Waterloo Engineering hosted its second annual Faculty Commencement Day on April 14 to celebrate significant academic milestones in the careers of faculty members.
Hosted by Dean Mary Wells in Engineering 7, the event recognized faculty members who have received tenure, been promoted to associate professor and full professor, and advanced from lecturer to continuing lecturer.
Faculty members from the Department of Systems Design Engineering strike a pose during Faculty Commencement Day on Friday, April 14.
New faculty members, who bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm, novel research focuses and the potential for future achievements, were also welcomed into the Waterloo Engineering community.
Dr. Paul Fieguth, a systems design engineering professor, spoke at the special event about his academic career and offered advice from his experiences as a faculty member, chair and associate dean.
Recognized during the Faculty Commencement Day were:
School of Architecture
New faculty members:
Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. Janet Boekhorst – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
New faculty members:
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. Jeff Gostick – promoted to professor
- Dr. Evelyn Yim – promoted to professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
New faculty members:
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. James Craig – promoted to professor
- Dr. Rebecca Saari – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. Na Young Kim – receiving tenure
- Dr. Rodolfo Pellizzoni – promoted to professor
Department of Management Science and Engineering
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. Houra Mahmoudzadeh – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Dr. Hossein Abouee Mehrizi – promoted to professor
- Dr. Oliver Schneider – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Dr. Kejia Zhu – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
New faculty members:
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. Elliot Biro – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Dr. Cliff Butcher – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Dr. Jean-Pierre Hickey – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Dr. David Mather – promoted to continuing lecturer
Department of Systems Design Engineering
New faculty members:
Faculty members who received tenures and promotions:
- Dr. Maud Gorbet – promoted to professor
- Dr. Parsin Reza – receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor