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Research Chairs

The Faculty of Engineering Design’s research chairs are internationally renowned scholars who help to improve the depth of knowledge and quality of life for Canadians, strengthen our country’s international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly-skilled experts.

Canada Research Chairs

Elie Azar

  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Buildings and Communities (Tier II)

Hubert Jean-Ruel

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics / Canada Research Chair in Advanced Photonic Sensing Components and Systems (Tier II)

Jaisie Sin

  • Assistant Professor, School of Information Technology / Canada Research Chair in Accessibility and Digital Technology (Tier II)

Jennifer Drake

  • Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Stormwater and Low Impact Development (Tier II), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kristen Schell

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering / Canada Research Chair in Uncertainty Informed Net-Zero Energy System Modelling (Tier II)

Leila Mostaço-Guidolin

  • Canada Research Chair in Imaging Biomaterials and Characterization (Tier II) / Assistant Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

M. Reza Kholghy

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering / Canada Research Chair in Particle Technology and Combustion Engineering (Tier II)

Former Canada Research Chairs

Abhijit Sarkar

  • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Canada Research Chair in Uncertainty Quantification

Alex Ellery

  • Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Andy Adler

  • Former Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering / Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

Banu Örmeci

  • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

  • Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Jacques Albert

  • Former Canada Research Chair in Advanced Photonic Components / Professor Emeritus, Department of Electronics

Matthew Johnson

  • Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Peter Xiaoping Liu

  • Former Canada Research Chair in Interactive Network Computer and Tele-Operation / Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

Sreeraman Rajan

Winnie Ye

  • Professor, Department of Electronics

Endowed and Industrial Research Chairs

Banu Örmeci

  • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ioannis Lambadaris

  • Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research / Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

Mohamed Ibnkahla

  • NSERC/Cisco Industrial Research Chair in Sensor Networks for the Internet of Things / Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

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