I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Hani Naguib as Chair, Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2024. Professor Hani Naguib joined the University of Toronto in 2005 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2008, and Full Professor in 2012. He has led new strategic initiatives at the University of Toronto such as the founding Director of the Toronto Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and the Associate Director of the Robotics Institute. Additionally, he is the recipient of many honors and awards such as the Canada Research Chair, the Premier’s Research Award of Ontario, and the faculty Early Teaching Award. His research and teaching expertise are on emerging advanced manufacturing technologies for the next generation smart and programmable materials. The main goal of his research program is to develop sustainable and transformational materials and manufacturing for health care, energy, and environmental sectors.
Please join me in congratulating Hani on his appointment and wishing him a rewarding journey for his term.
I extend my deep appreciation to the community for input and the following members of the Advisory Committee in this search for their time and thoughtful input:
- Professor Vina Goghari, Vice-Dean Research and Program Innovation, School of Graduate Studies (SGS)
- Associate Professor Teaching Stream Scott Ramsey, MSE
- Associate Professor Naomi Matsuura, MSE and Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME)
- Professor Eli Sone, MSE and IBME
- Professor Chandra Veer Singh, MSE
- Professor William Cluett, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
- Amanda Morelli, Undergraduate Student, MSE
- Masha Stanko, Graduate Student, MSE
- Fanny Strumas Manousos, Director of Administration, MSE
I also would like to take this opportunity to extend gratitude and warm thanks on behalf of the Faculty to Associate Professor Jane Howe who served as the Acting Chair, MSE since December 2023. Additionally, I would like to thank Professor Glenn Hibbard, Chair MSE since July 2019. Under Glenn’s leadership he guided the department through the pandemic, led efforts to revise the undergraduate curriculum, and was instrumental in forging the linkages with FASE and the Acceleration Consortium. We are grateful for your service and wish you continued success.