synergy2014

Synergy
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Vision+Actionpg 2
Collaborationpg 8
Momentumpg 6
Dean’s Message
Research Clusters
10 Year Research Progression
Foundationspg 34
Departments

Ryerson University 1
Excellencepg 60
Expertise & Awards
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering and
Architectural Science
2014 Report
Contents
Civil Engineering pg 48
Electrical and Computer Engineering pg 52
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering pg 56
Aerospace Engineering pg 36
Architectural Science pg 40
Chemical Engineering pg 44
RIADI Ryerson Institute for Aerospace
Design and Innovation pg 10
CUE Centre for Urban Energy pg 14
iBEST Institute for Biomedical Engineering,
Science and Technology pg 18
RIII Ryerson Institute for
Infrastructure Innovation pg 22
CEIE Centre for Engineering Innovation and
Entrepreneurship pg 26
DFZ Design Fabrication Zone pg 30

2 Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Talent + Discovery + Student Experience
Photo:BernardLeung

Vision+
Action
People working together for results that they couldn’t
achieve on their own—that’s our vision and what guides
our action. In the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural
Science at Ryerson University, we place synergy at the heart
of intensifying research, interdisciplinary initiatives,
industry partnerships and student-led innovation.
Vision + Action 3
Each year, Ryerson’s Concrete
Toboggan Team puts their
understanding of concrete
and design vision to the test
at a nationwide competition,
the Great Northern Concrete
Toboggan Race. In 2012,
they won first place and were
crowned overall champions for
their sweep of the categories
of fastest run time, top speed,
best performance, and most
original and innovative design.

A MESSAGE FROM THOMAS DUEVER, P.ENG., FCIC
Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
But we don’t do it alone. In FEAS, we recognize that solutions to twenty-first century challenges
require more than inspired engineering – they require interdisciplinary collaboration from all facets
of academia, industry and government. We have a strong record of fostering such collaboration.
Not only is research in our individual departments becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, but in
the past two years alone, we’ve created a number of new collaborative clusters that tackle real-world
problems by examining the full picture. And that requires combining a number of perspectives from
a variety of different fields.

In the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
(FEAS) at Ryerson University, we inspire fresh approaches
to society’s challenges and encourage our researchers and
students to move from innovative concepts to real-world
entrepreneurship. We work on practical innovations and
develop creative engineering and architectural solutions to
improve the quality of life around the world.

Vision + Action 5
Take for example, the Ryerson Institute for Infrastructure Innovation, which brings together industry,
government and academia to develop smart, sustainable, flexible and resilient solutions to modern
infrastructure challenges. Or the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology, a
collaboration with the Faculty of Science and St. Michael’s Hospital that advances biomedical
research and patient care. Even within Ryerson alone, our researchers push traditional engineering
and architecture boundaries to produce some pretty spectacular results. Like designing better
aircraft interiors with collaborators from the School of Interior Design, improving the ergonomics and
safety of amusement rides in partnership with the Faculty of Community Services, or addressing
virtual reality projects with artists from the Faculty of Communication and Design.

When a high-quality educational institution like Ryerson joins forces with other leading organizations
to enable rigorous research and technological innovation, everyone benefits. Partnerships like these
contribute to a thriving economy and to the development of effective solutions to society’s biggest
challenges. Over the course of this report, we’ll highlight some of our prominent partnerships and
other examples of our synergistic activities.

As we move forward, our goal is to continue our upward trajectory in research and education. We’ll
be intensifying our research efforts, enhancing our graduate studies programming, and building new
leading-edge facilities in collaboration with new and existing partners. We look forward to detailing
our progress in our next biannual report.
Dr. Thomas Duever, P.Eng., FCIC
Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

10 Year Research Progression
Number of
Faculty Members
25%
Growth
126
2004
157
2014
2004
PhD programs started in Engineering – three years after first master’s degrees
started. Ryerson Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (RIADI) turns
one year old. FEAS stands for Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science.
2005
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre opened
2007
Post-doctoral fellowship programs started
2009
Research and Innovation
Office (RiO) established
FEAS
10 YEARS
$3.1 M
2004
External Research
Revenue
329%
Growth
$13.3 M
2014

830
2014
3868
2014
Number of
Graduate Students
* Full-Time Equivalent
Number of
Undergraduate
Students*
369
2004
2725
2004
125%
Growth
42%
Growth
132%
Growth
627
2014
Publications
270
2004
$2 M
2004
$6.2 M
2014
Tri Council
Research Funding
210%
Growth
2010
Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) opened
2012
Faculty of Science created. FEAS restructured as
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2014
Centre for Engineering Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (CEIE) and Ryerson Institute
for Infrastructure Innovation (RIII) launched
Momentum 7
2013
Clusters introduced: Design Fabrication
Zone (DFZ), and Institute for Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST)

Inquiry + +Innovation Partnership
Overcoming gridlock by
means of data-driven
transportation systems
may not be that far away.
Students, researchers,
government and industry
come together through
the Ryerson Institute for
Infrastructure Innovation
(RIII) Urban Transportation
Lab to design, plan, and
create truly smart cities.
Photo:©XiZhang/Dreamstime.com

Collaboration 9
Our six research clusters draw on expertise from
diverse departments, disciplines, industry partners
and governmental institutions. These hubs of synergistic
activity address pressing technological challenges,
and open new avenues for graduate and undergraduate
learning and entrepreneurship.
Collaboration
Photo:CliftonLi

RIADIriadi.ca
Ryerson Institute for
Aerospace Design and Innovation
Leading companies like Bombardier,
Pratt & Whitney Canada and
UTC Aerospace Systems partner
with RIADI for novel solutions to
emerging and persistent challenges.

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RIADI students become a
key part of aircraft design
teams that tackle ways to
achieve the right balance
of passenger comfort, size,
performance and opera-
tional flexibility of aircraft
such as Bombardier’s Q400
NextGen.
CourtesyBombardier

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Once projects are finalized, students aren’t just assigned placements at random,
but instead are asked to compete for those that best suit their interests and
abilities. The results are that motivated, capable students undertake work that
matters to them and make meaningful contributions to their host’s engineering
efforts. At the end of their placements, which typically run between 500 and
1,000 hours, students submit a summary of the problems they’ve helped solve, the
experience they’ve gained and the impact they have had on the company.

Most projects involve hands-on engineering, but some also involve research.
As one example of student success, Dr. Xi cites a student-designed repair strategy
based on quantifying damage tolerance according to a methodology created by
the student himself. As another, he cites a student’s pioneering work simulating
the interaction of liquids and gases in landing gears that led to the design of better
landing gear systems.

Industry partners have increasingly recognized the value RIADI offers. The institute
has grown from organizing six projects at its inception in 2003 to arranging around
40 projects a year today. Dr. Xi sees only more growth in both project numbers and
sophistication: “We want to get more students into more projects. We want them
to address even more challenging problems using even greater analytical tools.”
RIADI connects today’s industry challenges
with tomorrow’s aviation designers. Partners
like Bombardier tap into Ryerson’s top
student engineering talent. Students (top
right) tackle real technical and design
challenges like re-designing an aircraft cabin
interior (bottom right).

Leadership is crucial to RIADI’s success.
Founding RIADI board member, Todd Young,
VP of Customer Services and Support at
Bombardier (top left), was awarded the
prestigious Engineering Medal for
Management at the 2014 Ontario
Professional Engineer Awards for his
contribution to excellence in engineering
and community service.
Advancing
Industry
Aerospace Design and Innovation
Photos:(topleft)OSPE(OntarioSocietyofProfessionalEngineers);(topright&bottomleft)CliftonLi
At the Ryerson Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (RIADI), it’s
all about partnering student education and industry advancement. Every
summer, RIADI places Ryerson aerospace engineering students with some of the
most important aerospace companies in Canada. At manufacturers such as
Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney Canada, students gain valuable real-world work
experience, while companies receive skilled help with tasks for which they often
lack the personnel to tackle on their own.

If this were the end of the story, RIADI would be another co-op summer job
program. But it’s much more than that. “The companies bring us specific projects
with defined scopes, deliverables, milestones and skills required,” says RIADI
director Dr. Jeff Xi. “We meet twice a year to determine projects and budgets.”

Runa Das is a PhD candidate
in Environmental Applied Science
and Management. Her research into
the relationship between energy
literacy and consumption in Toronto
will inform new community
outreach and education programs.
Electrical and Computer
Engineering PhD candidate
Sebastian Rivera’s
technological advancements
will provide electric vehicle
drivers of tomorrow with an
even faster charge.
CUEryerson.ca/cue
Centre for Urban Energy

Collaboration 15
Elham Gholamhosseini’s
distributed infrastructure
solutions will help to expand
the market for electric
vehicles by eliminating ‘range
anxiety’ among consumers.
Gholamhosseini is a master’s
candidate in Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering.
As a PhD candidate in Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
Abdul Afram has compared and
ranked the performance of a variety
of residential HVAC systems in
order to identify the best in class
and reduce energy consumption.
Photo:JaimeHogge

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The benefits of CUE for student education are considerable. Students not only play
an important role in powering research, but also connect with industry executives
and engineers. The centre sponsors regular workshops and roundtables that bring
together industry professionals and Ryerson students who are often engaged in
the crucial role of writing white papers that summarize results. In the last four
years, over 200 students have contributed to CUE activities.

The founding of the Innovation Centre for Urban Energy (iCUE) in 2012 created
even greater opportunities for student participation. This addition to Ryerson’s
“zone learning” network is an incubator and accelerator of energy startups, many
of them student-led. Its first company, DanTeb Enterprises, has successfully
launched and now provides cell phone charging stations in public places.

CUE’s collaborative approach has made it the “go to” research hub for industry
partners, but Dr. Venkatesh says the future holds even greater promise. “Others
are seeing our success and saying, ‘we could benefit too.’”
Energy
Made Viable
Centre for Urban Energy
At CUE, engineers, utility companies and
policy makers collaborate to tackle major
energy challenges facing urban centres
around the world. After a major ice storm
in December 2013 caused power outages
for 300,000 homes and businesses, Toronto
Hydro struck an expert panel (bottom left)
to review the storm response. The utility
selected CUE Distinguished Research Fellow
Sean Conway (bottom right), along with
other energy experts, to review electricity
grid design and emergency response, urban
forestry issues and customer communica-
tions, to ensure the city is better prepared
for the next big freeze.
Photos:(topleft)©RichardFoote/Dreamstime.com;(topright)©Werdiam/Dreamstime.com
“Our partners come to us with problems, and we solve them,” says Dr. Bala
Venkatesh, academic director of the Centre for Urban Energy (CUE).
Launched in 2010 with support from government and energy industry sponsors,
CUE addresses complex industry challenges through a collaborative, multi-
disciplinary approach. Drawing on the expertise of engineers from across the
energy sector as well as business experts, urban planners, architects and
academics, the centre conducts highly focused research that can make a tangible
difference to the performance of energy utilities.

Since its creation, CUE has initiated and completed projects in areas like electric
vehicles, net-zero homes, renewables, energy generation, conservation and even
policy and regulation. In the last two years alone, CUE researchers have helped
industry partners analyze the feasibility of connecting wind turbines to the grid,
determine the carbon footprint of Hydro One’s transmission infrastructure and
develop HVAC management systems for more energy efficient private homes.
One accomplishment Dr. Venkatesh is especially proud of is the invention of a
controller for a Temporal Power flywheel, now commercialized and deployed in the
field by Hydro One: “We worked on developing products starting in 2010 and only
four years later, one is already functional.”

After winning first prize at a
humanitarian initiatives
workshop at the 2014 IEEE
Canadian Conference on
Electrical and Computer
Engineering (CCECE), students
Raymon Atienza (left),
Danny Porthiyas (centre) and
Stephanie Iossifidis (right)
went on to win a Norman Esch
Engineering Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Award for
their ‘intelliChair’ technology
that uses a parastic design to
provide a low-cost control
system upgrade for powered
wheelchair users.
iBEST ryerson.ca/ibest
Institute for
Biomedical Engineering,
Science and
Technology

Collaboration 19
Third-year architectural
science student Stephen
Hewitt collaborated with
biomedical engineering
student Cina Mehrvar to
create the Headhold, a
custom 3-D printed insert
that fits within commercially
available sports helmets to
further reduce head trauma.
Samin Eftekhari is a PhD
candidate in Chemical
Engineering. Her synthetic bone
substitute innovation will improve
bone grafting treatments for
patients, surgeons, hospitals and
medical device companies. She
has secured over $80,000 in
funding as a recipient of a Science
and Engineering in Business
Fellowship and two Norman Esch
Entrepreneurship Awards.
Hariish Nanthakumar (MEng
candidate) is developing ‘Qrble’,
a wearable device startup whose
technologies use algorithms to
detect a variety of heart
abnormalities and provide
real-time feedback to patients
when thresholds are nearing.
His innovative technology was
selected as one of the top 50
ideas in the Canada Health
Infoway ImagineNation Ideas
Challenge and has garnered
him two Norman Esch
Entrepreneurship Awards.
Photo:JaimeHogge

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For an engineering faculty surrounded by a number of world-renowned
medical institutions, thinking about how to apply engineering to the
biomedical field is only natural. Entering into a comprehensive partnership
with one of the best of them is inspired. “Without our alliance with the clinicians at
St. Michael’s Hospital,” says Dr. Sri Krishnan, one of the co-ordinators of the
Ryerson Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST),
“we wouldn’t have problems in the field defined for us. By ensuring that we’re
addressing real challenges – not fictional ones – the clinicians make us better
design engineers.”

But iBEST is more than a channel of communication between medical professionals
and engineers. It’s a new state-of-the-art lab space located at St. Michael’s Hospital
where engineering faculty and students from different departments work side-by-
side with the hospital’s researchers and practitioners. The daily exchange of ideas
and insights — all within close proximity to patient populations whose health is at
issue — makes for synergies that simply couldn’t be realized otherwise.
Health Tech
Collaborators
Institute for Biomedical Engineering,
Science and Technology
iBEST connects students from the basic
sciences with students from advanced
engineering and design, and facilitates
collaboration to synthesize tangible
products such as advanced surgical devices
(top left), wearable technology (top right)
and electronics for medical applications
(bottom right).
Photos:(topleft&bottomright)YuriMarkarov/St.Michael’sHospital;(topright)CliftonLi;(bottomleft)JaimeHogge
The human body is a complex amalgam of chemical, mechanical and electronic
systems that positively invites research by mechanical, chemical, electrical and
computer engineers in a number of areas like biomechanics, new biomaterials,
medical imaging and big data analytics. And Ryerson faculty members from
physics, chemistry and biology also contribute. Together with their St. Michael’s
partners, these engineers and scientists conduct groundbreaking work in areas
from tissue engineering and implants for ears and knees to new imaging modali-
ties and data analysis supporting more personalized medical interventions.

iBEST’s collaborative approach doesn’t stop at faculty research. Students receive
training in a multidisciplinary environment they simply couldn’t access anywhere
else. At the graduate level, they are provided with research opportunities
with direct application to health outcomes. Industry too has a role. At any one
time, between 10 and 20 companies draw on iBEST expertise to help them
with their product challenges. Knowledge transfer is an important iBEST goal,
says Dr. Krishnan.

iBEST is a young institution with great ambitions to translate collaborative multi-
disciplinary efforts in an open-concept lab environment into medical innovations
that respond to real and pressing patient needs. It seeks to be the place where
medical challenges meet far-reaching science and engineering solutions.

RIII ryerson.ca/feas/riii
“ We invite city leaders from any discipline
to join researchers at RIII in the discovery of
infrastructure solutions that will transform
our urban centres.”
— Dr. Arnold Yuan, Director, Ryerson Institute for Infrastructure Innovation

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How do you create an infrastructure research centre of international
stature? You might start by recognizing that finding systematic solutions to urban
infrastructure challenges requires more than inspired engineering. Architecture
and urban planning, management and finance, and real estate and public policy
are among the fields that have essential contributions to make. It’s this key insight
that civil engineering professor Dr. Arnold Yuan brings to the newly founded
Ryerson Institute for Infrastructure Innovation (RIII).

The institute’s first head, Dr. Yuan is determined to put RIII on the map as a
confluence of multidisciplinary infrastructure research and innovation. “Engineering
alone,” he says, “can’t solve issues like gridlock in Toronto. You have to consider
planning, land use and information systems. And then there’s financing. Is there a
role for public-private partnerships? At the municipal level, these partnerships
aren’t common. Most projects are too small. But there may be a way forward.”

In Dr. Yuan’s vision, RIII’s approach will focus on four qualities that make public
infrastructure suitable for the twenty-first century. It needs to be smart, employing,
for example, materials such as self-healing concrete and intelligent sensor
networks for damage detection and monitoring of bridges. It needs to be sustain-
able, both environmentally and economically. It needs to be flexible, responding to
public policy, offering real options for uncertain demand, and observing the
imperatives of value engineering. And it needs to be resilient, able to mitigate risks
and associated threats such as climate change and terrorism.

The institute will be a site of collaboration for engineering researchers across
FEAS. It will solicit participation from other disciplines like business, urban
planning, geography and political science inside and outside of Ryerson. It will
form partnerships with municipalities, ministries and private companies. For
students, it will offer research opportunities at the graduate level. It may even offer
students and faculty scope for entrepreneurial activity involving, say, apps that up
infrastructure IQ.

It’s early days at RIII. Much of its own infrastructure is still evolving. But Dr. Yuan’s
vision and ambition for the institute are clear: to be at the forefront of infrastruc-
ture innovation by involving multidisciplinary experts in projects initiated by
industry, government, faculty and even students.
Uniting
City Builders
RIII fosters inquiry and innovation among
industry, government and academia at the
forefront of infrastructure and policy issues.
In 2014, RIII director Dr. Arnold Yuan
(bottom left) brought together industry
leaders like Metrolinx (bottom right),
funding agencies like Mitacs and NSERC,
and Ryerson researchers (top left).
Photos:(topleftbottomright)KwameNewman-Bremang;(topright)©ValentinoVisentini/Dreamstime.com(bottomleft)JaimeHogge

CEIE ryerson.ca/ceie
Centre for Engineering Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
“ Anyone entering CEIE will emerge with
better engineering skills, greater business
acumen and, of course, more developed
social capacities for synergistic interaction.”
— Dr. Rafik Loutfy, Director, Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Dr. Rafik Loutfy, Director
After igniting an innovation process
at Xerox Corporation that created
multi-million dollar businesses
and more than 950 US patents,
Dr. Rafik Loutfy has brought his
vision and leadership to academia.
As Ryerson’s inaugural Innovator-
in-Residence, he brings together
students, faculty, entrepreneurs
and venture capitalists to develop
synergy among engineering,
innovation and enterprise.
Photo:JaimeHogge

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How can such a collaborative approach make a difference? Dr. Loutfy cites a
recent example of a CEIE student who created a product and company that
became an acquisition target for a major chemical producer. What his company
was worth and how he should approach the deal were major questions. By access-
ing the expertise of another prominent CEIE partner, Ryerson’s Digital Media
Zone, the student learned to think about these issues and was better prepared for
acquisition negotiations.

Dr. Loutfy sees the future of CEIE as providing resources and formal academic
programming for hundreds of students, of whom more than a third will create their
own startups. He also envisions faculty accessing CEIE resources to commercialize
their research. At the end of the day, students and faculty engaged in CEIE will
emerge with better engineering skills, greater business acumen and, of course,
more developed social capacities for synergistic interaction – all important tools
for successful entrepreneurs.
Igniting
Entrepreneurial
Thinking
Top left: A generous donation from the
Norman Esch Foundation - directors
David Esch (left) and Ross McGovern
(right) enabled FEAS to launch the
Norman Esch Engineering Innovation
and Entrepreneurship Awards for students
in 2012. These awards help winners like
Peyman Moeini (middle) pursue
innovative ideas for products, inventions
and technologies that are relevant to the
Canadian economy now and in the future.
Top right: CEIE provides students with the
mentorship, resources and seed funding
needed to transform their innovative ideas
into successful ventures. Distinguished
Visiting Fellow in FEAS Omar Alghabra
(right) recently hosted an informative and
interactive seminar for students with
Armughan Ahmad (left), Vice President
of Global Enterprise Solutions and
Alliances at Dell.
Bottom left: Ryerson faculty, successful
entrepreneurs, start-up funders like
Ivette Vera Perez (pictured) from Ontario
Centres of Excellence, and venture
capitalists review hundreds of Esch Award
applications to select the award recipients.
Bottom right: PhD student Jamil Jivraj
(left) recently won $5,000 through the
Esch Awards to conduct market research
on his state-of-the-art patient-specific
practice model software for surgeons.
Photos:(toprightbottomleft)BernardLeung;(topleftbottomright)YvonneBambrick
“Businesses don’t usually fail because of technology; they fail because of
a lack of social and interactive skills,” says Dr. Rafik Loutfy, the recently
appointed director of Ryerson’s new incubation cluster, the Centre for Engineering
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CEIE). The centre was created to foster innova-
tion and entrepreneurship among engineering students and faculty. A highly
successful former business executive with over 30 US patents to his name,
Dr. Loutfy knows that entrepreneurial success requires more than the stroke of
genius that gives rise to an exciting new product or service. It needs teamwork and
synergy that rest on effective social interaction.

Think of CEIE as a kind of social hub for engineering students and faculty with
great ideas to interact with business mentors, leading business development
organizations like MaRS and OCE, potential business partners and even customers.
People from other disciplines also play a role. For example, at CEIE, engineers
might partner or consult with students or faculty from Ryerson’s programs in
fashion or interior design on the look of their product, from the Ted Rogers School
of Management on marketing, or from the social sciences on determining and
addressing any real-world societal challenges that might be involved.

DFZ dfz.ryerson.ca
Design Fabrication Zone
“ Over the next few years, DFZ hopes to
broaden its range of partners at all levels –
local, regional, national and international.
Our collaborators will share and expand our
interest to promote entrepreneurial ideas
and prototypes in the built environment, and
lead design and construction innovation.”
— Prof. Filiz Onguc-Klassen, Co-Director, Design Fabrication Zone

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Photo:KevinPu
Master of Architecture students
Kevin Pu, Matthew Suriano and
Filip Tisler created this interactive
installation entitled “Stomata” at the
Bata Shoe Museum as part of Nuit
Blanche 2014. Stomata means
‘mouth’ in Greek and also describes
pores found in the epidermis of
botanical organisms that control gas
exchange. The students’ design
responds to the engagement of the
public through their proximity and
senses, much like stomata’s pores
respond to oxygen and carbon
dioxide levels.

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The Design Fabrication Zone (DFZ) began with a moment of synergy. In
2013, the School of Interior Design and the Department of Architectural Science
joined forces to create a new interdisciplinary hub for student-driven extracurricular
projects cultivating design fabrication innovation and entrepreneurship. Directed
by professors Filiz Klassen and Arthur Wrigglesworth, DFZ involves students in
networking opportunities, mentorship, workshops, strategic partnerships and
cross-disciplinary collaboration across the campus and beyond. Whether pursuing
their own projects or participating in DFZ team initiatives, students access a broad
range of advanced fabrication equipment and technical support
As the director overseeing all five of the university’s learning zones, Dr. Randy
Boyagoda brings a unique perspective to the creation of DFZ: “The challenge is
bringing people from such different disciplines together. Each discipline has its
own culture, its own way of doing things. But this multi-disciplinary situation is
also our great strength.” Taking ideas beyond the classroom and transforming
them into viable products or services requires subject matter expertise of many
different kinds. It requires the synergies generated when people with distinct
outlooks and capabilities unite to pursue a common goal.
Despite its brief history, this innovation hub is already displaying its synergistic
muscle. In 2014, its pilot year, DFZ enlisted over 150 members and incubated over
30 entrepreneurial projects. Launching exhibitions and installations at major Toronto
events such as Nuit Blanche, Come Up to My Room and The Stop’s Night Market;
collaborating with startups in the development of optical inspection technology,
intelligent waste disposal bins and antimicrobial phone covers; presenting at
conferences and participating in design competitions, DFZ is helping develop a
culture of cross-disciplinary making at Ryerson.

For Dr. Boyagoda, the promise of the Design Fabrication Zone was demonstrated at a
recent event devoted to digital prototyping where 50 keen, energetic students from
different programs across the university, excitedly came together: “This kind of
engagement is what zone learning is all about.”
The immediate next step for DFZ is to develop its infrastructure. Plans are underway
to construct a new fabrication lab, or manufacturing hub equipped with robotics,
3-D printers and other advanced technologies. In the longer term, Dr. Boyagoda sees
DFZ playing a leading role in redefining Ryerson’s historic mission of providing
career-focused education. “The innovation ecosystem we’re creating here,” he says,
“will help make zone learning a distinctive calling card for what Ryerson presents to
its students as a twenty-first century university education.”
Retooling
Ideation
Design Fabrication Zone
DFZ provides space, tools, mentors and
partners to help students realize their
creativity. The installations, “Sine” (top left)
for Nuit Blanche 2014 and “Chlorophytum”
(top right) for the 2014 Grow Op Exhibition
at the Gladstone Hotel were created by
architectural science students to be
user-responsive.
In 2014, DFZ partnered with Mako Invent to
establish the annual Mako Ryerson Student
Invention Awards (bottom left). Master of
Architecture students Sivan Glazberg and
Julia Mozheyko were the winners.
Architectural science students in the DFZ
partnered with Mako Invents to design
and fabricate the “Night Market Cart”
(bottom right) for The Stop’s Night Market
at Honest Ed’s.
Photos:(topbottomright)RemiCarreiro;(bottomleft)GrahamPearson

Knowledge + +Direction Excellence
Photo:AprilMurray,St.Michael’sHospital
Construction on a 2,000 square
foot facility for the Institute for
Biomedical Engineering, Science
and Technology (iBEST) research
cluster began in October 2014.
The state-of-the-art space
provides the foundations for
learning and convergence for
Ryerson faculty members,
students and their partners –
scientists and clinicians at
St. Michael’s Hospital – working
on “bench-to-bedside” research.

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Foundations
FEAS’ departments have been experiencing transformative
change, with innovative new programming, a growing
faculty and an increasing student population. But one thing
remains constant – our departments continue to serve as
the foundations for our distinctive approach to experiential
learning and collaborative research.
Photo:JaimeHogge

Department of
Aerospace Engineering
ryerson.ca/aerospace
Whether on the space side or the
aircraft side, synergy is the engine that
powers the activities of the Department
of Aerospace Engineering. In large
part, that’s because the need to work
synergistically is built into the very
nature of the field. Over the past two
years, partnerships with industry have
been central to almost everything the
department has done.

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Photos:(main)NASA/SciencePhotoLibrary;(insettop)©Richair/Dreamstime.com

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The complex challenges posed by aircraft and space technologies require that
people pool their efforts and strike off sparks that they could never generate on
their own. Industry experts have segued into the classroom to teach students
about the latest developments on the shop floor, meanwhile undergraduate
interns have ventured onto the shop floor to work on meaningful projects
essential to their education and to the companies they serve. Company managers
have judged designs proposed in student capstone projects, while graduate
students have conducted small-scale research projects (reconfiguring cabin
interiors, for instance) that companies lack the resources to tackle on their own.
The synergies extend to research as well. Every faculty member is now involved in a
collaborative research program with industry. Research runs the gamut from
designing, manufacturing and testing new composite materials for airframes to
developing robotic manipulators for use in space. Work is being done on an
advanced “morphing” wing whose shape can change to enhance aircraft perfor-
mance and efficiency; on automated systems and actuators for improved flight
control; and on star-tracking systems that will improve spacecraft navigation. Future
initiatives include creating a research group on aircraft interiors to study advanced
seat design, cabin seating layouts, entertainment systems and cabin environments.
These projects often draw on a range of expertise. Mechanical engineers, for
example, often help with the composites while electrical engineers assist with the
development of new control systems and sensors.

In the future, the prospects of synergistic collaboration may well expand. The
department is an enthusiastic participant in the Downsview Aerospace Innovation
and Research (DAIR) Group of academic institutions and aircraft companies seeking
to create a state-of-the-art aerospace hub at Downsview Airport. The hub would
consist of new teaching space and lab facilities that would support unprecedented
teaching and research opportunities in close partnership with industry players and
aerospace departments elsewhere. Although it’s early days, the department is fully
committed to creating a centre of excellence that can power Canadian aerospace to
new levels of innovation.
Research Areas
Aerodynamics and Propulsion
Aerospace Materials, Manufacturing and Structures
Avionics and Space Systems
Research Facilities
Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing
Aerodynamics Small Wind Tunnel
Aerospace Computational Laboratory
Aerospace Engineering Design Laboratory
Aerospace Intelligent Systems and Robotics/
Micro-manufacturing Laboratory
Aerospace Nano-manufacturing Laboratory
Aerospace Propulsion/Heat Transfer Laboratory
Aerospace Satellite Laboratory
Aerospace Stress Analysis Laboratory
Aerospace Systems and Controls Laboratory
Aerospace Thermal Management Lab (ATML)
Aerospace Vision Management Lab
Avionics and Systems/Flight Mechanics Laboratory
Component Crash Testing Laboratory
Computational Laboratory for Avionics and Systems
FRAMES Components and Materials Testing Facility
High-speed Gas Dynamics Laboratory
Inflatable Space Structures Research Laboratory
Large Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Mixed-Reality Immersive Motion Simulator
Propulsion Research Facility
Satellite Design and Management Laboratory
Satellite Preparation and Clean Environment Laboratory
Space Avionics and Instrumentation Laboratory (SAIL)
Space Electronics Test and Integration Laboratory
Structural Dynamics Laboratory
Vibration Research Facility
Department of
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Department of
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The best way of understanding the
Department of Architectural Science is
to think of nature’s great constructor,
the bee. Like bees, the inhabitants
of the Architecture Building are
devoted to maintaining a hive of
co-operative activity.

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Walk the hallways of the Architecture Building on any given day, and you will see
teams of students busily at work on projects – sometimes on their own initiatives
and sometimes under faculty supervision, sometimes with partners from the
Schools of Interior Design or Urban and Regional Planning, and sometimes with
partners from industry. They organize symposia, create installations for Nuit
Blanche and innovate new designs for sustainable housing or for public spaces.
Some forage far afield, like those who worked with ERA Architects on small site
installations in Newfoundland outports. The results are often sweet. In the past
year alone, architectural science students and their faculty advisors have won
several major design competitions, including the top prize at the United States’
Department of Energy’s Home Student Design Competition. The students’ design
for a cost-effective, zero-energy-ready home for mainstream builders beat out
those of 27 other teams from across North America.

Over the past decade, the department has experienced transformative change.
It has grown from a single-program undergraduate department to one that offers
three graduate degrees in addition to its trademark bachelor degree. The Ryerson
program in Architecture is now fully accredited by the Canadian Architectural
Certification Board, and the graduate programs in Building Science are unique in
Canada. In all of its activities, entering into synergistic relationships with others is
more important than ever. Last year, the department partnered with the School
of Interior Design to establish a new Design Fabrication Zone supporting
entrepreneurship among students and faculty. It is currently collaborating with
the Department of Civil Engineering to create a new graduate program in
construction, infrastructure and facilities management.

Collaboration also figures prominently in research. For example, faculty work
with the Bata Shoe Museum and other institutions on more people-responsive
architectural systems, with Bombardier on redefining the look and functionality
of aircraft interiors and with Bridgepoint Health on post-occupancy evaluation of
their new, cutting-edge medical facility.

Student and faculty successes are raising the profile of Ryerson Architectural
Science within the discipline, profession and larger community. Increasingly, the
department is realizing its mandate of being a responsive advocate for the built
environment to the outside world. Its recently completed Paul H. Cocker Gallery
for exhibiting compelling work in the field is indicative of its commitment to
engaging people in a collaborative effort to better shape the world we inhabit.
Research Areas
Architecture and Health
Augmented Architectural Reality
Building Envelope Systems
Canadian Modern Heritage
Contemporary and Future Urbanism
Curatorial Practices in Architecture
Digital Fabrication Methods
History and Theory of Architectural Representation
Low-Energy and Zero-Energy Building Research Areas
Urban Agriculture
Virtual Design Teams
Research Facilities
Building Science Laboratory
Laboratory for Building Automation
Department of
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Department of
Chemical Engineering
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The Department of Chemical
Engineering offers excellent research
facilities as well as energetic faculty
members who are generous with their
time and are devoted to student success.
Ten years ago the department had some
40 undergraduate entrants. Today, it has
over 100, whose acceptance is based on
entrance requirements that are higher
than ever before. It also has a successful
new PhD program launched in 2013 that
trains highly qualified personnel.

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Research Areas
Biomaterials and Nanobiomaterials
Green Fuels and Renewable Energy
Heavy Oil Recovery
Membrane Technology
Polymer and Process Engineering
Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Research Facilities
CFD – DEM Modelling and Simulation Laboratory
Complex Fluids and Advanced Materials Laboratory
Environmental/Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
Fluid Mixing Technology Laboratory
Fluidization Laboratory
Membrane Technology Research Laboratory
Microarchitecture for Advanced Materials Laboratory
Nanocomposites and Biomaterial Engineering Laboratory
Nanoporous Materials and Catalysts Laboratory
Plastics and Diffusion Research Laboratory
Polymer Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Process Engineering Computation Laboratory
Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Transport Modelling Laboratory
Wastewater Treatment Technologies Laboratory
Water Treatment Technology Laboratory
Department of
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Different student teams from Ryerson Chemical Engineering recently achieved a
number-two ranking in a North American chemical plant design competition,
and a second-place finish in a water quality competition sponsored by the
Water Environment Association of Ontario. Chemical engineering graduate students
are currently making significant contributions to a faculty-led research project
developing a revolutionary wastewater treatment technology for Durham Region.
The technology promises to accelerate the chemical processes involved in waste
remediation while reducing the footprint of wastewater facilities. Other graduate
students are researching the creation of human organs in a petri dish.

Faculty in the department partner with industry to meet actual needs. Often
collaborating with engineers from other departments, Ryerson chemical engineers
are innovating new techniques for removing phosphorus from water (a significant
challenge in wastewater treatment), surgically reconstructing damaged ears in
collaboration with St. Michael’s Hospital, and mixing chemicals with new degrees
of precision (important in cosmetics manufacturing). The department’s record of
conducting fundamental research also remains strong.

Over the past decade, Ryerson Chemical Engineering has experienced significant
growth in student and faculty numbers, a marked broadening of its academic
programming and a strong record of achievement in collaborative research with
real-world impact. It has achieved a momentum propelling it towards intensified
research and sustained excellence in graduate as well as undergraduate teaching.
The future looks bright.
During co-op work terms at facilities across Canada and as far as Europe and the
Middle East, Ryerson chemical engineering students make meaningful contributions
to industry. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) recently recognized one such intern for
her work rationalizing and rendering accessible key material safety data. Her project,
conducted in collaboration with a Ryerson chemical engineering graduate, was
instrumental in helping her department win the OPG’s Nickel Challenge, an internal
competition aimed at encouraging improvements in human performance.

Department of
Civil Engineering
ryerson.ca/civil
The Department of Civil Engineering’s
goal is to become one of the best civil
engineering departments in Canada
while serving a rapidly increasing
student population and helping to meet
the country’s infrastructure deficit
through cutting-edge research.

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The Department of Civil Engineering has been undergoing transformative
change in which collaboration and synergy have figured prominently. In the
past decade, student numbers have grown by nearly 150% at the under
graduate level and over 400% at the graduate level. Accompanying this growth
has been the development of innovative programming – such as the new
program option in structural engineering launched this year – providing
students with greater opportunities for experiential learning in partnership
with industry and government. The department’s industrial internship option
places students at well-known partner organizations such as EllisDon,
PCL Construction, Metrolinx and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation. A central
feature of undergraduate programming is the capstone design project, which
requires fourth-year students to design actual infrastructure, whether a bridge,
a building or a transportation system. Here again, external partners play a key
consultative role in helping students develop their engineering prowess.

This year has also seen the creation of two exciting new centres for collaborative
teaching and research, the Ryerson Institute for Infrastructure Innovation (RIII) and
the Urban Transportation Lab funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation
(CFI). RIII enlists researchers with a wide range of perspectives in engineering,
business, political science, geography and urban planning in a concerted effort
to create infrastructure suitable for the twenty-first century. The transportation
lab simulates a real traffic management centre that will help faculty, post-doctoral
fellows and civil engineering graduate students address real-world transportation
challenges and fuel economic success. Research at the lab will be conducted in
collaboration with the Ryerson Centre for Cloud and Context-Aware Computing,
the Centre for Urban Energy and the Centre for Urban Research and Land
Development. Like RIII, the transportation lab is headed by a civil engineering
faculty member.

The Department of Civil Engineering at Ryerson is making steady progress in
realizing its goal of becoming the best. As well as providing a strong career-ready
education for tomorrow’s civil engineers, its faculty contribute essential research
in collaborative efforts to meet Canada’s infrastructure challenges.
Research Areas
Environmental Engineering
Geomatics Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Structural and Materials Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Research Facilities
Advanced Asphalt Concrete Testing Facility
Advanced Cement-based Materials Laboratory
Advanced Sustainable Construction Materials Laboratory
Concrete Laboratory
Digital Mapping Laboratory
Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory
Geo-optical Laboratory
Geotechnical Laboratory
GIS and Geo-collaboration Laboratory
Hydraulics Engineering Laboratory
Road Safety Research Laboratory
Satellite Navigation Laboratory
Strength of Materials Laboratory
Structures Laboratory
Student Competition Laboratory
Toronto and Area Road Builders Association Highway
Materials Laboratory
Urban Transportation Laboratory
Water Resources Engineering Laboratory
Department of
Civil Engineering
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Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
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If Ontario is to thrive as a manufac-
turing economy, its people have
to work together and innovate.
In the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, a key
priority is instilling students with a
sense of urgency about competing
in a larger world, and offering
academic programming tied to
the actual challenges faced by
industry partners.

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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is currently considering
combining forces with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering to
create a new mechatronics program focusing on improved automation technologies
and processes. The initiative is only the latest example of its awareness of industry
challenges, commitment to working synergistically with partners, and motivation to
develop students who can make a difference as innovators and entrepreneurs.
Research Areas
Biomedical Engineering
Communications
Computer Systems Engineering
Embedded Microsystems
Integrated Circuits and Systems
Power Systems Engineering and Controls
Signal and Multimedia Processing
Tall Structure Lightning and Electromagnetic Transients
Research Facilities
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing Laboratory (BSIPL)
Biomedical Robotics and Rehabilitation Group (BioRRG) Facility
Biophotonics and Bioengineering Lab (BBL)
Centre for Interactive Multimedia Information Mining (CIM2)
Communications and Signal Processing Applications Lab
(CASPAL)
Computer and Network Security (CNS) Lab
Computer Networks Laboratory
Computer Vision and Image Processing (CVIP) Lab
Dependable Autonomic Systems (DAS) Lab
Multimedia and Distributed Computing (MDC) Lab
Electro-Thermal (ET) Lab
Embedded and Reconfiguration Systems Lab (ERSL)
Fibre-optic Communications and Sensing (FOCS) Lab
Field-programmable Devices for High Performance
Computing (FPDHPC) Laboratory
Integrated Circuits and Smart Systems (ICSS) Lab
Laboratory for Electric Drive Applications and Research (LEDAR)
Laboratory for Lightning Studies/Lightning Measurement
Laboratory for Systems, Software and Semantics (LS3)
Micro-gravity Lab
Microsystems Research Lab
Mixed-reality Immersive Motion Simulator (MIMS)
Optimization Problems Research and Applications Lab (OPRAL)
Power and Energy Analysis Research (PEAR) Lab
Ryerson Communications Laboratory (RCL)
Ryerson Power Systems Research Laboratory
Sensorimotor Processing and Integration for Rehabilitation,
Adaptation and Learning Lab (SPIRALL)
Signal Analysis Research (SAR) Lab
Signal and Information Processing (SIP) Lab
Sunlife Financial Multimedia Research Lab
Systems-on-Chip (SOC) Laboratory
Wireless Communications and Networking (WICON) Laboratory
Department of Electrical and
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Now the third largest in its field in Ontario, the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering emphasizes industry-related research, experiential
learning and an infrastructure consisting of the most advanced teaching and
research laboratories available. In the last year alone, it added two new robotics
labs, one devoted to biomedical engineering applications and the other allowing
computer engineers to develop real-time programs for controlling robots. The
survival of Ontario’s manufacturing base may well depend on the development of
new automation technologies in labs such as these.
The department now boasts close to 20 undergraduate teaching labs where
students gain hands-on experience, and 30 research labs where faculty conduct
groundbreaking projects often in close collaboration with industry partners. To
name just a few examples, faculty are working with Hydro One and Toronto Hydro
on fast-charging batteries and battery change stations, with Rockwell Automation
and Honeywell on power electronics, and with student-led company Peytec Inc.
on tamper-aware security tracking. Some partners and projects aren’t immediately
industrial. One recent project involved partnering with the City of Toronto to
create a highly successful multimedia presentation that uses Time Tablets™ to
transport visitors to Fort York to key moments in the fort’s history.

Opportunities for student involvement in faculty research are made available
through paid summer research internships. Last summer, some 20 positions were
filled by outstanding students chosen from a pool of over 150 applicants. Students
in the program acquire first-hand research experience often working on projects of
immediate relevance to manufacturers in the GTA. A noteworthy feature of the
department’s curriculum is its broad offering of senior elective courses and
capstone projects allowing all students in the program to pursue specialized
interests that can include research and even entrepreneurial elements.

Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering
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On the face of it, the study of engineer-
ing and nursing might not seem to
have much in common. But synergies
can sometimes be found in unexpected
combinations. Recently, a group of
undergraduate industrial engineering
students from the Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
teamed-up with students from the
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing to
tackle the challenge of designing a
better hospital ward. Each group of
students was able to bring experience
and insights to the task unavailable
to the other. The result was a plan
for a new kind of patient care space
conducive to better nursing and
improved health outcomes.

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In the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, enthusiastic
students and a young, energetic faculty pursue new avenues of interdisciplinary
and collaborative learning and research. Whether it’s partnering with the
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing or the Ted Rogers School of Management
to provide synergistic academic programming, or forging connections with
companies requiring assistance solving real industrial challenges, the department
is increasingly a place of group-focused activity. Material science and thermal
energy have been identified as targets for collaborative research. Other areas of
possible group research are under active consideration.
Current research is strongly based on partnering with industry. For automotive and
aerospace partners, intelligent robotics are being developed to automate peening,
a process that improves the strength of metal parts but poses safety and quality
challenges when executed manually. Departmental researchers are also develop-
ing robots for St. Michael’s Hospital to improve the non-invasive treatment of
tumours by means of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). Devices that
employ HIFU can destroy problematic tissues, but their effectiveness depends
crucially on precise positioning – something that robots are well-suited to
improve. Other faculty research involves less material considerations like analyzing
big data to help businesses determine the value of so-called weather derivatives –
financial products used to mitigate business risks related to weather.

The quality of the department’s collaborative teaching and research is increasingly
gaining recognition worldwide. The department was recently visited by a
delegation from a German firm considering relocating its research and develop-
ment function closer to its major North American markets. The quality of the
surrounding academic institutions, they said, would be important to their
location choice. They chose to visit Ryerson because they had heard good things
about the department’s industry collaboration, commercial focus and applied
academic programming.
Research Areas
Data Science and Analytics
Energy and the Environment
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Operations Research
Materials, Manufacturing and Devices
Research Facilities
Abrasive Waterjet Machining Laboratory
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Advanced Manufacturing and MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical
Systems) Research Laboratory
Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory
Biomedical Research Laboratory
Centre for Near-net-shape Processing of Materials
Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSES)
CNC (Computer Numeric Control) Manufacturing Laboratory
Complex System Dynamics Laboratory
Data Science Lab (DSL)
Design Engineering Collaboratory
Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Engine Testing Research Laboratory
Experimental Mechanics Laboratory
Fluidized Bed Research Laboratory
Heat Transfer Laboratory
Heat Treatment Laboratory
Human Factors Engineering Laboratory
Image Analysis Laboratory
Industrial Engineering Laboratory
Intelligent Decision Support Systems Laboratory
Laboratory of Fields, Flows and Interfaces
Laser Micro and Nano Fabrication Laboratory
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering Computer Graphics Lab
Mechanical Testing Lab
Microgravity Laboratory
Multiaxial Fatigue Laboratory
Near-net-shape Casting Laboratory
Particle Erosion Laboratory
Productivity and Efficiency Analysis Research Laboratory (PEARL)
Reliability, Risk and Maintenance Research (RRMR) Lab
Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation Laboratory (RMAL)
Sustainable Energy Systems Laboratory
Thermodynamics Laboratory
Thermofluids Laboratory
Vibration Laboratory
Welding Research Laboratory
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering
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Integrity + +Service Excellence
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Excellence
The talent, enthusiasm and dedication of our
faculty members and students translate into inspired
teaching and socially important research that
receives widespread recognition.
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Knowledge, talent and
imagination can transform a
prototype into a crowning
achievement of excellence.
In 2014, Ryerson Formula
Racing outclassed 32 strong
contenders to become FEAS
competition team of the year
for their Indy-Style race car.
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Expertise
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Anton de Ruiter, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: aderuiter@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4878
Research Areas: Guidance, navigation
and control of space systems, UAVs,
control systems
Hekmat Alighanbari, PhD, PEng
Professor and Associate Chair
e: halighan@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7736
Research Areas: Aeroelasticity,
unsteady aerodynamics, nonlinear
dynamics and chaos, fluid-structure
interactions, MAV aerodynamics
Goetz Bramesfeld, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: bramesfeld@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4172
Research Areas: Applied
aerodynamics, aircraft design
Zouheir Fawaz, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: zfawaz@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7417
Research Areas: Fatigue, stress and
high temperature testing, aerospace
structures, materials and composites
Joon Chung, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: j3chung@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7213
Research Areas: Aircraft conceptual
design, multidisciplinary design
optimization
David Greatrix, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: greatrix@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6432
Research Areas: Hybrid and solid
rocket motors, rocket vehicle design
Seyed M. Hashemi, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: smhashem@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6421
Research Areas: Computational
structural dynamics/vibrations,
mesh-reduction methods,
intact/defective aerospace
composite structures
John Enright, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: jenright@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4174
Research Areas: Spacecraft attitude
estimation, sun sensors, star trackers,
sensor processing, rover navigation

Puren Ouyang, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: pouyang@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4928
Research Areas: Robotics,
control systems, mechatronics,
macro/micro hybrid systems,
design and control integration
Bassam Jubran, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: bjubran@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4880
Research Areas: Cooling of gas turbine
blades, thermal management in
aerospace systems
Krishna Kumar, PhD, PEng
Professor and Canada Research Chair
in Space Systems Engineering
e: kdkumar@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4908
Research Areas: Spacecraft dynamics
and control, orbit, attitude and
formation control, control systems
Bo Tan, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: tanbo@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4879
Research Areas: Short-pulsed laser
nano/micromachining, laser material
interaction, synthesis of nanomaterial,
nanomaterials for photovoltaic
conversion, biomedical applications
of nanomaterials
Guangjun Liu, PhD, PEng
Professor and Canada Research Chair in
Control Systems and Robotics
e: gjliu@ryerson.ca
Research Areas: Robotics,
control systems, aircraft systems
Paul Walsh, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor and Chair
e: paul.walsh@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7729
Research Areas: Aerodynamics,
computational fluid dynamics,
urban wind power generation
Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi, PhD, PEng
Professor and RIADI Program Director
e: fengxi@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7091
Research Areas: Manufacturing,
automation, robotics, mechatronics,
design, modelling
Cheung Poon, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: c1poon@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4881
Research Areas: Composite materials,
fiber metal laminates, high temperature
fatigue, material characterization

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Jeff Yokota, PhD
Associate Professor and
Graduate Program Director
e: jyokota@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4173
Research Areas: Mathematical
fluid dynamics
Cheryl Atkinson, BArch, OAA, RAIC
Assistant Professor
e: catkinson@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6480
Research Areas: Architectural
expression, health care design,
phenomenology, design and
psychosocial health, design of
public space, landscape architecture
and landscape urbanism,
professional practice
John Cirka, PhD
Associate Professor and Graduate
Program Director, Architecture
e: jcirka@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6491
Research Areas: Advanced design
methods, architectural geometry,
digital fabrication, architectural theory
Umberto Berardi, PhD
Assistant Professor
e: uberardi@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 3263
Research Areas: Energy saving,
energy storage, aerogel, green roof,
sustainability assessment,
architectural acoustics
Hitesh Doshi, MASc, PEng
Professor and Advisor,
Building Science Specialization
e: hdoshi@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6502
Research Areas: Building envelope/
roofing related climate change
impacts, visualization and design,
value engineering and decision
support systems
arch.ryerson.ca

Miljana Horvat, PhD
Associate Professor and Graduate
Program Director, Building Science
e: mhorvat@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6512
Research Areas: Solar energy and
architecture, hygrothermal
performance of building envelopes,
advanced energy-efficient façades
Masha Etkind, MArch
Professor
e: metkind@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6503
Research Areas: Heritage conservation,
teaching methodology based on
MERLO, design, history and theory
of architecture
Leila Marie Farah, PhD, DPLG
Assistant Professor
e: leila.farah@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6490
Research Areas: Architecture,
Integrated design, inclusive and
healthy cities, ecological design,
community participation
Vincent Hui, MArch, MBA
Associate Professor and Associate Chair,
Experiential Learning Co-op
e: vincent.hui@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7962
Research Areas: Design communication,
digital fabrication, architectural
pedagogy, architecture and media
Paul Floerke, Architect, Dr-Ing,
Dipl-Ing
Assistant Professor
e: paul.floerke@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4895
Research Areas: Architectural
design, theory, methods and
processes, building construction,
architectural education
George Thomas Kapelos, MArch, OAA
Associate Professor
e: gkapelos@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6510
Research Areas: 20th-century
Canadian architecture and landscape,
phenomenology, urbanism,
design and public health
Mark Gorgolewski, PhD
Professor
e: mgorgo@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6494
Research Areas: Sustainable building,
resilient communities, post carbon
communities, zero energy buildings
June D. Komisar, PhD, RA,
MArch AIA MRAIC
Associate Professor
e: jkomisar@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6505
Research Areas: Architectural theory
and history, Brazilian architecture,
design methods and creativity,
design and the productive city
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Jenn McArthur, MASc, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: jennifer.mcarthur@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4082
Research Areas: Building Information
Management (BIM) in design,
construction and operations,
existing building retrofits, sustainability
Yew-Thong Leong, BArch, OAA
Associate Professor
e: ytleong@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6498
Research Areas: Digital architecture and
design, architectural preservation and
conservation, practice management
Jurij Leshchyshyn, MArch, OAA
Professor and Acting Chair;
Undergraduate Program Director
e: jleshchy@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6504
Research Areas: Architectural design,
studio-based learning, Architecture
and Public Policy
Paul S. H. Poh, PhD, MBA, CEng,
EurIng, PEng
Associate Professor and Advisor,
Project Management Specialization
e: paulpoh@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6500
Research Areas: Construction project
management, collaborative learning
Zaiyi Liao, PhD
Professor
e: zliao@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6488
Research Areas: Building automation,
intelligent sensor and wireless sensor
network, fire safety, building modelling,
energy, wastewater treatment
Marco L. Polo, BArch, OAA
Associate Professor
e: m2polo@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6497
Research Areas: Contemporary
Canadian architecture,
Canadian architecture since 1945,
regionalism in Canadian architecture
Ian MacBurnie, PhD, OAQ
Associate Chair, Mobility
e: imacburn@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6496
Research Areas: Housing, urbanism
and urban design, infrastructure,
social equity
Ramani Ramakrishnan, DSc, PEng
Professor
e: rramakri@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6508
Research Areas: Building acoustics,
aero-acoustics, noise modelling,
noise control, day-lighting in buildings

Vera Straka, MEng, PEng
Associate Professor
e: vstraka@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6495
Research Areas: Post-occupancy
evaluation, condition assessment, green
rating systems, low energy housing
Russell Richman, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: richman@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6489
Research Areas: Sustainable buildings,
building science, building envelopes,
materials, heat/air/moisture loading
Colin Ripley, MArch, OAA
Professor and Chair
e: cripley@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6507
Research Areas: Design research,
Canadian modern architecture,
megaregional urbanism, sound in
architecture, responsive envelope
system, architectural culture
Edward Wójs, OAA, MRAIC
Associate Professor
e: ewojs@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6511
Research Areas: Studio-based education
and the art of new architectural practice,
issues of the spirit in the sacred and
traditional Catholic architecture
Albert C. Smith, PhD, RA
Associate Professor
e: acsmith@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6492
Research Areas: Design, history, theory,
criticism, representation
Arthur Wrigglesworth, MArch, OAA
Associate Professor
e: awriggle@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6506
Research Areas: Architectural design
(arts and culture, digital technologies)
and practice (management and
construction)
Kendra Schank Smith, PhD, FRAIC
Professor
e: kssmith@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6747
Research Areas: Representation,
history, theory, criticism, architectural
design, architectural education,
architectural sketches
Baruch Zone, BArch, OAA
Associate Professor
e: bzone@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6493
Research Areas: Affordable and SRO
housing issues and strategies,
adaptive reuse and preservation of
existing building inventory
arch.ryerson.ca

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Manuel Alvarez-Cuenca, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: mcuenca@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6346
Research Areas: Fluidization technology,
advanced reactors, treatment of water
and wastewater
Chil-Hung Cheng, PhD
Assistant Professor
e: chilhung.cheng@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 2131
Research Areas: Zeolites, microporous,
mesoporous, catalyst, synthesis,
functionalization, X-ray scattering,
alternative energy
Philip Chan, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: p4chan@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6960
Research Areas: Computer simulation,
liquid crystalline materials, phase
separation, complex fluids, polymers
Yaser Dahman, PhD, MBA PEng
Associate Professor
e: ydahman@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4080
Research Areas: Nanotechnology,
biomaterials, regenerative medicine,
green energy, green chemicals,
bioseparation
chemeng.ryerson.ca
Ramdhane Dhib, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: rdhib@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6343
Research Areas: Polymerization kinetics:
modelling, simulation of polymer
reactors and experimental studies;
process control and optimization:
chemical reactors and infra-red/
convective dryers
Huu Doan, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: hdoan@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6341
Research Areas: Wastewater treatment,
membrane fouling, packed-bed fluid
dynamics and mass transfer
Thomas A. Duever, PhD, PEng
Professor and Dean
e: tduever@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5140
Research Areas: Statistical modelling
and analysis, polymer reaction
engineering
Farhad Ein-Mozaffari, PhD, PEng
Professor and
e: fmozaffa@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4251
Research Areas: Mixing, flow visualiza-
tion, computational fluid dynamics,
multiphase flow, complex fluids, powder
blending, discrete element method,
dynamic modelling and identification

Mehrab Mehrvar, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: mmehrvar@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6555
Research Areas: Water and wastewater
treatment, advanced oxidation
technologies, photochemical reaction
engineering
Ginette Turcotte, PhD, PEng
Professor and Associate Chair/
Director, Undergraduate Programs
e: gturcott@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7312
Research Areas: Biofuel ethanol,
enzymatic hydrolysis, recombinant
cellulases in transgenic plants,
anaerobic digestion of wastes
chemeng.ryerson.ca
Jiangning Wu, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: j3wu@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6549
Research Areas: Ozonation, oxidation,
wastewater treatment, polymer
modification, renewable energy,
biofuel chemistry and biology
Simant R. Upreti, PhD, PEng
Professor and Chair
e: supreti@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4063
Research Areas: Optimal control,
mass transfer in polymer-solvent
systems, enhanced heavy oil recovery
Stephen Waldman, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor, and Graduate
Program Director,
e: swaldman@ryerson.ca
t: 416 979 4000 ext 4200
Research Areas: Tissue engineering,
regenerative medicine, cartilage,
cartilage repair and reconstruction,
mechanobiology, bioreactors,
mechanical stimulation
Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang, PhD
Assistant Professor
e: dkhwang@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 2989
Research Areas: Microfluidics,
Lab-on-a-chip, microparticle synthesis,
advanced functional materials,
biomaterials, liquid crystals, liquid
crystal optics, modelling and simulation,
micro and nanotechnology, biosensor
Ali Lohi, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: alohi@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7028
Research Areas: Simulation/modelling,
biofuel/bioenergy, oilsands VAPEX,
CO2
sequestration, optimization, ANN,
supercritical fluids

Excellence 71
Lamya Amleh, PhD, PEng
Program Director/Academic Advisor,
First-year and Common Engineering
e: lamleh@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6417
Research Areas: Preservation and
rehabilitation of infrastructure,
corrosion, durability of structures, high
and ultra-high performance concrete
Michael Chapman, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: mchapman@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6461
Research Areas: Camera calibration,
digital photogrammetry, digital
terrain modelling, high-precision
deformation monitoring
Serhan Guner, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: sguner@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6456
Research Areas: Nonlinear finite element
analysis of concrete structures, shear
response, development of practical
analysis software, structural response to
impact, blast and earthquake loads
Ahmed El-Rabbany, PhD, PEng
Professor and
e: rabbany@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6472
Research Areas: Satellite positioning
and navigation, integrated navigation
systems, hydrographic surveying
Civil Engineering
ryerson.ca/civil
Joseph Chow, PhD, PE
Assistant Professor and
Canada Research Chair in
Transportation Systems Engineering
e: joseph.chow@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7618
Research Areas: Transportation
planning, urban logistics and
transportation economics
Said Easa, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: seasa@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7868/4637
Research Areas: Geometric design,
human factors, road safety,
intelligent transportation systems
Khandaker (Anwar) Hossain,
PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: ahossain@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7867
Research Areas: Sustainable
construction, high/ultra-high
performance concrete, bridge deck/
high-rise/composite structures,
finite element modelling
Darko Joksimovic, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: darkoj@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6462
Research Areas: Urban drainage,
water reuse, low-impact development,
modelling, optimization

Jinyuan Liu, PhD, DEng, PEng
Associate Professor
e: jinyuan.liu@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6469
Research Areas: Geotechnical
engineering, deep excavation, urban
tunnels, soil-structural interaction,
physical modelling, transparent soil,
ultrasonic NDT, soil nailing
Reza Kianoush, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: kianoush@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6455
Research Areas: Reinforced concrete,
analytical modelling, liquid-containing
structures, seismic loading, finite
element method
Mohamed Lachemi, PhD, PEng
Professor and Provost and
Vice President Academic
e: mlachemi@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5066
Research Areas: Behaviour of materials
and structures, high-performance
concrete, construction sustainability
Grace Luk, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: gluk@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6473
Research Areas: Biomass degradation,
phosphorus removal, wastewater
treatment, biofuel, bioassays
James Li, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: jyli@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6470
Research Areas: Environmental
hydraulics, hydrologic modelling,
persistent toxic chemical analysis,
urban green technology
Songnian Li, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: snli@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6450
Research Areas: Geocollaboration,
geodesign, mobile GIS/LBS,
web mapping, spatial decision support,
geovisualization
Hesham Marzouk, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: hmarzouk@Ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6451
Research Areas: Concrete slabs,
high-rise design, high strength
concrete, creep of concrete,
strengthening of structures
Bhagwant Persaud, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: bpersaud@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6464
Research Areas: Traffic safety and
engineering, statistical modelling and
geometric design
Civil Engineering
ryerson.ca/civil

Excellence 73
Javad Alirezaie, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: javad@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6092
Research Areas: Biomedical signals
and image processing, computer-
aided diagnosis, neural networks,
pattern recognition
Alagan Anpalagan, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: alagan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6079
Research Areas: Radio resource
management, green communication,
cognitive radio, cooperative
communication, machine-to-machine
communication, small cell networks,
multi-hop networks, radio access and
networking, cross layer optimization,
performance characterization
Dimitrios Androutsos, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: dimitri@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6104
Research Areas: Image processing, 3-D,
digital cinema, stereoscopy multimedia,
signal processing
Ebrahim Bagheri, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: bagheri@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7953
Research Areas: Software engineering,
large-scale reuse engineering,
knowledge engineering, semantic
technologies, web mining,
intelligent and adaptive systems,
business process modelling
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ee.ryerson.ca
Medhat Shehata, PhD, PEng
Professor and Associate Chair;
Faculty Teaching Chair
e: mshehata@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6457
Research Areas: Alkali-aggregate
reaction, concrete durability,
pervious pavements, innovative
sustainable materials
Khaled Sennah, PhD, PEng
Professor and Chair
e: ksennah@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6460
Research Areas: Bridge design,
rehabilitation and strengthening,
FRP-reinforced concrete bridge decks
and barriers, sandwich foam-timber
panels, cold formed steel design
Ahmed Shaker, PhD, PEng
Interim Graduate Program Director
e: ahmed.shaker@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6458
Research Areas: Remote sensing
applications, satellite sensor modelling,
image classification, Airborne LiDAR
Arnold Yuan, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor and Director,
e: arnold.yuan@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6463
Research Areas: Life-cycle infrastructure
management, risk and reliability
analysis, uncertainty mathematics
and modelling, risk-informed
decision making

Olivia Das, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: odas@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416- 979-5000 ext 6114
Research Areas: Software performance
engineering, dependability
modelling, distributed systems,
layered queuing networks
Soosan Beheshti, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: soosan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4906
Research Areas: Signal and information
processing, data denoising, control, and
system theory and modelling
Yao-Chon (John) Chen, PhD, PEng
Professor and Program Director,
Electrical Engineering
e: ychen@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416- 979-5000 ext 6090
Research Areas: Real-time control,
optimal control
Xavier Fernando, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: fernando@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6077
Research Areas: Wireless and optical
communications, radio-over-fibre
systems, underground communication
systems, signal processing, sensor
networks, smart grid, smart buildings
Richard Cheung, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: rcheung@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6112
Research Areas: Power system,
nuclear engineering, power electronics,
alternative energy, power quality
Vadim Geurkov,
CAND of Technical Science, PEng
Associate Professor
e: vgeurkov@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6088
Research Areas: Digital/mixed-signal
systems testing, fault tolerance, built-in
self-test, programmable logic devices
Ken J. Clowes, BEng (Hons), McG
Professor
e: kclowes@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6099
Research Areas: Digital systems,
microprocessors, embedded systems,
software engineering
Xijia Gu, PhD
Professor
e: xgu@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4151
Research Areas: Fibre-optic devices/
modules, fiber optic sensors,
high-power fiber lasers
ee.ryerson.ca

Excellence 75
Mahmood (Mike) Kassam,
Doctor Universitatis, PEng
e: mkassam@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6103
Research Areas: Non-invasive
medical diagnostic techniques and
instrumentation, biomedical sensors
and transducers, and advanced analog/
digital SoC circuit designs
Ling Guan, PhD
Multimedia and Computer Technology
e: lguan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6072
Research Areas: Multimedia processing,
immersive communication, human-
centered computing, cloud computing,
image and video processing
Ali Hussein, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: ahussein@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6108
Research Areas: Measurement,
characterization and modelling of fast
transients, lightning current, lightning
electromagnetic pulse, lightning
protection and detection
Gul N. Khan, PhD, PEng
e: gnkhan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6084
Research Areas: Hardware/software
co-design, embedded systems,
MPSoC, NoC, smart RFID systems,
sensor network security,
authentication protocols, fault-tolerant
systems, computer vision and
multimedia systems
Muhammad Jaseemuddin, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
e: jaseem@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6073
Research Areas: Computer networks,
mobile wireless networks,
routing, medium access control,
transport protocol
Lev Kirischian, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: lkirisch@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6076
Research Areas: Reconfigurable
computing, computer architecture,
FPGA, high-level synthesis,
embedded systems
Sheikh Karim, PhD, PEng, CEng
Professor
e: skarim@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6111
Research Areas: Power systems
planning, motor control,
power electronics
Sridhar (Sri) Krishnan,
PhD, PEng
Professor and Associate Dean, Research,
Development and Graduate Programs;
Canada Research Chair in Biomedical
Signal Analysis
e: krishnan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4931
Research Areas: Sparse signal
representations, biomedical signal/
image analysis, biomedical
assistive technologies, multimedia
information forensics

Farah Mohammadi, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: fmohamma@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6094
Research Areas: Microelectronics,
electromagnetics, microwave circuits,
RF/microwave components, electro-
thermal analysis, numerical models
Matthew Kyan, PhD
Assistant Professor and Graduate
Program Director, Digital Media
e: mkyan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6479
Research Areas: Multimedia information
mining, pattern recognition, data
visualization and virtual/mixed reality
Ngok-Wah (Bobby) Ma, PhD, PEng
Professor and Graduate Program
Director, Computer Networks
e: bma@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7929
Research Areas: Network security and
internet protocols
Kaamran Raahemifar, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: kraahemi@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6097
Research Areas: Optimization in
engineering, big data analysis,
modelling, simulation, design, testing,
and time-based operations
Kristiina McConville, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: kmcconvi@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6085
Research Areas: Biomedical engineering,
rehabilitation engineering, human
computer interaction, attention, learning
Reza Sedaghat, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: rsedagha@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416- 979-5000 ext 6083
Research Areas: VLSI design,
combinatorial optimization problems,
quadratic assignment problems,
synthesis, digital circuits and systems
Nagi Mekhiel, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: nmekhiel@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7251
Research Areas: Computer architecture,
high-performance memory systems,
parallel processing and VLSI
James Andrew Smith, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: jasmith@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4905
Research Areas: Biomedical engineering,
human birth models, biomechanics,
legged locomotion, mechatronics and
robotics, embedded systems
ee.ryerson.ca

Excellence 77
Cungang (Truman) Yang, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: cungang@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4175
Research Areas: Role-based access
control modelling, web security, privacy,
information flow control
Karthi Umapathy, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: karthi@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7207
Research Areas: Biomedical signal
and image analysis, time-frequency
analysis, digital signal processing,
cardiac electrophysiology
Bala Venkatesh, PhD, PEng
Professor and Academic
Director, Centre for Urban Energy
e: bala@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 5359
Research Areas: Power engineering,
renewables, energy storages and
smart grids
Victor Yang, MD, PhD, PEng
Canada Research Chair in
Bioengineering and Biophotonics
e: yangv@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 2142
Research Areas: Biophotonics and
bioengineering
Bin Wu, PhD, PEng
Professor and NSERC/Rockwell
Automation Industrial Research Chair in
Power Electronics and Electric Drives
e: bwu@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6484
Research Areas: Power electronics,
electric drives, renewable energy systems
Amirnaser Yazdani, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: yazdani@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6178
Research Areas: Modelling, analysis,
simulation, and control of power-
electronic systems, renewable energy
systems, electronically interfaced
distributed energy systems, microgrids
Dewei Xu, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: dxu@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6075
Research Areas: Renewable energy,
power electronics, motor drives,
digital control
Andy Gean Ye, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: aye@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4901
Research Areas: FPGA architecture,
FPGA CAD, digital system design

Lian Zhao, PhD, PEng
Professor and Graduate Program
Director, Electrical and Computer
Engineering
e: lzhao@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6101
Research Areas: Wireless
communications, radio resource
management, power control,
cooperative communications
Fei Yuan, PhD, PEng
Professor and Chair
e: fyuan@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 5334
Research Areas: CMOS circuits and
systems, data communications,
wire and wireless channels
Mehmet Zeytinoglu, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: mzeytin@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6078
Research Areas: Audio signal
processing, statistical analysis,
digital communication systems
Malgorzata (Gosha) Zywno,
PhD, PEng
Professor
e: gosha@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6105
Research Areas: Control systems,
modelling, faculty development,
education
Xiao-Ping Zhang, PhD, MBA, PEng
Professor
e: xzhang@ee.ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6686
Research Areas: Multimedia content
analysis, signal processing, statistical
modelling, computational intelligence,
big data, finance
ee.ryerson.ca

Excellence 79
Jun Cao, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: jcao@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7694
Research Areas: Computational fluid
dynamics, finite element mesh adaptive
algorithms, lattice Boltzmann method
Ay e Ba ar Bener, PhD
Professor and Academic Director of
Big Data
e: ayse.bener@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 3155
Research Areas: Data science,
big data, analytics, machine learning,
recommender systems
Habiba Bougherara, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: habiba.bougherara@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7092
Research Areas: Biomechanics and
biomedical engineering, advanced
materials, modelling and finite
element analysis
Dao Lun Chen, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: dchen@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6487
Research Areas: Advanced materials
(bio- and nano-materials, composites),
lightweight materials (magnesium,
aluminum, and titanium alloys),
mechanical properties, deformation,
fatigue and fracture
Richard S. Budny, MASc, PEng
Professor
e: rbudny@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7688
Research Areas: Thermodynamics,
thermohydraulics, nuclear power
generation, fluid mechanics,
computational fluid dynamics
Seth Dworkin, PhD, PEng
Assistant Professor
e: seth.dworkin@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7311
Research Areas: Combustion, emissions,
biofuels, computer simulation,
geothermal energy, energy economics
Liping Fang, PhD, PEng
Professor and Associate Dean,
Undergraduate Programs and
Student Affairs
e: lfang@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 2621/6410
Research Areas: Systems engineering,
decision support systems,
personalization of online services,
and risk analysis
Vincent Chan, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: v7chan@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6612
Research Areas: Advanced
manufacturing, metrology, machine
vision, rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM
ryerson.ca/mie

Ahmad Ghasempoor, PhD, PEng
e: aghasemp@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6422
Research Areas: Monitoring
manufacturing processes,
powder metallurgy, and biomechanics
Jacob Friedman, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor and Chair
e: jfriedman@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7737
Research Areas: Fluid dynamics,
combustion, heat transfers, fluidized
beds, and combustion diagnostics
Alan S. Fung, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: alanfung@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4917
Research Areas: Sustainable building,
integrated energy systems/net zero
energy buildings, renewable energy,
building energy simulation
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: fsharifi@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7097
Research Areas: Optomechatronics,
robotics, visual servoing, intelligent
control, micromanipulation
Wey Leong, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: weyleong@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7706
Research Areas: Natural convection,
heat and mass transfer in soils,
ground thermal energy storages, and
integrated energy building systems
Siyuan He, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: s2he@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6425
Research Areas: Microelectromechanical
systems, micro sensors and actuators,
fuel injection technology
Der Chyan (Bill) Lin, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: derlin@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7489
Research Areas: Fractal theory, complex
dynamics, nonlinear systems and chaos
Mohamad Y. Jaber, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: mjaber@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7623
Research Areas: Learning curve theory,
models and applications, classical and
non-classical inventory management,
closed-loop supply chains
ryerson.ca/mie

Excellence 81
Donatus Oguamanam, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor and Program
Director, Mechanical Engineering
e: doguaman@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7490
Research Areas: Structural/solid
mechanics, intelligent structures,
dynamics, vibration, finite elements
methods
Hua Lu, PhD
Professor
e: hlu@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6427
Research Areas: Solid mechanics,
experimental mechanics, computer
vision and optical metrology
David Naylor, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: dnaylor@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6428
Research Areas: Heat transfer,
laser interferometry, convection,
fenestration
C. (Ravi) Ravindran, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: rravindr@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6423
Research Areas: Net-shape casting, light
alloy (magnesium, aluminum and
titanium) development, automobile
efficiency, emissions and recycling
W. Patrick Neumann, PhD, LicEng,
LEL, EurErg
Associate Professor
e: pneumann@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7738
Research Areas: Human factors
engineering, ergonomics in design
process, simulation and virtual
manufacturing, performance and
risk modelling
Ziad Saghir, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: zsaghir@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6418
Research Areas: Thermofluid dynamics,
computational heat-fluid flow and
mass transfer, microgravity science,
crystal growth
Filippo Arnaldo Salustri, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: salustri@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7749
Research Areas: Design methods,
information visualization, formal
methods, creativity, sustainability
Marcello Papini, PhD, PEng
Abrasive Jet Technology
e: mpapini@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7655
Research Areas: Abrasive jets, waterjet,
solid particle erosion, micro-machining,
wear, fracture mechanics

K. Donald Tham, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: dtham@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7209
Research Areas: Enterprise modelling,
ontologies, temporal-ABC, cost
intelligence, supply chain management
Cory Searcy, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
e: cory.searcy@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 2095
Research Areas: Corporate sustainable
development, performance measure-
ment, quality management systems
M. F. (Frankie) Stewart, PhD, PEng
Professor and Associate Chair
e: fstewart@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6416
Research Areas: Engineering education
pedagogy, student engagement,
recruitment/retention of women in
engineering
Mark Towler, PhD
Professor
e: mtowler@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 5303
Research Areas: Hard tissue
biomaterials, in vitro diagnostics,
osteoporosis, bone cancer
Sharareh Taghipour, PhD
Assistant Professor
e: sharareh@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7693
Research Areas: Reliability engineering,
inspection and maintenance
optimization, statistics and probability,
stochastic operations research
Ahmad Varvani-Farahani, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: avarvani@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7707
Research Areas: Fatigue fracture,
stress analysis, advanced materials,
biomechanics
Krishnan Venkatakrishnan, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: venkat@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 4984
Research Areas: 3-D nanostructure
fabrication, nano-biotechnology,
bio-nanomaterials, nanostructuring for
solar cells
Scott Tsai, PhD
Assistant Professor
e: scott.tsai@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 6424
Research Areas: Fluid mechanics,
microfluidics, Lab-on-a-chip technology,
electrohydrodynamics, biomedical and
sustainability applications
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Excellence 83
Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail,
PhD, PEng
Associate Professor and Program
Director, Industrial Engineering
e: wahab@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 2670
Research Areas: Financial engineering,
operations research, supply chain
design, risk hedging, healthcare
Shudong Yu, PhD, PEng
Professor
e: syu@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7687
Research Areas: Flow-induced vibration,
contact mechanics
Saeed Zolfaghari, PhD, PEng
Professor and Vice Provost,
Faculty Affairs
e: zolfaghari@ryerson.ca
t: 416-979-5000 ext 7735
Research Areas: Productivity
improvement, simulation of production
and service systems, operations
research, performance analysis,
metaheuristics, forecasting

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