Duever to become Ryerson's dean of engineering

From April 15 Daily Bulletin

Tom Duever, a chemical engineering professor and former department chair, has been named dean of Ryerson University's Faculty of Engineering

and Architectural Science. His five-year appointment begins August 1, 2014. He will also become a tenured professor in Ryerson's chemical engineering department.

Duever's academic career at the University of Waterloo stretches back almost a quarter century. He obtained his bachelor, master and PhD degrees in chemical engineering at Waterloo and spent 15 years in administrative positions, including associate chair of graduate studies, associate chair of undergraduate studies, and served as chair of the department for nine years. He is a member of the Institute for Polymer Research. His work as a professor earned him a Faculty of Engineering teaching excellence award.

Under his leadership, Waterloo's chemical engineering department’s faculty complement increased by over 50 per cent and the number of graduate students more than doubled. He also oversaw the development of Engineering 6—the dedicated, 5,400 square metre state-of-the art chemical engineering research building—and the move of faculty members into the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre. Duever previously served as chair of the Association of Canadian Chairs of Chemical Engineering, and he is a fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada.