Marc G. Aucoin

Marc trained as a chemical engineer at the University of Waterloo where he received his B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. He went on to work as a Technical Officer at the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council of Canada before doing his Ph.D. at l'École Polytechnique de Montreal (Universite de Montreal). Right after finishing his PhD, he joined the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He rose through the ranks of academia and is now a full Professor. He has served as the Academic Director of WatPD, Engineering, Waterloo's Engineering Professional Development Program; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies (Chemical Engineering); Interim Chair (Chemical Engineering); Associate Chair, Operations (Chemical Engineering); and most recently, Acting Chair (Chemical Engineering). He has also served as Chair of the Sandford Fleming Foundation. He has held an adjunct appointment at the University of Guelph in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. He currently holds cross-appointments in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry as well as in the Schools of Pharmacy and Optometry at the University of Waterloo.