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Department of Mechanical Engineering

H. Y. Feng, Head

Professor

Y. Altintas, B.Sc. (Istanbul Tech.), M.Sc. (New Br.), Ph.D. (McM.), P.Eng., Hons. Dr. Ing. (Stutt.), Hons. Dr. Cau. (Budapest), Fellow FRSC, CAE, CE, ASME, SME,   
CIRP, ISNM, AVH, Tokyo, P&WC, NSERC-Pratt & Whitney Industrial Research Chair
M. Chiao, B.S., M.S. (N.Taiwan), Ph.D. (Calif., Berkeley), P.Eng.
A. T. Clare, M.Eng. (Liverpool), Ph.D. (Liverpool), FHEA, RACIRP
A. E. Desjardins, B.Sc. (Br.Col.), Ph.D. (Harv.)
H. Y. Feng, B.S. (Taiwan Nat'l.), M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio), P.Eng., Fellow ASME
I. A. Frigaard, B.Sc. (Cardiff), M.Sc., D.Phil. (Oxf.), C.Math., Mem. SPE, Soc. Rheology, CAIMS, SIAM
D. Grecov, B.Eng. (U.P.B.), Ph.D. (I.N.P.G.), P.Eng., Mem. Soc. Rheology, Mem. ASME, Mem. CSME
S. I. Green, B.A.Sc. (Tor.), M.S., Ph.D. (Cal.Tech.), P.Eng., Mem. ASME, PAPTAC, TAPPI
A. J. Hodgson, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), Ph.D. (M.I.T.; Harv.), P.Eng., Mem. ASME, IEEE, CAOS, Director of Graduate Biomedical Engineering Program
R. Jaiman, B.Tech. (IIT Bombay), M.S., Ph.D. (Ill.U.C.), E.I.T., Sr. Mem. AIAA, Mem. ASME, APS, USACM, SIAM
H. Ma, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), S.M., Ph.D. (M.I.T.), P.Eng.
W. Merida, B.Sc. (Trent), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Vic.(Br.Col.)), P.Eng., P.Phys., FCAE, Mem. ASME, ECS, Director of Clean Energy Research Centre
R. Nagamume, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Osaka), Ph.D. (Roy.Inst.Tech, SE), P.Eng., Mem. IEEE, ASME
C. F. Ollivier-Gooch, B.A., B.S. (Rice), M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford), P.Eng., Mem. ASME, AIAA, SIAM
J. A. Olson, B.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Br.Col.), Mem. Paptac, P.Eng., Mem. Paptac, ASME, TAPPI, Industry Advisory Council for Institute for Computing Information and Cognitive Systems
T. R. Oxland, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Waterloo), M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale), P. Eng., Fellow ASME, CAE; Mem. ISSLS, ORS
A. S. Phani, B.Tech. (Acharya Nagarjuna), M.Sc. (I.I.S., India), Ph.D. (Camb.), P.Eng.
S. N. Rogak, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), M.S., Ph.D. (Cal.Tech.), P.Eng., Mem. SAE
R. N. Rohling, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), M.Eng. (McG.), Ph.D. (Camb.), P.Eng.
G. S. Schajer, B.A., M.A. (Camb.), M.S., Ph.D. (Calif., Berkeley), P.Eng., P.E., C.Eng., Eur. Ing., FCAE, FIMechE, Fellow ASME, CAE, Mem. SEM
B. Stoeber, M.Sc. (Darmstadt), M.Sc. (E.C. Lyon), Ph.D. (Calif., Berkeley), P.Eng., Mem. Soc. of Rheology, Mem. IEEE, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Microfluidics and Sensing Technology

Professor Emeritus

K. V. Bury, B.A.Sc. (Tor.), B.A. (Sir.G.Wms), M.S. (Cal.Tech.), M.B.A. (Stanford), Ph.D. (Tor.)
S. M. Calisal, B.Sc. (Robert Coll.), M.S., Ph.D. (Calif., Berkeley), P.Eng., Fellow: SNAME, ASME
C. W. de Silva, B.Sc.Eng. (Ceyl.), M.A.Sc. (Tor.), Ph.D. (Camb.), Ph.D. (M.I.T.), D.Eng. (Waterloo), P.Eng., FASME, FIEEE, FRSC
R. L. Evans, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), M.A.Sc. (Tor.), Ph.D. (Camb.), P.Eng., C.Eng., FIMechE, Fellow SAE, CAE
M. S. Gadala, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Cairo), Ph.D. (McM.), P. Eng.
E. Hauptmann, B.Sc. (Alta.), M.S., Ph.D. (Cal.Tech.)
G. M. Homsy, B.S. (Calif., Berkeley), M.S., Ph.D. (Ill.), Fellow, American Physical Society, Member, US National Academy of Engineering
S. G. Hutton, B.Sc. (Nott.) M.Sc. (Calg.), Ph.D. (Br.Col.), P.Eng., Mem. ASME, SNAME
M. Iqbal, B.A., B.Sc.Eng. (Punj.), M.Eng., Ph.D.
F. Sassani, B.Sc. (Sharif), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Manc.), P.Eng., Fellow Inst. Manf., ASME, EIC
I. Yellowley, B.Sc. (Nott.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Manc.)

Associate Professor

M. Bacca, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Trento), P.L.Eng., Mem. ASME
W. K. Bushe, B.Sc. (Alta.), Ph.D. (Camb.), P.Eng.
G. Elfring, B.Eng., M.A.Sc. (Vic.(B.C.)), Ph.D. (Calif., S.Diego), P.Eng.
A. Giang, B.A.Sc. (Tor.), S.M., Ph.D. (M.I.T.), E.I.T.
J. Jelovica, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Rijeka), Ph.D. (Aalto), P.Eng.
X. Jin, B.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Beihang), Ph.D. (Br.Col.), E.I.T.
P. Kirchen, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Alta.), Dr.Sc. (ETH), P.Eng., Mem. ASME, SAE
M. Ponga, B.S. (Nat.La Plata), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Seville), P.L.Eng.
N. Zimmerman, B.A.Sc. (Wat.), Ph.D. (Tor.), P.Eng.

Associate Professor Emeritus

A. B. Dunwoody, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), Ph.D. (M.I.T.), P.Eng.
D. P. Romilly, B.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng, Councilor CASI, Mem. SAE, ASM, CMBES, AIAA
H. F. M. Van der Loos, Ph.D. (Stanford), P.Eng., Mem. IEEE, ASME, RESNA

Assistant Professor

D. Liao-McPherson, B.A.Sc. (Tor.), Ph.D. (Mich.), E.I.T.
C. Liu, B.S., M.S. (Penn.), Ph.D. (Penn.)
A. Tavasoli, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Tor.), E.I.T
K. Wen, B.S., M.S. (Yeungnam), Ph.D. (Laval), E.I.T.
L. Wu, B.A.Sc. (Tor.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Stanford), P.Eng.
Y. Yao, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Tianjin), Ph.D. (Waterloo), E.I.T

Professor of Teaching

A. d'Entremont, B.Eng. (McG.), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Br.Col.)
J. Mikkelsen, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), P.Eng., Mem. SNAME, ASME, SAE, Executive Director of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program
P. Ostafichuk, B.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Br.Col.), Mem. ASEE, ASME
T. N. Teslenko, B.A. (Kharkiv), C.Ph.Sc. (Ukraine), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser), Mem. ASEE, IEEE, NCTE, CASDW

Associate Professor of Teaching

J. Abello, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Cornell), P.Eng., Mem. AHS, CEEA, TBP
N. Atabaki, B.Sc. (Sharif), M.A.Sc. (É.Polytech), Ph.D. (McG.), Mem. ASME, Assoc. Mem. ASHRAE, P.Eng.
V. Prodanovic, B.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Belgr.), Ph.D. (Br.Col.), Chair of the Vantage Engineering Program, Director of Master in Engineering Leadership Clean Energy Engineering Program

Assistant Professor of Teaching

C. Sielmann, B.Sc. (Alta.), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Br.Col.), P.Eng.

Lecturer

A. Eyking, (St.Francis Xavier), M.A. (Br.Col.)
M. Fengler, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), P.Eng.
M. Hannan, B.Sc. (Bd.Eng.Tech.), Ph.D. (Singapore), E.I.T.
G. Hendra, B.A.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Br.Col.), E.I.T.
A. Mohammadpanah, B.A.Sc. (Mashhad), M.Sc. (Sharif), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Br.Col.), P.Eng.
B. Rawlings, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), M.A.Sc. (Br.Col.), P.Eng.

Adjunct Professor

I. Braidwood, B.Eng., Ph.D. (Newcastle (U.K.)), P.Eng.
S. Cojocaru, B.A.Sc., M.Eng. (Br.Col.), P.Eng.
M. Hamidi, B.Sc. (Sharif), P.Eng.                                                                  
P. Koenig, B.Sc. (Webb Inst.), M.Sc. (Calif., Berkeley), M.Sc., D.Sc. (GWU)
E. Mazzi, B.Sc. (Calif.Tech.), M.Sc. (S.Calif.), Ph.D. (Br.Col.), P.Eng.
D. E. McGreer, B.A.Sc. (Br.Col.)
T. Sipkens, B.A.Sc. (Waterloo), M.A.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Waterloo)  
V. Stana, M.Eng. (Romania), P.Eng.
A. Vakil, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Sharif), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Br.Col.)
S. Wang, B.Sc. (Shanghai Jiao Tong), M.Sc. (Shanghai), Ph.D. (Darmstadt), P.Eng. PMP

Associate Member

J. S. Blouin, D.C. (Qc.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Laval)
P. Cripton, Ph.D. (Qu.), P.Eng.
E. A. Croft, B.Sc. (Br.Col.), M.A.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Tor.), P.Eng., Fellow ASME, Engineers Canada; Mem. IEEE 
L. Gamage, B.Sc. (Moratuwa), M.Sc. (De Mont.), Ph.D. (Br.Col.)
M. Martinez, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Tor.), Ph.D. (Br.Col.)
A. Rysanek, B.A.Sc., M.Sc. (Qu.), Ph.D. (Camb.)
D. R. Wilson, B.Eng. (McG.), D.Phil. (Oxf.), Mem. ORS, OARSI, ISMRM


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