I am very pleased to formally announce the appointment of Professor Heather MacLean as the inaugural Vice Dean Strategic* for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, from November 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025.
Heather joined the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering in 2000, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006, and to Full Professor in 2011. She is an internationally recognized researcher in environmental engineering with applications to greenhouse gas emission reduction, transportation, infrastructure and sustainable cities.
She has contributed to the administration of the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, serving as Associate Chair, Graduate (2013-14), Associate Chair, Research (2017 – present), and as Acting Chair of the department for 6-months in 2019.
She holds a Tier I CRC in Sustainable Systems & Technology Assessment and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada.
Please join me in congratulating Heather on her appointment.
*This is a newly created academic administrative role in the Faculty. Reporting to the Dean, the Vice-Dean Strategic will work closely with the Vice-Deans Research, First Year, Undergraduate and Graduate. The Vice-Dean Strategic provides leadership on all aspects of strategic importance to FASE, including but not limited to, infrastructure, collaboration and institutional initiatives. The Vice-Dean Strategic works collaboratively with all members of the Senior Academic Leadership team, the Registrar, the Faculty administrative units, members of the Faculty Council Standing Committees, and other members of the University community to advance the mission of the Faculty.
I am very pleased to formally announce the appointment of Professor Dionne Aleman as Associate Dean, Cross Disciplinary Programs for a 4-year term from September 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025.
Dionne joined the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in 2007, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. Her area of research focuses on the application of operations research to medical and healthcare systems.
Professor Aleman holds a cross appointment with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and brings excellent experience in the area of interdisciplinary initiatives through her work with the Centre for Healthcare Engineering, the Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering, and the Institute of Pandemics. She has recently taken on Co-Directorship of a Joint Translational Centre for Digital Health with the University of Manchester (UK).
She also serves as the Faculty Advisor to the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), and as the Vice Chair of the FASE Community Affairs & Gender Issues/Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility Committee.
Please join me in congratulating Dionne on her appointment.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to extend sincere thanks to Professor Bryan Karney for his 15-years of administrative leadership to the Faculty, including 3 years as Chair of the Division of Environmental Engineering and 12 years as Associate Dean, Cross Disciplinary Programs. Under his leadership, the Faculty successfully launched the Engineering Minors and Certificates that have greatly enhanced the educational experience for thousands of our undergraduate students. Simply an outstanding achievement! Thank you, Bryan.
I am very pleased to formally announce the appointment of Professor Dawn Kilkenny as Vice Dean First Year for a 4-year term, from September 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025.
Dawn joined the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in 2008 as an Assistant Professor (CLTA). She was appointed as a Lecturer in 2013, an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in 2016, and was promoted to Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in 2018.
She has a notable record of administrative experience in FASE. She served as Associate Director, Undergraduate Programs in BME (2014-2019); Chair of the Biomedical Systems Major in Engineering Science (2015-2017); and Associate Chair, Years 1 & 2 in Engineering Science (2017-2019). She is also the Academic Director of the FASE Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRP).
Dawn’s outstanding teaching has been recognized with the Wighton Fellowship in 2016 for excellence in development and teaching of lab-based courses in Canadian undergraduate engineering programs; and the 2017 Early Career Teaching Award at U of T.
Please join me in congratulating Dawn on her appointment.