Education and Service roles
PhD (Computational Media Design) 2018
University of Calgary
Dissertation: Bio-inspired Design
and Information Visualization
Supervisors: S. Carpendale, G. Hushlak
Committee members: L. Oehlberg, B. Kolarevic
External Examiner: A. Mazalek
Internal Examiner: M. Hollenberg
MFA (Printmaking) 1998
University of Calgary
Department of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts
Supervisor: W. Laing
BFA (Printmaking) 1996
University of Calgary
Department of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts
BA (History) 1991
University of Calgary
Department of History, Faculty of Arts
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2026 - present: ASEE International Advisory Committee (IAC).
2026 - present: Sustainable Calgary Board of Directors.
2022 - 2025: Interim Associate Dean - Sustainability, Sustainable Systems Engineering program lead, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary.
2024- 2025: Co-chair, Research for the SDGs, SDSN Canada
2024- 2025: Academic Co-Lead (Democracy, Justice, and Sustainability), Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship.
2024- 2025: Executive Co-Director (Education), United Nations University Hub at the University of Calgary.
2021 - 2022 : The Faculty Association Board of Directors, University of Calgary.
2021 - 2026: ASEE Awards Policy Committee.
2020 - 2022: Academic Director for Sustainable Engineering, University of Calgary.
2019 - 2022: ASEE International Advisory Committee (IAC).
2018 - 2020: Associate Director - Undergraduate, Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education, University of Calgary.
2018 - 2020: Contemporary Calgary Board of Directors.
2012 - 2017: Associate Dean - Student Affairs, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary.
2014 - 2017: American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Board of Directors, PIC II chair (elected).
2013 - 2015: Interim Associate Dean (International), Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary.
2010 - 2011: Program Chair Deed (Design in Engineering Education Division), ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education).
Courses
2027
ENGG 523 (W27): Bio-inspired Design (60 students)
SUSE 607 (W27): Ethical Design and Values-based Science and Engineering (20 students), NSERC -CREATE (Collaborative Research And Training Experience Program),
https://nserc-create-tess.ca/
2026 Administrative leave/Sabbatical (July 1 - Dec 31)
2025
ENGG 523 (F25): Bio-inspired Design (60 students)
2024/2025
ART 513.03 (W25): Principles of Biomaterials and Additive Manufacturing (2 students)
ENGG 523 (F24): Bio-inspired Design (45 students)
Capstone design team (1) (F24/W25)
2023/2024
SUSE 519.01 (W24): Special Topics in Sustainable Systems Engineering (How to Change the World) (6 students)
ENGG 521 (F23): Art and Engineering (20 students)
ENGG 523 (F23): Bio-inspired Design (65 students)
SUSE 301 (F23): Sustainable Systems Ecology (21 students)
Capstone design teams (2) (F23/W24)
2022/2023
ENGG 521 (F22): Art and Engineering (23 students)
ENGG 523 (F22): Bio-inspired Design (50 students)
2021/2022
ENGG 523 (W22): Bio-inspired Design (48 students)
ENGG 200 (W22): Co-coordinator Engineering Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (840 students)
Capstone design team (1) (F21/W22)
ENGG 521 (F21): Art and Engineering (18 students)
2020/2021
ENGG 523 (W21): Bio-inspired Design (28 students)
HtCtW Teaching team member (How to Change the World) (W21, Feb, 40 hours): (50 students)
ENGG 521 (F20): Art and Engineering (12 students)
2019/2020
F19 Sabbatical
ENGG 481.01 and 481.02 (W20): Technology and Society (280 students)
ENGG 523 (W20): Bio-inspired Engineering (25 students)
2018/2019
ENGG 481 (F18): Technology and Society (180 students)
ENGG 523 (F18): Bio-inspired Engineering (22 students)
ENGG 481 (W19): Technology and Society (260 students)
ENGG 521 (W19): Art and Engineering (18 students)
2017/2018 Administrative leave
2016/2017
ENGG 200 (F16): Design Engineering and Communication (880 students)
BMEN 501 (F16): Biomedical Engineering Research Project | thesis mentor for Joel Neumann and Craig Martis
BMEN 500 (F16/W17): Biomedical Engineering Research Thesis | thesis mentor for Austin Thomas, Patrick Ma, Amanada Mackey, Mustafa Shehadeh, and Zafeer Kara.
UNIV 401.07 (W17): Sustainability Research (Biomimicry and climate change focus) (20 students)
2015/2016
ENGG 200 (F15): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership (757 students)
CPSC 701.07 (W16): Advanced Topics in Visualization with a focus on Biomimetic Visualization
ENME 519 (W16): Independent Research Project HULT prize
2014/2015
ENGG 200 Instructor and Coordinator (F14): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership (600 students)
2013/2014
ENGG 200 Instructor and Coordinator (F13): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership (629 students)
ENME 619.56/ENEE 519.04/BMEN 619.09 Instructor and Coordinator (F13): Biomimetics for Engineers
2012/2013
ENGG 200 (F12): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership (715 students)
2011/2012
ENGG 200 (F11): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership (750 students)
INTE 513.03 (F11/W12) Mentor to 6 students
ENME 619.56/ENEL 619.06/BMEN 619.09 (W12): Biomimetics for Engineers
ENGG 481 (W12): Technology and Society
2010/2011
ENGG 200 (F10): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership (730 students)
ENEL 591 (F10) Independent Study Nathan Gulka
INTE 513.03 (F10/W11) Mentor to 4 students
ENME 619.56/ENEL 619.06 (W11): Biomimetics for Engineers
ENGG 481 (W11): Technology and Society
ENGG 481 (S11): Technology and Society
2009/2010
ENGG 251 (F09): Design and Communication I (705 students)
W10 Sabbatical
2008/2009
ENGG 251 (F08): Design and Communication I (722 students)
ENEL 519.51 (F08): Design Engineering, Communication and Leadership
2007/2008
ENGG 251 (F07): Design and Communication I (710 students)
ENGG 253 (W08): Design and Communication II (710 students)
ENGG 481 (S08): Technology and Society
2006/2007
ENGG 251 (F06): Design and Communication I (714 students)
ENGG 253 (W07): Design and Communication II (714 students)
ENGG 481 (S07): Technology and Society
2005/2006
ENGG 251 (F05): Design and Communication I (635 students)
ENGG 253 (W06): Design and Communication II (635 students)
ART 377 (W06): Printmaking, Serigraphy I
2004/2005
ENGG 251 (F04): Design and Communication | (603 students)
ART 301 (F04): Contemporary Canadian art
ART 331 (F04): Contemporary Art Forms
ENGG 253 (W05): Design and Communication II (603 students)
ENGG 393 (S04): Graphical Methods for Engineering Design
2003/2004
ENGG 251 (F03): Design and Communication I (585 students)
ENGG 253 (W04): Design and Communication II (585 students)
ART 243 (W04): Drawing II
ART 271 (S04): Introduction to Printmaking
2002/2003
ART 271 (S02): Introduction to Printmaking
ENGG 251 (F02): Design and Communication I (553 students)
ENGG 253 (W03): Design and Communication II (553 students)
ART 377 (WO3): Printmaking, Serigraphy | ART 271 (S03): Introduction to Printmaking
2001/2002
ART 271 (S01): Introduction to Printmaking
ART 231 (WO2): Art Fundamentals 2D
2000/2001
ART 231 (FOO): Art Fundamentals 2D
ART 243 (WO1): Drawing II
1999/2000
ART 241 (S99): Drawing I
ART 241 (F99): Drawing I