Dionne Aleman
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
PhD (University of Florida)
Aleman’s research interests are focused on optimization of the delivery of healthcare services; most recently, she has focused on developing methods for optimizing intensity modulated radiation therapy to destroy tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Optimization in radiation therapy treatment planning, medical applications of operations research; Global and nonlinear optimization methods. Dionne Aleman’s website.
Susan A. Andrews
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
PhD (Alberta)
Nano-scale sensors are being used to detect substances such as chlorine-based disinfectants in drinking water. We are involved in collaborative research efforts to identify appropriate chemistries for use in these sensors.
Alis Ekmekci
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
PhD (Lehigh)
For her PhD thesis, Ekmekci investigated unsteady wakes from circular cylinders with surface perturbations using high-density particle image velocimetry. Ekmekci is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Purdue University. At the Institute for Aerospace Studies, Ekmekci will initiate a research program in experimental fluid dynamics emphasizing novel concepts for aerodynamic drag reduction.
Ron Hofmann
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
PhD (Toronto)
Hofmann's work is in the field of drinking water treatment and its role in public health. Much of his efforts are directed towards developing and testing new ways to control microbial or chemical threats to tap water quality, and making existing treatment technologies more effective. Ron Hofmann's website.
Olivera Kesler
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
ScD (MIT)
Kesler’s areas of research include solid oxide fuel cells, fuel cell materials and manufacturing graded and multi-layered materials plasma spray and sol gel processing. Her current projects are aimed at lowering the cost and improving the durability of fuel cells, both SOFCs and Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs), through the use of new materials and processing techniques to produce fuel cells more rapidly using a process that is easily scaleable for mass production. Her work is also focused on understanding the electrochemical performance and degradation behaviour of SOFCs, in order to develop strategies to increase their durability. Olivera Kesler’s website.
Yuri Lawryshyn
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
PhD (Toronto)
Lawryshyn applies information technology with analytical and numerical methods to solve complex, but practical, problems. Research areas: business process optimization, financial engineering, asset management in the municipal environmental sector and environmental research. Yuri Lawryshyn’s website.
Daman Panesar
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
PhD (McMaster)
Panesar was a design engineer with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) from 1997-2002 and was involved in major projects such as the construction and commissioning phase of a Nuclear Power Plant in China; plant and service life prediction of nuclear related concrete structures in Quebec and New Brunswick and tunnel sealing experiments for radioactive waste management in Manitoba. Dr. Panesar's research interests address cement based materials, durability, destructive and non-destructive test methods.
She is a registered P.Eng. in Ontario and the recipient of several scholarships and awards notably: P.L. Pratley Award; W.A. Miller PhD Scholarship by Materials Manufacturing of Ontario; and the NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Award.
Joyce Poon
Assistant Professor
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD (Caltech)
Poon’s research interests include coupled micro-resonators, periodic optical structures, guided-waves, polymer integrated optics, III-V semiconductor lasers. Theory, design, fabrication, and characterization. Joyce Poon’s website.
Jon Rocheleau
Assistant Professor
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
PhD
Rocheleau's research uses cell culture and ex vivo pancreatic islet models to advance our understanding of pancreatic islet communication, with a specific focus on the communication between β-cell and vascular endothelial cells through FGF/FGFR1-signaling. Jon Rocheleau's website.
Micah Stickel
Lecturer
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD (Toronto)
Stickel has recently worked as a post-doctoral researcher with Professor George Eleftheriades in the area three-dimensional and volumetric transmission-line based metamaterials. In September 2006, he joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department as the Lab Manager for the Electromagnetics Research Group. In this position he also worked to facilitate the use of the RF/Microwave and Antenna Test Labs through the Emerging Communications Technology Institute. Throughout his studies he developed a strong interest in the art of engineering education and was very excited to begin working as a lecturer in the ECE Department in July 2007.