Our research chairs
Celebrating over 20 research chairs across our six departments
Biomedical Engineering
![Dr. Amir Sanati Nezhad](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-03/Mech-Amir%20Nezhad1%20-%20resized.jpg?h=0928f737&itok=nF6TS7MW)
Dr. Amir Sanati Nezhad
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Bio-Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS)
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
![Joule Bergerson](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2018-11/150407_EDIT_Joule_Bergerson-0004.jpg?itok=qKZBw5Um)
![Roman Shor](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-08/Roman%20Shor.jpg?itok=MQLKC33r)
![Nader Mahinpey](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2018-11/Nader%20Mahinpey5%20-%20resized.jpg?h=69a8b05e&itok=picc1U2Y)
Dr. Nader Mahinpey
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Novel CO2 Capture Technologies for Oil Sands Operations
![Brij Maini](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-08/UofC%20Schulich%20Maini2%20-%20resized.jpg?itok=LmFjuW2S)
Dr. Brij Maini
CNOOC North America Industrial Research Chair in Advanced In-Situ Recovery Processes for Oil Sands
![Dr. Uttandaraman (U.T.) Sundararaj](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-10/Sundararaj_photo.jpg?itok=vaLr6DrI)
Civil Engineering
![Lina Kattan](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2018-11/AMA%20Active%20Traffic%20and%20Demand%20Management%20Lab_025%20-%20resized.jpg?h=f2ef67f0&itok=UUS8_Yq0)
Dr. Lina Kattan
Urban Alliance Professorship in Transportation Systems Optimization
Tier I Canada Research Chair in Integrative Transportation Systems through Automation and Connectivity
![Dr. Kerry Black, Civil Engineer, Schulich School of Engineering](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2020-11/Kerry029-smaller.jpg?h=91241e7a&itok=IzMpYrVA)
Dr. Kerry Black
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Integrated Knowledge, Engineering & Sustainable Communities
![Dr. Alain Pietroniro](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2022-06/1562121860167.jpeg?itok=tgwTd26i)
Dr. Alain Pietroniro
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Water Systems in a Changing Climate
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Electrical and Software Engineering
![Portrait - Leo Belostotski](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2018-12/Belostotski%2C%20Leo.jpg?itok=o6q_xhEb)
Dr. Leonid Belostotski
Tier II Canada Research Chair in High Sensitivity Radiometers and Receivers
![Hadis Karimipour](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-08/Hadis%202.jpg?itok=gQRg1PI6)
![Dr. Laleh Behjat, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2020-11/Behjat%2C%20Laleh.jpg?itok=oec0n4vG)
![Dr. Henry Leung](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-10/HenryLeung.jpg?itok=-Tr8OvtP)
![Dr. Erika Janitz](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2024-05/FRZ_6362.jpg?h=e09736f7&itok=CBujCooQ)
Geomatics Engineering
![Dr. Naser El-Sheimy](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2018-12/FGS-Headshots-1453.jpg?h=7ab542e3&itok=Afob0qs2)
![Dr. Steve Liang, Schulich School of Engineering, Geomatics Engineering](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2020-11/LiangSteve_Nov07.jpg?itok=G5wIKyXd)
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
![Sam Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2018-11/FGS-Headshots-303.jpg?h=dfa5dd61&itok=ZdueU2TQ)
![Craig Johansen](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-05/Mech-Craig%20Johansen.jpg?h=73e5e699&itok=aw3JhC9z)
![Simon Park](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-08/Mech-Simon%20Park4.jpg?itok=MMJQrEs3)
![Frank Cheng](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-08/Frank%20Cheng.jpg?itok=pXlhiWuJ)