Professors Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE), Andreas Mandelis (MIE) and Doug Perovic (MSE) have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest international organization dedicated to advancing science or its applications on a global basis.
Professor Leon-Garcia is the U of T Distinguished Professor in Application Platforms and Smart Infrastructure and Scientific Director of the NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures (SAVI). In addition to his research accomplishments, he developed two industry-oriented programs in network engineering at U of T and has authored two popular textbooks, Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering and Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architecture. Professor Leon-Garcia was elected for “distinguished contributions to the design, management and operation of communication networks and the creation of innovative educational programs in network engineering.”
Professor Mandelis is the Canada Research Chair in Diffusion-Wave Sciences and Technologies. Over the past 30 years, his wide-ranging research has helped define the discipline of diffusion wave science and extended its range to practical uses in materials research, industrial process quality control, dental caries diagnosis and soft tissue imaging, among others. Professor Mandelis has authored approximately 300 scientific papers in refereed journals, as well as the acclaimed textbook, Diffusion-Wave Fields: Mathematical Methods and Green Functions. He was elected in recognition of his “distinguished contributions to the development of diffusion-wave engineering sciences and associated technologies, and their practical application across several academic and industrial fields.”
Professor Perovic is recognized internationally for his innovative work in the fields of scanning and transmission electron microscopy of advanced semiconductors and metallic alloys, thin film nanostructures and failure analysis. A leader in program development, he created the world’s first nanoengineering undergraduate program in 2000. Professor Perovic has led more than 500 forensic investigations. He developed and teaches the only graduate level course in forensic engineering and failure analysis in Canada and recently developed U of T’s first undergraduate course in forensic engineering. His election is based on his “distinguished contributions to the study of heterostructures, microstructures and thin film nanostructures, and the development of the world’s first undergraduate degree program in nanoengineering.”
“The continued recognition of our faculty members by AAAS is a testament to the tremendous strength of our Faculty in both research and education and to our global reputation,” said Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. “On behalf of the Faculty, I congratulate our newest AAAS Fellows for this prestigious honour and for their many achievements.”
The new Fellows were announced in the November 30 issue of Science and will be honoured at the AAAS Fellows Forum on February 16, 2013 in Boston.
