Research Supervisors

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The supervisor is the key person in a thesis-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 thesis 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 "Thesis Supervision".

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Supervisor Directory

Name Role Facultysort descending Academic Unit
Yavicoli, Alexia Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Purcell, Sarah Assistant Professor Department of Medicine
Kamizaki, Kuni Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Wang, Zhen Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Marti, Jose Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Poursartip, Anoush Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Campbell, Suzanne Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Neumann, Oliver Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Wang, Rizhi Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Dixon, David Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Beznosov, Konstantin Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Madiseh, Ali Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Cao, Yankai Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Havaei, Farinaz Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Foster, Johan Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Abdin, Yasmine Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Hooper, Michael Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Kravchenko, Sergii Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Liao, Renjie Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clark, Drew Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Clare, Adam Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Binet, Andrew Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning
Ramsay, Scott Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Russolillo, Angela Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Gopalakrishnan, Sathish Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Baumbusch, Jennifer Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Wong, Vincent Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nagamune, Ryozo Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Olson, James Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chang, Stephanie Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Taghipour, Fariborz Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Roecker, Inge Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Ripeanu, Matei Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rogak, Steven Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Molina Hutt, Carlos Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Haase, Kristen Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Zou, Zhengbo Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Oya, Simon Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lees, Eric Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Servati, Peyman Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Garbi, Rafeef Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pattabiraman, Karthik Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Soules, Matthew Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Salcudean, Tim Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Jaeger, Nicolas A Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
de Silva, Clarence Wilfred Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Gyenge, Elod Lajos Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Haukaas, Terje Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Pawlik, Marek Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Kirchen, Patrick Associate Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical 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.
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