Professor Markus Bussmann is currently on leave. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Aimy Bazylak as Acting Chair, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) until June 30, 2024. Professor Greg Jamieson will serve as the Acting Chair, MIE from July 1, 2024 to July 26, 2024.
Professor Aimy Bazylak is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and joined the department in 2008 as an Assistant Professor. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013 and Professor in 2018. Aimy has served in several leadership roles within the Faculty and won numerous awards. She directs the Bazylak Group, which focuses on the study and utilization of microfluidic and nanofluidic transport phenomena to achieve unique designs, operation strategies, and water management techniques for clean energy technologies.
Greg A. Jamieson is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto and joined the department in 2002. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2007 and Professor in 2017. Greg has served in several leadership roles within the Faculty and won numerous awards. He directs the Cognitive Engineering Laboratory, which conducts applied human factors engineering research in the natural resource and energy industries.
Please join me in thanking Aimy and Greg for taking on this important leadership role within the Faculty.