Announcement of Acting Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Jane Howe as Acting Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering until June 30, 2023. Professor Glenn Hibbard is taking leave. 

Jane joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in 2019 with a cross-appointment to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (CHE) as an Associate Professor. Prior to becoming a faculty member of the University of Toronto, Jane was a Principal Investigator working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Electron Microscopy Centre for nine years. She also worked with Hitachi High Tech in the US and Canada for five years. 

Please join me in thanking Jane for taking on this important leadership role within the Faculty. 

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