Mandate
The mandate of the School of Energy Research Committee is to support the advancement of applied research and development, consistent with the BCIT mission and mandate statements.
Faculty members
| Committee member | Areas of interest | |
|---|---|---|
| Chair Mehrzad Tabatabaian, PhD, P.Eng. Faculty, Mechanical Engineering |
Renewable energy, energy efficiency and harvesting, clean-low carbon energy systems, thermodynamics, advanced FEM and CFD, turbulent fluid flows, physical modeling of dynamical systems, applied mechanics, and technology applications in education. | |
| Vice Chair Bob Gill, PhD (hc), P.Eng. Faculty, Telecommunications and Networks |
Dual career path: telecommunications and networks, and power systems. Tertiary interests are eHealth, vehicular technologies, industrial networking and signal processing. | |
| Cyrus Raoufi, PhD, P.Eng. Faculty, Mechanical Engineering |
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| Hamidreza Talebi, MSc Faculty, Chemical & Environmental Technology |
Hamid has interests in Cybersecurity. | |
| John Dian, PhD, P.Eng. Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
John has interests in the internet of things (IoT), video and image processing, and telecommunications. | |
| Alok Dhungana, MASc Faculty, Power Engineering |
Alok joined BCIT in 2015. His expertise lies on biochar, biomaterials, torrefaction, thermal engineering, nanotechnology, and artificial muscle. | |
| Yassaman Babaee Faculty, Chemical & Environmental Technology |
Yassaman’s interests are in renewable and green energies, life cycle analysis, waste management, water pollution and treatment, soil contamination and remediation, environmental impact assessment, circular economy and sustainable development. |
Administration members
Andrea Frisque, PhD, P.Eng.
Dean
School of Energy
Sanja Boskovic, PhD
Associate Dean
Industrial and Mechanical Trades
Jeanie Chan, P.Eng, MASc, BEMP
Interim Associate Dean
Mechanical Engineering
Roger Gale, BSc, MBA.
Interim Associate Dean
Electrical Engineering and Technology
Holly Stanley
Operations Manager
School of Energy
Research liaison
Joseph Boyd, MSc (Physics), MLS
Program Head, Applied Research Liaison Office