The Headship position in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science will be open effective July 1, 2026. In accordance with Article 41 of the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University Faculty Association and Queen’s University, a selection committee has been formed to assist Provost and Vice Principal (Academic) Matthew Evans, in the selection of a new Head of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The membership of the committee is as follows:
- Brad Diak, Professor
- Qingguo Li, Professor
- Il Yong Kim, Professor
- Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, Professor
- Mark Daymond, Professor
- Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad, Cognate Faculty
- Gabrielle Whan, Department Manager
- Joellie Duffy, Undergraduate student
- Katie Cooper-Gray, Graduate student
- Tara MacDonald, Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies
- Amir Fam, Vice-Dean (Research), Smith Engineering
- Christa Camirand, Director, Human Resources, Smith Engineering
Members of the university community are invited to comment on the present state and future prospects of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and to submit names of possible candidates (including self nominations) for the headship to the Committee Chair, Dr. Amir Fam, Vice-Dean (Research), c/o Jacqueline Hill (jlh15@queensu.ca), Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science by Monday January 26th, 2026. All letters will be reviewed by the selection committee and will become a part of the record of decision making.