Appointment of Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

MEMORANDUM 2010/11-12


To: Members of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

From: Cristina Amon, Dean

Date: April 15, 2011

Re: Appointment of Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor D. Grant Allen as Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2011.

Grant Allen joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry in 1987. He received his BASc and MASc degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and his PhD from the University of Waterloo. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1992 and to full Professor in 1998.

Grant is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), and Chemical Institute of Canada (FCIC). He has given over 40 invited talks, authored 78 referred journal publications, 7 book chapters and 14 refereed conference papers. He has successfully graduated 15 PhD and 30 MASc students. In 2007 he was recognized for his teaching excellence with the Chemical Engineering Teacher of the Year Award. He has a long record of service to the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), and served as its President from 2008-2009, a year in which the CSChE was the host to the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering.

Grant has a record of outstanding administrative service at the Department and Faculty level. He served as the Associate Director and Director of the Pulp and Paper Centre from 1988 – 2001 and 2001 – 2003, respectively. From 2003 – 2007 he was the Associate Chair (Graduate) of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, and since 2007 he has served as the Vice-Dean (Undergraduate) for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Please join me in congratulating Grant on this appointment and wishing him all the best in this endeavour.

I extend my deep appreciation to the following members of the Advisory Committee in this search for their time and thoughtful input:

Professor Edgar Acosta, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Mr. Peter Angelo, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Tim Bender, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Yu-Ling Cheng, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Elizabeth Edwards, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Mr. Albert Hunyh, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Bryan Karney, Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Dr. Michael May, Alumnus, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Mr. Liam Mitchell, Administrative Staff, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Joe Paradi, Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Milica Radisic, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Paul Santerre, Director, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Professor Berry Smith, Vice-Dean Students, School of Graduate Studies

I also take this opportunity to extend deepest gratitude and warm thanks on behalf of the Faculty to Professor Doug Reeve for his outstanding leadership of the Department over the last 10 years. Doug’s tireless efforts to ensure the collegial and effective management of the Department are commendable and very much appreciated by colleagues, students and alumni alike. His inspired vision for the Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow program, coupled with his determination to launch the program marks just one of the many lasting contributions Doug has made to the Department and to the Faculty.