Three Western engineering faculty members have been inducted as Fellows into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) for their distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.
Engineering Dean Andrew Hrymak and professors Jin Jiang and Tarlochan Singh Sidhu were recognized at the academy’s 2010 Annual General Meeting in Toronto.
“The academy welcomes the new Fellows, engineers of outstanding calibre, and looks forward to their participation in the academy’s activities,” says CAE President Axel Meisen. “The new Fellows will help shape the academy’s future directions and contribute to the sustainable development of Canadian society.”
The CAE is an independent, self-governing and non-profit organization established in 1987 and works in close co-operation with other senior academies in Canada and internationally.
• Andrew Hrymak
Andrew Hrymak has made significant contributions to the literature for large scale computation of fluid flows with free and moving boundary problems, complex rheology, liquid coating technology, mixing and polymer processing.
He has also made great contributions to the Canadian engineering profession by serving as director of an interdisciplinary manufacturing research centre and as the founding director of the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice, an interdisciplinary graduate school for professional engineering master’s degrees.
Hrymak, who took over as Western’s Engineering dean last year, has held leadership positions in professional organizations, chaired major international conferences and is an editor for two journals. He has been recognized through awards by the Chemical Institute of Canada and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
• Jin Jiang
Jin Jiang is an internationally recognized expert on fault-tolerant control, and instrumentation and control for nuclear power plants. He has made significant contributions to engineering in many different ways.
His research has resulted in a clear understanding between available redundancies and degree of fault-tolerance and his pioneering work in this area has led to improvements in desirable control system architecture and implementation practice in nuclear power plants.
Jiang has also contributed extensively in the development of several IEC and ISA standards and has been named as an IAEA technical expert to develop technical guidebooks for nuclear industries. He has received several teaching and research excellence awards in his 21-year career.
• Tarlochan Singh Sidhu
Tarlochan Singh Sidhu is a renowned scientist, electrical engineer, educator and technical leader. His distinguished leadership and innovations in the area of power system protection and automation have been recognized nationally and internationally through various awards and fellowships.
Through his volunteer work as editor of journals, member of editorial boards and in technical professional societies, he has provided outstanding service to the power system community. His achievements in academia are enormous in both quantity and innovative quality.
In addition to numerous scholarly publications, Sidhu has contributed to engineering education in Canada by developing unique educational programs and research laboratories in collaboration with industry for training of future engineers.
