Mandate
The mandate of the School of Energy Research Committee is to support the advancement of applied research and development, consistent with the BCIT mission and mandate statements.
Faculty members
| Committee member | Areas of interest | |
|---|---|---|
| Chair Mehrzad Tabatabaian, PhD, PEng Program Head, Mechanical Engineering |
Renewable energy, energy efficiency and harvesting, clean-low carbon energy systems, thermodynamics, advanced FEM and CFD, turbulent fluid flows, physical modeling of dynamical systems, applied mechanics, and technology applications in education. | |
| Vice Chair Bob Gill, MEng, PEng Faculty, Telecommunications and Networks |
Dual career path: telecommunications and networks, and power systems. Tertiary interests are eHealth, vehicular technologies, industrial networking and signal processing. | |
| Mohammad Alemi, PhD, PEng Faculty, Mechanical Engineering |
Mohammad has experience with solid mechanics, manufacturing, and non-destructive testing. | |
| Amir Dehkhoda, PhD Faculty, Chemical & Environmental Technology |
Electrochemical energy storage, renewable energy generation, Bioproduct development and characterization, water and wastewater treatment. | |
| John Dian, PhD Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
John has interests in the internet of things (IoT), video and image processing, and telecommunications. | |
| Alok Dhungana, MASc, MBA Candidate, PEng Faculty, Power Engineering |
Alok joined BCIT in 2015. His expertise lies on biochar, biomaterials, torrefaction, thermal engineering, nanotechnology, and artificial muscle. | |
| Mike Safoniuk, PhD, MEng Department Head, Power Engineering |
Mike joined the BCIT Power Engineering group in August of 2006. Mike has published various articles related to three phase fluidization hydrodynamics. As well, Mike has worked with chemical reactions, etching, finite element modelling of injection moulding, and environmental engineering. | |
| Hamid Talebi, MSc Network Security, CCNP Faculty, Computer Information Systems Administration |
Hamid joined the research committee in March of 2021. Hamid has research interests is cybersecurity, network security, network traffic analysis, malware analysis, and cloud security. |
Administration members
Andrea Frisque, PhD, PEng
Dean
School of Energy
Brian Buckley, BSc
Associate Dean
Industrial and Mechanical Trades
Brent Dunn, MEng, PEng
Associate Dean
Mechanical Engineering
Kacem Habiballah, MA, EdD
Associate Dean
Chemical, Digital Communications and Machinist
Amir Yousefi, PhD, PEng
Associate Dean
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Holly Stanley
Operations Manager
School of Energy
Research liaison
Joseph Boyd, MSc (Physics), MLS
Program Head, Applied Research Liaison Office