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Research Chairs and Professorships

RESEARCH CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS
With 35 research chairs throughout five engineering departments, the Schulich School of Engineering has the highest number of endowed chairs for a school of its size. Chair focus areas include: energy, environment, biomedical, information communications technology and sustainable futures.

Energy Chairs Chairholder Department
ConocoPhillips/NSERC/AERI Chair in Tight Gas Engineering Roberto Aguilera Chemical and Petroleum
iCore/NSERC/Foundation Computer Modelling Group Chair in Reservoir Modelling John Chen Chemical and Petroleum
CRC Tier 2 in Energy and Imaging Apostolos Kantzas Chemical and Petroleum
CRC Tier 2 in Pipeline Engineering Frank Cheng Mechanical and Manufacturing
Zandmer/CRC Tier 2 in Hydrogen and Catalysis Josephine Hill Chemical and Petroleum
EnCana Petroleum/Petroleum Society Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering Tony Settari Chemical and Petroleum
John Lau/ Husky Energy Industrial Research Chair in Bituminous Materials Ludo Zanzotto Civil /Chemical and Petroleum
NSERC/Nexen/Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions Industrial Research Chair in Catalysis for Bitumen Upgrading Pedro Pereira Almao Chemical and Petroleum
NSERC/Talisman Industrial Research Chair in Drilling Engineering Geir Hareland Chemical and Petroleum
Schulich Chair in Geostatistics Jerry Jensen Chemical and Petroleum
University Professorship Gord Moore Chemical and Petroleum
Enmax/Schulich Chair in Renewable Energy David Wood Mechanical and Manufacturing
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Heavy Oil Properties and Processing
Harvey Yarranton Chemical and Petroleum
Environment Chairs Chairholder Department
CRC Tier 1 in Energy and the Environment David Keith Chemical and Petroleum
CRC Tier 2 in Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering Alex De Visscher Chemical and Petroleum
NSERC Research Chair in Snow Avalanche Risk Control Bruce Jamieson Civil
Urban Alliance Professorship in Transportation Systems Optimization Lina Kattan Civil
Biomedical Chairs Chairholder Department
Alvin Libin Ingenuity Chair in Biomedical Engineering Michal Okoniewski Electrical and Computer
CRC Tier 1 in Biomedical Engineering Leo Behie Chemical and Petroleum
CRC Tier 2 in Biomedical Engineering Janet Ronsky Mechanical and Manufacturing
CRC Tier 2 in Orthopaedic Bioengineering Neil Duncan Civil
Killam Memorial Chair Nigel Shrive Civil
University Professorship Rangaraj Rangayyan Electrical and Computer
ICT Chairs Chairholder Department
CRC Tier 1/iCORE Professor in Intelligent RF Radio Technology Fadhel M. Ghannouchi Electrical and Computer
CRC Tier 1/iCORE Chair in Wireless Location Gerard Lachapelle Geomatics
CRC Tier 2 in Applied Electromagnetics Michal Okoniewski Electrical and Computer
CRC Tier 2 in Mobile Multi-Sensor Geomatics Systems Naser El-Sheimy Geomatics
iCORE Chair in Integrated Sensors and Intelligent Systems Orly Yadid-Pecht Electrical and Computer
University Professorship Jim Haslett Electrical and Computer
Sustainable Futures Chairs Chairholder Department
CRC Tier 2 in Project Management Systems Janaka Ruwanpura Civil
Chair in Project Management Francis Hartman Civil
University Professorship Marcelo Epstein Mechanical and Manufacturing
John Holmlund Chair in Land Tenure and Cadastral Studies Mike Barry Geomatics
Other Chairs Chairholder Department
Engineering Education Innovation Ron Hugo
 Mechanical and Manufacturing

 

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