Waterloo
Engineering
professors
Amir
Khajepour,
Manoj
Sachdev
and
John
Yeow
have
been
named
fellows
by
the
Engineering
Institute
of
Canada.
The
three
faculty
members
received
the
prestigious
recognition
at
the
institute’s
annual
awards
banquet
on
May
26.
Amir Khajepour, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mechatronics Vehicle Systems
Khajepour, a mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor, is the Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems. Khajepour, an expert in systems modelling and control of dynamic systems, has developed an extensive research program in several key multidisciplinary areas.
His research has resulted in several patents, technology transfers, over 320 journal and conference publications, plus five books and seven book chapters. He is a recipient of the Engineering Medal from the Professional Engineering Ontario and three best paper awards. Khajepour is also a fellow of the American and Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering and an associate editor of the International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems and International Journal of Powertrain.
Manoj Sachdev, Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
As the chair of Waterloo’s electrical and computer engineering department, Sachdev brings a wealth of industry experience to the Faculty having designed CMOS integrated circuits at Semiconductor Complex Limited, then at ASIC division of SGS-Thomson and Philips Research Laboratories where he researched various aspects of VLSI testing and manufacturing.
Professor Sachdev is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include low power and high performance digital circuit design, mixed-signal circuit design, and test and manufacturing issues of integrated circuits. Professor Sachdev has contributed to 5 books and 2 book chapters, and has co-authored over 180 technical articles in conferences and journals. He holds more than 30 granted and several pending US patents on various aspects of VLSI circuit design, reliability, and test.
John Yeow, Canada Research Chair in Micro and NanoDevices
As Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nanodevices, Yeow is developing miniature devices and highly selective sensors that will help create new medical instruments for diagnosing and treating diseases like cancer. Bringing together knowledge and technology from chemistry and from materials and chemical engineering labs, Yeow has designed miniaturized catheter device for in vivo, or internal, body imaging. This device will allow physicians to examine small and previously unseen human cavities, and assist in the early detection of diseases such as cancer.
Yeow is also developing miniature radiation instruments and sensors for cancer treatment that will allow for a more focused, yet less invasive, delivery of radiation treatment, as well as real-time measurement of the delivered dose during radiation therapy. Ultimately, Yeow’s research will improve patients' quality of life through the early detection of disease and the development of more effective treatment.
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