MEMBER NEWS Movers & Shakers ALBERTA’S LOSS IS SASKATCHEWAN’S GAIN: FORMER APEGA COUNCILLOR AND PAST SUMMIT RECIPENT ACCEPTS ENGINEERING DEAN APPOINTMENT
in sectors ranging from drinking water to cosmetics to hydrometallurgy to oil sands extraction. Colleagues and students describe her has as a courageous, insightful, and creative educator. For her part, Dr. Kresta considers teaching a privilege. Her courses, she says, revolve around transformative change. “Making that change happen requires me to meet the students where they live, to understand their fears, and to help them navigate the rapids of personal and intellectual growth.”
It’s a trifecta for the University of Saskatchewan. In appointing Suzanne Kresta, P.Eng., FEC, PhD , as the new Dean of the College of Engineering , the university has ticked at least three critical boxes. “In Dr. Kresta, we have found an incredible combination of teacher, researcher, and administrator,” says Michael Atkinson, Interim Provost and Vice-President Academic for the Saskatoon university. “Dr. Kresta was the perfect fit to continue to advance the academic and research agendas of one of our most historic colleges.” A chemical engineer, Dr. Kresta earned a bachelor of science degree at the University
of New Brunswick, a master of science at the University of Leeds in the U.K., and a PhD from McMaster University in Ontario. She joined the U of A as an assistant professor in 1992, becoming the school’s second female engineering professor. She’s currently a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and the Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Her Saskatchewan position, a five- year term, starts January 1, 2018. A former APEGA Councillor, her accomplishments have been recognized through many awards and accolades, including two APEGA Summit Awards: the 1998 Early Accomplishment Award and the 2013 Excellence in Education Award. In 2014 she received the Engineers Canada Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education. She’s an accomplished researcher in turbulent mixing, and has worked
A TALENT IN TURBULENCE Dr. Suzanne Kresta, P.Eng., FEC, knows all about turbulent mixing and transformative change. Now, this former APEGA Councillor’s leadership and teaching skills, along with her technical know-how, are Saskatoon-bound — as of January 1, 2018, a five-year term as the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan begins.
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