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**Professional Highlights** * Tenured Full Professor, Administrator, and Researcher at the University of Alberta. * Served in demanding and impactful leadership roles at the University of Alberta, currently the Associate Dean - Undergraduate Programs for the Faculty of Engineering. * Award winning engineering educator. * Over 20 years of experience in R&D from technology conception to prototyping in the field of polymers and polymer composites, with focus on applications in the energy industry and energy storage. Developed long-term partnerships with industry, focusing on energy sector applications (oil/gas, petrochemical, renewable). * Collaborated nationally and internationally as university researcher and worked as private consultant. * Proven track record of leadership outside the University, including Chair for the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and President of the Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials (CACSMA).