Movers & Shakers with the university as a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. “During the next five years our
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NEW ENGINEERING DEAN AT UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA FOCUSES ON INNOVATION, PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS His interim position is interim no more — Fraser Forbes, P.Eng., PhD , is the new Dean of the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering. He was appointed to a five-year term on May 16. Prior to the announcement, he was the interim dean for almost a year, taking over for David Lynch, P.Eng., PhD, FEC, FGC (Hon.) , who moved out of the position in June 2015 after 21 years at the helm. Dr. Forbes was chosen for his expertise in teaching, research, and
governance. He joined the U of A in 1996 as a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, becoming its chair in 2002. He’s continued to actively pursue research interests in process modelling and identification, process control, and engineering optimization, while also serving on the U of A’s Chairs Council Executive and the President’s Advisory Council of Chairs. He’s taking over where Dr. Lynch left off, continuing to grow the faculty while pursuing ambitious goals. Dr. Lynch, a longtime APEGA volunteer and past recipient of the Centennial Leadership Summit Award, continues
focus will be on maintaining and, where possible, accelerating our momentum, hiring the highest-quality people, providing the highest-quality spaces to students and researchers, and continuing our long history of exceptional teaching and research programs,” Dr. Forbes notes on the faculty website. Part of that focus is developing a culture of innovation and entrepre- neurship among the faculty’s students, as well as creating innovative new educational programs for undergraduate
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Dr. Fraser Forbes, P.Eng. . .
. . .five-year appointment as the U of A Dean of Engineering
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