Search for Dean, Schulich School of Engineering

Search Update: April 23, 2024

Dr. Anders Nygren appointed interim dean, Schulich School of Engineering 

I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Anders Nygren has been appointed interim dean of the Schulich School of Engineering for a 12 month term starting July 1, 2024. 

Dr. Nygren is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and currently serves as the Vice-Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering. Dr. Nygren first joined the University of Calgary as a postdoctoral associate in 1999 and has been a faculty member in the Schulich School of Engineering since 2004. Over his 20 years in the school, he has a track record of leadership responsibilities, including serving as Co-Director for the Centre for Bioengineering Research & Education (now the Department of Biomedical Engineering) 2011-2014, Associate Dean (Academic & Planning) 2014-2018, and Vice-Dean since 2018. Dr. Nygren also served as Acting Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering July-December 2019. 

Dr. Nygren has played a central role in many initiatives in the Schulich School of Engineering over the past decade, including the successful launch and accreditation of the Energy Engineering program, the establishment of the combined BSc Engineering and BComm program with the Haskayne School of Business, and implementation of significant growth in enrolment in the BSc Engineering and course-based Master of Engineering programs.

Dr. Nygren holds Master’s degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and the University of Houston, Texas, USA and a PhD from Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA, all in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining the Schulich School of Engineering, Dr. Nygren completed several years of postdoctoral training in Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Calgary. His research interests are in the area of computational approaches to cardiac electrophysiology and mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias.

I would also like to thank Dr. Bill Rosehart for his excellent leadership of the Schulich School of Engineering since 2013. His second term as dean comes to an end on June 30, 2024. During his tenure, and to highlight only a few of many accomplishments, Dr. Rosehart has overseen the launch of several new undergraduate, graduate, and transfer programs and Schulich has welcomed a record number of students, enhanced experiential learning, and supported faculty efforts to grow research activities and impact. Dr. Rosehart has also led major capital projects to expand and renovate the engineering complex, including launching makerspaces where students can roll up their sleeves and bring their ideas to life.

Please join me in warmly welcoming Dr. Anders Nygren to his role as interim dean and thanking Dr. Bill Rosehart for his service to the Schulich School of Engineering and the University of Calgary. 

Penny Werthner
Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)  

Search Update: March 20, 2024

After much consideration, we have decided to temporarily suspend the search for a new Dean, Schulich School of Engineering. Although we had a number of strong candidates we are not in position to move forward with selecting a new dean at this time. I would like to sincerely thank the selection committee, Stephen Larter, Gopal Achari, Josephine Hill, Naser El-Sheimy, Ron Hugo, James Steele, Francine Smith, Cheryl Sandercock, Renate Weller, Jenny Cruickshank, Cindy Lee, Fardeen Islam, Jerrod Smith and Brent Edwards, for their considerable time and effort on this search.

We will appoint an interim dean to serve once Dr. Bill Rosehart has completed his term on June 30^th, 2024. We hope to begin a new search in early fall 2024.

We will plan a faculty town hall for later this year so that we can discuss the new search as well as the future plans for continued success of the Schulich School of Engineering. In the interim, please don’t hesitate to share your thoughts or questions via email to provost@ucalgary.ca.

Sincerely,

Penny Werthner
Interim Provost and Vice President (Academic)

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The University of Calgary has commenced the search for a new Dean, Schulich School of Engineering. This process is outlined in the University of Calgary Procedure for the Appointment and Reappointment of Deans.

The advisory selection committee is in the process of being struck and the committee members will be listed further down on this page. For information on the composition of the advisory search committee please see Procedure for the Appointment and Reappointment of Deans Appendix 1.

We seek your advice as we search for a new Dean, Schulich School of Engineering. All responses will be kept confidential. 

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