About our dean
Dean Anders Nygren and the Schulich leadership team are proud of the momentum created in our faculty over the years as we work towards enhancing our community and expanding our impact.
About Anders Nygren
Dr. Nygren is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and currently serves as the Interim Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering. Dr. Nygren first joined the University of Calgary as a postdoctoral associate in 1999 and has been a faculty member in the Schulich School of Engineering since 2004. Over his 20 years in the school, he has a track record of leadership responsibilities, including serving as Co-Director for the Centre for Bioengineering Research & Education (now the Department of Biomedical Engineering) 2011-2014, Associate Dean (Academic & Planning) 2014-2018, and Vice-Dean since 2018. Dr. Nygren also served as Acting Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering July-December 2019.
Dr. Nygren has played a central role in many initiatives in the Schulich School of Engineering over the past decade, including the successful launch and accreditation of the Energy Engineering program, the establishment of the combined BSc Engineering and BComm program with the Haskayne School of Business, and implementation of significant growth in enrolment in the BSc Engineering and course-based Master of Engineering programs.
Dr. Nygren holds Master’s degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and the University of Houston, Texas, USA and a PhD from Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA, all in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining the Schulich School of Engineering, Dr. Nygren completed several years of postdoctoral training in Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Calgary. His research interests are in the area of computational approaches to cardiac electrophysiology and mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias.
Our deans over time
July 1, 2024
- present
Anders Nygren
April 1, 2014
- June 30, 2024
Bill Rosehart
July 1, 2013
- Mar 31 2014
Bill Rosehart (Interim Dean)
July 11, 2011
- Jun 30 2013
Guy Gendron
July 1, 2010
- Jul 10 2011
Anil Mehrotra (Interim Dean)
July 1, 2006
- Jun 30 2010
Elizabeth Cannon
Jan. 1, 1994
- Jun 30 2006
S. Chan Wirasinghe
July 1, 1990
- Dec 31 1993
Edward Rhodes
July 1, 1985
- Jun 30 1990
Len Bruton
Jan. 1, 1981
- Jun 30 1981
Om Malik (Acting Dean)
July 1, 1975
- Jun 30 1985
Thomas Barton
Jan. 1, 1975
- Jun 30 1975
Art McMullen (Acting Dean)
Aug. 1, 1974
- Dec 20 1974
Grant Huber (Acting Dean)
July 15, 1968
- Jul 31 1974
Robert Ritter
July 1, 1967
- Jun 30 1968
Rod de Paiva (Acting Dean)
April 1, 1965
- Jun 30 1967
Adam Neville