Service

Director of Programs in Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Engineering, 2019 – .

Chair, Steering Committee, AlbertaSat, 2019 – 2023.

Member, Registration Committee, APEGA, 2018 – 2021.

Member, Engineers Canada Accreditation Site Visit Committees, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2024.

Director, Board of Directors, Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies, 2014 – Present.

Member, NSERC Vanier Scholarship Committee, 2008,13-15. Chair 2015-18.

Vice-Chair, Management Committee, International Society for Condition Monitoring, 2011 – Present.

Member, University of Alberta Press Committee. 2012-2024. Chair 2016-2020.

Member, Gender Equity Committee, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, 2018 – Present.

Group Chair (Engineering), NSERC Joint Committee on Grants and Scholarships (COGS), 2006-10.

Member, Interdisciplinary Adjudication Committee, Canada Research Chairs, 2004-05,-08,-11. Chair 2005-06.

Director, Board of Directors, Precarn Inc. 2005-09. Vice Chair, 2007-09. Chaired Research Management Committee, 2002-2005, 2006-09.

Chair, Management Advisory Board, Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning, 2007-09.

Member, NSERC IRC site visit 2010 /  Steacie Award Committee, 2004.

Member, Extraction Res. Group, Canadian Oilsands Network for R&D (CONRAD) 2001-5 Chair 2003-05.

Director, Society for Innovative Mining Technologies, Canadian Institute of Mining, 2006 – 16.

Member, Tech. Program Comm. & Session Organizer, COMADEM 2009-12, MFPT CM 2009-12.

Warden Iron Ring Camp 6 (Edmonton), since 2019 (Alternate 2011-2018).

Associate Chair, Graduate Programs, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2009-11.

Committee Member, Thesis Examinations (about 8/yr), Research & Physical Planning, Faculty Hiring, Chair Selection, Tenure & Promotion, Academic Appeals,  University of Alberta, 2006 – present.

Reviewer, NSERC, CRC, MMO, OCE, Industry Canada (Precarn), CONRAD, Fuel, J. Field Robotics, IEEE Trans. Ind. Electronics, Can. J. of Chem. Eng., IEEE/JRS Conf IROS, Int’l Conf Robotics & Automation, CIM, CANCAM, ASME Pipeline Materials Symposium, Int’l J of Condition Monitoring, J Measurement, J Geotechniques, In’t J for Production Res, J Hydraulic Engineering, J Rail & Rapid Transit, J Field Robotics.

Instructor for Visually Impaired Skiers, Canadian Adaptive Snowsports Association (CADS), 2017- present.

Leader, Scouts Canada 182nd Riverbend. (2001 – 2011).

Professor, Mechanical Engineering