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Three engineering professors in Faculty leadership roles have recently published important new books in their respective fields. Farid Najm (Chair, ECE) has authored a textbook entitled Circuit Simulation (Wiley-IEEE, 2010). Douglas Reeve (Chair, ChemE) and Bryan Karney (Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs) are co-editors with Professor Donald Dewees (Department of Economics) of Current Affairs: Perspectives on Electricity Policy for Ontario (University of Toronto Press, 2009).

Professor Najm’s new book describes in detail the many numerical techniques and algorithms that are part of modern circuit simulation packages, with an emphasis on transient analysis, the most frequently used simulation mode. Tested in his graduate course on circuit simulation, this unique text provides the reader with sufficient detail and mathematical rigor to write his/her own basic circuit simulator. With problem sets and computer projects at the end of every chapter, Circuit Simulation is ideally suited for a graduate course on this topic. It is also a practical reference for design engineers and computer-aided design practitioners, as well as researchers and developers in both industry and academia.

Facing diminishing capacity combined with escalating demand, Ontario’s electricity policy must contend with growing concerns about air pollutants, global warming, and the environmental impacts of fossil fuel production. Current Affairs, edited by Professors Reeve and Karney along with Professor Donald Dewees of UofT’s Department of Economics, brings together the views of a number of international experts on electricity and environment, along with commentators familiar with Ontario’s situation, to begin a discussion of these issues. The contributors suggest that solid environmental policy must be married with thoughtful information programs and regulations in order to lead the region to a sustainable electricity future.

“The recent publication of these books demonstrates that our Faculty leaders remain committed to research and education despite the heavy demands of their administrative roles,” said Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. “I congratulate these professors on their achievements and thank them for their continued service to the Faculty.”

These and other recently published books will be added to the Faculty’s Celebrating Engineering Achievement display in the Bahen Centre.

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