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, ...

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 ...

President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

Pierre Tremblay has pioneered the use of innovative maintenance processes and practices at Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation (OPG) which have significantly improved the quality and cost-effectiveness of maintenance activities within OPG's nuclear fleet. His exceptional leadership in introducing innovative human performance methodologies resulted in a ten-fold reduction in disruptive events in the fleet within a five year period, resulting in significant improvements in overall nuclear plant performance and availability.

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 ...

Founder and CEO, WaterSMART Solutions Ltd.

Kim Sturgess is the founder and CEO of Alberta WaterSMART, a water management services company committed to developing and improving the management of Alberta's water resources. Alberta WaterSMART serves industrial, municipal and government clients and has had a significant impact on water strategies, deployment and policy over the last ten years. She also founded and is the Executive Director of the Alberta WaterPortal Society, a charitable organization that provides web-based education and information on water issues in Alberta and globally. She has served on several expert panels and ...

Independent Director, PTAC

Kenneth Putt served as an executive with Imperial Oil Limited and consulted in Management of Technological Change. He was a University of Calgary Senator for 8 years and was a founding member of several University of Calgary industry advisory committees. He was the (first industrial) recipient of the University of Calgary's Outstanding Volunteer Award (Engineering) and received APEGA's Voluntary Service Award. He is a founding Director, 1st Honorary Member, Lifetime Achievement Award, Chairman's Award, and Legacy Award recipient of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada PTAC. Ken is a past ...

Director - Advisory and Fiduciary Boards, Volant Products Inc.

Dr. Bill Roggensack has been recognized for his expertise in developing and applying new technologies in the energy industry. As a team-oriented executive, he has contributed to the establishment and growth of a high technology engineering and manufacturing company. He has provided technical and managerial leadership for the development, manufacture and deployment of new and innovative products and technology that enhance the operational safety and efficiency of well construction operations for long horizontal wells worldwide. The newest product line has revolutionized pipe handling, casing ...

Lead Independent Director, Bowlero Corp

Jack Young has been eminently successful in the generation and application of new knowledge associated with primary steelmaking operations. With over forty years' experience, he has provided exceptional engineering leadership in simulation modelling and commissioning of numerous steelmaking plants within Canada and abroad. He has coauthored a textbook entitled 'Metallurgical Plant Design' and made significant contributions to the training of engineers in industry as well as engineering students at both McGill and the University of Toronto. Throughout his distinguished career, Young has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Distinguished Professor, Canada Research Chair, Western University

Dr. Jesse Zhu has made major contributions to the application and understanding of particle technology and fluidized bed processes. Working closely with students, colleagues and industry, he has made significant advances in many areas of particle technology, including handling of cohesive particulate materials, powder coating, and fluidized bed reactors, and developing innovative technologies, as well as advancing fluidization theories. His work has contributed in particular to the chemical, biochemical, materials, pharmaceutical and environmental industries, with several technologies ...

Professor Mechanical Engineering, Division of Biomedical Eng, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Chris Zhang has made outstanding contributions to systems design, control or operation management technology, and robotics. His work pays particular attention to integrated design and control of dynamic systems for high performance with resilience. This has led to the improvement of disaster management practice and development of highly-resilient robots used for rescue during natural disasters. He has trained a large number of highly qualified personnel and is widely recognized as an excellent educator, having received the University of Saskatchewan's Distinguished Graduate Supervisor ...

Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director, Centre for Bioco, University of Toronto

Dr. Mohini Sain is an innovator and entrepreneur who is motivated by a vision of a more environmentally sustainable future. He is a pioneer in using renewable raw materials to create and manufacture bio-plastics and nano-biocomposites with uncompromising end-use and environmental performance. His university-based research team covers the entire spectrum; from strategic fundamental research to market-driven applied research and commercialization. The spin-off companies from these activities create employment and teach entrepreneurship by example. With applications of his products in a number ...

Dr. Yi Zhang is a world-renowned expert in real-time power-system simulation. He has provided exceptional leadership as VP R&D and CTO of RTDS Technologies Inc., the world’s largest real-time simulator manufacturer. He has personally developed and directed the development of many key features that make real-time simulation relevant in today’s environment. These include advanced models for new converter topologies, renewable resources and interfaces to the communication layers that control modern large power-systems. He has served in many IEEE/CIGRE working groups and journal ...

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 ...

Farmer, Self-employed

Dr. John Mann brings to the Academy 34 years of engineering and executive experience in all technical aspects of the automotive industry: R&D and new technologies, engine control systems, electric/electronic systems, vehicle dynamics, vehicle safety, alternative fuels, etc. As Retired Vice President of Engineering & Regulatory Affairs for Chrysler Canada, as well as Retired Chairman of the Board of the University of Windsor/Chrysler Canada Automotive R&D Centre in Windsor, Past Chair of the Board of the Auto21 NCE, he has made major contributions to Canada's automotive industry. ...

Professeur, École de technologie supérieure

Hany Moustapha, is Senior Fellow and Manager of the Pratt & Whitney Canada Technology and Collaboration Program. His responsibilities include integration, execution and deployment of the firm's Engineering, Manufacturing and Repair technologies into future products. He is well known within the aerospace industry for his expertise in gas turbines, with over 70 publications on turbine performance and design. Hany Moustapha is also the Director of the Concordia Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI) and Vice-President of the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace ...

Professor Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Depart, University of Toronto

Javad Mostaghimi, Professor, University of Toronto, is internationally recognized for his research on thermal plasma technology and its industrial applications. His numerical models of plasma sources and thermal spray coating are widely cited and applied. He is the cofounder and director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Techniques of the University of Toronto and was the cofounder of Simulent Inc., a software and consulting company working in Asia, Europe and North America. He also cofounded Ablazeon Inc. to commercialize an innovative plasma torch which he developed.

President & CEO, A.U.G. Signals LTD.

Dr. George Lampropoulos is a leader in industry and academia in the areas of radar, space, photonics and environmental engineering. He has made outstanding contributions to engineering in many fields and his advances have had impact in the areas of mineral exploration, earth observation from space, defence and intelligent water quality monitoring. The company that he founded has commercialized these advances and has grown to become an internationally known source of expertise. His techniques have been adopted worldwide and have helped place Canadian engineering in remote sensing at the ...

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. ...

Kim Keating has made significant engineering contributions to key projects in the North Atlantic offshore oil and gas industry which have powerfully contributed to transforming Newfoundland and Labrador into one of Canada's 'have' provinces. In addition to this, her volunteer service, leadership and impact in her community are widely recognized through her involvement with Memorial University's Board of Regents, the Rhodes Scholarship in Canada regional selection committee, Women in Science & Engineering (NL), the International Women's Forum (NL), and as the 40th Chair of the St. John's ...

Director, McGill Metals Processing Centre

Roderick Guthrie as Director of the McGill University Metals Processing Centre has been a pioneer in the application of fluid dynamics, together with associated heat transfer and mass transfer phenomena to metallurgical processing operations.  He has also been engaged in the application of modern analytical and modelling methods to steelmaking and light metals research.  He has authored over 600 publications and generated 16 inventions.

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Huskilson is a pioneer in the energy sector in Canada and internationally. Since his appointment as President and CEO of Emera Inc. in November 2004 the company has more than doubled its assets, from $4 billion to over $9 billion. Under his leadership Emera has expanded its strategic energy services and infrastructure in the Northeastern US, Atlantic Canada, St. Lucia, Grand Bahama and Barbados. Chris has led capital and service based initiatives such as a pumped storage hydro-electric facility, natural gas pipelines, gas-fired power plants, an energy services company and a renewable ...