Vice-President, Sustainability and Innovation, Mercer International

Bill Adams has made outstanding and lasting contributions to engineering practice in Canada's pulp industry, most notably in establishing technologies to produce renewable energy from biomass and innovations to enhance pulp quality for high value products. He has also provided skilled and highly respected leadership in forest industry sustainability, both in technical matters and in interactions with the various stakeholders of Canada's forest resource. In addition to these contributions to Canada, the nominee has generously donated his time and exemplary engineering skills to furthering ...


Mercer International

M. Avedesian has made a significant contribution to the development of the magnesium industry in Canada through the establishment of the Institute of Magnesium Technology, the Chair of Magnesium research at Laval University, and Noranda's entry into magnesium primary production. He is a fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and currently works as a faculty lecturer at McGill University.


McGill University

President, DH Bader Consulting

Dan Bader has been a leader and mentor in the Alberta public service with respect to the successful execution of large, complex, capital intensive, public works projects. For example, the SuperNet Project which provides internet connectivity to over 400 Alberta communities via 12,000 km of fibre optic cable, was delivered on time and on budget under his direction. In addition Mr. Bader continues to serve his profession and his community through a wide variety of Board and Executive positions as well as through his current position of President of DH Bader Consulting.


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Professor, Simon Fraser University

Dr. Majid Bahrami is a visionary leader and researcher who has made significant impacts on society by advancing fundamental aspects of thermofluidic transport phenomena and advanced materials and by applications of novel sustainable energy-water systems. His research and engineering innovations have opened new avenues for translational research and received global attention, with exceptional contributions to the fields of waste-heat driven air-conditioning systems, sorption composites, heat exchangers, thermal storage, passive cooling, fuel cells, batteries, and atmospheric water harvesting. ...


Simon Fraser University

Michael A. Ball, during his years with Transport Canada, made substantial and sustained contributions to the technical development of transportation systems in Canada. Given his extensive and responsible positions in industry prior to joining the department, he brought valuable perspectives to the evolution of transportation policy in the department, and into the wider federal government community. His contributions to numerous committees related to transportation, security, energy and environmental issues nationally and internationally have been well recognized. Michael Ball has also served ...


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Professor, University of Toronto

Professor Kamran Behdinan, of the University of Toronto, is a highly respected leader and innovator in engineering design and design education. He was the founding Chair of the Ryerson Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the founding Director of both the Ryerson Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation and the University of Toronto Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation. He has consecutively held the NSERC Engineering Design Chair at Ryerson University and the NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design at U of T. Professor Behdinan is a Fellow of the Canadian ...


University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Professor (Retired), McGill University

Professor Bélanger is known internationally for his authoritative contributions to automatic control, control theory and robotics and as the author of the textbook Control Engineering: A Modern Approach. Bélanger has been a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at McGill since 1967. He is also experienced in academic administration, having served a decade as dean of the Faculty of Engineering, as well as vice-principal, Research, and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. He has also served widely outside the university, for example, as vice-chair of the Defence Science ...


McGill University

Richard Boudreault is a recognized aerospace and energyauthority who has served on key international committees, and an accomplished teacher. His work in medical imaging led to a new optical platform for breast cancer imaging and for drug development. He is spearheading, scientifically and strategically, development of a new process for the production of alumina which will potentially displace billions of dollars of Canadian imports and impact the aluminum industry worldwide. He is also a recognized expert in venture capital and in the development of technology-based companies, having served ...


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Adjunct Professor, McGill University

Gilles Bourque is a world-renowned gas turbine expert bringing together the industrial research as senior key expert in combustion at Siemens Energy Canada and academic research as adjunct Professor in the mechanical engineering department of McGill University. He has made significant contribution to the advancement of the development of aeroderivative gas turbine combustion system enabling enhanced operation and fuel flexibility, at the same time as reducing pollutant emissions.


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Trustee, SET Entrepreneurial Trust

Bill Buckley is President and Chief Executive Officer of ShawCor Ltd. His leadership has resulted in the growth of the company from a small, Canadian-focused pipe coating business into a global leader in the energy services industry. Since Mr. Buckely joined ShawCor the company has seen a compound annual growth rate of 9.3% in revenue and 12.6% in net income. Mr. Buckley has been the driving force behind many of the programs responsible for ShawCor's success, including a rigorous strategic and business planning process, the ShawCor Manufacturing System and other programs based on best ...


President, Cahill Group

Fred Cahill is the President and owner of the Cahill Group of Companies, which he grew from a small electrical contracting firm to one of the largest multi-disciplinary construction and fabrication companies in Atlantic Canada. The company was named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the eighth consecutive year in 2014. Fred serves on the Board of Directors for the Hibernia Platform Employers' Organization, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Shaw Group of Companies, and is Chairman of the Genesis Group Inc. Fred was the recipient ...


The Cahill Group

City University of Hong Kong

Dr. Guohua Chen is an outstanding chemical engineer, a renowned expert in electrochemical technologies for sustainable development, a highly successful mentor and university administrator. He leads the commercialization of proprietary technologies for energy storage applications, with world leading performance. He has published over 300 journal papers with very top academic impact. He is an assiduous advocate for global collaboration, serving ona number of international councils and editing for prestigious journals, including CanJChE,CJChE, SEPPUR and PSEP. He is a fellow of AIChE and HKIE, ...


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Professor, University of Calgary

John Chen holds two prestigious Research Chairs: the AITF Industrial Chair in Reservoir Engineering and the NSERC/AIEES/Foundation CMG Chair in Reservoir Simulation and is an authoritative world leader in petroleum reservoir engineering. He developed the world's first nano-catalytic in situ upgrading technology and parallel dynamical reservoir simulation software that dramatically improve oil and gas recovery, while significantly reducing environmental impacts. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of the oil production company RockEast Corp., with $200M in assets. He is also a Professor at the ...


University of Calgary

Vice President, Well Resources Inc.

Dr. Keng Chung is globally renowned for his expertise in energy system and petroleum operations. With 40 years of industrial experience, he pioneered and patented several commercial processes and novel technologies used in the petroleum industry. He advocates wasteless processing and resource utilization. He has authored more than 300 journal publications and mentored more than 50 post-doctorate fellows. Dr. Chung advises governments, corporations, and investment banks on green technologies and natural resource management. He is a recipient of the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership ...


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George Cook is an exceptional innovator, entrepreneur and mentor. He was the founding President and is currently the Chairman and CEO of NORAM, a company that has grown to a staff of 80; a company that thrives on the development of novel processes technologies. NORAM's patented nitrobenzene technology provides over 50% of the world's production, in 10 plants on 3 continents. His leadership has been instrumental in attracting and retaining an extraordinary core of engineers, initiating new processes in the chemical, electrochemical, environmental and pulp and paper industries. Previously under ...


Noram Engineering

Dr. Crotogino has done and directed generic engineering research in fundamental areas of pulp and paper processing and has initiated numerous improvements in the technology of the pulp and paper industry in Canada. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the pulp and paper industry including the John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal and the I.H. Weldon Medal. 


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Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Dalai is working as a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Bioenergy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing at the University of Saskatchewan. Hehas been recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of engineering, including: heterogeneous catalyst developments for gas to liquid (GTL) technologies; biodiesel production and applications; hydrogen/syngas production from waste materials; nanotechnology; hydroprocessing of gas oils; value-added products from biomass; and clean coal and gas processing technologies. Professor Dalai has provided ...


University of Saskatchewan

CEO of Electrovaya Inc., Dr. Das Gupta has pioneered numerous developments and inventions that include an electrochemical reactor for pollution abatement in the pulp and paper industry, high-temperature furnaces for experiments in space, and a unique non-toxic process for manufacture of the world's highest energy density lithium ion battery that has found application within marine, automotive, health-care and energy storage sectors. He has over 100 publications, 50 patents, and given numerous invited lectures within Canada and abroad. As an Adjunct Professor, Dr. Das Gupta has facilitated ...


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Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia

Professor Clarence de Silva, University of British Columbia, is a recognized expert in the areas of control and process automation. He has published extensively, and made significant advances in technologies and machinery for Canadian industries. He holds the NSERC-BC Packers Industrial Research Chair in Industrial Automation; he leads the UBC Industrial Automation Laboratory; he is also Director of the National University of Singapore-UBC Applied Science Research Centre. Clarence de Silva has made valuable contributions serving as editor or associate editor for several leading technical ...


Dept of Mechanical Engineering

President, The Rock Doctor

Dr. Devenny has an eminent record of contributions to engineering, the profession and public service including the development of unique technologies for oil sands and open pit coal mining, and standards for high capacity foundations. He is an outstanding engineer and citizen who has also presided over and participated extensively in professional associations. He is currently President of the Rock Doctor Limited.


The Rock Doctor Limited

Executive Vice President Engineering, Canadian Space Mining Corporation

For his leadership in the development of Canadian communication satellites, remote sensing satellites, and space-based robotics. For his critical national work on positioning the Canadian Space industry as a world leader and also, for his dedication to building up the industry, aerospace higher education, and the profession. 


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Professor Emeritus, McGill University

The career of Professor Murray Douglas could serve as a lesson for anyone aspiring to be an outstanding chemical engineer. Together with a large body of inspired and relevant research, he has a long and distinguished record of service in education as well as steady and pioneering contributions to the chemical engineering professional societies. His research spans the intellectual bridge of using engineering at a very fundamental level and in significant ground-breaking ways to develop novel processing methods, software and instrumentation of high industrial significance. His coaching has ...


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Stephen Dunn, Senior Consultant with Hatch Ltd., is a world authority on the development of innovative process technologies for both the metallurgical and petroleum industries. His achievements have led to new and advanced processes based on targeted pilot test-work and data interpretations that provide confident commercial scale-up. These development programs have successfully enabled substantial energy savings, major reductions in environmental pollution and improvements in the clients' product quality. Over a 25-year period, Dr. Dunn has pioneered enormous contributions to the development ...


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Professor and Director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Syst, University of Windsor

Hoda ElMaraghy is a distinguished scholar, accomplished researcher and inspiring mentor. Professor ElMaraghy is an international expert in "Products design and Manufacturing Systems Paradigms, Productivity and Competitiveness. Her pioneering innovative research in flexible manufacturing was a game changer enabling companies to be adaptive and agile. ElMaraghy's impact in engineering, research and education is recognized with many honors and awards. She is Tier I Canada Research Chair in Manufacturing Systems. She has over 450 publications and trained more than 100 Master and PhDs. Professor ...


University of Windsor

Professor, Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering, University of Windsor

Dr. Waguih ElMaraghy is Professor and Director of the Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) at the University of Windsor since 1994. He was Chief Design Engineer in Industry where he worked on the development of the award winning GO Bi-level commuter coaches. Since joining the Universities of Western Ontario in 1986, and Windsor in 1994, he has excelled in engineering education and research, and published in top journals. Dr. ElMaraghy is a Fellow of: the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of ...


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