Research Supervisors

The supervisor is the key person in a research-based graduate degree program. The principal role of the supervisor is to help students achieve their scholastic potential and to chair the student’s Supervisory Committee. The Supervisor will provide reasonable commitment, accessibility, professionalism, stimulation, guidance, respect and consistent encouragement to the student. Learn more

Graduate programs have different expectations regarding prospective students contacting faculty members. Some require commitment of a faculty member as supervisor prior to applying while others assign supervisors in the first year. Please review the requirements for each program in the degree listing under the heading "Admission Information & Requirements" in step 3 "Prepare Application" under "Supervision".

Advice how to reach out to supervisors

 
Name Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Purcell, Sarah Assistant Professor Department of Medicine
Currie, Leanne Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Browne, Annette Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Lampe, Lutz Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Elfring, Gwynn Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mohseni, Madjid Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Martinez, Mark Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Byrne, Fionn Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Wu, Lyndia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Salfi, Joseph Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hirani, Saima Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Britton, Ben Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Beck, Sara Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Clark, Drew Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Mesbah, Ali Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pattabiraman, Karthik Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Girling, Cynthia Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Lence, Barbara Jean Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Boschma, Geertje Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Brown, Helen Jean Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Chiao, Mu Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ponga de la Torre, Mauricio Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kellett, Ronald Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Stevens, Mark Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Baldwin, Susan Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Meyboom, Annalisa Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Phani, Srikantha Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Zanotti, Cristina Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Ojukwu, Emmanuela Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Clare, Adam Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Berube, Pierre Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Schajer, Gary Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shekhar, Sudip Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dahinten, Susan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Tang, Shuo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rohling, Robert Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stoeber, Boris Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Militzer, Matthias Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Bacca, Mattia Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Swei, Omar Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Campbell, Heather Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Foster, Johan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Dev, Rubee Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Stevens, Sara Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Trajano, Heather Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Shawwash, Ziad K Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Angeles, Leonora Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice
Dreisinger, David Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Bushe, William Kendal Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Beznosov, Konstantin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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    Reaching Out Tips

    Complete these steps before you reach out to a faculty member!

    Check requirements
    • Familiarize yourself with program requirements. You want to learn as much as possible from the information available to you before you reach out to a faculty member. Be sure to visit the graduate degree program listing and program-specific websites.
    • Check whether the program requires you to seek commitment from a supervisor prior to submitting an application. For some programs this is an essential step while others match successful applicants with faculty members within the first year of study. This is either indicated in the program profile under "Admission Information & Requirements" - "Prepare Application" - "Supervision" or on the program website.
    Focus your search
    • Identify specific faculty members who are conducting research in your specific area of interest.
    • Establish that your research interests align with the faculty member’s research interests.
      • Read up on the faculty members in the program and the research being conducted in the department.
      • Familiarize yourself with their work, read their recent publications and past theses/dissertations that they supervised. Be certain that their research is indeed what you are hoping to study.
    Make a good impression
    • Compose an error-free and grammatically correct email addressed to your specifically targeted faculty member, and remember to use their correct titles.
      • Do not send non-specific, mass emails to everyone in the department hoping for a match.
      • Address the faculty members by name. Your contact should be genuine rather than generic.
    • Include a brief outline of your academic background, why you are interested in working with the faculty member, and what experience you could bring to the department. The supervision enquiry form guides you with targeted questions. Ensure to craft compelling answers to these questions.
    • Highlight your achievements and why you are a top student. Faculty members receive dozens of requests from prospective students and you may have less than 30 seconds to pique someone’s interest.
    • Demonstrate that you are familiar with their research:
      • Convey the specific ways you are a good fit for the program.
      • Convey the specific ways the program/lab/faculty member is a good fit for the research you are interested in/already conducting.
    • Be enthusiastic, but don’t overdo it.
    Attend an information session

    G+PS regularly provides virtual sessions that focus on admission requirements and procedures and tips how to improve your application.