Authors

Nadine Ibrahim, PhD, P.Eng., Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering & Lecturer, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo

Nadine Ibrahim, PhD, P.Eng., is the Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering, and a Lecturer in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo. She comes from a cross-section of industry and academia in the areas of urban infrastructure, sustainable cities, and sustainable development, focusing on climate change mitigation in global cities and megacities, and most recently sustainability assessments in megaregions. She leads new educational attitudes and advocates for civil engineers as municipal leaders, where she leverages her industry experience in Canada and abroad, to expand her inquiry into cities through urban and environmental projects. Nadine has taken an interdisciplinary approach to her education, where she holds a BASc, MASc, and PhD in Civil Engineering, and a Certificate of Preventive Engineering and Social Development, from the University of Toronto. She was a post-doctoral fellow working on Engineering Education for Sustainable Cities in Africa (EESC-A), launching a Sustainable Cities course online, and piloting a Global Classroom. She leverages municipal engineering leadership and global industry best practices to generate and seek collaborative opportunities to bring real world engineering leadership examples into the classroom and with other disciplines interfacing with engineering. She is also active in the scholarship of teaching and learning in engineering education, where she chairs the Canadian Engineering Education Association special interest group on the Engineer of 2050 since 2017, to explore and develop the attributes of engineers of the future. Her research also includes industry engagement and professional skills in undergraduate engineering education, open education resources, and the transition to online teaching and learning. She is a Director (Ontario) at the Canadian Engineering Education Association, a member on the Pan-Canadian Advisory Committee for the Canadian Engineering Grand Challenges, and an ambassador to How to Change the World program.

Christine Moresoli, PhD, P.Eng., Associate Dean, Co-op Education & Professional Affairs & Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

Christine Moresoli is a Chemical Engineering Professor at the University of Waterloo. She is also the Associate Dean, Co-operative Education & Professional Affairs in the Faculty of Engineering. Christine has extensive knowledge of skills, teaching and learning acquired in her capacity of Professor and Associate Dean. She has supervised numerous co-op work terms. Recently, she has created and offered an online coop program for the development of transferable skills, critical thinking and reflection and has developed online resources to introduce co-op to International students. She has coordinated the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) activities of Engineering programs in the Faculty of Engineering and developed tools and processes for the assessment of graduate attributes as defined by CEAB. Christine has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and PhD from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. She is a member of the Ordre des Ingenieurs du Quebec. 

John Donald, PhD, P.Eng., Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph

John Donald is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph with over 25 years experience in leadership roles in post-secondary education and engineering consulting. A past President (2017-18) and Fellow (2020) of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (www.ceea-aceg.ca), John is focused on excellence in engineering teaching practice, engineering leadership development and engineering design practice. John is also the past Director of the Physical Science and Engineering Education Research (PSEER) Centre (2019-20), Director of the Guelph Engineering Leadership (GEL) Program (www.gel.uoguelph.ca), and co-chair of the Canadian Engineering Education Association’s special interest group on Sustainable Engineering Leadership and Management, and recipient of the University of Guelph Faculty Association Innovation in Teaching Award 2022.

Student Contributors

Carter Klanderud

Carter Klanderud, BSc, is a Master’s student in Civil Engineering (Water) at the University of Waterloo. He studies the impacts of cyanobacteria on organic carbon in natural and reservoir waters. Carter has worked in engineering industry as an intern assisting with the design of water systems and treatment in rural cities. He has also studied emerging technologies for desalination during his undergraduate study at Iowa State University, and currently works as a teaching assistant within the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

Nidhi Sarkar

Nidhi Sarkar is a second-year Chemical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. She is interested in utilizing her engineering skills and knowledge to create innovative solutions. Since her time in highschool, she has taken on personal projects to widen her interests and knowledge of sustainability in science and engineering, and hopes to participate in cutting-edge research after graduation. She is currently working as an Educational Development and Research Support Assistant for Engineering Leadership at the University of Waterloo.

Prasith Wijeweera