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 |
Solid mechanics, manufacturing, and non-destructive testing. | |
| Rodger Beatson, PhD Faculty Chemical and Environmental Technology |
Energy efficiency in mechanical pulping, production of dissolving pulps, forest biomass as a source of fuels and chemicals, genetic control of plant fibre properties. | |
| Ali Daeizadeh, RSE Faculty Machinist |
Years of research and development in agricultural equipment, optical and digital, mechanical, hydraulics, health and surgical innovation. Areas of interest include mechanical innovations, automation systems, robotics, surgical devices innovations. | |
| John Dian, PhD Faculty Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Internet of things (IoT), video and image processing, 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, MEng Department Head Power Engineering |
Mike joined the BCIT Power Engineering group in August of 2006. |
Administration members
Kacem Habiballah, MA
Interim Dean
School of Energy
Brian Buckley, BSc
Associate Dean
Industrial and Mechanical Trades
Brent Dunn, MEng, PEng
Associate Dean
Mechanical Engineering
Paul Morrison, DiplT, BEng, AScT
Interim 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