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'Ecole 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; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies (Chemical Engineering); Interim Chair (Chemical Engineering); and Associate Chair, Operations (Chemical Engineering). 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.