Zhongchao Tan has been selected as a 2022 fellow of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME) for his “significant contributions” to the field of mechanical engineering.
The Waterloo mechanical engineering professor, whose teaching and research focus on filtration and separation technologies for green energy and a clean environment, is the director of the University’s Green Energy and Pollution Control Research Lab.
Tan’s CSME citation notes his contribution to scholarship has been recognized by international peers.
"For example, his single-authored book, Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases, reached 1.7+ million downloads globally," his citation reads.
"His impact on his peer groups and the wider society is also evidenced by numerous domestic and international awards, including PhD Thesis Award, Early Research Excellence Award, Outstanding Performance Award, Highly Cited Researcher (top 1%) from Clarivate Analytics, and Distinguished
Zhongchao Tan
Tan, who until recently was executive director of the Tsinghua-Waterloo Joint Research Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies, has mentored over 100 students and others, many of whom have advanced to leadership roles in their fields.
He received his BSc and MSc degrees from Tsinghua University during the 1990s and doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2004. Tan was a faculty member at the University of Calgary for six years before joining the University of Waterloo in 2010.
Tan will be officially recognized with his fellowship at June 2022’s CSME Congress hosted by the University of Alberta.
Founded in 1970, CSME works to advance the quality and scope of mechanical engineering in Canada.