Canada Research Chair in Computer Architecture and has received several awards and honors, including Engineering Institute of Canada Fellow (2023) and IEEE Fellow (2021), to name a few. She is also actively involved in improving diversity and inclusion within the computer architecture community.Please join me in welcoming Natalie into the role of Director and thanking her for her continued leadership to the Division and to the Faculty.
On behalf of the Faculty, I also extend my gratitude to Professor Peter Grant who served as the Interim Director of Engineering Science since January 1, 2023. An additional thanks to the members of the Engineering Science Director Search Advisory Committee.