Faculty

H. Abdolvand

Associate Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Low-Emission Energies, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Computational and Experimental Solid Mechanics; Deformation of Materials across Scales; Crystal Plasticity; Finite Element; Diffraction and Imaging Techniques

S.F. Asokanthan

Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Dynamics and Control; Inertial Sensing and Applications; Nonlinear and Stochastic Mechanics; Rotating Flexible Multi-body Systems

K. Coley

Professor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: High Temperature Kinetics; Process Modeling; Slags; Transport Properties; Oxygen Steelmaking; Ladle Metallurgy

C. DeGroot

Assistant Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Computational Fluid Dynamics; High Performance Computing; Algorithms; Porous Media; Water/Wastewater Treatment

L. Ferreira

Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Medical Mechatronics; Implantable Transducer Design; Biomechanics of Major Joints; Computer-Aided Systems for Orthopaedic Surgery

J.M. Floryan

Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Fluid Mechanics; Hydrodynamic Stability; Flow Control; Numerical Algorithms; Moving Boundary Problems; Immersed Boundary Conditions Method

E. Gkouti

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Advanced Composites; Smart and Soft Materials; Multi-Physics Modeling; AI/ML-Driven Technology; Computer Vision in Material Fabrication; Experimental or Image-Based Material Characterization; Modeling/Simulation; Intelligent Defect Detection Techniques; Solid Mechanics; Finite Element Analysis

B. Hamilton

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Fouling Resistant Surfaces; Biomimetic Surface Topographies; Multi-Axis CNC Machining; Boundary Layer Flow

T.R. Jenkyn

Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Orthopaedic Biomechanics; Advanced Medical Imaging; Musculoskeletal Computational Modeling; Injury Causation Biomechanics; Sport Science

L.Y. Jiang

Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Solid Mechanics; Nanomechanics; Multi-Physics Modeling; Soft Matters; Smart Materials; Composites

E. Johlin

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Nano-Photonics; Energy Materials including Silicon and Perovskite; Photovoltaic Conversion

J. Johnson

Professor and Graham King Research Chair, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Orthopaedic Biomechanics; Implant Design and Analysis; Joint Motion and Load Transfer

R.E. Khayat

Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Theoretical Fluid Dynamics; Free Surface and Interfacial Flows; Hydrodynamic Stability; Micro-Convective Heat Transfer; Newtonian and Complex Fluids

R. Klassen

Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Micro-Mechanical Properties of Materials; Time-Dependent Deformation of Materials; Microstructure /Mechanical Property Relationships

G.K. Knopf

Professor and Director of Engineering in Medicine (M.Eng.), Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Engineering Design; Geometric Modeling; Laser Micro-Fabrication; Optical Devices and Systems; Bioelectronics Biosensors

E. A. Lalone

Associate Professor and Associate Director Biomedical Engineering - Undergraduate, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Biomechanics; Kinematics; Joint Contact Mechanics; Musculoskeletal Imaging; Orthopaedic Biomechanics; Rehabilitation Sciences

D. Langohr

Associate Professor and Associate Director Biomedical Engineering - Graduate, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Design and Analysis of Orthopaedic Joint Replacement Implants; Computational and In-Vitro Tribological Assessments of Interacting Surfaces; Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical and Biological Structures

J. Makaran

Assistant Professor, Teaching Scholar and Associate Chair - Professional Programs, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Engineering Curriculum Design; Experiential Learning; Industry-Academic Interaction; Mechatronic Product Design; Design for Manufacturing; Electronics and Instrumentation

H. Mao

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Head Biomechanics; Traumatic Brain Injury; Mechanisms of Brain Dysfunction; Impact Biomechanics; Blast Biomechanics; Constitutive Modeling of Soft Materials; Solid and Structural Mechanics

M.D. Naish

Associate Professor and Director, Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Mechatronic Systems; Computer-Aided Surgery and Therapy; Surgical Robotics and Training; Sensing Systems; Medical Devices; Robotics

K. Ogden

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Computational and Analytical Fluid Dynamics; Mixing and Turbulence; Waves and Hydraulic Flows; Coastal Flows, Solid and Structural Mechanics

A. Price

Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Smart Material Actuators and Sensors; Mechatronic Systems for Industrial Automation and Biomedical Applications; Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Materials; Conductive Electroactive Polymers and Composites; Magnetic and Thermal Shape Memory Materials

E. Savory

Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng, C.Eng

Research Interests / Specializations: Experimental Fluid Dynamics; Wind Engineering; Environmental Flows; Biological Fluid Mechanics

R. Sherratt

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Porous Materials; Multiphase Flows; Heat Transfer; Composite Material Simulations; Wastewater Treatment; Thermal Energy Storage

H. Shi

Assistant Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Additive Manufacturing; Functional Materials and Devices; Energy Storage; Biomedical Sensors and Implants; Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials; Data-Driven Advanced Manufacturing

K. Siddiqui

Professor and Vice-Provost (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies), Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Experimental Fluid Mechanics; Turbulence; Interfacial Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer; Alternative Energy Systems; Energy Conversion

A.G. Straatman

Professor and Department Chair, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCSME

Research Interests / Specializations: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Convective Heat Transfer; Porous Materials; Turbulence

O.R. Tutunea-Fatan

Professor and Associate Chair - Graduate Research Programs, Ph.D, P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Multi-Axis CNC Machining; Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing; Intelligent Machining Systems; Numerical Methods

R. Willing

Associate Professor and Associate Chair - Undergraduate, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Orthopaedic Biomechanics; Biomedical Implant Design and Analysis; Computational and Experimental Biomechanics; Multi-Objective Design Optimization

J.T. Wood

Professor and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Engineering, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Structure-Property Relationships; Lightweight Structural Materials for Automotive Applications; Magnesium Die-Casting; Composite Materials

M. Xia

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Smart Manufacturing; Machine Condition Monitoring; Industrial Data Mining; Process Monitoring and Optimization; Smart Clean Energy Systems

I. Yang

Assistant Professor and Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Spine & Trauma Biomechanics, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Orthopaedic Spine and Trauma Biomechanics; Bone Fracture Healing and Spine Fusion; Computer Vision for Medical Imaging; 3D Reconstruction and Machine Learning Algorithms; Numerical Methods and Reliability in Machine Learning; Design and Analysis of Orthopaedic Implants. Pillar(s): Biomechanics, Imaging, Mechatronics

C. Zhang

Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Interests / Specializations: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Gas-Solid Two-Phase Flows; Vapor-Liquid Two-Phase Flows; Combustions and Emission Controls

Y. Zhao

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Research Interests / Specializations: Energy Storage Materials; Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Batteries; Surface and Interface Engineering; Advanced Materials Characterization