President and Chief Executive Officer, Eco-Tec Limited

Dr. P. J. Simmons has ensured ownership of his vision of corporate responsibility for sustainability and environmental protection has been adopted by Eco-Tec employees and many of the company's clients. He lectures regularly on entrepreneurship, innovation and environmental sustainability to students at the Universities of Toronto and UOIT. He has driven the innovative process in part by adapting and integrating other technologies to include, for example, reverse osmosis membranes and filtration of particulate matter. He participated in the establishment of University of Ontario Institute of ...

Professor, University of Waterloo

Alexander Penlidis of the University of Waterloo is an outstanding educator, researcher and practitioner who is an internationally recognized authority in polymer reaction engineering. His fundamental and applied contributions to modeling and control of polymerization processes are used by the industrial and research communities worldwide. As an educator and engineer he has received awards for excellence in teaching, for excellence in research and for his numerous contributions to the technical literature. He has also made major contributions to the profession through his many activities in ...

Head of the Metal Forming and Modeling Group in the Departme, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Dr. Lihui Wang, a registered Professional Engineer and active on the world stage, is an internationally renowned scholar in manufacturing research and education. With rich multi-national experience in Canada, China, Japan and now Sweden, he has been promoting Canada beyond the borders. His contributions to manufacturing science include a novel algorithm that enables adaptive mesh generation for dynamic finite element analysis, and methods for improving the responsiveness and dynamism of manufacturing operations under uncertainty conditions. He has been recognized with honors and awards, ...

corporate director and Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones, LLP

Dr. Samarasekera has distinguished herself through her outstanding contributions to the fundamental design and operation of materials production processes notably continuous casting of steel, hot rolling of steel and aluminum, and optoelectonic crystal growth. Her work on steel casting has transformed the industry worldwide. She has previously worked as vice-president of research at UBC and vice chancellor and president at the University of Alberta. She received the Order of Canada in 2002.

SVP of Biz Dev & Tech Partnerships, RANOVUS Inc.

Mr. Hojjat Salemi is one of the known Canadian entrepreneurs who establish several high-tech companies in Ottawa. Currently, he is the Chief Business Development Officer at RANOVUS. Prior to RANOVUS, Hojjat was a cofounder/executive of Cortina System and Skystone Systems. These companies got acquired by Inphi/Marvell and Cisco Systems – at present they have main R&D campuses in Ottawa, Canada. Hojjat received B.SC. and M.A,Sc. from Ottawa University. Hojjat is the recipient of 2010 of Engineering Alumni Award of Excellence, Ottawa University. Hojjat holds numerous patents and ...

Kenneth (Ken) G. Thomas, was formely Global MD, Hatch; COO, Crystallex International Corp (Gold); and for 14 years serving in progressively senior executive roles at Barrick Gold, finally as SVP Technical Services. He successfully developed from research through engineering, construction and commissioning, two of the world's largest gold processing plants for refractory ores; high-pressure autoclaving and oxygenated roasting. He has also written a book on Hydrometallurgical Engineering. He directed research into thiosulphate, a benign chemical, for the leaching of gold as an alternate for ...

Vice Chair, Hatch

As a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, I endorse the nomination of James Marzocca as a Fellow. James has over 40 years of leadership in innovative engineering, project management and emerging metallurgical technologies. He is an expert in his field as identified by our clients who overwhelmingly ask for his assistance to manage their toughest capital projects. James also has exceptional people skills which is reflected in his lifelong concern for safety of our professionals, the need to have diversity in our project teams, and a natural ability to mentor others. John Bianchini ...

Chair Board of Directors, CTI Resources Inc.

Daniel Motyka was President of Questor Technology until June 2005, at which time and following a succession plan, he took on the role of Vice President and Designer Emeritus. He was instrumental in the Gulf Beaufort System and in the Russian joint venture, KomiArctic Oil; he also holds a patent for a waste natural gas incinerator. He served as APEGGA's President in 1998-1999, and serves as its current director on the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers. Daniel Motyka has had a major impact on the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary; he was the founding Chair of ...

Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto

Chul Park has identified the fundamental mechanisms of cell nucleation and growth in plastic foaming, and has designed systems that measure the critical thermophysical properties of polymer-gas mixtures. Based on his findings, a number of industrially viable foaming technologies have been developed. Chul Park has invented technologies that have significantly improved plastics' properties such as impact strength, toughness, fatigue life, elasticity, and heat- and sound-insulation. Moreover, environmentally hazardous blowing agents have been replaced with inert gases. The transfer of knowledge ...

Eugene Polistuk is one of Canada's most prominent business leaders and the founder of one of its most successful high-tech companies. A graduate of the University of Toronto's Electrical Engineering Program, Mr. Polistuk spent 24 years at IBM, where he turned an outmoded packaging plant into one of IBM's highest performing manufacturing facilities. In 1994 he created the IBM spin-off company Celestica Inc. His exceptional entrepreneurial skill guided Celestica to a position as the world's third-largest high-tech outsourcing manufacturer, employing over 50 thousand people in 18 countries. Mr. ...

Thomas Pugsley, formerly Senior Vice-President, Falconbridge Ltd, has made significant contributions to modern Canadian mining, while overcoming unique technological, logistical, environmental and social changes. He developed Falconbridge's $550-million Raglan Mine on Quebec's Ungava Peninsula, and despite the remoteness, Raglan is among the world's cheapest nickel producers. He also developed the US$1.8 billion Collahuasi Mine in northern Chile, which is the world's fourth largest copper producer. With other innovations, he introduced full-face tunnel boring to mine exploration, long-raise ...

Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University

Tamás Terlaky is a leading optimization expert with four authored books and over 180 scientific papers. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Optimization and Engineering. Currently Endowed Chair Professor at Lehigh University, previously Canada Research Chair in Optimization at McMaster University, Founding Director of Canada's first School of Computational Engineering and Science. He received the MITACS Mentorship Award, the Award of Merit of CORS, the Egerváry Award of the Hungarian Operations Research Society,,the Wagner Prize of INFORMS, and the Outstanding Innovation in Service ...

Senior Fellow and Chief Thermo-Mechanical Architect, AMD

Dr. Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Life Fellow ASME, Fellow Canadian Academy of Engineering, is a Distinguished Engineer (and Adjunct Professor in Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science SUNY Binghamton. He obtained the M.A. SC. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.Dr. Refai has made important contributions to the electronics packaging. He has significantly advanced this scientific field through his development of ground-breaking electronics cooling technologies. His engineering practice has not only impacted the academic community, but has also greatly ...

President, MHJ Consulting Inc.

Brent Smith has for almost twenty years carried significant responsibilities in the technically exacting nuclear power industry, at the Point Lepreau Generating Station. In addition to his day job, he has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession through his extensive volunteer service, both provincially and nationally. In addition to leading numerous committees and high profile task forces, he was elected as President of Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick in 2005, and elected as President of Engineers Canada in 2011. He is respected by peers across Canada as a ...

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University

Dr. Gu is a Professor of in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University. He is an internationally recognized researcher in control, robots and Biomedical Engineering with over 300 published conferences and journal papers. He has developed the world first miniature robotic device to enable natural movement of an eye implant with several patents to give the vision to bionic eye, which has potential to benefit over 250 million people visually impaired. His works on robotics vision, surgical robotics, bilateral operation, control theory have been published on distinguished IEEE ...

Director, Operations, Canadian Critical Minerals & Materials Alliance

As an expert in metallurgical and mining processes, Marilyn Spink has managed the successful delivery of complex mine development projects throughout the world ranging in value from $US500M to 9B. In recognition of her illustrious career, in 2020, Marilyn was bestowed the prestigious United Kingdom WIM 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining. In 2018, she was named a Canadian Institute of Mining Distinguished Lecturer and in 2017, the inaugural Ursula Franklin Memorial Lecturer for the University of Toronto. Marilyn has also served her profession as an Ontario Lieutenant Governor Appointee ...

Power Systems Consultant for the African Development Bank, Guy Van Uytven Consultant Inc.

Guy van Uytven is a leader in high voltage power transmission system planning, design and construction. As a consulting engineer, he has been instrumental in the provision of low cost electricity to citizens of 19 less developed countries, thereby improving living standards and contributing to global energy equity. He has ensured the sustainability of the electrical power infrastructure by establishing training programs for local engineers. Guy served as VicePresident Power, Eastern Region for Monenco. He is an advocate for a North American macro grid to enhance the resilience of electrical ...

Engineer, PhD, FCIM, FIMMM, FCAE, McGill Metals Processing Centre

As Associate Director of the McGill Metals Processing Centre, and President and CEO of MetSim Inc., Professor Isac has established an exemplary record of sustained contributions of excellence to the field of Physical Metallurgy. Over a period of forty-five years, she has made major contributions in collaboration with industry to research and development on the metallurgical processing of ferrous and non-ferrous materials, to teaching and training of engineers, and to professional organizations in Canada and overseas. As evidenced by over three hundred publications, numerous invited ...

Adjunct Prof., Western University

Dr. Zhang is a global authority in sustainable coatings who has demonstrated exceptional strength in diverse activities, from conceptual innovation to technology development and product commercialization. His pioneering research and multidimensional leadership have yielded several game-changing green technologies and commercial products, as exemplified by the advanced, fast-growing ultrafine and functional powder coatings being produced in industrial scale. His dedication has led to renowned and transformative technologies and businesses that are reshaping the coatings industry, accelerating ...

President and Chief Technology Officer

Gina Succi's career in engineering spans over three decades in roles from design engineer to Executive Vice President of her own company. For the past 20 years, her focus has been on product development and commercialization in four vastly different market sectors including steelmaking, logistics, mining and construction. She is recognized for integrating technological innovation, operational excellence and customer pull as the basis of a successful corporate strategy. Gina is an inventor with three current patents-pending and more in the making. She mentors aspiring engineers and is a role ...

Charles H. Hantho served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Textile Inc., from 1990 to 1994 and served as its Chairman from 1994 to 1995. He served as the Chairman of Hamilton Utilities Corp., as Chairman of the Board of Camco Inc., as Chairman of Dofasco Inc., and as a Director of Inco Limited and Telemedia Corp. He has served as a Director of Flagship Energy Inc., ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Amec, Inc., Imasco Ltd., Hamilton Utilities Corp, TransAlta Corp., the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Zoom Media. Mr. Hantho has been honoured as a member of ...

Dr. Long is a world-leading expert in developing innovative technologies for effective recovery of bitumen from Canada’s massive oil sand resources. With 24 patents, his step-change inventions, most notably the Secondary Process Aids technology, resulted in revolutionary advances in oil sands processing, creating billions in value and helping secure Canada’s energy future by unlocking oil sands resources in a more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally responsible manner. Dr. Long also made substantive contributions to collaborative research and education in engineering through his ...

Dr. Edouard Gervais, former VP Technology and Market Research with Noranda Sales Corporation LTD, Toronto, Ontario and Manager of the Product Engineering division of the Noranda Technology Center, Pointe Claire, Quebec, is internationally recognized as an expert in the metallurgy of zinc and its alloys. At Noranda he distinguished himself in the creation and management of a new Product Engineering Division at the Noranda Research Centre.In 1991 he was appointed Executive Director to launch and manage the International Zinc Association (IZA), Brussels,Belgium. World zinc industry resources in ...

DISTINGUISHED ADJUNCT PROFESSOR ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGI, UCLA

Dr. Asad M. Madni was President, COO& CTO of BEI Technologies from 1992-2006. He led the development & commercialization of intelligent sensors, systems & instrumentation including, the control system for Hubble Space Telescope’s Star Selector which provided the Hubble with unprecedented pointing accuracy & stability, resulting in truly remarkable images that have enhanced our understanding of the universe; and the revolutionary MEMS GyroChip® technology which is used worldwide for Electronic Stability Control & Rollover Protection in passenger vehicles, thereby saving ...

Professor, Polytechnique Montreal

After graduating from McGill University, Paul had a successful engineering design consulting career working for the forest sector across Canada and around the world, at Beak Consultants Limited and HA Simons Limited. During this time he was sought after to provide innovative process and environmental engineering solutions for his clients, and worked at over 70 pulp and paper mills and companies. In 2000, he joined École Polytechnique to become the first NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair, and since has impacted the Canadian forestry sector through the application of advanced product ...