Kim Pressnail, Chair, First Year Engineering

—BASc, University of Toronto —MASc, University of Toronto —PhD, University of Toronto

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Professor Kim Pressnail (CivE) is Chair, First Year, in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

Professor Pressnail joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 1990 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1995. He obtained his BASc, MASc and PhD in Civil Engineering, in addition to a law degree, from the University of Toronto.

In 1991 he began teaching a course entitled "Building Science" at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and in the School of Architecture. Since then, he has taught first-year classes about a variety of topics, which include Computer Fundamentals, Calculus and Mechanics.

His primary research focus is in the area of building science and sustainability, and he was instrumental in redesigning the curriculum in Civil Engineering to integrate sustainability concepts. He developed a new course "Sustainable Building Design," which focuses on reducing the environmental impact of buildings. For his efforts in this area, he was awarded the 2009 Excellence in Education Award for the Promotion of Sustainable Practices by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Professor Pressnail has an excellent record of service in the Faculty. He served on numerous standing committees of Faculty Council, as well as Associate Chair of Engineering Science, where he helped to implement major revisions to the EngSci curriculum.