Congratulations to new CAE Fellows from UVic: Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya & Kate Moran!

May 07, 2024

On May 6, 2024, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) President Soheil Asgarpour announced the election of forty-nine new Fellows and four new International Fellows into the Academy. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Academy’s 2024 Annual General Meeting which was held by video conference. The Induction Ceremony is scheduled for May 28, 2024, in London, Ontario.

Two of the new Fellows for 2024 are from UVic. They are Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya (Civil Engineering) and Kate Moran (Ocean Networks Canada). The following are their biographies. Additional information, including profiles of all the new Fellows, can be found in the CAE press release.

Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Professor, University of Victoria

Professor Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya's research activities in the areas of novel construction materials, material testing, and innovative design for building envelopes and structures are ground-breaking and transformative for the stakeholders of the construction industry. He has produced seminal research outputs and applied them to solve many practical engineering problems. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated an exceptional ability to identify and find solutions for the infrastructure challenges faced by society and transfer his knowledge to stakeholders in a thoughtful style through the development of construction standards/codes/guidelines, organization of seminars/conferences, and collaboration with industry partners.

Kathryn (Kate) Moran, President and CEO, Ocean Networks Canada

Kate Moran is the President & CEO of Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative. Under Moran’s leadership, ONC has expanded to operating world-leading observatories on the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Canada and in the Antarctic, to deliver globally accessible data that advances scientific discovery, climate solutions, maritime safety and coastal resiliency. Formerly, she was Associate Dean at the University of Rhode Island and served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, focusing on the Arctic, oceans, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and climate issues. Moran co-led the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program's Arctic Coring Expedition. Additionally, she is a professional engineer and an Officer of the Order of Canada.

The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) is the national institution through which individuals, who have made outstanding contributions to engineering in Canada, provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to Canada and to Canadians. The CAE is an independent, self-governing, and non-profit organization established in 1987. Fellows of the CAE are nominated and elected by their peers, in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service. Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering are committed to ensuring that Canada’s engineering expertise and experience are applied to the benefit of all Canadians.