Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry: Call for Nominations

Professor Grant Allen’s second term as Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, ends on June 30, 2021; he is not eligible for reappointment. In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, we will be commencing the process to seek approval of an Advisory Committee to the Dean on the appointment of a Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry.

The Committee should normally be composed as follows:

• the Dean of the Faculty;
• three to five members of the teaching staff of the department;
• the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies or representative;
• one or two members of cognate departments;
• one or two students;
• a Vice-Dean of the Faculty, where appropriate;
• a librarian, where appropriate; and
• in addition, the committee may include an alumnus/a, a member of the administrative staff and, in the case of professional faculties or schools, a senior member of the appropriate professional community.

I would appreciate receiving nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee by December 18, 2020. Please forward all nominations to the attention of the Dean (dean.engineering@utoronto.ca).