Our People

Meet the faculty in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences' five academic units: Department of Chemistry, School of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Department of Physics.

Derek O'Flaherty Headshot

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

Email: doflaher@uoguelph.ca

Office: MACN 127

Keywords: Organic Chemistry, Oligonucleotide Synthesis, Modified Nucleic Acids, Nonenzymatic Genome Replication, Nucleic Acid Catalysis (ribozymes), Nucleic Acid Molecular Recognition, Origins of Life, Artificial Cells

Professor

School of Computer Science

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 3310

Email: cobimbo@uoguelph.ca

Office: REYN 3310

Keywords: Intrusion detection, Privacy preservation, Cryptography, Algorithm analysis and design

Michele Oliver

Professor

School of Engineering

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52117

Email: moliver@uoguelph.ca

Office: THRN 1335

Keywords: AI Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, Workplace injury prevention, Occupational biomechanics and ergonomics, Virtual prototyping tools, Whole-body vibration, Driving simulation

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Professor

Department of Physics

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53987

Email: omeara@uoguelph.ca

Office: MACN 323

Keywords: Applied Physics, Atomic Physics, Planetary Surface Exploration, Physics Education, Science Communication, Science Outreach

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Professor, NSERC Chair in Groundwater Contamination in Fractured Media

School of Engineering

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53642

Email: bparker@uoguelph.ca

Office: THRN 3503

Keywords: Water Resources, Hydrogeology, Groundwater Contaminants, Groundwater Remediation, Water Resource Management, Aquifer, Aquitard, Plume Behaviour, High Resolution Data Acquisition

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Associate Professor

School of Engineering

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 56746

Email: epensini@uoguelph.ca

Office: THRN 2525

Keywords: Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Oil and Gas, Green Process Engineering, Soil Remediation, Water Treatment

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Associate Professor; Interim Chair, Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53552

Email: pereirar@uoguelph.ca

Office: MACN 519

Keywords: Analytic Theory of Polynomials, Classical Analysis, Matrix Analysis, Quantum Information

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Professor

Department of Physics

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53653

Email: epoisson@uoguelph.ca

Office: MACN 452

Keywords: Astrophysics, Gravitation, General Relativity, Black Holes, Neutron Stars

Kathryn Pruess

Professor; Chair, Department of Chemistry; Research Leadership Chair

Department of Chemistry

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 56711

Email: kpreuss@uoguelph.ca

Office: MACN 335

Keywords: Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Materials, Supramolecular Chemistry, Radical Ligands, Spin-based Electronics, Data Storage, Quantum Computing

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Associate Professor

Department of Physics

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53675

Email: xqin@uoguelph.ca

Office: MacN 449

Keywords: Condensed Matter, Nanoscience, Surfaces and interfaces, Interface formation mechanisms, Carrier transport, Scanning probe microscopy

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Assistant Professor

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Email: grichards@uoguelph.ca

Office: MacNaughton 547

Keywords: CEPS, Faculty, Faculty and Staff, Mathematics and Statistics

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Professor

School of Engineering

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52110

Email: rrudra@uoguelph.ca

Office: THRN 2343

Keywords: Water Resources Engineering, Watershed monitoring, Water protection, Hydrologic and contaminant transport processes, Water resource management tools, Hydrology, Soil erosion, Drainage, Irrigation

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Associate Professor

School of Engineering

Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53023

Email: jruncima@uoguelph.ca

Office: THRN 2408

Keywords: Biological engineering, Biomedical engineering, School Administration, Biomechanics, Joint biomechanics, Orthopedic tool and implant design, Sports engineering

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Assistant Professor

School of Engineering

Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 53085

Email: jsaha@uoguelph.ca

Office: RICH 1517A

Keywords: Sustainable Energy Systems Design, Renewable Energies, Solar Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell Technology, Advanced Electromechanical Devices, Advanced Engineering Materials Development, Graphene from Biomass, Thin-Film, Smart Sensing Materials, Opto-Electronic Devices, Nanofabrication, Printing, Manufacturing Systems Design, Chipless RFID Sensors