Over the next several weeks, a number of candidates for tenure-track positions in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be visiting campus. The School encourages members of the campus community to attend the public presentations scheduled for each candidate. Presentation title: Bioprocessing and Bioconversion of Biomass & Bio-waste to Biofuel and High Value Product Bishnu Acharya is the General Manager-Projects for Greenfield Research Incorporated, an energy and environment related research and development company in Halifax. He has been working for developing clean and sustainable energy and bio-resource technologies for the last 8 years with focus on transferring the knowledge gained through research into industrial application. Bishnu has taught both graduate and undergraduate engineering courses at Dalhousie University, the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand and at Kantipur Engineering College in Nepal.

Over the next several weeks, a number of candidates for tenure-track positions in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be visiting campus. The School encourages members of the campus community to attend the public presentations scheduled for each candidate. Presentation Title: Practicality of Sustainable Energy Systems and Mechatronics: Design, Integration, Automation and Optimization Dan Nkwetta is the director of applied alternative and sustainable energy research laboratory (ASERL) and a professor and researcher of sustainable energy systems at New Brunswick Community College, Saint John campus. He also currently serves as expert consultant for NSERC strategic grants, NSERC Community Colleges Innovation Grants, sustainable development technology Canada (SDTC) and national reviewer for Canadian Technologies Accreditation Board (CTAB).

Over the next several weeks, a number of candidates for tenure-track positions in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be visiting campus. The School encourages members of the campus community to attend the public presentations scheduled for each candidate. Presentation Title: Optimization of Laminated Dies Manufacturing Hossein Ahari is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI. He holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering respectively. After more than seven years working in different industry and research sectors as a mechanical and aerospace engineer and also building a successful career in trade and technology managing his own business, Hossein earned his PhD from the department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo in 2011.

Over the next several weeks, a number of candidates for tenure-track positions in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be visiting campus. The School encourages members of the campus community to attend the public presentations scheduled for each candidate. Presentation Title: Optimization of Laminated Dies Manufacturing Hossein Ahari is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI. He holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering respectively. After more than seven years working in different industry and research sectors as a mechanical and aerospace engineer and also building a successful career in trade and technology managing his own business, Hossein earned his PhD from the department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo in 2011.

The Sociology/Anthropology Directed Studies class, "Transforming space into place," has been working diligently to transform Dawson Lounge into a place for students and staff to enjoy. Come hear about the project and meet the students this Friday at an Open House from 2:30 - 3:30 pm in Dawson Lounge, located on the fifth floor of SDU Main building. Coffee and tea will be available.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite the campus to a public presentation by Dr. Sarah Reddington on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 12:00pm in Memorial Hall room 417. The presentation is entitled "Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion: Prospects and challenges for the future." Dr. Reddington is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position. Everyone is welcome to attend.

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the 2015 Celebration of Colleagues on Monday, May 11, 2015 In recognition of the outstanding performance of our faculty and staff and their dedication to students and community, the annual Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25 Year Service Awards will be presented at this event. Please join us on Monday, May 11, 2015 from 2:00 - 4:00pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite the campus to a two public presentations for the tenure-track position in Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion. Dr. Carolyn Thorne will present on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 9:00 am; Dr. Agnes Gajewski will present on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 1:30 pm, both in Memorial Hall, Room 417. Presentations will be on the topic "Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion: Prospects and challenges for the future." Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite the campus to a two public presentations for the tenure-track position in Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion. Dr. Carolyn Thorne will present on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 9:00 am; Dr. Agnes Gajewski will present on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 1:30 pm, both in Memorial Hall, Room 417. Presentations will be on the topic "Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion: Prospects and challenges for the future." Everyone is welcome to attend.

During May 5-8, a number of candidates for tenure-track positions in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering will be visiting campus. The School encourages members of the campus community to attend the public presentations as per the following schedule: Dr. Soheil Shahidinejad – Tuesday, May 5, 2:45-3:45 pm, McDougall Hall Room 246 Sustainable Smart Cities - A Design Approach Dr. Shahidinejad is an academic and professional mechanical engineer with over 14 years of experience. He is currently serving as Director of Mechanical Department at Samson Engineering Inc. His industry experience as a design engineer, project engineer, and engineering manager spans three different areas: Sustainable power generation, oil and gas, and buildings. His academic research contribution has been mainly in the areas of sustainable energy, smart transportation and turbulent flows. Dr Shahidinejad received the BSc, MSc and PhD (with honors) degrees from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 1993, 1996 and 2002; respectively. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.