Our Team

Meet the collaborators and partners who shape TESS

Program PI’s & Co-applicants

Dr. Laleh Behjat – Program Director

University of Calgary, Engineering, Professor, NSERC Prairie Chair of Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE), FEC, FCAE, FCSSE)

Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst

University of Manitoba, Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and a Professor of Soil Science

Dr. Shohini Ghose

Wilfrid Laurier University, Physics and Computer Science, Professor, NSERC Ontario CWSE, TED Senior Fellow, CTO of Quantum Algorithms Institute, member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Dr. Seiran Heshami

University of Calgary, Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Catherine Mavriplis

University of Ottawa, Engineering, Professor, FEC, FCAE

Dr. Malinda Smith

University of Calgary, Arts, Professor, Associate Vice President, Research EDIA

Dr. Tricia Stadnyk

University of Calgary, Engineering and Arts, Professor, CRC Tier II

Dr. Qiao Sun

University of Calgary, Engineering, Professor, FCAE

Dr. Luis Virla

University of Calgary, Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Gregor Wolbring

University of Calgary, Medicine, Professor; UOttawa, Senior Fellow of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy

Dr. Lisa Young

University of Calgary, Arts, Professor

Collaborators

Dr. Robyn Paul

University of Calgary,
Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Jade Ferguson

University of Guelph, Associate Professor, Assistant Vice President, Academic Equity and Inclusion

Dr. Marjan Eggermont

University of Calgary, Engineering, Teaching Professor

Dr. Emily Marasco

University of Calgary, Engineering, Associate Dean Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Christine Brubaker

University of Calgary, Associate Professor

Dr. Glenn Dolphin

University of Calgary, Tamaratt Teaching Professor

Dr. Alberto Bezama

University of Calgary, Associate Dean Sustainability

Dr. Anne Hicks

University of Alberta, Associate Professor

Dr. Jenny Lieu

Delft University of Technology, Assistant Professor

Dr. Christine Cao

University of Calgary, Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Steyn

University of Calgary, Assistant Professor

Dr. Jana Levison

University of Guelph, Associate Professor, Doody Chair for Women in Engineering

Dr. Karl Thibault

Université de Sherbrooke, Institut Quantique, Research Professionnal

Dr. Svetlana Yanushkevich

University of Calgary, Engineering,

Dr. Poornima Jayasinghe

University of Calgary, Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Nora Szarka

University of Calgary, Engineering, Associate Professor

Dr. Kristin Bauer

University of Calgary, Associate Professor, Past Co-director at the Pacific Institute of Mathematical
Sciences – PIMS

Dr. Merkebe Demissie

University of Calgary, Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Rodrigo Costa

University of Waterloo, Systems Design Engineering, Assistant Professor

Dr. Melanee Thomas

University of Calgary, Political Science, Professor

Dr. Pallavi Banerjee

University of Calgary, Sociology, Professor.

Industry and Independent Collaborators

Alice Thwaite

Technology Ethicist and Philosopher