Faculty

9.5 Faculty of Science and Technology

Lisa Carter
Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology
BSc (Hons.) (New South Wales, Australia)
PhD (New South Wales, Australia)

9.5.1 Centre for Science

Academics

Farook Al-Shamali
Academic Coordinator, Astronomy
BSc (Hons.) (King Fahd Univ)
MSc (King Fahd Univ)
PhD (Alberta)

Christy Bredeson
Academic Coordinator
BSc (Hons.) (Alberta)
MSc (Calgary)

Gustavo Carrero
Assistant Professor, Math
BSc (Cum Laude) (University Simon Bolivar)
MSc (University de Los Andes)
PhD (Alberta)

Martin Connors
Professor, Space Science/Physics
BSc (Hons.) (Western Ontario)
MSc (Alberta)
PhD (Alberta)

Karen Davison
Academic Coordinator, Health Science
CHES
BASc (Guelph)
MSc (NBC)
RD

Dietmar Kennepohl
Full Professor, CHEM
BSc (Hons.) (McMaster)
PhD (Alberta)

Kennedy Munyikwa
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences
BSc (Zimbabwe)
MSc (Brussels)
PhD (Brussels)

Julie Peschke
Academic Coordinator, Mathematics
UDip Database Admin (Alberta)
BA (Hons.) (Manitoba)
MA (Manitoba)
Oracle Cert Associate (Oracle)

Frédérique Pivot
Assistant Professor, Physical Geography
Dip D’Etudes Approf en Geog (Distinction) (Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille)
Diplome D’Etudes U Gen en Geog (Universite Paul-Valery)
MSc (Distinction) (Universite Paul-Valery)
PhD (Distinction) (Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille)

Lawton Shaw
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
BSc (Calgary)
PhD (Calgary)

Norman Temple
Professor, Nutrition
PhD (Wolverhampton)
MI Biol (Nottingham)

Maria Torres
Academic Coordinator, Math
AGDDE(T) (Athabasca)
BSc (National Univ Mexico)
MDE (Athabasca)
MSc (McMaster)
PhD (McMaster)

Roland Treu
Associate Professor, Biology
Dipl.-Biol. (Munich)
Dr. rer. nat. (Munich)

John Ulici-Petrut
Academic Coordinator, Biology
DVM (Hons.) (Cluj)
PhD (Cluj)

Shauna Zenteno
Associate Professor, Human Biology
BSc (Calgary)
PhD (Calgary)

Tutors

Michael Akinwumi
Individualized Study
MSc

Ramon Alanis
Individualized Study
PhD (Alberta)

Carmen Allen
Lab Instructor
MSc (Carleton)

Laurie Amundson
Lab Instructor
MSc (Victoria)

Flor Argenti
Individualized Study, MATH
MSc (Venezuela)

Les Barnhouse
Individualized Study, MATH
UCert Comp and Bus Data Proc (Alberta)
CMA

Youssef Belhamadia
Individualized Study, MATH
PhD (Hons.) (Laval)

Wendy Benson
Individualized Study, NUTR
UCert Health Science Admin (Minnesota)
BSc (Alberta)
MPH (Minnesota)

Michael Bosdet
Individualized Study, CHEM
BSc (British Columbia)
PhD (Calgary)

Teresa Bosse
Individualized Study, NUTR
BSc (Distinction) (Alberta)
MSc (Alberta)

Leonid Braverman
Individualized Study, PHYS
BSc (Perm State University, Russia)
MSc (Distinction) (Perm State University, Russia)
PhD (Perm State University, Russia)

Nancy Brown
Individualized Study, BIOL
BSc (Saskatchewan)
PhD (Alberta)

Lois Browne
Individualized Study, CHEM
BSc (Alberta)
MSc (Alberta)
PhD (Alberta)

Valeriy Bulitko
Individualized Study, MATH
BSc (Odessa Polytechnical)
PhD (Moscow Pedagogical)
DcS (Math Inst RAN, Novosibirsk)
DcS (National Ukranian, Kiev)

Robert Changirwa
Individualized Study, MATH
PhD (Dalhousie)

James Doucette
Individualized Study, MATH
BComm (Mount Allison)
MEcon (McMaster)

Shaniff Esmail
Individualized Study, BIOL
PhD (Alberta)

Sam Fefferman
Individualized Study, MATH
BComm (Alberta)
MA (Hons.) (Alberta)

Dan Feng
Individualized Study
PhD (Calgary)

Deborah Foster
Individualized Study
BSc (McMaster)
MSc (Guelph)
PhD (Alberta)
RSW

Melissa Gajewski
Lab Instructor
PhD (Alberta)

Eric Goodman
Individualized Study, MATH
BA (Alberta)
MSc (Alberta)

Georgia Goth
Individualized Study,
BSc (Alberta)
MSc (Oklahoma)
PhD (British Columbia)

Denise Graven
Individualized Study, NUTR
BSc (Oklahoma)
MSc (Oklahoma)

James Greenwood-Lee
Individualized Study, MATH
PhD (Queen’s)

Simon Habegger
Individualized Study
MA (Duke)

Mohammed Hedayatipour
Individualized Study
PhD (Alberta)

Robert G. Holmberg
Lab Instructor
BA (Hons.) (Saskatchewan)
MSc (Saskatchewan)
PhD (Simon Fraser)

Sean Irwin
Academic Expert
BSc (Guelph)
PhD (Calgary)

Zija Jacaj
Individualized Study, BIOL
MD (Tirana, Albania)
PhD (Tirana, Albania)

Nyron Jaleel
Individualized Study, CHEM
BSc (Alberta)
MEd (Alberta)

Jon Johansson
Individualized Study, SCIE
PhD (Alberta)

Bertram Kaufhold
Individualized Study, MATH
BSc (Hons.) (Konstanz)
MEng (Victoria)

Saw Win (Alice) Khin
Individualized Study, BIOL
MBBS (Rangoon University)
MMedSc (Rangoon University)

Dorothy Kubsch
Individualized Study, MATH
BComm (Distinction) (Alberta)

David Lyder
Individualized Study, ASTR
BSc (Alberta)
MSc (Alberta)
PhD (Victoria)

Ved Madan
Individualized Study
BSc (Hons.) (Dehli)
MSc (Dehli)
MSc (Calgary)
PhD (Toronto)

Ita McGrogan
Individualized Study, BIOL
BSc (Toronto)
PhD (McMaster)

Sophie Ogle
Individualized Study, BIOL
BSc (Alberta)

Helen Onderka
Individualized Study, NUTR
BSc (Purdue)
MSc (Purdue)

Karla Panchuk
Individualized Study, GEOL
BSc (Hon.) (Saskatchewan)
MSc (Saskatchewan)
PhD (Pennsylvania)

Izak Paul
Individualized Study, BIOL
BSc (Hons.) (McGill)
PhD (Toronto)

Marise Pinheiro
Individualized Study
BSc (Rio de Janiero)
MSc (Alberta)

Janete Poloway
Individualized Study
BSc (Alberta)
MSA (Calgary)

Annie Quinney
Individualized Study
Msc (Calgary)

Lorraine Radetzky
Individualized Study, BIOL
BA (Lethbridge)
BSc (Lethbridge)
MSc (Calgary)
PhD (Calgary)
RN (Mount Royal / Athabasca)

James Robinson
Individualized Study, CHEM
BSc (Calgary)
MSc (Calgary)

Raina Rudko
Individualized Study, MATH
MBA (Queensland)

Fuad Sarajov
Individualized Study, MATH
MA (Hons.) (Moscow State)
PhD (Moscow State)

Arzu Sardarli
Individualized Study, MATH
MSc (Hons.) (Azerbaijan State Univ)
PhD (Russian State Attestation Committee)

Rick Scott
Individualized Study, BIOL
MSc (Alberta)

William Scott
Individualized Study, ASTR
BSc (Hons.) (Manitoba)
MSc (Manitoba)
PhD (British Columbia)

Seema Sehgal
Individualized Study, MATH
BSc (Alberta)

Kumar Shrestha
Individualized Study
MSc (Oslo, NO)
MSc (Alberta)

James Sochan
Individualized Study
BCS (Hons.) (Lakehead)
MSc (Alberta)

Joan Stellmach
Individualized Study, MATH
BSc (Hons.) (Alberta)
MSc (Calgary)

Kate Stuttaford
Individualized Study, CHEM
BSc (Guelph)
MSc (Guelph)
PhD (Guelph)

Klaus Thomson
Lab Instructor
MSc (Albert-Ludwigs)
PhD (Albert-Ludwigs)

Graham Toope
Individualized Study, MATH
BEd (Alberta)
MBA (Alberta)

Thomas Varghese
Individualized Study, MATH
BSc (KU, India)
MSc (MU, India)
MEd (Alberta)
PhD (MU, India)

Alexandra Venter
Individualized Study, BIOL
BSc (Hons.) (Distinction) (Guelph)
MSc (Calgary)

Paul Wagner
Individualized Study, GEOL
BSc (Alberta)
MSc (Alberta)

Marie Weingartshofer
Individualized Study, NUTR
BSc (St Francis Xavier)
MSc (Guelph)
RD

Christina Whittmire
Individualized Study, ENVS
MSc (Regina)

William Wiehler
Individualized Study, CHEM
BSc (Hons.) (Lethbridge)
MSc (Hons.) (Lethbridge)

Mary Anne Yurkiw
Individualized Study
BSc (Mount Saint Vincent)
MSc (Toronto)
RD

Professors Emeritus/Adjunct

Nian-Shing Chen
Adjunct Professor
B.E. (Taiwan)
MS (Taiwan)
PhD (Taiwan)

Demetrios G. Sampson
Adjunct Professor
Dip (Electrical Engineering)(Greece)
PGD (Telecommunications and IS)(UK)
Doctor of Philosophy (UK)

John Christopher Earle
Adjunct Professor
BSc (Brock)
MSc (Brock)
PhD (Waterloo)

Harriet Harris
Adjunct Professor
BSc (Alberta)
MSc (Alberta)
PhD (Alberta)

Robert Holmberg
Professor Emeritus
BA (Saskatchewan)
MSc (Saskatchewan)
PhD (Simon Fraser)

Mohamed Jemni
Adjunct Professor
Engineer Diploma in Computer Science (Tunis)
HRS (Habiliation to Supervise Research) (France)
PhD (Tunis)

Demetrios G. Sampson
Adjunct Professor
Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Demokritus University)
PGD Telecommunications and Information Systems (Essex)
PhD (Essex)

Jonathan Michael Spector
Adjunct Professor
BSc (US Air Force Academy)
PhD (Texas)

9.5.2 School of Computing and Information Systems

Academics

Mahmoud Abaza
Associate Professor, COMP
Dip Comp Eng (Tashkent Polytechnic Inst)
MSc (Yarmouk)
PhD (Wisconsin)

Maiga Chang
Associate Professor, COMP
PhD (Chung-Yuan Christian)

Jon Dron
Associate Professor, MScIS
BA (Hons.) (Sussex)
MSc (Distinction) (Brighton)
PhD (Brighton)

Larbi Esmahi
Associate Professor, COMP
BEng (INSEA, Morocco)
MScA (INSEA, Morocco)
PhD (Montreal)

Dragan Gasevic
Associate Professor and CRC in Semantic Technologies (Tier 2)
BSc (Hons. 1st Class) (Military Tech, Belgrade)
MSc (Hons. 1st Class) (Belgrade)
PhD (Belgrade)

Sabine Graf
Associate Professor, COMP
MScIS (VUT)
PhD (VUT)

Richard Huntrods
Academic Coordinator, COMP
BSc (Calgary)
MEng (Calgary)

Kinshuk
Professor
PhD (De Montfort)

Vivekanandan S. Kumar
Associate Professor, SCIS
BSc (Distinction) (Bharathiar)
MCA (Distinction) (Bharathiar)
PhD (Distinction) (Saskatchewan)

Fuhua (Oscar) Lin
Professor, COMP
BSc (South China Univ Tech)
MSc (South China Univ Tech)
PhD (Hong Kong UST)

Ching Tan
Associate Professor
BSc (Northwestern Polytechnical)
PhD (Norwegian Inst Tech)

Terrence Taylor
Academic Coordinator
UDip Ed (Alberta)
BSc (Alberta)

Hongxue (Harris) Wang
Associate Professor, CCIS
BSc (JiLin)
MSc (JiLin)
PhD (ANU)

Dunwei (Grant) Wen
Associate Professor, COMP
BEng (Hunan)
MSc (Tianjin)
PhD (Central South)

Xiaokun Zhang
Associate Professor, COMP
BEng (Northwestern Polytechnical)
MSc (Northwestern Polytechnical)
PhD (Northwestern Polytechnical)

Tutors

Mushtaq Ahmed
Individualized Study
BSc (Punjab)
MSc (Punjab)
Msc
MScIS (Athabasca)
Oracle Certified Professional DBA

David Blizzard
Academic Expert
BCS (Hons.) (Concordia Univ Coll)

Wayne Brehaut
Individualized Study, COMP
BEng (Saskatchewan)
MMath (Waterloo)
PhD (Waterloo)

Ty Mey Eap
Academic Expert
BSc (Simon Fraser)
MSc (Simon Fraser)

Moushir Elbishouty
Academic Expert
PhD

Judy Grattan
Individualized Study, COMP
BSc (Calgary)
MEd (Calgary)

Goran Jelica
Researcher
BScCIS (Athabasca)
MSc IS (Athabasca)

Randolph Kaltenbach
Individualized Study, COMP
BSc (Eng) (Alberta)
MA (Athabasca)
P Eng

Martin Kempton
Individualized Study, COMP
BA (Open Univ, UK)

Lorraine Laville
Academic Expert
BA (Distinction) (Saskatchewan)

Steve Sai Hin Leung
Individualized Study
BSc (Hong Kong)
MSc (Glascow)

Laura Marik
Individualized Study, COMP
MSc (Calgary)

Gary Novokowsky
Individualized Study, COMP
UC INFS (Athabasca)
BSc (Distinction) (Athabasca)
ISP

Walter Ridgewell
Academic Expert
MSc (Athabasca)

Alan Sweeney
Individualized Study, COMP
BComm (McGill)

Volodymyr Voytenko
Individualized Study, COMP
BSc (Ukraine)
MSc (Ukraine)
PhD (Ukraine)

Hartley Waldman
Individualized Study, COMP
BComm (Saskatchewan)
BEd (Toronto)
MEd (Calgary)

Professors Emeritus/Adjunct

Ebrahim Bagheri
Adjunct Professor
BSc (Mashhad)
MSc (Mashhad)
PhD (New Brunswick)

Ronghuai Huang
Adjunct Professor
BA (Hunan Normal)
MA (BNU)
PhD (BNU)

Qun Jin
Adjunct Professor
BSc (Zhejiang)
MSc (Hangzhou Institute)
PhD (Nihon, Japan)

George Siemens
Adjunct Professor
Cert Adult Education (Red River College)
CMA
MA (Royal Roads, Victoria)
PhD (Aberdeen)