Members

CSCE Heads and Chairs Council

List of Heads and Chairs across Canadian Universities

McGill University

Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University

Mohamed Meguid2018-
Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen2008-2018
Denis Mitchell2000-2008
Robert D. Japp1997-2000

University of Alberta

Chairs of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta

Samer Adeeb2022-
Ania Ulrich2021-2022
Simaan Abourizk2018-2021
Samer Adeeb2017-2018
Roger Cheng2002-2017
Terry M. Hrudey1997-2002
Norbert Morgenstern1994-1997
Daniel W. Smith1990-1994
James G. MacGregor1987-1990
David W. Murray1982-1987
Jack P. Verschuren1979-1982
Jack Longworth1976-1979
Geoffrey L. Kulak1973-1976
Stewart R. Sinclair1959-1973
Robert M. Hardy1947-1959
Robert S.L. Wilson1918-1946
Muir Edwards1909-1918

Carleton University

Chairs of the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University

Yasser Hassan2019-
Paul Van Geel2016-2019
Daniz Karman2014-2015
Paul Van Geel2010-2014
Abd El-Halim Abd El-Halim2008-2010
Gilbert Hartley2004-2007
Wayne Parker2003-2004
Abd El-Hlim Abd El-Halim2002-2003
Wayne Parker2000-2002
Jagmohan Humar1994-2000
A. Ghani Razaqpur1993-1994
Jagmohan Humar1990-1993
Patrick Selvadurai1987-1990
Jagmohan Humar1986-1987
Patrick Selvadurai1982-1990
John Adejeljan1976-1982
D.A. Kasianchuk1975-1976
William Bowes1974-1975
D.A. Kasianchuk1973-1974

Ecole Polytechnique

Chair of the Department of Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique

Samuel Yniesta2025-
Richard Simon

University of Moncton

Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Moncton

Buquan Miao2024-
Serge Desjardins2023-2024

Queen’s University

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen’s University

Ana Maria da Silva

Concordia University

Chairs of the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University

S. Samuel Li2023-
Ashutosh Bagchi2018-2023
Mohammed Zaheeruddin2011-2018
Sabah Alkass2005-2011
Osama Moselhi1998-2005
Paul Fazio1997-1998
Mamdouh ElBadry1995-1997
Cedric March1994-1995
Oscar Pekau1989-1994
Matthew Douglas1982-1989
Michael Troitsky1977-1981
Paul Fazio1972-1977
Matthew Douglas1968-1972

Western University

Chair for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University

Clare Robinson2025-
Ashraf El Damatty2013-2024
Ernest Yanful2001-2012
Kerry Rowe1990-2000
Mel Poucher1987-1990
Alan Davenport1984-1987
Mel Poucher1964-1984

University of Saskatchewan

Heads of the Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan

Lisa Feldman2023-
Leon Wegner2020-2022
Amin Elshorbagy2019-2020
Leon Wegner2014-2019
Jim Kells2009-2014
Lee Barbour2002-2009
Dennis Pufahl1994-2002
Del Fredlunk1989-1994
Moir Haug1984-1989
C.D. Smith1974-1984
Howard Douglas1952-1974

University of New Brunswick

Chairs of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New Brunswick

Alan Lloyd2025-
Jeff Rankin2022-2024
Katy Haralampides2021-2022
Jeff Rankin2017-2021
Michael Thomas2013-2017
Bruce Wilson2009-2013
Lloyd Waugh2003-2009
Dale Bray1998-2003
Ralf Francis

York University

Chairs for the Department of Civil Engineering at Lassone School of Engineering

Usman Khan2023-
Peter Park2022-2023
Stavroula Pantazopoulou2020-2022
Dan Palermo2018-2020
Jit Sharma2013-2018

University of Regina

Program Chairs of the Environmental Systems Engineering at the University of Regina

Amornvadee (Amy) Veawab2026-
Peng Wu2021-2025
Yee-Chung Jin2020-2021
Shahid Azam2014-2020

University of British Columbia

Heads of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia

Bernard Laval2025-
Sheryl Staub-French2024-2025
Bernard Laval2019-2024
Perry Adebar2014-2019
Reza Vaziri2008-2014
Eric Hall2003-2007
Robert Sexsmith2002-2003
Allan Russell1997-2002
Michael Isaacson1992-1997
William Oldham1984-1992
Richard Campanella1978-1984
Samuel Lipson1970-1978
William Finn1965-1970
J. Fred Mui1951-1964
John Norison1936-1951
F.A. Wilkin1932-1936
William Duckering1923-1930
Ernest Matheson1922-1923

University of Northern British Columbia

Chair of Civil Engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia

Mauricio Dziedzic2024-

University of Windsor

Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Windsor

Edwin Tam

University of Manitoba

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba

Shawn Clark2022-
Dagmar Svecova2017-2022
Ahmed Shalaby2011-2016
Peter Ramussen2005-2011
Jay Doering2002-2005

University of Calgary

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary

Gopal Achari

University of Sherbrooke

Chair of the Department of Civil and Building Engineering at the University of Sherbrooke

Hubert Cabana2026-
Mathieu Nuth

Dalhousie University

Head of the Department of Civil and Resource Engineering at Dalhousie University

Hany El Naggar2025-
Yi Liu2015-2025
Craig Lake2011-2015
John Newhook2010-2011

University of Laval

Chair for the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at the University of Laval

Francois Anctil

University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus

Chair of the Program of Civil Engineering program at the University of Briticsh Columbia (Okanagan Campus)

Kasun Hewage

Zheng Liu2025-
Kasun Hewage2022-2024

McMaster University

Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University

Lydell Wiebe2024-
Moncef Nehdi2022-2024
Michael Tait2016-2021
Brian Baetz2011-2016
A. Ghani Razaqpour2006-2010
Dieter Stolle1998-2006
Brian Baetz1996-1998
Ahmed Ghobarah1990-1995
Alan A. Smith1986-1989
Robert Drysdale1980-1985
Dick W.K. Tso1978-1980
Arthur C. Heidebrecht1974-1977
Alan A. Smith1971-1974
Arthur C. Heiderbrecht1968-1971

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at British Columbia Institute of Technology

Sudip Talukdar2023-
Phyllis Chong2021-2023
Jan Bielenberg2019-2021
Paul Thurston2016-2019
Jaquie Gaudet2013-2016

Royal Military College of Canada

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada

Major Chelsey Litjens2026-
Ryley Beddoe2025-2025
Maj. James Bayes2025-2025
Michael Hulley

Lakehead University

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Lakehead University

Jian Deng

University of Victoria

Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Victoria

Thomas Froese2021-2025
Chris Kennedy2016-2020

Toronto Metropolitan University

Chair of the Department of Civil at Toronto Metropolitan University

Darko Joksimovic2024-
Arnold Yuan2023-2024

University of Ottawa

Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Ottawa

Mamadou Fall

University of Waterloo

Chair for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo

Scott Walbridge

Memorial University

Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Memorial University

Ashutosh Sutra Dhar2025-
Bipul Hawlader2021-2025
Bing Chen2019-2021
Amgad Hussein2016-2019
Amgad Hussein (Discipline Chair)2010-2016

University of Toronto

Chair for the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto

Marianne Hatzopoulou2023-

Below is the historical record from the University of Toronto:

  • John Galbraith, MA., LLD., In Charge of Civil Engineering, SPS, 1878-1901
  • Louis Beaufort Stewart, In Charge of Civil Engineering (Surveying and Geodesy), 1901-1931
  • Peter Gillespie, In Charge of Civil Engineering (Municipal & Structural), 1920-1929
  • Clarence Richard Young, Head of Department of Civil Engineering (Municipal & Structural), 1929-1945
  • William Manton Treadgold, Head of Department of Civil Engineering (Surveying & Geodesy), 1931-1953
  • Thomas Richard Loudon, Head of Department of Civil Engineering (Municipal & Structural), 1945-1953
    • Head of Department, 1953-1954.
  • Carson Frederick Morrison, Head of Department of Civil Engineering, 1954-1968
  • Mark William Huggins, Acting Head, Department of Civil Engineering, 1963-1964
  • Theodore Cameron Kenney, Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, 1968-1974
  • Gerhard William Heinke, Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, 1974-1984
  • S.M. Uzumeri, Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, 1984-1989
  • R.M. Soberman, Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, 1989-1995
  • Barry J. Adams, Acting Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, 1994-1995
    • Chair, Department of Civil Engineering 1995-2003
  • Eric J. Miller, Acting Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, 1998-1999, 2003, 2007
  • R. Paul Young, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, 2004-2007
  • Brenda Y. McCabe, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, 2008-2013
  • Brent Sleep, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, 2013-2018
    • Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, 2018-2023
  • Marianne Hatzopoulou, Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, 2023-