DPES Committees

DPES Committees

This committee is responsible for evaluating the research, teaching, and service record of DPES faculty members at the end of each academic year.

Alen Hadzovic (T)
Johann Bayer (T)
Salam Tawfiq (T)
Effie Sauer (T)
Kris Kim (T)
James MacLellan (T)
Heidi Daxberger (T)
Shadi Dalili (T)
Hanno Rein (R)
Diana Valencia (R)
Laura Tozer (R)
Adam Martin (R)
Phil Heron (R)
Kagan Kerman (R)
Jamie Donaldson (R)
George Arhonditsis (Chair)

 

 

This committee evaluates the academic portfolios of DPES faculty members and identifies individuals that can be considered for promotion to the rank of Professor.

 

Julian Lowman

Carl Mitchell

Jamie Donaldson

Pawel Artymowicz

Lana Mikhaylichenko

Kenneth Howard

Bernie Kraatz

Artur Izmaylov
George Arhonditsis (Chair)

 

 

The DPES representative on the Research Advisory Board of the Vice-Principal Research has to attend 6-8 regular meetings during the academic year and adjudicate several competitions for UTSC faculty and student research awards and applications for support funding.

Artur Izmaylov 

 

This committee is responsible for the day-to-day management of the department and consists of the Chair, Associate Chair Undergraduate, Graduate Associate Chair, the four Discipline Representatives, and the Senior Manager.

George Arhonditsis (Chair)
Alen Hadzovic
James MacLellan
Heidi Daxberger
Carl Mitchell
Effie Sauer
Johann Bayer
Scott Ballantyne
Julie Quenneville

 

 

This committee is responsible for promoting the activities our department to the local community and prospective students. Members of the Outreach committee are expected to participate in (at least) one outreach event (e.g., Open House, high-school visit) during the academic year. 

Laura Tozer
Dan Weaver
Phil Heron
Mathew Wells
Mandy Meriano
Alen Hadzovic
Karen Smith
Silvija Stefanovic
Kagan Kerman
Kris Kim
Nirusha Thavarajah
George Archonditsis

 

 

This committee is responsible for the structural organization and curricular improvements of the DPES teaching enterprise. Additional objectives involve the identification of DPES faculty members and Teaching Assistants who display outstanding commitment and excel with the delivery of our courses

Alen Hadzovic
James MacLellan
Johann Bayer
Dan Weaver
Salam Tawfiq
Mandy Meriano
Heidi Daxberger
Adam Martin
Silvija Stefanovic
Kris Kim
Shadi Dalili
Effie Sauer
Lana Mikhaylichenko
Xiao-an Zhang
Marco Zimmer-De luliis
Karen Smith
Nirusha Thavarajah

 

 

This committee is responsible for the identification of DPES faculty members who can be nominated for local, national, and international awards. In collaboration with the Vice-Principal Research’s office, this committee will oversee the preparation of the nomination packages until their final submission.  

Pawel Artymowicz
Andre Simpson
Artur Izmaylov
Alex Voznyy
Frank Wania
Hanno Rein
Adam Martin
George Arhonditsis

 

 

This committee will be responsible for the development of audiovisual material that will promote our academic programs and research/teaching activities of our faculty members. Another goal of the committee will be to revamp our website, including the completion of the recent REDNeT platform.

Kris Kim
Andre Simpson
Heidi Daxberger
Ruby Sullan
Karen Smith
Mandy Meriano
Phil Heron
Lana Mikhaylichenko
Chai Chen
Tom Meulendyk
Julie Quenneville
Elizabeth Pulickeel
Rabia Nasir
Joanna Ying-Fiss
Annie Kostadinova
Karen Smith
Stuart Livingstone
David McLagan
Sarah Forbes
George Arhonditsis

 

 

The objective of this committee will be to design and implement initiatives (e.g., curricular submissions, workshops) that will promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment in the department.

Alen Hadzovic
Adam Martin
Myrna Simpson
Kris Kim 
Ruby Sullan
Diana Valencia
Nirusha Thavarajah
Kagan Kerman
Marco Zimmer-De luliis
Karen Smith
Stuart Livingstone
George Arhonditsis
Elizabeth Pulickeel

 

 

Graduate Committees

Day-to-day operation of the graduate programs and evaluation of all of our graduate curricular submissions

Anisa Diljohn Maraj
Carl Mitchell
George Arhonditsis
Elizabeth Pulickeel
Alanna Biason
Joanna Ying-Fiss
Julie Quenneville
Karen Smith
Nick Mandrak
Stuart Livingstone
Hira Ali

 

 

Evaluation of applications for our M.Env.Sci. program. Each member is expected to evaluate a minimum of twenty (20) applications on-line.

Adam Martin
Alex Voznyy
Carl Mitchell
Frank Wania
George Arhonditsis
James MacLellan
Laura Tozer
Karen Smith
Ken Howard
Mathew Wells
Phil Heron
Nick Mandrak
Ruby Sullan
Stuart Livingstone
Xiao-an Zhang

 

 

Evaluation of applications for our Ph.D. program. Members of this committee are expected to evaluate on-line applications and participate into two meetings during the academic year.

Alex Voznyy
Myrna Simpson
Adam Martin
Frank Wania
George Arhonditsis
Phil Heron
Ken Howard
Ruby Sullan
Stuart Livingstone
Xiao-an Zhang

 

 

NSERC, OGS and other scholarships. An additional role of this committee is to identify graduate students and prepare their nominations for internal and external awards.

Alex Voznyy
George Arhonditsis
Kagan Kerman
Ken Howard
Mathew Wells
Laura Tozer
Stuart Livingstone
Xiao-an Zhang

 

 

George Arhonditsis
Nicholas Mandrak
Karen Smith
Carl Mitchell
Stuart Livingstone (Alternate)
 (Student member) TBA

 

 

Supervisors of Study

Marco Zimmer-De Iuliis First year coordinator
Effie Sauer (A-M) / Nirusha Thavarajah (N-Z) Major program in biochemistry
Shadi Dalili Major program in biochemistry (co-op)
S. Mikhaylichenko Major program in chemistry
Frank Wania Major program in environmental chemistry
Ruby Sullan Specialist program in biological chemistry
Shadi Dalili Specialist program in biological chemistry (co-op)
Andre Simpson Specialist program in chemistry
Shadi Dalili Specialist program in chemistry (co-op)
Frank Wania Specialist program in environmental chemistry
Shadi Dalili Specialist program in environmental chemistry (co-op)
Marco Zimmer-De Iuliis Transfer credits

 

Hanno Rein Major program in physical sciences
Johann Bayer Major program in physics and astrophysics
Dan Weaver Minor program in astronomy and astrophysics
Julian Lowman Specialist program in environmental physics
Phil Heron Specialist program in environmental physics (co-op)
Pawel Artymowicz Specialist program in physical and mathematical sciences
Johann Bayer Specialist program in physics and astrophysics

 

Mandy Meriano Combined degree: HBSc/Master of Engineering
Mandy Meriano Legacy Major programs

M.Wells (Dec'22)

S. Stefanovic (Jan- June 2023

Major program in environmental science

M.Wells (Dec'22)

S. Stefanovic (Jan- June 2023

Minor program in environmental science
Mandy Meriano Minor program in natural sciences and environmental management
Adam Martin Specialist program in environmental biology
Mandy Meriano Specialist program in environmental geoscience
Heidi Daxberger Specialist program in environmental geoscience (coop)
Mandy Mariano Transfer credits

 

Jim MacLellan Certificate in sustainability
Jim MacLellan Major program in environmental studies