Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science Report

synergy

Faculty of Engineering,Architecture and Science Report

We collaborate and innovate to solve big problems

02 Message from the Dean

04 Case studies

22 Departments

44 Faculty profiles

COVER A bubble’s precise spherical shape allows it to hold the gas insidewith the least possible surface area. When two bubbles meet, they merge,forming walls at a prescribed angle. If enough bubbles meet, the cells formhexagons. Like FEAS, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

When knowledge and action come together through collaboration, the result is synergy.

In the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science, we workcollaboratively with industry, government,and academia to tackle real-worldproblems and to develop and test innovative solutions.

Through collaboration, we create new knowledge that makes Canadianshealthier, safer, more competitive and more prosperous.

A Message from Dr. Mohamed LachemiDean, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science

The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science (FEAS) at Ryerson University is focused on practical, relevant research. We routinely work with private and publicpartners, regarding and integrating their specialized knowledge and perspectives. Weare affiliated with some of Canada’s largest corporations and organizations. We alsowork closely with university colleagues in Ontario, across Canada and around the world.

FEAS makes valuable contributions to each of these partnerships. We provide ourpartners with access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, a pool of talentedresearchers and students, and opportunities to leverage significant governmentfunding. Our downtown Toronto location enables us to focus on issues relevant tolarge cities and to test the practicality of our findings with leading businesses, publicsector organizations and health care institutions. At the same time, we scale down our findings to explore their applicability in smaller rural and remote communities. The new knowledge created at FEAS positions our partners at the forefront ofadvances in technology and science.

FEAS has several clear areas of focus—fields where we have proven strengths towhich we are attracting top researchers, students, and industry partners. Each areainvolves multiple disciplines and has a direct impact on the communities around us,improving quality of life and supporting economic well-being:

Energy—After more than a century of oil-driven economies, we are facing a new world—one where oil resources are limited and greenhouse gases must be reduced.FEAS is exploring ways to optimize existing technologies, improve energy efficiency,and create alternative energy sources.

Biomedical Engineering and Science—More than ever before, technology is driving medical advances. FEAS brings to bear innovative ideas and technologies to improve medical imaging, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Water Quality—Canada is rich in fresh water resources, but we cannot take them for granted. Researchers at FEAS are working on technologies to protect, conserve,test, treat, and safely distribute water.

Transportation—Transportation is critical to Canada’s economic success, especially in the context of large cities. FEAS has exceptional expertise in critical fields such astraffic/road safety, highway design, geomatics, aircraft design, and air quality.

Digital Media—Our world is increasingly a virtual one. Ryerson is a recognized leader in digital media for applications in fields such as healthcare, education, andentertainment. Researchers at FEAS are developing innovative hardware and software to support these advances.

FEAS is a community of more than 230 faculty members working in the areas aboveand other fields. These dedicated men and women bring to every project a combinationof industry experience, academic rigour, curiosity, and vision. They are accustomed to working across disciplinary borders and beyond the walls of academia to discoverinnovative, and ultimately, workable solutions.

At FEAS, research is not a solitary activity. We bring people together; we put knowledge into action; we achieve synergy. As our research activities intensify, the opportunities are limitless.

Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, P.Eng., FCAE, FCSCEDean, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science

The evidenceof synergySolving real-world problemsthrough community and collaboration

Case Studies | ryerson.ca/feas

defeating

an invisible

enemyBIOFILMS AND BIOCONTAMINATION CONTROL

Chemists and microbiologistsjoin forces to stop harmful

microbes in their tracks

RIGHT A biofilm is a group of cells that adhere to each other on a surface, usually in a self-produced matrix. An efficient means to maintain a protected niche, biofilms make

it difficult to eradicate microorganisms and can lead to infection and contamination.(Photo courtesy of Alain Filloux and Helga Mikkelsen, Imperial College London)

Think of it as armour in the battle against harmful microbes.

When microbes attach themselvesto a surface, they form a biofilm—an aggregate of microbial cellsthat can lead to material damage,food contamination, and infection.Disinfectants often kill only someof the cells in a biofilm, leaving thesurviving microbes to re-grow andre-colonize surfaces.

Researchers at Ryerson arerefining an innovative solution—a protective coating that sticks to porous surfaces and stopsbiofilms from forming by disruptingthe cell walls of the microbes and “bleeding” them to death. The coating is water-based andpermanent, meaning fewer harshchemicals are released into theenvironment.

ABOVE Master's graduate Virgil Guran (right) and PhDstudent Alex Dumitrache (left)

Case Study in Synergy | Biofilms and Biocontamination Control


The project is a partnership betweenthe labs of Dr. Daniel Foucher, achemist, and Dr. Gideon Wolfaardt,a microbiologist and CanadaResearch Chair in EnvironmentalInterfaces and Biofilms. The chemistsdevelop and refine the coating andthe microbiologists develop tests to evaluate the coating’s antimic-robial efficiency in environmentsthat simulate the real world. The project is supported by BioshieldTechnologies Canada and InduscoDistribution of America.

For PhD student Lukas Porosa, thisproject is a fascinating opportunityto work across disciplinary bound-aries. His earlier training in biology,chemistry and molecular scienceat Ryerson has prepared Porosafor research in a multidisciplinaryenvironment. “I enjoy the exchangeof knowledge that occurs in thistype of research,” says Porosa.“You bring your own backgroundand learn from others.”

Dr. Foucher worked in industry for12 years before joining Ryerson.

He is helping Bioshield Techno-logies to get Canadian approval forits product, and working on patentextensions for coatings effectiveon non-porous materials such asplastic, glass, and metals.

The coatings are already beingused around the world; including in the facilities of a major Turkishsoccer team, in buses and hotels,and even on beehives. In the future,the coating could be used in foodprocessing plants to help preventthe kind of cross-contaminationthat led to the listeria outbreak in2008. “One of the issues is thetransferring of pathogens from onework environment to another oncleaning cloths,” says Dr. Foucher.“A surface may look good but notreally be clean. With this product,an entire hospital room could befogged and all the surfaces wouldbe protected.”

“It’s great working with ourindustry partners on this project,”he adds. “We’ve learned a lot from one another.”

Drs. Daniel Foucher and Gideon Wolfaardt arecollaborating to create aprotective coating that preventsthe growth of biofilms. It’s strong armour for the war against food contamination and hospital-acquired infection.

TOP Extracting samples for testing

BOTTOM Dr. Foucher (left) and PhD student Lucas Porosa (right)

home

warm

homeENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES

FEAS researchers team up tomake our houses more energy efficient

RIGHT Visualization of the air flow between the slats of a Venetian blind.

Case Study in Synergy | Energy-efficient Homes

When you think of anenvironmentally friendly house,you may think of a sleek woodstructure set in pristine wilderness.But what about the concrete high-rise apartment buildings that are so common across theGreater Toronto Area? Could they ever be made greener?

This question is the focus of amajor research study, the TowerRenewal Project, led by Ryerson

and funded by the City of Toronto,the Canada Mortgage and HousingCorporation, the Ontario Ministryof Municipal Affairs and Housing,and Enbridge Inc.

The project will explore ways togreen aging apartment towers—everything from changing the boilersand upgrading windows and insu-lation, to educating and motivatingresidents. “Engineering studentswill be working at pilot sites, doing

ABOVE A laser interferometer is used to measure heat transfer


a comprehensive analysis toupgrade energy efficiency atminimal cost,” says Dr. Alan Fung, a professor in the Department ofMechanical and Industrial Engi-neering. “Students from otherdisciplines will be working withresidents, encouraging them tomake changes even though theydon’t pay for utilities directly.”

In another project, Dr. Fung and histeam of researchers and studentsare working with the Centre forUrban Energy and Toronto Hydro.Their goal is to develop new hard-ware and software to allow utilitiesto control residential heating, venti-lation and air conditioning systemsremotely. “The new technology will allow the utility to reduce userenergy demand when it needs to,”says Dr. Fung. “Now that everyonein Ontario will be paying for time-of-use electricity, it will also allowthem to shift energy demand frompeak to off-peak periods. Ultimately,it will minimize costs for homeowners,while keeping them warm in thewinter and cool in the summer.”

Although it’s important to do whatwe can to make high-rise buildingsmore energy efficient, they are notlikely to become “net zero energy”buildings—structures that generate

enough energy for their own use.That’s more likely to be achieved in detached and semi-detachedhouses that can make use of solarand geothermal power. With that inmind, Dr. Fung and his colleague,Dr. David Naylor, a professor in the Department of Mechanical andIndustrial Engineering, as well asindustry collaborators are proposinga major project, the Smart Net ZeroEnergy Buildings Research Network.The Network, which builds on fiveyears of research on net zero energyhomes, will combine alternativeenergy sources with smart hometechnologies to increase efficiency.Ultimately, it could lead to thecreation of a pilot communityrepresenting the future of housingin Canada.

Although Canada is blessed withoil and gas resources, and plentyof hydroelectric and nuclear power,Dr. Fung says it’s important toexplore these energy alternatives.“The world demand for energy isincreasing, and supplies of easy-to-reach oil are declining,” he says.“There is also a hidden price tag inthe dangerous pollution we createwhen we consume non-renewableenergy. That’s why we’re driven tokeep working on these issues.”

By making high-rise apartmentbuildings more environmentallyfriendly and designing net zeroenergy houses, Drs. Alan Fungand David Naylor are ensuringthat we’re at home in theenergy-constrained future.

TOP Dr. David Naylor

BOTTOM Dr. Alan Fung

l istening

to cancerULTRASOUND FOR CANCER THERAPY

An exciting discovery at FEASpoints to a potential new way to

enhance cancer treatment

RIGHT An electron microscopy image of cells treated with ultrasound and microbubbles shows the disruption on the plasma membrane.

Case Study in Synergy | Ultrasound for Cancer Therapy

What does it take to attract a multi-million dollar cancerresearch grant? In the case ofRyerson’s Department of Physics,years of innovative research with high-frequency ultrasound,and an unexpected discovery.

Dr. Michael Kolios, CanadaResearch Chair in BiomedicalApplications of Ultrasound, and Dr. Gregory Czarnota have beenworking with high-frequency

ultrasound ever since they weregraduate students together 20 yearsago. High-frequency ultrasoundallows them to detect apoptosis orcell death in cancer cells, so thatdoctors can determine a tumour’sresponse to therapy early on intreatment. Drs. Kolios and Czarnotahave made important advances indetecting, quantifying, and trackingthe effects of cancer therapies at thecellular level and are working on theclinical translation of this discovery.

ABOVE Dr. Raffi Karshafian (right) andMSc student Tetyana Yatsenko (left)


Drs. Michael Kolios and Gregory Czarnota have been using high-frequencyultrasound to measure tumourresponse to treatment foryears. Now there’s evidencethat it can also increase theeffectiveness of treatment.

TOP Microinjection of fluorescent microspheres into cells

to study cellular mechanics

BOTTOM Dr. Michael Kolios

Now, researchers at FEAS havereceived a grant from the Terry FoxNew Frontiers Program, funded by the Terry Fox Foundation andadministered by the CanadianInstitutes of Health Research, toadvance this work. The goal of theproject is to further develop ultra-sound to detect tumour responsesto cancer therapy, compare ultra-sound results with other imagingmodalities, and evaluate ultrasounddata from patients actually under-going cancer therapy.

The project will also explore an exciting discovery by Dr. Czarnota and his colleague, Dr. RaffiKarshafian. Dr. Karshafian is anexpert in the use of microscopicbubbles to improve the quality ofultrasound images. The bubblesscatter sound waves, creating astronger signal and, therefore, abetter image.

The researchers found that whenmicroscopic bubbles are exposedto high volumes of ultrasound, theyburst, making the tissue aroundthem more sensitive to radiationtreatment. Researchers also found

that when microscopic bits of goldwere delivered into the bubbles,they emitted their own radiation,resulting in even more enhance-ment. “When you do the radiationtherapy, the tumour gets a ‘doublewhammy,’” says Dr. Kolios. Nowresearchers are working to find outif the discovery will have an impacton patient care.

The project is a partnership withSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,where Dr. Czarnota is a radiationoncologist. There is strong interestfrom industry in this imaging tech-nology and commercialization iswell under way.

Dr. Kolios says Ryerson is thenatural home for such research.The Department of Physics repre-sents a critical mass in biomedicalphysics research and housesstate-of-the-art equipment in theAdvanced Biomedical UltrasoundImaging and Therapy Laboratory.“In Toronto, we’re able to attracthigh-calibre faculty and students,”he says. “We’re getting better yearafter year.”

powering

the city of

the futureCENTRE FOR URBAN ENERGY

The Centre for Urban Energybrings a multidisciplinary collaborative

approach to energy issues

RIGHT Toronto at night, Bay and Queen Streets.

Case Study in Synergy | Centre for Urban Energy

Your friendly neighbourhood gas station may be getting a face-lift some day soon.

As plug-in hybrid electric carsbecome increasingly common onthe streets of Toronto, former gaspumps may become Toronto Hydroelectric vehicle charging stations.And Toronto Hydro, in turn, will beusing plans drawn up by Dr. Bin Wu,the NSERC Industrial ResearchChair in Power Electronics, and his team of postdoctoral fellows

and graduate student researchersat the Centre for Urban Energy(CUE) at FEAS.

CUE was launched in 2010 as apartnership between Ryerson andHydro One Networks Inc. (HONI),Toronto Hydro-Electric SystemLimited (THESL), and the OntarioPower Authority. The Centre’sobjective is to find innovative next-generation solutions to keep citiespowered, now and in the future.“What makes CUE unique is the

ABOVE In urban city centres likeToronto, office towers are often lit upwell after everyone has gone homefor the evening.


way we go about doing that,” says Dr. Bala Venkatesh, AcademicDirector of CUE. “We’re not fundedfor pure research: we work withpartners who want to implement thesolutions that we come up with.”

Dr. Wu’s project will look closely at the architecture and engineeringissues involved in designing cost-effective, energy-efficient, andmultifunctional charging stations. It will also explore the possibility of using the on-board batteries in electric cars for reducing peakenergy demand. Ultimately, CUEplans to build, test, and demon-strate its solutions.

CUE’s 7500-square-foot researchfacility has room for 45 students andpostdoctoral fellows, as well as ten faculty members and researchfellows. Hydro One DistinguishedVisiting Research Fellows Dr. MagdySalama of the University of Waterloo,and Peter Love, a widely respectedenvironmentalist, will contribute newknowledge and skills in the areas of smart grids and environmentalactivism. “Dr. Salama and Mr. Lovewill help us build our expertise,enhance existing projects, andcreate new collaborative projects,”says Dr.Venkatesh.

Another source of new ideas will

be the 20 Ryerson students whoeach received a $5,000 researchaward to investigate an issue inurban energy. Students will exploreeverything from wind and solargeneration issues, to governmentand private sector policy.

There are a number of otherresearch projects already underway at CUE. For example, a teamled by Dr. Venkatesh and Dr. DavidXu, a professor in the Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engi-neering, will be building and testinga controller for a flywheel, an energystorage device weighing 1,400kilograms, developed by privatesector partner Temporal Power.The team will also be working withHONI and THESL to evaluate thepros and cons of flywheel storage.

Other researchers are exploring how to integrate wind power into the electricity distribution system,developing residential heating,ventilation and air conditioningdemand management systems,experimenting with large-scaleenergy storage using lithiumbatteries, and much more. “We see CUE as a portal to research at Ryerson,” says Dr. Venkatesh.“When the outside world is lookingfor energy expertise, they willcome here.”

Plug-in hybrid electric cars.Large-scale energy storage.Integrated wind energy. Electricdemand management systems.The lights are on at the Centrefor Urban Energy, and theinnovation is endless.

TOP Dr. David Xu

MIDDLE Night at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto

BOTTOM Dr. Bin Wu

The foundationfor synergyAt the heart of FEAS are our departments

Departments | ryerson.ca/feas

Aerospace EngineeringRuling the skies with

innovation, expertise and

real-world experience

When a bird is in flight, its wings bend,move and change shape as the flow of air around them changes. Yet the wings of aircraft, although inspired by birds, are rigid and static.

That is something researchers atRyerson’s Department of AerospaceEngineering are working to change. Dr.Fengfeng Xi and his team of researchersand students are collaborating with Bom-bardier Aerospace to develop “morphing”wings—wings that can position themselvesin different configurations as the aircraftmoves through its flight. Morphing wingsincrease the fuel efficiency of the aircraft,reducing costs and minimizing environ-mental impact. The Ryerson project isbased on using variable geometry trussmechanisms.

If that sounds like science fiction, consider the work of Dr. Guangjun Liu,Canada Research Chair in ControlSystems and Robotics. Dr. Liu is helpingto develop an all-terrain microRover—a30 kilogram robot that can be configuredfor exploration on the Moon and Mars.The project is a national collaboration withacademic and private sector partners.

Or what about small satellites, some ofthem less than one kilogram in weight,developed by Dr. Krishna Kumar, CanadaResearch Chair in Space Systems

Engineering? Small satellites save time,money, and fuel, enabling scientists togather information more economically and reliably.

Ryerson’s Department of AerospaceEngineering, the first and only stand-alonedepartment of its kind in Canada, is apowerhouse of innovative research andteaching. In addition to two CanadaResearch Chairs, it is home to a prestigiousNSERC Chair in Design Engineering, apartnership with Bombardier Aerospaceand Pratt & Whitney Canada.

With 450 outstanding undergraduate andgraduate students, Aerospace Engineeringplays a key role in preparing the nextgeneration and promoting aerospaceeducation and research across Canada. In the Ryerson tradition, the undergraduateprogram combines theory and practice,ensuring that students have the infra-structure and lab time they need to learnhands-on. Design engineering and design/build are strong focuses. The RyersonInstitute for Aerospace Design and Inno-vation (RIADI) provides undergraduateswith paid internships, giving them theopportunity to work with industry partnersto solve real-world problems.

The Department also offers MASc andPhD programs. Its outstanding internationalreputation led to participation in the

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TOP PhD candidate Saleh Ahmad with robot arm

BOTTOM The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraftapproaches the International Space Station


ABOVE Dr. Krishna KumarCanada-European Union graduate studentexchange, which has allowed 56 studentsto experience first-hand the global scopeof the aerospace industry.

The Department of Aerospace Engi-neering maintains strong relationshipswith Canada’s top aerospace companies,and has tripled its industrial researchfunding since 2009. It is committed todeveloping further research collaborationsbuilt on the three main pillars: universities,

government and industry. The Departmentwill also continue to work with industry toidentify and close educational gaps, andprepare students to hit the groundrunning when they join the workforce.

Chemical EngineeringFinding innovative methods

to treat water, and to produce

energy, polymers and biomaterials

It is estimated that 40 percent of all corn grown in the United States is used toproduce ethanol. Some argue that usingcorn for biofuels is helping to drive worldfood prices higher. That is why Dr. GinetteTurcotte’s research is so important. She isexploring ways to prepare straw, a wasteproduct, for conversion into biofuel. Dr.Turcotte is testing three methods—mildacid, ultrasound, and liquid ammonia—to pretreat straw and compare them bythe amount of sugar released during asubsequent enzyme treatment. Her workis supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Biofuels, green fuels and alternative energy are major areas of research for the Department of Chemical Engineering,which also focuses on polymer andprocess engineering, biomaterials andnanobiomaterials, and water. Otherdepartmental research interests rangefrom the biological treatment of waste-water and air pollution control, to oil andgas processing, artificial neural networks,and bloom formation in chocolate.

The Department of Chemical Engineeringis collaborating with the Department ofChemistry and Biology and the School of Occupational and Public Health inRyerson’s Faculty of Community Service.The objective of the inter-faculty project isto develop a holistic way to identify toxic

pollutants in water before these pollutantsinfiltrate the ecosystem and water treatmentsystems. The project is supported by theNiagara Region municipality.

“If you wait to test chemically, it couldtake days to get results. By the time youare aware of the results, the chemicalsmay be in the distribution system,” saysDr. Mehrab Mehrvar, co-investigator onthe project and Interim Chair of theDepartment of Chemical Engineering.“Our approach allows us to identify somemicroorganisms that behave differentlywhen they are stressed by new chemicalsin their environment. Their behaviours aremonitored in real time and an alarm istriggered when they change.” The systemwould be especially valuable in small ruraland remote communities that do not havesophisticated water treatment facilities.

Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari is working inpartnership with the Xerox ResearchCentre of Canada to explore the mixingand distribution of latex particles of varioussizes in slurry reactors—a key issue in thedevelopment of toner for printers andother devices.

In keeping with Ryerson’s focus onapplied learning, the Department offers a unique co-operative five-year under-graduate program that combines workexperience and courses to prepare

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TOP Dr. Ginette Turcotte

BOTTOM Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari


graduates for a job in industry. It alsooffers MASc, MEng and PhD programs.Enrollment in the undergraduate andgraduate programs is approximately 320.

Moving forward, the Department iscommitted to sustaining and enhancing the quality of its programs, increasing the number of faculty members andstudents, developing stronger relation-ships with alumni, and continuing tofoster collaborative research andindustrial partnerships.

ABOVE Research Assistant Parisa Tahvildarian

Civil EngineeringGetting people moving,

building strength, and

protecting the environment

Transportation is a critical issue in all large cities, and a particularly hot topic inToronto. Dr. Said Easa specializes in high-way design and road safety. His researchhas identified ways to design safer andmore efficient transportation infrastructure.In particular, his research on 3D highwaydesign has resulted in new and improvedguidelines for the geometric design ofintersections, roundabouts, highwaycurves, and railway crossings. In his currentresearch, Dr. Easa is developing innovativemethods and prototypes of mobile smart-phone applications to help commuters in various modes of transportation. Hereceived the 2010 Award of AcademicMerit from the Transportation Associationof Canada in recognition of his manycontributions.

The Department of Civil Engineering isone of Ryerson’s most successful depart-ments in attracting external funding. TheDepartment’s 19 faculty members explorea wide range of issues, focusing on fourmajor areas:

• Structural and Materials Engineering—buildings, bridges and structures

• Environmental and GroundwaterEngineering—hydrology, hydraulics,drinking water and sewer systems

• Geomatics Engineering—satellitenavigation and remote sensing

• Transportation Engineering—highway design and safety; trafficoperations and management; andtransportation planning

Dr. Hesham Marzouk, Chair of theDepartment of Civil Engineering, has done extensive research on monitoringthe structural health of concrete structures.Most recently, he received major fundingfor a project that focuses on monitoringoffshore platforms for the oil industry inAtlantic Canada. Dr. Marzouk is developingintelligent systems for assessing thestructural integrity of bridges using fibreoptic and ultrasound sensors for severalministries of transportation in Canada. He advises on the design of bridges,offshore platforms, nuclear facilities, and other large structures to ensure their efficiency and overall safety.

Dr. James Li worked with the OntarioMinistry of the Environment to develop acost-effective analytical method to detecttoxic organic pollutants (dioxins, microcys-tins, and glyphosites) in environmentalsamples, using immunoassay technology.The method has led to substantial changesin the Ministry’s lab procedures and willset a benchmark for other provinciallaboratories across Canada. Two inter-national peer reviewed journal papers andthree MSc theses have been published on this research.

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TOP Lead Technical Officer Nidal Jaalouk

BOTTOM Close-up of strength test


With more than 530 undergraduatestudents and 125 graduate students, the Department plays an important role in training Canada’s next generation ofcivil engineers. It offers a fully accreditedprogram in civil engineering, with an optionfor geomatics engineering.

Dr. Marzouk’s vision for the future of theDepartment is simple: to be one of thebest civil engineering programs in Canada.

ABOVE MASc student Thomas Tiveron

Electrical & Computer EngineeringExploring immersive computing,

power systems, biomedical

engineering, and more

Nan Dong has always been afraid ofheights, but he is gradually being desen-sitized to his fear in a virtual world.

As Lab Administrator in Ryerson’s Centrefor Interactive Multimedia InformationMining, Mr. Dong often demonstrates the“Cave.” The Cave is composed of fourwall-sized screens that project 3D images.When visitors don special goggles andstep into it, they have a startlingly effectivevirtual experience. One of the demos putsthe viewer on the edge of a tall buildingoverlooking the skyline of New York. “Itfeels very real,” says Mr. Dong. “I do somany demos that I think it’s helping meovercome my phobia!”

There are many applications for this kind of “immersive computing.” For example, Dr. Ling Guan, Canada Research Chair in Multimedia and Computer Technology, is working with colleague, Dr. Victor Yang, a physician with neurosurgical training,and Canada Research Chair in Bioengi-neering and Biophotonics, to develop asystem for surgery planning. “With thiskind of virtual environment,” says Dr. Guan,“we can develop electronic tools to helpDr. Yang as he drills into the skull.” Headds that the system can also be used toenhance telemedicine, allowing an expertin another location to virtually participatein the surgical procedure.

Immersive computing is one of severalresearch fields in the Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering. TheDepartment also has major strengths inpower systems and biomedical engineering.

Dr. Bin Wu, an NSERC/RockwellAutomation Industrial Research Chair inPower Electronics and Electric Drives, isleading WindTech—a real-world laboratoryof wind technology, consisting of six wind-mills of different types and technologieslocated on farmland near Guelph, Ontario.The project is funded in part by RockwellAutomation of Canada, which has colla-borated with Dr. Wu for many years, and involves researchers from severalCanadian universities.

Dr. Sri Krishnan, Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Signal Analysis, is exploringseveral applications for analysis of physio-logical signals, including a system thatmay be able to warn a high-risk patient ofan impending medical emergency such asa heart attack. In a related area biomedicalengineering, Dr. Yang is exploring thepotential of optical coherence tomography,which uses tiny optical fibres originallydeveloped for the telecommunicationsindustry to image the human body.

Other research interests in the Departmentinclude computer architecture, computernetworks, control systems, robotics, digital

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TOP The Artificial Muscle-Operated Arm,developed by biomedical engineeringstudents Michal Prywata and Thiago Caires

BOTTOM Dr. Ling Guan


communications, embedded systems,electromagnetics, integrated circuits,microsystems, and wireless and opticalcommunication.

One of the largest departments in the university, Electrical and ComputerEngineering is home to more than 40faculty members and almost 300 graduatestudents. It offers programs in electricalengineering and computer engineering,both fully accredited, and biomedicalengineering, which will be reviewed for

accreditation during the graduation yearof its inaugural class. The Department’sundergraduate programs are practical andengaging, with ample lab time and a strongfocus on design. “We’ve always put a lotof emphasis on ‘hands-on experience,’”says Dr. Fei Yuan, Chair of the Department.“Now we’re also focusing on ‘brains-onexperience’ by introducing lots of designprojects into our courses. We want ourstudents to be competitive and job-ready.”

ABOVE Lab AdministratorNan Dong in 3D Cave

Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringSmarter, safer, cheaper, greener,

healthier, and more humane

Every year, some 200,000 workers areinjured or become ill on the job in Canada.In fact, some estimates put the costs ofworkplace injury and illness on par withthat of all cancers combined. Dr. PatrickNeumann says that most companies donot track the impact of poor human factorsand safety performance. That’s why he’sworking with partners in the hospital andmanufacturing sectors to design a newmathematical model that integrates healthand safety considerations into traditionaloperations analysis. “Unlike existingapproaches that focus on the workstationlevel, these models will focus on perfor-mance and risk of the whole work system,”says Dr. Neumann. “By tapping into profitindicators, this project is providing apowerful motivator for management actionon improving employee safety.”

Dr. Neumann is also working with ResearchIn Motion (RIM), the well-known Canadiantelecommunications company, to design a manufacturing facility that takes humanfactors into consideration and strives tobe hazard-free for workers. “Ergonomicsis not usually applied during the design ofnew factories,” he notes. “This leads toinjured workers and expensive retrofitting.”

With 32 faculty members, two under-graduate programs, three graduateprograms, and more than 950 students in total, the Department of Mechanical

and Industrial Engineering is a significantcontributor to society, both by trainingengineers and through knowledge creation.“Our engineers make a career out offiguring out how to do things smarter, safer,cheaper, greener, healthier, and morehumane” says Chair of the Department,Dr. Liping Fang. The Department’s resear-chers are leaders in critically importantfields, from the effects of age and genderon bone fractures and the evaluation ofmedical devices, to the use of magnesiumin auto manufacturing, image-guided roboticsurgery, and improved fuel cell systems.

Many researchers have long-termrelationships with industry and publicsector partners. For example, Dr. ShudongYu is working with SNC-Lavalin Nuclear, a service provider to the nuclear industryin Canada and around the world, to studythe mechanics of nuclear fuel string vibra-tion. Dr. David Naylor recently participatedin the NSERC Canadian Solar BuildingsResearch Network, a large collaborationthroughout the Canadian research com-munity to develop a solar-optimizedbuilding that approaches net-zero energyconsumption. Dr. Ziad Saghir is currentlyfunded by the Canadian Space Agency to measure diffusion coefficients fordifferent liquids on board the InternationalSpace Station. Dr. Ravi Ravindran worksclosely with metal casting and processing

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TOP “Tiremark” patterns among fatigue striations on fracture surface

BOTTOM Dr. Neumann (left) and MASc student Michael Greig (right)


companies such as Nemak Canada insolving problems for automotive appli-cations, Dr. Hua Lu works with electronicpackaging companies, Dr. Alan Fung withthe building sector, and Dr. Daolun Chen,with auto parts companies.

“Some universities focus more on purelytheoretical questions,” says Dr. Fang.“Here at Ryerson, we have a culture ofsolving real-world problems with ourindustrial partners.”

ABOVE Dr. Ravindran (right) and PhD student Abdallah Elsayed (left)

Architectural ScienceLeading the way in architectural

design, building science and

project management

Some day you may be able to stroll throughthe heart of Ryerson, admiring the ripeningtomato and pepper plants and enjoyingthe sunny scent of thyme and rosemary.

It is a dream of the researchers behindCarrot City, an international exhibition thatshows how buildings and towns can bedesigned to support urban agriculture.Drs. June Komisar and Mark Gorgolewskiof the Department of Architectural Scienceand Dr. Joe Nasr of the Centre for Studiesin Food Security at Ryerson launched theexhibit in 2009. They were supported byLoblaws, The Big Carrot, Carrot Cache,Hellmann’s, Parc Downsview Park and theToronto and Region Conservation Authority.Research was conducted at the Depart-ment’s Real Lab, funded by the CanadaFoundation for Innovation. The exhibit,which has traveled across Canada andthe United States, is scheduled for stopsin Morocco, the United Kingdom andGermany. The researchers are currentlysupporting the integration of communitygardens in the redevelopment of RegentPark, a Toronto neighbourhood with social housing, by providing advice tostakeholders and members of the public.Community gardens have been shown tobe a highly effective means of creatingconnection in communities.

At the intersection of three complementarydisciplines—architectural design, buildingscience, and project management—theDepartment of Architectural Science

offers an undergraduate degree programwith streams in each of these areas, aprofessional Master’s in architecture, andtwo Master’s programs in building science,with a total enrollment of 600. A diversegroup of researchers explore everythingfrom acoustical modelling and structuraldesign to green roofs, construction sitelayout, and architectural history. Dr. KendraSchank Smith, Chair of the Department,notes that in the past it was rare for ourresearch to be considered for a grant from the Natural Science and EngineeringResearch Council of Canada (NSERC);today, the Department has six activeNSERC grants.

In another major project, Professors Vincent Hui, Albert Smith, Paul Poh,Ramani Ramakrishnan, and others areworking in the area of simulation. Onepart of the project involves creating a 3D simulator and using it to test howstudents learn in immersive environments.Researchers will also explore how thesimulator could be used to train studentsin the day-to-day realities of projectmanagement by “immersing” them in a digital construction site.

The Department recently acquired asmall-scale wind tunnel that will be usedfor testing 3D physical models in acousticsand airflow investigations. Aiolos, aToronto-based wind tunnel manufacturer,is an industrial partner.

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TOP Students Farzaneh Jalai (right)and Nicholas Sibbiet (left)

BOTTOM Dr. June Komisar


Dr. Miljana Horvat is investigating ways tomake architectural design a driving force for the use of solar energy. Dr. Horvat isconducting the research with Dr. Marie-Claude Dubois of the École d’Architectureat the Université Laval in Quebec. Theresearchers, with support from students,are leading Team Canada’s participationin the International Energy Agency’s SolarHeating and Cooling Program. This three-year project involves 70 researchers,academics, professionals, and graduatestudents from 15 countries. The ultimategoal is to achieve high-quality architecture

that uses active and passive solarstrategies, and to improve the qualificationsof architects in this work.

The Department will see significant growthand development in the future. In additionto adding a new collaborative Master’sprogram in project management, Dr. SchankSmith plans to increase the Department’sprofile, enhance pedagogy, and expandfaculty and research output. “When I firstcame here, I said that we could dominateregionally, be players at the national level,and be recognized internationally. We’redefinitely on our way.”

ABOVE Dr. Ramakrishnanexplaining wind dynamics

Chemistry & BiologyCreating important new

knowledge at the intersection

of traditional disciplines

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a devastatinggenetic disease. Dr. Russell Viirre isbuilding new molecules that may interactwith the mutant gene, and then sharingthem with collaborators at SickKids, TheHospital for Sick Children, where they aretested in vitro. The goal is to develop abetter understanding of this devastatingdisease and ultimately, a treatment to givethose with CF longer and better lives.

Dr. Viirre’s collaborative, interdisciplinaryapproach to solving real-world problems is emblematic of Ryerson’s Department of Chemistry and Biology. “Combining the two disciplines in one department fostersinteraction between researchers acrossdisciplines,” says Dr. Stephen Wylie, InterimChair of the Department. The Department,which began as a laboratory technicianprogram, launched a new academicscience program in 2005. There are now700 students registered in undergraduateprograms in chemistry and biology. TheDepartment also includes a Master’sdegree program in molecular science.“This program represents our collaborativespirit at the graduate level,” says Dr. Wylie.“It gives students the ability to move fromeither background into an interdisciplinaryresearch environment.” A PhD program inmolecular science will begin in fall 2011.

The Department has developed a strongresearch focus over the past 15 years,with expertise in diverse areas including

supramolecular chemistry, syntheticorganic, bio-organic and medicinalchemistry, ecotoxicology, water andwastewater treatment, biochemistry,molecular biology, plant genetics, micro-biology and polymer science.

Dr. Martina Hausner is studying howspecialized DNA molecules can be used to break down 2,4-D, a common herbicidethat persists in soil and water. She is alsopart of a team working with the OntarioMinistry of the Environment, GreenFieldEthanol, and the Region of Peel to explorethe use of microbes to break down cellulosicwaste material and convert it into a usefulend product such as ethanol. “I functionbest as part of a team, and Ryerson is a great place for establishing researchcollaborations,” says Dr. Hausner. “All theadvanced equipment required for myresearch is here.”

Dr. John Marshall is exploring the nature of proteins located at or near cell surfaces to understand their role indisease processes. Currently, his team isworking to capture the receptor for badcholesterol on the surface of cells thatcreate blockages in the arteries, leadingto heart attacks and stroke. Dr. Marshall isresponsible for bringing a state-of-the-artsuite of analytical equipment to Ryersonand has made significant advances in theuse of mass spectroscopy to study proteins.

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TOP Dr. John Marshall

BOTTOM Dr. Martina Hausner (left) and MSc student Floriana Postelnik (right)


ABOVE MSc student Patrick Rowan (left) and MASc student Augustina Dobosz (right)

In the future, the Department will increaseits number of faculty, consolidate its gainsin research productivity, and expand uponits collaborative projects. “We will continueto support researchers in launchingprograms and getting funding,” Dr. Wyliesays. “Ryerson is carving out a reputationfor relevant, collaborative research, andour department will be part of that. It’swhere the future of research lies.”

Computer ScienceOn the virtual frontiers of

artificial intelligence, networks

and pervasive computing

Computer technology is everywhere— soubiquitous that we often forget its manyroles in our everyday lives. Researchers inthe Department of Computer Science areexploring ways that technology can furtherimprove our lives by giving us access toinformation that is reliable, relevant andcontextually appropriate. The Department’sresearchers provide exceptional expertise in three major areas—artificial intelligence,networks, and pervasive computing.

Through N-CART, the Network-CentricApplied Research Team, for example,FEAS researchers have made importantcontributions to the field of urban searchand rescue. Dr. Alex Ferworn and hisgraduate students are working with theOntario Provincial Police, outfitting urbansearch and rescue dogs with CanineAugmentation Technology (CAT). CAT is a wireless video, audio, telemetry andsensing system designed to be worn byrescue dogs. Often the dogs work alonebecause their human handlers cannotfollow them. The dogs indicate the presenceof live humans in rubble by barking, andthe CAT system allows emergency workersto see and hear what’s going on at thedog’s location.

In another project, researchers worked withpartners at York University, Toronto-area

fire departments, and a private sectorcompany to refine an “intelligent system”for 911 dispatching. “The idea was tocreate a recommender system that tellsdispatchers what to ask and do,” says Dr. Alireza Sadeghian, Chair of the Depart-ment. “We wanted to shorten responsetime and improve resource management.We also wanted to connect the dots bymapping the fires and flagging when severalfires break out close to one another.”

Other projects include a system that usescell phones to trigger a personal assistanceprogram for persons with disabilities usingthe Paris Metro, and an airport navigationsystem that connects passengers withGPS via their mobile devices.

The Department offers two strong under-graduate programs, one is a campus-based four-year program, the other is afive-year co-operative program that providesstudents with paid work experiences in topcompanies like IBM, Google, and Microsoft.There are more than 50 students in theDepartment’s Master’s program, and thePhD program is scheduled to begin in fall2011. “Ours is a very good program witha strong reputation,” says Dr. Sadeghian.“Despite ups and downs in the industry,our enrollment remains healthy.”

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TOP Map of the Paris Metro—Dr. Hossein Rahnama’s smartphoneapplication, the Metro Transit Travel Assistant, has been implemented in ten Paris Metro subway stations

BOTTOM A robot created by undergraduate students


ABOVE (left to right) Provincial Constables Mike Dallaire, with Moose, and Kevin Barnum

with Dare enter a simulated disaster scene while Dr. Alex Ferworn, a professor in the Departmentof Computer Science, holds the CAT II computer.

Over the next few years, the Departmentplans to hire more faculty members, expandits research, and create new graduateprograms. “We see this as a growth periodfor the Department,” says Dr. Sadeghian.“We are well-positioned in the right areas.Society needs our expertise and education.”

MathematicsExploring the world

through numbers

Fluctuations in the stock market. Thespread of a pandemic. The flow of bloodin arteries and veins. The Facebookphenomenon. Competition betweenspecies. The nature of the internet itself.

Those are just a few of the real-world issues that mathematicians at Ryerson are exploring. “Almost all of us have verydirect applications to our research,” says Dr. Anthony Bonato, Chair of theDepartment of Mathematics. “That givesus an edge, not only in research but alsoin our teaching programs.” The Depart-ment’s 19 faculty members have expertisein areas such as mathematical finance,graph theory, mathematical biology, fluiddynamics, stochastic calculus, andquantum mechanics.

The Department recently formed threeresearch groups. Graphs at Ryerson is agroup of researchers and students workingin pure and applied graph theory, with aspecial focus on large-scale networks inthe real world, such as Facebook andTwitter. The group currently has a partner-ship with the Communications SecurityEstablishment Canada.

The second group of researchers, FinancialMathematics, is working to understandrisk and model financial transactions.“This is a really hot topic right now,” saysDr. Bonato. “Our group is very active indeveloping new models for stocks

and hedge funds and other financialtransactions, with the goal of maximizingreturns. There’s a lot of interest frombanks and smaller companies.” Dr. PabloOlivares received a major CollaborativeResearch and Development grant fromNSERC to model hedge funds, with supportfrom Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd.,a Toronto-based investment firm.

The third group, Biomathematics and Fluids, explores the application ofmathematics to biology. Researchers usemathematical models to explore everythingfrom genomics and proteomics, to thefluid dynamics of blood flow. “People saidthat the 20th century was all about mathapplied to physics,” says Dr. Bonato, “and the 21st century will be about mathapplied to biology. We are a part of thatexciting development.”

From its early history as a serviceteaching department, the Department ofMathematics has moved forward quickly.In 2008, it introduced a BSc in mathe-matics and its applications, and, in 2009,a Master’s in applied mathematics. “Weare the only applied mathematics programin the GTA,” says Dr. Bonato. “Because ofour roots we have a keen understandingof pedagogy, and provide a great environ-ment for students to learn and achievetheir goals.” The Department plans to adda PhD program shortly, and is committed

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TOP Dr. Katrin Rohlf

BOTTOM A simulation of the SPA model


to continuing to attract top researchersand external research grants, and becominga research-intensive department.

In December 2011, the Department will co-host the Canadian MathematicalSociety winter meeting in downtownToronto. This prestigious event attractsmore than 400 academics from acrossCanada and will provide an excellentopportunity to showcase the Department’srecent research achievements anddevelop new collaborations.

ABOVE Dr. Pablo Olivares

PhysicsEarlier diagnosis, better

treatments—physics in the

service of health

Each year, tens of thousands of Canadianscatch the flu and more than 5,000 people,most of them elderly, die. Dr. CatherineBeauchemin is creating mathematical andcomputer models to better understandthe interaction among biological factorsand antiviral drugs that affect the spreadand the severity of the flu in an individual.Knowing what drives flu infection will helpfocus efforts to combat it. Dr. Beauchemin’swork is supported in part by pharmaceu-tical companies who produce antiviralmedications.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancerdeath around the world. Radiation therapyis the major therapy used to fight it. Thegoal is to deliver as much radiation aspossible to the tumour without damagingthe surrounding healthy tissue. But it canbe difficult to target the radiation whenthe tumour moves with the breathing ofthe patient. Dr. Emily Heath focuses herresearch on improving radiation therapyfor lung cancer.

The Department of Physics at Ryersonhas a unique focus on physics in thecontext of human health and health care.A young department, its researchers areengaged in leading-edge investigationson a variety of fronts, from trace elementdetection in humans and minimally

invasive thermal therapy, to optoacousticimaging and advanced ultrasound imagingand therapy (see article page 14-17). Itslocation in the heart of downtown Torontois ideal for research collaborations withCanada’s top hospitals. Current partnerorganizations include Princess MargaretHospital, Sunnybrook Health SciencesCentre, and Hamilton Health Sciences,McMaster University Medical Centre. “Weare rapidly growing collaborations withthe clinical environment to address urgenthealth needs,” says Interim DepartmentChair, Dr. Ana Pejović-Milić.

The Department offers BSc and Master’sprograms in medical physics, with a totalenrollment of 160. Dr. Tetyana Antimirovafocuses her research on innovativeteaching methods in physics and wasrecently named one of two FacultyTeaching Chairs, tasked with cultivatingteaching excellence throughout FEAS.The Department will launch a PhD programin September 2011. Doctoral and Master’sgraduates in biomedical physics may goon to complete a residency program,becoming clinical medical physicistslicensed to treat patients.

Moving forward, the Department willcontinue to develop and expand partner-ships with clinicians and industry. “As our

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TOP Postdoctoral Fellow, BehrouzSoroushian, measures the optical propertiesof tissue and biomaterials

BOTTOM Dr. Catherine Beauchemin


ABOVE Dr. Emily Heath (left) and MSc student Gillian Ecclestone (right)

population ages, the probability of gettingcancer in your lifetime is increasing inCanada,” says Dr. Pejović-Milić. “People in our field are developing new methodsof cancer treatment and novel imagingmodalities. Our vision is to establish morecollaborations so that we can addressimportant and relevant questions formedical care in Canada.”

The mechanism for synergyOur community of experienced collaborators

Faculty Profiles | ryerson.ca/feas


Hekmat Alighanbari, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext. 7736w: ryerson.ca/~halighanResearch Areas: Aeroelasticity, unsteadyaerodynamics, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, fluid-structure interactions, MAV aerodynamics

Kamran Behdinan, PhD, PEng Professor, Department Chair and NSRC Design Engineering Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6414w: ryerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Multi-scale simulation of solids, computational aided engineering, advance structure and materials

Joon Chung, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7213w: ryerson.ca/~j3chungResearch Areas: Aircraft conceptual design,multidisciplinary design optimization

John Enright, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4174w: ryerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Satellite sensors, attitude estimationand control, sun and star sensors, rover navigation

Zouheir Fawaz, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7417w: ryerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Fatigue, stress andhigh temperature testing, aerospace structures, materials, and composites

David Greatrix, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6432w: ryerson.ca/prfResearch Areas: Hybrid and solid rocket motors, rocket vehicle design

Seyed M. Hashemi, PhD, PEng Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6421w: ryerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Computational structuraldynamics/vibrations, composite aerospacestructures, intact/defective sandwich structures

Bassam Jubran, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4880w: ryerson.ca/~bjubran Research Areas: Cooling of gas turbine blades,thermal management in aerospace systems

Krishna Kumar, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Space Systems Engineeringe: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4908w: ryerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Spacecraft dynamics and control,orbit, attitude and formation control, control systems

Jason Lassaline, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4147w: ryerson.ca/~jvlResearch Areas: computational fluid dynamics,design optimization, fluid-structure interaction, noise propagation

Guangjun Liu, PhD, PEngProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Control Systems and Roboticse: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7648w: ryerson.ca/~gjliuResearch Areas: Robotics, control systems, aircraft systems

Puren Ouyang, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4928w: ryerson.ca/~pouyangResearch Areas: Robotics, control systems,mechatronics, macro/micro hybrid systems, design and control integration

Cheung Poon, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4881w: yerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Composite materials, fiber metal laminates, high temperature fatigue,material characterization

Bo Tan, PhD, PEng

Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4879w: ryerson.ca/~tanboResearch Areas: Short pulsed lasernano/micromachining, laser material interaction,fabrication of nanomaterials

Paul Walsh, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor and Associate Chair e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7729w: ryerson.ca/~p3walshResearch Areas: Aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, urban wind power generation

Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi, PhD, PEngProfessor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7091w: ryerson.ca/~fengxiResearch Areas: Manufacturing, automation,robotics, mechatronics, design, modelling

Jeff Yokota, PhD

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4173w: ryerson.ca/graduate/aerospace/facultyResearch Areas: Mathematical fluid dynamics

Manuel Alvarez-Cuenca, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6346w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Cuenca.htmlResearch Areas: Fluidization technology, advancedreactors, treatment of water and wastewater

Philip Chan, PhD, PEngProfessor and Associate Dean (UndergraduateEngineering Programs & Student Affairs)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6960w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Chan.htmlResearch Areas: Computer simulation, liquid crystalline materials, phase separation,complex fluids, polymers

Chil-Hung Cheng, PhD

Assistant Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 2131 w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Cheng.html Research Areas: Zeolites, microporous,mesoporous, catalyst, synthesis, functionalization, X-ray scattering, alternative energy

Yaser Dahman, PhD, PEng

Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4080w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Dahman.htmlResearch Areas: Nanotechnology, biomaterials, regenerative medicine, green energy,green chemicals, bioseparation

Ramdhane Dhib, PhD, PEng

Professor and Associate Chair/Graduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6343w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Dhib.htmlResearch Areas: Kinetic studies of polymerizations, process control, optimization and ANN, supercritical fluids

Huu Doan, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6341w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Doan.htmlResearch Areas: Wastewater treatment, membrane fouling, packed-bed fluid dynamics and mass transfer

Farhad Ein-Mozaffari, PhD, PEng

Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4251w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Ein-Mozaffari.htmlResearch Areas: Mixing of complex fluids, flowvisualization, computational fluid dynamics

Ali Lohi, PhD, PEngProfessor and Interim Associate Dean (Research, Development and Graduate Programs)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7028w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/chair/Lohi.htmlResearch Areas: Simulation/modelling, biofuel/bioenergy,oilsands VAPEX, optimization, ANN, supercritical fluids

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ChemicalEngineering

Mehrab Mehrvar, PhD, PEngProfessor and Interim Department Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6555w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Mehrvar.htmlResearch Areas: Water and wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation technologies,photochemical reaction engineering

Ginette Turcotte, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7312w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Turcotte.htmlResearch Areas: Biofuel ethanol, enzymatichydrolysis, recombinant cellulases in transgenicplants, anaerobic digestion of wastes

Simant Upreti, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor and AssociateChair/Undergraduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6344w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Upreti.htmlResearch Areas: Optimal control, mass transfer in polymers and oil sands

Jiangning Wu, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6549w: ryerson.ca/chemeng/faculty_staff/bios/Wu.htmlResearch Areas: Ozonation, oxidation, wastewater treatment, polymer modification,renewable energy, biofuel chemistry and biology

Lamya Amleh, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7905w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/lamya.html Research Areas: Preservation and rehabilitation of infrastructure, corrosion, durability of structures,high and ultra-high performance concrete

Michael Chapman, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6461w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/mike.htmlResearch Areas: Camera calibration, digital photogrammetry, digital terrain modelling, high-precision deformation monitoring

Said Essa, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7868w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/said.htmlResearch Areas: Geometric design, human factors,road safety, intelligent transportation systems

Ahmed El-Rabbany, PhD, PEngProfessor and Graduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6472w: ryerson.ca/~rabbanyResearch Areas: Satellite positioning and navigation,integrated navigation systems, hydrographic surveying

Li He, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6459w: ryerson.ca/~l6heResearch Areas: Soil remediation, groundwater remediation, waste management,energy systems planning

Anwar Hossain, PhD, PEng Assistant Professor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7867w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/hossain.htmlResearch Areas: Sustainable construction, high performance concrete, composite structures,finite element modelling

Darko Joksimovic, PhD Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6462w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/darko.htmlResearch Areas: Urban drainage, water reuse, low-impact development, modelling, optimization

Reza Kianoush, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6455w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/reza.htmlResearch Areas: Reinforced concrete, analytical modelling, liquid-containing structures,seismic loading, finite element method

Mohamed Lachemi, PhD, PEngProfessor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering,Architecture and Sciencee: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6465w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/mohamed.htmlResearch Areas: Behaviour of materials and structures,construction sustainability, high-performance concrete

James Li, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6470w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/james.htmlResearch Areas: Environmental hydraulics,hydrologic modelling, persistent toxic chemicalanalysis, urban green technology

Songnian Li, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6450w: ryerson.ca/~snliResearch Areas: Geographical information systems(GIS), web mapping, geocollaboration, mobile GIS,solar mapping, spatial workflow modelling

Jinyuan Liu, PhD, DEng, PEng Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6469w: ryerson.ca/~j42liuResearch Areas: Geotechnical engineering, deep excavation, urban tunneling, soil-structuralinteraction, physical modelling

Grace Luk, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6473w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/grace.htmlResearch Areas: Biomass degradation, phosphorous removal, wastewater treatment,biofuel, bioassays

Hesham Marzouk, PhD, PEngProfessor and Department Chair e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6451w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/hesham.htmlResearch Areas: Concrete slabs, high-rise design, high strength concrete, creep of concrete, strengthening of structures

Bhagwant Persaud, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6464w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/bhagwant.htmlResearch Areas: Traffic safety and engineering,statistical modelling and geometric design

Khaled Sennah, PhD, PEngProfessor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Programse: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6460w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/khaled.htmlResearch Areas: Bridge design, rehabilitation and strengthening, FRP-reinforced concrete bridgedecks and barriers, sandwich foam-timber panels

Ahmed Shaker, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6458w: ryerson.ca/~ashakerResearch Areas: Remote sensing, sensor modelling, image classification, LiDAR processing, image geo-referencing

Medhat Shehata, PhD, PEng Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6457w: ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/medhat.htmlResearch Areas: Alkali-aggregate reaction, concrete durability, pervious pavements, innovative sustainable materials

Arnold Yuan, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6463w: ryerson.ca/~xyuanResearch Areas: Life-cycle infrastructure management,risk and reliability analysis, uncertainty mathematicsand modelling, risk-informed decision making

Javad Alirezaie, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6092w: ee.ryerson.ca/~javadResearch Areas: Biomedical signals and image processing, computer-aided diagnosis, neural networks, pattern recognition

Dimitrios Androutsos, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor, NSERC Associate Chair in Design Engineering, Program Director (Electrical Engineering) andIndustrial Internship Coordinatore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6104 w: ee.ryerson.ca/~dimitriResearch Areas: Image processing, 3D, digitalcinema, stereoscopy multimedia, signal processing

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Electrical and ComputerEngineering


Alagan Anpalagan, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6079w: ee.ryerson.ca/~alaganResearch Areas: Wireless communication, radioresource management, radio access and networking,cognitive and cooperative communication

Soosan Beheshti, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4906w: ee.ryerson.ca/~soosanResearch Areas: Statistical signal processing, data denoising, modelling and compression,hyperspectral image analysis

Yao-Chon John Chen, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6090w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Chen.htmlResearch Areas: Real-time control, optimal control

Richard Cheung, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6112w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Cheung.htmlResearch Areas: Power system, nuclear engineering,power electronics, alternative energy, power quality

Ken J. Clowes, BEng (Hons)Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6099w: ee.ryerson.ca/~kclowesResearch Areas: Digital systems, microprocessors,embedded systems, software engineering

Olivia Das, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6114w: ee.ryerson.ca/~odasResearch Areas: Software performance engineering, dependability modelling, distributed systems, layered queuing networks

Xavier Fernando, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6077w: ee.ryerson.ca/~fernandoResearch Areas: Wireless and opticalcommunications in special environments, multimediaaccess networks, smart grid and smart buildings

Vadim Geurkov, CAND of Technical Science, Academy of Science, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6088w: ee.ryerson.ca/~vgeurkovResearch Areas: Digital/mixed-signal systems testing, fault tolerance, built-in self-test,programmable logic devices

Xijia Gu, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 4151w: ee.ryerson.ca/~xguResearch Areas: Fiber optic devices/modules, fiber optic sensors, high-power fiber lasers

Ling Guan, PhDProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Multimedia and Computer Technologye: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6072w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Guan.htmlResearch Areas: Multimedia processing, immersivecommunication, human-centered computing, cloud computing, image and video processing

Yifeng He, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 4904w: ee.ryerson.ca/~yheResearch Areas: Multimedia communications,optimal resource allocation, peer-to-peer (P2P)networking, wireless video streaming

Ali Hussein, PhD, PEng Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6108w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Hussein.htmlResearch Areas: Measurement, characterization andmodelling of fast transients, tall-structure lightning

Muhammad Jaseemuddin, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor and Associate Chair, Student Affairse: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6073w: ee.ryerson.ca/~jaseemResearch Areas: Computer networks, mobile wireless networks, routing, medium access control, transport protocol

Sheikh Karim, PhD, PEng, CEng Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6111w: ee.ryerson.ca/~skarimResearch Areas: Power systems planning, motor control, power electronics

Mahmood (Mike) Kassam, Doctor Universitatis, PEng Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6103w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Kassam.htmlResearch Areas: Intelligent medical instrumentation for non-invasive diagnosis

Gul Khan, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor and Program Director(Computer Engineering)e: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6084w: ee.ryerson.ca/~gnkhanResearch Areas: Embedded systems,hardware/software co-synthesis, network-on-chip,MPSoC, computer vision and multimedia systems

Lev Kirischian, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6076w: ee.ryerson.ca/~lkirischResearch Areas: Reconfigurable computing,computer architecture, FPGA, high-level synthesis,embedded systems

Sridhar (Sri) Krishnan, PhD, PEngProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Signal Analysise: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 7548w: ee.ryerson.ca/~krishnanResearch Areas: Sparse signal representations,biomedical signal/image analysis, biomedical assistivetechnologies, multimedia information forensics

Matthew Kyan, PhD Assistant Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6479w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Kyan.htmlResearch Areas: Multimedia information mining,pattern recognition, data visualization and virtual/mixed reality

Ngok-Wah (Bobby) Ma, PhD, PEngProfessor and Graduate Program Director (Computer Networks)e: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 7929w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Ma.htmlResearch Areas: Network security and internet protocols

Kristiina McConville, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6085w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/McConville.htmlResearch Areas: Biomedical engineering,rehabilitation engineering, human computerinteraction, attention, learning

Nagi Mekhiel, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 7251w: ee.ryerson.ca/~nmekhielResearch Areas: Computer architecture, high-performance memory systems, parallel processing and VLSI

Farah Mohammadi, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6094w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Mohammadi.htmlResearch Areas: Microelectronics, electromagnetics,microwave circuits, RF/microwave components,electrothermal analysis, numerical models

Kaamran Raahemifar, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6097w: ee.ryerson.ca/~kraahemiResearch Areas: VLSI circuit design, biomedical signal processing, design andoptimization, implantable devices

Reza Sedaghat, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 6083w: ee.ryerson.ca/oprResearch Areas: VLSI design, combinatorialoptimization problems, quadratic assignmentproblems, synthesis, digital circuits and systems

James Andrew Smith, PhDAssistant Professor and Program Director (Biomedical Engineering)e: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 4905w: ee.ryerson.ca/~jasmithResearch Areas: Biomedical engineering,biomechanics, legged locomotion, rehabilitation,mechatronics and robotics, embedded systems

Karthi Umapathy, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: (416) 979-5000 ext 7207w: ee.ryerson.ca/~karthiResearch Areas: Biomedical signal and imageanalysis, time-frequency analysis, digital signalprocessing, cardiac electrophysiology

Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos, PhD, PEngProfessort: 416-979-5000e: [email protected]: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Venetsanopoulos.htmlResearch Areas: Digital signal/imageprocessing/communications, neural networks andfuzzy reasoning in signal/image processing

Bala Venkatesh, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor and Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energye: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2232w: ee.ryerson.ca/~venkatesResearch Areas: Power systems analysis and optimization

Bin Wu, PhD, PEngProfessor and NSERC/Rockwell Automation Industrial Research Chair in Power Electronics and Electric Drivese: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6484w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Wu.htmlResearch Areas: Power electronics, electric drives, renewable energy systems

Dewei Xu, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6075w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Xu.htmlResearch Areas: Renewable energy, powerelectronics, motor drives and digital control

Cungang (Truman) Yang, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4175w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Yang.htmlResearch Areas: Role-based access control modelling,web security, privacy, information flow control

Victor Yang, MD, PhD, PEng

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioengineering and Biophotonicse: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2142w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/yang.htmlResearch Areas: Biophotonics and bioengineering

Andy Gean Ye, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4901w: ee.ryerson.ca/~ayeResearch Areas: FPGA architecture, FPGA CAD, digital system design

Fei Yuan, PhD, PEngProfessor and Department Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 5334w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Yuan.htmlResearch Areas: CMOS circuits and systems, datacommunications, wire and wireless channels

Mehmet Zeytinoglu, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6078w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Zeytinoglu.htmlResearch Areas: Audio signal processing, statisticalanalysis and digital communication systems

Xiao-Ping Zhang, PhD, PEng, MBA

Professor and Graduate Program Director (Electrical Engineering)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6686 w: ee.ryerson.ca/~xzhang Research Areas: Multimedia content analysis, data hiding, statistical modelling, computationalintelligence, signal processing, finance

Lian Zhao, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6101s: ee.ryerson.ca/~lzhaoResearch Areas: Wireless communications, radio resource management, power control,cooperative communications

Malgorzata (Gosha) Zywno, PhD, PEng Professore: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6105w: ee.ryerson.ca/people/Zywno.htmlResearch Areas: Control systems, modelling, faculty development, education

S.D. (Sanjeev) Bhole, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7215w: ryerson.ca/mie/faculty/faculty/bhole.htmlResearch Areas: Welding and formability ofadvanced high strength steels, nanocrystalline steel and nano-powders

Habiba Bougherara, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7092w: ryerson.ca/mie/faculty/assistant/bougherara.htmlResearch Areas: Biomechanics and biomedicalengineering, advanced materials, modelling and finite element analysis

Richard S. Budny, MASc, PEng

Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7688w: ryerson.ca/~rbudnyResearch Areas: Thermodynamics,thermohydraulics, nuclear power generation, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics

Jun Cao, PhD, P EngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7694w: mie.ryerson.ca/directory/associate/cao.htmlResearch Areas: Computational fluid dynamics,adaptive finite element methods, fuel cell technology

Vincent Chan, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6612w: ryerson.ca/~v7chanResearch Areas: Advanced manufacturing, metrology,machine vision, rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM

Daolun Chen, Dr.rer.nat., PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6487w: ryerson.ca/~dchenResearch Areas: Advanced materials (bio- and nano-materials, composites), lightweight materials (magnesium, aluminum, and titanium alloys), mechanical properties,deformation, fatigue and fracture

Liping Fang, PhD, PEngProfessor and Department Chaire: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6410 w: ryerson.ca/~lfangResearch Areas: Systems engineering, decision support systems, personalization of online services, risk analysis

Jacob Friedman, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor, Associate Chair and Program Director (Mechanical Engineering)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7737w: ryerson.ca/~jfriedmaResearch Areas: Fluid dynamics, combustion, heattransfers, fluidized beds, combustion diagnostics

Alan S. Fung, PhD, PEng Associate Professore: [email protected] 416-979-5000 ext 4917w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/associate/fung.htmlResearch Areas: Sustainable building, integratedenergy systems/net zero energy buildings, renewable energy, building energy simulation

Ahmad Ghasempoor, PhD, PEngAssociate Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6422 w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/associate/ghasempoor.htmlResearch Areas: Monitoring manufacturingprocesses, powder metalurgy, biomechanics

Siyuan He, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6425w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/assistant/he.htmlResearch Areas: Microelectromechanical systems,micro sensors and actuators, fuel injection technology

Mohamad Y. Jaber, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7623w: ryerson.ca/mie/faculty/associate/jaber.htmlResearch Areas: Learning curve theory, models and applications, classical and non-classicalinventory management, closed-loop supply chains

Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering


Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7097w: ryerson.ca/~fsharifiResearch Areas: Optomechatronics, robotics, visual servoing, intelligent control, micromanipulation

J. (Greg) Kawall, PhDAssociate Professor and Graduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7693w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/directors/kawall.htmlResearch Areas: Air pollution and noise control,turbulence, the statistical analysis and design ofengineering experiments

Wey Leong, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7706w: ryerson.ca/~weyleongResearch Areas: Natural convection, soil thermal properties, computational fluid dynamics, thermal systems

Der Chyan (Bill) Lin, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7489w: ryerson.ca/graduate/mechanical/facultyResearch Areas: Nonlinear dynamics and chaos

Hua Lu, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6427w: ryerson.ca/~hluResearch Areas: Solid mechanics, experimentalmechanics, computer vision and optical metrology

David Naylor, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6428w: ryerson.ca/~dnaylorResearch Areas: Heat transfer, laser interferometry, convection, computational fluid dynamics, fenestration

W. Patrick Neumann, PhD, LicEng, EurErgAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7738w: ryerson.ca/pneumannw: ryerson.ca/hfeResearch Areas: Human factors engineering,ergonomics in design process, simulation and virtualmanufacturing, performance and risk modelling

Donatus Oguamanam, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7490w: ryerson.ca/~doguamanResearch Areas: Structural/solid mechanics,intelligent structures, dynamics, vibration, finite elements methods

Marcello Papini, PhD, PEngProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Abrasive Jet Technologye: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7655w: ryerson.ca/~mpapiniResearch Areas: Abrasive jets, waterjet, solid particle erosion, micro-machining, wear,fracture mechanics

C. (Ravi) Ravindran, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6423w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/faculty/ravindran.htmlResearch Areas: Net-shape casting, light alloy(magnesium, aluminum and titanium) development,automobile efficiency, emissions and recycling

Ziad Saghir, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6418w: ryerson.ca/~zsaghirResearch Areas: Thermofluid dynamics,computational heat-fluid flow and mass transfer,microgravity science, crystal growth

Filippo Arnaldo Salustri, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7749w: cden.ryerson.ca/~filResearch Areas: Design methods, informationvisualization, formal methods, creativity, sustainability

Cory Searcy, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2095w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/assistant/searcy.htmlResearch Areas: Corporate sustainabledevelopment, performance measurement, quality management systems

M. F. (Frankie) Stewart, MEng, PEng

Professor and Engineering Teaching Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6416w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/faculty/stewart.htmlResearch Areas: Engineering education pedagogy,student engagement, recruitment/retention ofwomen in engineering

K. Donald Tham, PhD, PEngProfessor and Industrial Internship Program Coordinatore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7209w: ryerson.ca/~dthamResearch Areas: Enterprise modelling, ontologies, temporal-ABC, cost intelligence, supply chain management

Ahmad Varvani-Farahani, PhD, PEngProfessorw: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7707w: ryerson.ca/~avarvaniResearch Areas: Fatigue fracture, stress analysis,advanced materials, biomechanics

Krishnan Venkatakrishnan, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4984w: ryerson.ca/mie/directory/associate/

venkatakrishnan.htmlResearch Areas: 3D nanostructure fabrication, nano-biotechnology, bio-nanomaterials,nanostructuring for solar cells

Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2670w: ryerson.ca/~mmohamad/index.htmResearch Areas: Financial engineering, operations research, supply chain design, risk hedging, healthcare

Shudong Yu, PhD, PEngProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7687w: ryerson.ca/~syuResearch Areas: Flow induced vibration, contact mechanics

Saeed Zolfaghari, PhD, PEngProfessor, Associate Chair and Program Director (Industrial Engineering)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7735w: ryerson.ca/zolfaghariResearch Areas: Productivity improvement,simulation of production and service systems,operations research, performance analysis,metaheuristics, forecasting

Cheryl Atkinson, BArch, OAAAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6490w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Sustainable design technology,public space/domain, educational space programs

John Cirka, MSc

Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6491w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Advanced design methods,architectural geometry, material design applications

Hitesh Doshi, MASc, PEng

Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6502w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Climate change impacts,visualization and design, value engineering anddecision support systems

Masha Etkind, MArch

Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6503w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Heritage conservation, teaching methodology based on MERLO, design, history and theory of architecture

Hua Ge, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4895w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Building envelopes, wood-frame construction, curtain walls, energy efficiency, wind-driven rain

Architectural Science

Mark Gorgolewski, PhDProfessor and Graduate Program Director (Building Science)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6494w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Sustainable building, resilient communities, post carbon communities, zero energy buildings

Jianli Jane Hao, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4082w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Sustainable construction,environmental management for construction projects,simulation applications for construction projects

Miljana Horvat, PhD Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6512w: ryerson.ca/~mhorvatResearch Areas: Solar energy and architecture,hygrothermal performance of building envelopes,advanced energy-efficient façades

Vincent Hui, MArch, MBA

Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7962w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Design communication and fabrication, architectural pedagogy, triple bottom line design

George Thomas Kapelos, MArch, OAA

Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6510w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: 20th century Canadian architecture and landscape, phenomenology,urbanism, design and public health

Constantine J. Katsanis, PhD, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6501w: ryerson.ca/katsanisResearch Areas: Project management, building economics, value engineering, organizational design and performance

June D. Komisar, PhD, RAAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6505w: arch.ryerson.ca/, www.ryerson.ca/carrotcityResearch Areas: Architectural theory and history,Brazilian architecture, design methods and creativity,design and the productive city

Yew-Thong Leong, BArch, OAA Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6498w: ryerson.ca/~yleongResearch Areas: Digital architecture and design,architectural preservation and conservation, practice management

Jurij Leshchyshyn, MArch, OAA

Professor and Assistant Chair, Student Affairse: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6504w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Design studio and curriculumdevelopment, architecture and public policy

Zaiyi Liao, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext6488w: ryerson.ca/~zliaoResearch Areas: Building automation, fire safety,building modelling, energy, wireless sensor networks

Ian MacBurnie, PhD, OAQAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6496w: ryerson.ca/~imacburnResearch Areas: Housing, urbanism and urban design, infrastructure, social equity

Paul S. H. Poh, PhD, MBA, CEng, Eur.Ing, PEng

Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6500w: ryerson.ca/~paulpohResearch Areas: Construction project management,geotechnical engineering, wall building systems

Marco L. Polo, BArch, OAAAssociate Professor and Undergraduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6497w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Contemporary Canadianarchitecture, Canadian architecture since 1945,regionalism in Canadian architecture

Ramani Ramakrishnan, DSc, PEngAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6508w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Building acoustics, aero-acoustics, noise modelling, noise control, day-lighting in buildings

Russell Richman, PhD, PEngAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6489w: ryerson.ca/richmanResearch Areas: Sustainable buildings, building science, building envelopes, materials,heat/air/moisture loading

Colin Ripley, MArch, OAA

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director (Master’s of Architecture)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6507w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Design research, urban water systems, sustainable housing systems, cultural infrastructures

Albert C. Smith, PhD, RA Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6492w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Design, history, theory, criticism, representation

Kendra Schank Smith, PhDAssociate Professor and Department Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6747w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Representation, history, theory,criticism, architectural design, architecturaleducation, architectural sketches

Vera Straka, MEng, PEng

Associate Professor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6495w: ryerson.ca/~vstrakaResearch Areas: Post-occupancy evaluation,condition assessment, green rating systems, low energy housing

Edward Wójs, BArch, OAAAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6511e: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Studio-based education and the art of new architectural practice, issues of the spirit in architecture

Arthur Wrigglesworth, MArch, OAA

Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6506w: arch.ryerson.ca Research Areas: Architectural design (arts and culture, digital technologies) and practice (management and construction)

Baruch Zone, BArch, OAAAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6493w: arch.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Affordable and SRO housing issues and strategies, adaptive reuse and preservation of existing building inventory

Emily Agard, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2057e: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/Eagard.htmlResearch Areas: Immunology, science education,community service learning

Vadim Bostan, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6546w: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/VBostan.htmResearch Areas: Environmental biology, aquatic toxicology and food webs, water/sediment interactions

Roberto Botelho, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2059w: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/RBotelho.htmResearch Areas: Cell biology, biochemistry, organelle identity, phosphoinositides, membranetrafficking, phagosome, endolysosomes

Chemistry and Biology


Lesley Campbell, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2996w: yerson.ca/~cab/faculty/lcampbell.htmlResearch Areas: Agro-evolutionary biology,conservation, evolution, global climate changeconsequences, invasive species

Mario C. Estable, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4517w: ryerson.ca/mestableResearch Areas: Molecular retrovirology, eukaryotic transcription, transcription factors,biochemistry and molecular biology, tissue culture

Jeffrey Fillingham, PhDAssistant Professore:[email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2123 w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Molecular biology, biochemistry,genetics, protein-protein interactions, chromatin

Debora Foster, PhDProfessor and Interim Dean, Yeates School of Graduate Studiese: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4613w: ryerson.ca/~cab/faculty/foster.htmlResearch Areas: Pathogenesis of diarrheagenic E. coli,impact of stress on virulence of pathogenic E.coli

Daniel Foucher, PhDAssociate Professor and Interim Director, Graduate Program in Molecular Sciencee: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2260w: ryerson.ca/~cab/faculty/Foucher.htmResearch Areas: Novel inorganic and organometallic polymers

Noel George, PhDAssociate Professor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6552e: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Chemical education and inorganic chemistry

Kimberley A. Gilbride, PhDProfessor, Associate Chair and Undergraduate Program Director (Biology)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6354w: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/gilbride.htmlResearch Areas: Molecular microbiology, bacterial diversity, surface waters, wastewatertreatment process, bacterial pathogens

Robert A. Gossage, PhD Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2056w: ryerson.ca/~cab/faculty/gossage.htmResearch Areas: Inorganic and organic chemistry,synthesis, chemotherapy, medicinal chemistry,structural studies, anti-cancer

Martina Hausner, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6553w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Environmental microbiology,molecular microbial ecology, biofilms, environmental biotechnology

Darrick V. Heyd, PhDAssociate Professor and Associate Dean (Science)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7927w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Physical/analytical chemistry,surfaces and interfaces, photochemistry, raman microscopy, thin films

Anne E. Johnson, PhD Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director (Chemistry)e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6348w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Chemical education research, case studies, spatial ability

Marie Killeen, PhD Assistant Professore: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6349w: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/killeen.htmlResearch Areas: Nervous system development, C. elegans, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry

Andrew Laursen, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4059w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Aquatic ecology, nitrogen carbonand sulfur biogeochemistry, ecosystem science

Julia Lu, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7481w: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/lu.htmlResearch Areas: Analytical chemistry,biogeochemistry of persistent toxic pollutants,chemical speciation, air and water quality

John G. Marshall, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4219w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Innate immune response, cellular defence, protein biochemistry, analyticalbiochemistry, cell biology

Lynda H. McCarthy, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6378w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Great Lakes pollution, industrial and municipal wastewater toxicology, land-application of biosolids

Andrew McWilliams, PhDAssistant Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 4060w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Inorganic chemistry, polymer synthesis, main group chemistry,organometallic chemistry, invest crowns

David Naranjit, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6393w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, chromatography

Dérick Rousseau, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2155w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Food science and technology, lipid crystallization, controlled release, emulsions,microemulsions, chocolate

Russell D. Viirre, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4951w: ryerson.ca/cab/faculty/Viirre.html Research Areas: Synthetic organic chemistry,medicinal chemistry (especially with Cystic Fibrosis),stereochemistry, bioorganic chemistry

Gideon Wolfaardt, PhDProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Interfaces and Biofilmse: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4052w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Environmental microbiology, biofilm ecology, biofilm control, environmental fate of pathogens

R. Stephen Wylie, PhDAssociate Professor and Interim Department Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6355w: ryerson.ca/cab/facultyResearch Areas: Inorganic chemistry, reaction thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanisms, supramolecular self-assembly

Abdolreza Abhari, PhD Associate Professore: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 7408 w: scs.ryerson.ca/aabhari Research Areas: Distributed systems, social networks characterization, web caching

Chen (Cherie) Ding, PhD Associate Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6965 w: scs.ryerson.ca/cding Research Areas: Service computing, service intelligence, service selection and ranking, recommender systems, search engines, information retrieval, web mining

ComputerScience

Alexander Ferworn, PhDProfessor and Graduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6968w: scs.ryerson.ca/aferwornResearch Areas: Computational public safety, mobile autonomous and teleoperated robotics, AI and network applications

Mark Fiala, PhDAssistant Professor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7208w: scs.ryerson.ca/mfialaResearch Areas: Computer vision for augmented reality and robotics

Denis Hamelin, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4876w: scs.ryerson.ca/dhamelinResearch Areas: Computer science education,multimedia, web design, quantitative research

Eric Harley, PhDAssistant Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 4874 w: scs.ryerson.ca/~eharley Research Areas: Graph algorithms, E-learning, natural language processing

Dave Mason, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7061w: sarg.ryerson.ca/dmasonResearch Areas: Programming languages, programanalysis, software reliability, code optimization

Anastase Mastoras, MA

Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7400w: scs.ryerson.ca/amastoraResearch Areas: Software engineering, OS, DBMSs, distributed systems (OS & DBs),repositories (reuse), multidimensional files (tables)

Tim McInerney, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7245w: scs.ryerson.ca/tmcinernResearch Areas: 3D interactive visualization, medicalimage analysis, 3D human-computer interaction

Ali Miri, PhD Professor and Assistant Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7060w: scs.ryerson.ca/samiriResearch Areas: Security and privacy, computer networks, digital communication

Jelena Misic, PhD Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 7404 w: scs.ryerson.ca/jmisicResearch Areas: Wireless networks, performance evaluation, security

Vojislav Misic, PhDProfessor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 6697 w: scs.ryerson.ca/vmisicResearch Areas: Wireless networks, software engineering

Joshua Panar, PhD Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7402w: scs.ryerson.ca/jpanarResearch Areas: Teaching faculty, specifically in object-oriented and mainframe education

Sophie Quigley, MMath

Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 7401 w: scs.ryerson.ca/quigley Research Areas: Human-computer interaction, user interface design, usability testing

Alireza Sadeghian, PhDAssociate Professor and Department Chair e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6961w: scs.ryerson.ca/asadeghiResearch Areas: Ambient intelligence, pervasive computing, knowledge-based expertsystems, artificial neural networks, adaptive neuro-fuzzy networks, cryptography

Marcus Santos, PhDAssociate Professor and Undergraduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7062w: scs.ryerson.ca/m3santosResearch Areas: Genetic and evolutionarycomputation, knowledge representation andautomatic reasoning

Mikhail Soutchanski, PhDAssociate Professor e: [email protected] t: 416-979-5000 ext 7954 w: scs.ryerson.ca/mes/index.html Research Areas: Knowledge representation and reasoning, computationally tractable reasoning about actions, description logics and semantic technologies

Denise Woit, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7063w: scs.ryerson.ca/dwoitResearch Areas: Software engineering, software testing, agile software development,software reliability composition

Isaac Woungang, PhDAssociate Professor and Coordinator of Co-op Programe: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6972w: scs.ryerson.ca/iwounganResearch Areas: Network security, communication networks, mobile communicationsystems, mobile wireless networks, coding theory

Anthony Bonato, PhDAssociate Professor and Department Chair e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4912w: math.ryerson.ca/~abonatoResearch Areas: Networks, graph theory, web graph, social networks

Peter Danziger, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7413w: scs.ryerson.ca/~danzigerResearch Areas: Discrete mathematics, design and graph theory, software testing

Dejan Delic, PhDAssociate Professor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6971w: math.ryerson.ca/~ddelicResearch Areas: Computational complexity, model theory of relational structures, algebraicmethod in graph theory

Marcos Escobar-Anel, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4867w: math.ryerson.ca/~escobarResearch Areas: Multidimensional stochasticprocesses, dependence structures, financialmathematics, biostatistics

Sebastian Ferrando, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7415w: math.ryerson.ca/~ferrandoResearch Areas: Mathematical finance,computational harmonic analysis and applications, ergodic theory

Chris Grandison, MSc

Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2139w: math.ryerson.ca/~cgrandisResearch Areas: Nonlinear and exponential splines, approximation on the sphere

Dzung Minh Ha, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6963w: math.ryerson.ca/~haminhResearch Areas: Ergodic and operator theory

Silvana Ilie, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4870w: math.ryerson.ca/~silvanaResearch Areas: Computational biology, scientific computing, numerical analysis, information-based computational complexity

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Chul Kim, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7064w: ryerson.ca/~ckimResearch Areas: Cryptography, cryptanalysis, information security management, computation algebra

Lawrence A. Kolasa, PhDAssistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4871w: math.ryerson.ca/~lkolasaResearch Areas: Harmonic analysis, signal and image processing

Kunquan Lan, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6962w: math.ryerson.ca/~klanResearch Areas: Differential equations, partial differential inequalities, nonlinear analysis,mathematical biology, ecology

Peter A. Lawrence, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 5293w: math.ryerson.ca/people/lawrence.html Research Areas: Computational, commutative and topological algebra

Pablo Olivares, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4868w: math.ryerson.ca/~polivaresResearch Areas: Mathematical finance, asymptotic inference of stochastic processes, levy models, stochastic differential equations

Garnet Ord, PhDAssociate Professor and Graduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6967w: math.ryerson.ca/~gordResearch Areas: Exactly solvable models in statisticalmechanics, foundations of quantum mechanics

Jean-Paul Pascal, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4872w: math.ryerson.ca/~jpascalResearch Areas: Fluid mechanics, hydrodynamicsinstability, gravity-driven flows, numerical methods

Igor PoliakovAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7064w: math.ryerson.caResearch Areas: Control theory and stochastic estimation

Katrin Rohlf, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 6976w: math.ryerson.ca/~krohlfResearch Areas: Non-Newtonian fluid dynamics,reaction diffusion equations, stochastic processes,numerical methods, particle aggregation

Bozena Todorow, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7949w: math.ryerson.ca/people/todorow.htmlResearch Areas: Application of movingelectromagnetic and magnetic fields, appliedprobability, statistics and stochastic processes

Changping Wang, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7064w: math.ryerson.ca/~cwang/Research Areas: Graph theory with applications to complex real-world networks

Tetyana AntimirovaCAND of Physics and Mathematical Science

Associate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7416w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/antimirova.htmlResearch Areas: Physics education research,curriculum design, educational technologies, activity-based teaching and learning

Catherine Beauchemin, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 2508w: phymbie.physics.ryerson.ca/~cbeauResearch Areas: Computational and mathematicalmodelling, infectious diseases, virus infections,influenza, antiviral therapy

Margaret Buckby, PhDProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7059w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/buckby.htmlResearch Areas: Nuclear astrophysics, supernovae, extraterrestrial life, cosmology

Juliana Carvalho, PhDProfessor and Assistant Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7412w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/carvalho.htmlResearch Areas: Nuclear physics, nuclear structure,algebraic nuclear models, Schur function formalism

Pedro Goldman, PhD, PPhysProfessore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7418w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/goldman.htmlResearch Areas: Radiation therapy of tumours, CT image reconstruction, physics/science education

Emily Heath, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7950w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/heath.htmlResearch Areas: Radiation therapy, image registration,treatment plan optimization, Monte Carlo simulation

Raffi Karshafian, PhDAssistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7536w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/karshafian.htmlResearch Areas: Ultrasound and microbubbletherapy, sonoporation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy,ultrasound imaging, biophysics

Michael Kolios, PhDAssociate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Applications of Ultrasound andGraduate Program Directore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7065w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/kolios.htmlResearch Areas: Ultrasound imaging and therapy,optoacoustic imaging, optical imaging and therapy,thermal therapies

Carl Kumaradas, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7462w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/kumaradas.htmlResearch Areas: Nanotechnology, thermal therapy,ultrasound imaging, hemodynamics

Ana Pejović-Milić, PhD

Associate Professor and Interim Department Chaire: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7952w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/pejovic_milic.htmlResearch Areas: Medical physics, novel diagnostictools, trace element analysis in calcified tissues

Jahan Tavakkoli, DoctorAssistant Professor e: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7535w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/tavakkoli.htmlResearch Areas: Biomedical physics andengineering, biomedical ultrasound, image-guidedultrasound therapy, medical devices

Vladislav ToronovCAND of Physics and Mathematical Science

Assistant Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 4114w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/toronov.htmlResearch Areas: Medical physics, imaging of brain function, biomedical optics,magnetic resonance imaging

Yuan Xu, PhDAssociate Professore: [email protected]: 416-979-5000 ext 7847w: ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/xu.htmlResearch Areas: Interaction of ultrasound waves,electromagnetic fields and biological tissues,photoacoustic tomography

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Acknowledgements

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the members of the 2011 Publication Editorial Committee who contributed their time and expertise in the development of this report.

We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the co-operation of the researchers and the Chairs of the Departments featured in this report, and thank them for their participation.

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