AUTO21 RESEARCH PROJECTS
Health, Safety & Injury
Prevention
 Advanced Seat Design
 Enhanced Child Safety in
Automobiles
 Childhood Automobile Safety
 Enhancing Vehicular Mobility in
Older Adults
 Safe Platform for Evaluating/
Enhancing Driver Qualifications
 Innovations for Children’s Safety
in Vehicles
 Reducing Occupant Injury in
Rear Collisions
 Manufacturing Ergonomics
Through Improved Simulation
and Modeling
Societal Issues
 Automobile-Linked Crime in
Canada
 Teen and Novice Driver Network
 Understanding and Preventing
Auto-Linked Crime in Canada
Materials & Manufacturing
 Wrought Magnesium for
Automobiles
 Renewable Biofibres and
Biomaterials for Interior Parts
 NVH Design of Magnesium
Alloys-Based Front Dashes
 Advanced Tribology for Products
and Manufacturing
 Micro-Machining of Dies and
Moulds
 Next Generation Compaction
System
 Magnesium Granule MicroStructure of Semi-Solids
 Laser
Transmission Welding –
Intercooler Development
 Powder Metallurgy for HighPerformance Powertrain
Components
 Renewable, Recyclable and
Lightweight Structural
Prototype Parts
 Recyclable, Lightweight
Polymeric Nanocomposites
 Advanced High-Strength Steel
Microstructures for Low and
High-Rate Applications
 Lightweight Cast Components
and Magnesium Recycling
 High-Strength, Lightweight Cast
Powertrain Components
 Magnesium Casting
Processes III
Powertrains, Fuels &
Emissions
 PEM Fuel Cells for Automotive
Applications
 Low Cost High Density Hydrogen
Storage
 Computer Aided Design of
Catalytic Converters
 Battery Storage and Optimization
of Plug-In Hybrids
 Flexible Operation of HCCI
Using Intelligent Control
 Energy Storage in Lithium Ion
Batteries
 Second Generation Biofuels for
Sustainable Transportation
 Infrastructure for Wide Market
Adoption of PHEV
Design Processes
 Collaborative Design Tools for
Multidisciplinary Design
 Neuro-Fuzzy Systems for
Inspection in Manufacturing
Processes
 Model-Based Damage Diagnosis
of Components
 Hybrid Active Safety Systems
and Intelligent Grid Interfacing
 Life Cycle Environmental
Assessment and Policy
 Productivity and Safety in NonStructural Speed Fastening
 Multidisciplinary Optimization of
Hybrid and Electric Vehicle
Batteries
Intelligent Systems & Sensors
 Vehicle Communications and
Applications
 Smart Technologies for
Improved Acoustic Environment
in Automobiles
 Wireless MEMS-Based Sensor
Nodes for Intelligent Systems
 Telematics over WiFi and
Multihop Networks
 Inertial Sensor Cluster for
Adaptive Path Prediction
 Distributed Intelligent Sensing
and Control for Factory
Automation
 MEMS-Based Intelligent Active
Safety Systems
 Self-Sustained Active Smart
Engine Mount Isolators
 Pollution and Particle Sensors
for Environment-Aware
Vehicles
 Automotive Glass Exciter
Technologies
 Wireless Sensor Networks for
Communicative and Adaptive
Cars
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Board of Directors ……………………………………………...…. 4
Administrative Centre Staff …….……………………..…………. 4
Research Management Committee ………………………..…… 5
Scientific Advisory Committee ……………………………….…. 5
Institutional Researchers and Affiliations ………..…………… 6
Industry Researchers and Affiliations …………………………. 8
Industry Partners ……………………………………………….…. 8
Public Sector Researchers and Affiliations …………………... 9
Public Sector Partners ……………………………………………. 9
Financial Statements ………………………………………….…. 11
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Board of Directors
Chair
Mr. Gerald B. Fedchun
Executive Director
Automotive Parts Manufacturers'
Association (APMA)
(Retired)
Mr. Robert Little
President
solidThinking, Inc.
Directors
Mr. Stephen Beatty
Managing Director
Toyota Canada Inc.
Mr. David J.L. Miller
Senior Vice President
The Woodbridge Group
Mr. Dan Brooks
Senior Partner
Wellington Partners
International Inc.
Dr. John L. Mann
Director
Dr. Jayson Myers
President and CEO
Canadian Manufacturers &
Exporters (CME)
Dr. Peter Frise
Scientific Director & CEO
AUTO21 Inc.
Mr. James Edward
(Ted) Robertson
President
Magna E-Car North America &
Chief Technical Officer, Magna
Americas
Magna E-Car Systems North
America
Mr. Rick Legate
Chief Operating Officer
Wescast Industries Inc.
Dr. Alan Wildeman
President
The University of Windsor
Mr. Ray Finnie
President
Kromet International Inc.
Dr. Jeff Wood
Associate Professor, Mechanical &
Materials Engineering
The University of Western Ontario
Non-Voting Members
Mr. Jafar Albinmousa
President, AUTO21 HQP Advisory
Committee
University of Waterloo
Mr. Christian Thivierge
Deputy Program Director,
Business-Led NCE and
IRDI Programs
Networks of Centres of Excellence
Secretariat
Ms. Michelle Watters
Executive Director
AUTO21 Inc.
Administrative Centre Staff
Ms. Sandra Bortolotti
Operations Manager
Ms. Mary Anne Henderson
Finance Officer
Ms. Jan Stewart
Executive Assistant
Ms. Stephanie Campeau
Communications Manager
Ms. Lauren McDonald
Communications and Special
Projects Coordinator
Ms. Michelle Watters
Executive Director
Dr. Peter Frise
Scientific Director & CEO
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Ms. Lisa Ouellette
Information Systems Administrator
and Program Assistant
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Research Management Committee
Mr. Paul Boase
Chief, Road Users
Transport Canada
Ms. Nancy Hill
Patent & Trademark Agent
Hill & Schumacher
Mr. Bill Murnighan
National Representative
Canadian Autoworkers Union
Mr. Ross Bradsen
Manager, Business Development
Centre for Materials and
Manufacturing
Ontario Centres of Excellence
Dr. Jennifer Jackman
AUTO21 Theme Coordinator
Natural Resources Canada
Dr. Patric Ouellette
Chief Technology Officer
Westport Innovations Inc.
Dr. Steve Lambert
AUTO21 Theme Coordinator
University of Waterloo
Mr. Wyman Pattee
Manager, Vehicle Emissions &
Fuels
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Limited
Dr. Boyd Davis
AUTO21 Theme Coordinator
Queen's University
Dr. Peter Frise
Scientific Director & CEO
AUTO21 Inc.
Dr. Denis Gingras
AUTO21 Theme Coordinator
Université de Sherbrooke
Mr. William Harney
Executive Director of Research
and Development
Magna Exteriors and Interiors
Corp.
Dr. Robert Mann
AUTO21 Theme Coordinator
Centre for Addiction & Mental
Health
Mr. Bob Marshall
Vice-President, Programs
Alberta Innovates - Technology
Futures
Dr. Greig Mordue
Assistant General Manager,
Corporate Planning & Human
Resources Development
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Canada Inc.
Dr. Anne Snowdon
AUTO21 Theme Coordinator
University of Windsor
Mr. Christian Thivierge
Deputy Program Director,
Business-Led NCE and IRDI
Programs
Networks of Centres of Excellence
Secretariat
Ms. Michelle Watters
Executive Director
AUTO21 Inc.
Scientific Advisory Committee
Dr. Christian Burger
Professor Emeritus
Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Carol Haddad
Professor
School of Technology Studies
Eastern Michigan University, USA
Dr. J. Gary Hawley
Dean & Medlock Chair of
Engineering
Faculty of Engineering & Design
University of Bath, UK
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Dr. Lennart Josefson
Director of Swedish Hybrid Vehicle
Centre & Professor in Solid
Mechanics
Chalmers University of
Technology, Sweden
Dr. Kellie Leitch
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Mr. Phil Pettitt
Chief Executive
UK ITS Centre of Excellence for
Transport Telematics and
Sustainable Mobility, UK
Dr. Philip Sklad
Director of Lightweight Materials
Program
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
USA
Dr. Richard Stobart
Ford Professor of Automotive
Engineering
Loughborough University, UK
Dr. John Yates
Professor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering
University of Sheffield, UK
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Institutional Researchers and Affiliations
Centre for Addiction &
Mental Health
Dr. Robert Mann
Dr. Reginald Smart
Université du Québec à
Trois-Rivières
Dr. Jacques Huot
Dr. Bohuslav Kokta
Concordia University
Dr. Kudret Demirli
Dr. Elena Konopleva
Dr. Mamoun Medraj
Dr. Paula Wood-Adams
Université Laval
Dr. Carl Blais
Dr. Brahim Chaib-draa
Dr. Maxime Dubois
Dr. James Eaves
Dr. Christian Gagné
Dr. Denis Laurendeau
Dr. Martin Simoneau
Dr. Normand Teasdale
Dr. André Zaccarin
CRIM
Dr. Langis Gagnon
Dalhousie University
Dr. Mark Asbridge
Dr. Paul Bishop
Dr. Beth Bruce
Dr. Zoheir Farhat
Dr. Farid Taheri
École de technologie supérieure
Dr. Patrice Seers
École Polytechnique de
Montréal
Dr. François Bertrand
Dr. Gilles L'Éspérance
HEC Montréal
Dr. François Bellavance
Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Melanie Barwick
Dr. Andrew Howard
Lakehead University
Dr. Michel Bédard
Université de Sherbrooke
Dr. Noureddine Atalla
Dr. Alain Berry
Prof. Gessie Brisard
Dr. Soumaya Cherkaoui
Dr. Alain Desrochers
Dr. Luc Fréchette
Dr. Denis Gingras
Dr. François Gitzhofer
Dr. Patrice Masson
Dr. François Michaud
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McGill University
Dr. Jeffrey Bergthorson
Dr. Benoit Boulet
Dr. Pascal Hubert
Dr. Géza Joos
Dr. Musa Kamal
Dr. Gordon Roberts
Dr. Steve Yue
McMaster University
Dr. Charles Cunningham
Dr. Gillian Goward
Dr. Peter Keir
Dr. Philip Koshy
Dr. Marek Niewczas
Dr. James Potvin
Dr. Bartosz Protas
Dr. Stephen Veldhuis
Dr. Brenda Vrkljan
Memorial University of
Newfoundland
Dr. D. Geoff Rideout
Nipissing University
Dr. Michel Johnson
Dr. Jim McAuliffe
Queen's University
Dr. J. Douglas Boyd
Dr. Boyd Davis
Dr. Bradley Diak
Dr. Jack Jeswiet
Dr. Il Yong Kim
Dr. Keith Pilkey
Dr. Joan Stevenson
Prof. David Strong
Dr. Brian Surgenor
Dr. Gennady Zak
Royal Military College of
Canada
Dr. Phil Bates
Ryerson University
Dr. Kamran Behdinan
Dr. Daolun Chen
Dr. Ahmad Ghasempour
Dr. Jelena Mišić
Dr. Comondore Ravindran
Dr. Filippo Salustri
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Siamak Arzanpour
Dr. Farid Golnaraghi
Dr. Albert Leung
Dr. Ash Parameswaran
Dr. Mehrdad Saif
Dr. Gary Wang
University of Alberta
Dr. David Checkel
Dr. Paul Hagler
Dr. Robert Hayes
Dr. Hani Henein
Dr. Charles Koch
Dr. Edmond Lou
Dr. Walied Moussa
Dr. Zihui Xia
University of British Columbia
Dr. Yusuf Altintas
Dr. Jean-Sebastian Blouin
Dr. Garland Chow
Dr. Steven Cockcroft
Dr. Edmond Cretu
Dr. Ediriwera Desapriya
Dr. Hadi Dowlatabadi
Dr. John Kadla
Dr. Milind Kandlikar
Dr. Peter Lawrence
Dr. Victor Leung
Dr. Daan Maijer
Dr. Matthias Militzer
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Dr. Shahriar Mirabbasi
Dr. Douglas Romilly
Dr. Gunter Siegmund
Dr. Tom Troczynski
Dr. Marc White
Dr. Vincent Wong
University of Calgary
Dr. Robert Brennan
Dr. Jeffrey Caird
Dr. Theodor Freiheit
Dr. Simon Park
Dr. Charles Scialfa
Dr. William Shaw
Dr. Qiao Sun
Dr. Venkataraman Thangadurai
University of Guelph
Dr. Manju Misra
Dr. Amar Mohanty
Dr. Lana Trick
University of Manitoba
Dr. Eric Bibeau
Dr. Shaahin Filizadeh
Prof. Ekram Hossain
Dr. Rick Linden
Dr. Robert McLeod
Dr. Caroline Piotrowski
Dr. Michelle Porter
Dr. Lynne Warda
University of New Brunswick
Dr. Wayne Albert
Dr. Zengtao Chen
University of Northern
British Columbia
Prof. Heather Correale
University of Ontario Institute
of Technology
Dr. Ramiro Liscano
Dr. Remon Pop-Iliev
Dr. Ghaus Rizvi
Dr. Greg Rohrauer
University of Ottawa
Dr. Oliver Yang
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University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Ajay Dalai
Dr. John Tse
University of Toronto
Dr. Nasser Ashgriz
Prof. Mary Chipman
Dr. William Cleghorn
Dr. Heather MacLean
Dr. Joaquim Martins
Dr. James Mills
Dr. Hani Naguib
Dr. Wai Tung Ng
Dr. Chul Park
Dr. Mohini Sain
Dr. Murray Thomson
Dr. Shahrokh Valaee
University of Victoria
Dr. Colin Bradley
Dr. Zuomin Dong
Dr. Sadik Dost
Dr. Andrew Rowe
Dr. Mihai Sima
University of Waterloo
Dr. Jack Callaghan
Dr. Clark Dickerson
Prof. William Epling
Dr. Kaan Erkorkmaz
Dr. Gregory Glinka
Dr. Kaan Inal
Dr. Hamid Jahed
Dr. Amir Khajepour
Dr. Michael Kuntz
Dr. Steve Lambert
Dr. Xianguo Li
Dr. Raafat Mansour
Dr. Linda Nazar
Dr. Magdy Salama
Dr. Mary Wells
Dr. John Wen
Dr. Michael Worswick
Dr. Norman Zhou
Dr. Weiming Shen
Dr. Anthony Straatman
Dr. Xueliang Andy Sun
Dr. Jeffrey Wood
University of Windsor
Dr. Ahmet Alpas
Dr. William Altenhof
Dr. Chunhong Chen
Dr. Xiang Chen
Dr. Sazzadur Chowdhury
Dr. Robert Gaspar
Dr. Faouzi Ghrib
Dr. Robert Kent
Dr. Ziad Kobti
Dr. Carol Kolga
Dr. Bruce Minaker
Dr. Roberto Muscedere
Dr. Colin Novak
Dr. Zbigniew Pasek
Dr. Paul Rousseau
Dr. Anne Snowdon
Dr. Andrzej Sobiesiak
Dr. Jerzy Sokolowski
Dr. Edwin Tam
Dr. Jill Urbanic
Prof. Jonathan Wu
Dr. Ming Zheng
Dr. Biao Zhou
University of Winnipeg
Dr. Danny Blair
University of Western Ontario
Dr. Steven Beauchemin
Dr. Ralph Buchal
Dr. Janice Miller Polgar
Dr. Lynn Shaw
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Industry Researchers and Affiliations
Dr. Carsten Blawert
GKSS Research Centre
Geesthacht GmbH
Mr. John Burford
Nemak of Canada Corporation
Dr. Frank Czerwinski
Husky Injection Molding
Systems Inc.
Mr. Gilles Dufour
Alcoa Canada
Dr. Moustapha Mbaye
Alcoa Global Primary Metals
Dr. Adam Gesing
Gesing Consultants Inc.
Mr. Todd Stockwell
Nemak of Canada Corporation
Mr. Robert Mackay
Nemak of Canada Corporation
Mr. G. Wang
Meridian Technologies Inc
General Motors Canada Ltd.
General Motors Research &
Development Center
Genieview Inc.
Gesing Consultants
GKN Sinter Metals Inc.
GKSS Research Centre
Global Vehicle Systems
Glueckler Metal Inc.
GN Technology Solutions
GreenCore Composites Inc.
Immervision
Intelligent Engineering Solutions
Inc.
Ionics
Magna Closures
Magna Exteriors and Interiors
Corp.
Magna International
Magna Seating of America
Mahle Filter Systems
Manitoba Hydro
MEA Forensic Engineers &
Scientists Ltd.
Mechanical Simulation Corp.
Mechworks Automotive Safety
Systems Inc.
Melexis
Meridian Lightweight Technologies
Inc.
Methusala Microcells Inc.
Micralyne
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
ModEnergy
Nemak of Canada Corporation
Nexus
Nokia
Nova Chemicals
Novax Industries Inc.
PalCan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.
Persentech
Purelink
R. Moroz Ltd.
Radix Controls Inc.
Sandvik Coromant
Seco Jabro Tools
Société de commercialisation des
produits de la recherche
appliquée (SOCPRA)
SST Wireless Inc.
Standen's Limited
Steelcase Canada Ltd.
Systems Technology, Inc.
Telus
TR Labs
Translink
U.S. Steel Canada
Umicore Automotive Catalysts
Van Rob Stampings
Virage Simulation
Visteon Corp.
Woodbridge Group
Industry Partners
3M Canada Company
Accelerated Systems Inc.
Alcoa Canada
Altera
Avdel
Ballard Advanced Materials Corp.
Bekaert Advanced Coatings
Bell Mobility
Bruel & Kjaer
CADLink Technology Corp.
Canadian Automobile Association
Québec
Chrysler Canada Corp.
CMC Microsystems
Cognivue Corp.
Cooper Standard Automotive
Desjardins
DMT Development Systems
Group Inc.
DuPont
Ecka Granules
Ensyn
ESI US R&D Inc.
Eston Manufacturing
Faurecia Acoustics and Soft Trim
Division
Federal Mogul Sintered Products
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Ltd.
Ford Motor Company U.S.A.
Gates Canada Inc.
General Dynamics Land Systems
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Public Sector Researchers and Affiliations
Ms. Heather Boyd
McMaster Children's Hospital
Dr. Wojciech Kasprzak
CANMET-MTL
Natural Resources Canada
Dr. Mahi Sahoo
CANMET-MTL
Natural Resources Canada
Dr. Xinjin Cao
National Research Council
Canada
Prof. Carol Kolga
St. Clair College
Dr. Steven Schmid
Notre Dame University
Dr. Elhachmi Es-Sadiqi
CANMET-MTL
Natural Resources Canada
Dr. Kumar Sadayappan
CANMET-MTL
Natural Resources Canada
Dr. Rajiv Shivpuri
Ohio State University
Government of Ontario - Ontario
Graduate Scholarships in
Science and Technology
Government of Saudi Arabia
Industry Canada - CRC
Insurance Corporation of British
Columbia
Korea Advanced Institute of
Science & Technology
Manitoba Centres of Excellence
Fund
Ministère du Développement
économique, de l'Innovation et
de l'Exportation
MITACS - Accelerate Ontario
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Canada
National Research Council
Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
National Research Council
Integrated Manufacturing
Technologies Institute
Natural Resources Canada
New Brunswick Innovation
Foundation
Nova Scotia Child Safety Link
Ontario Centres of Excellence
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario Ministry of Research &
Innovation - Early Researcher
Program
Ontario Ministry of Research &
Innovation - Ontario Research
Fund
Renault-Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de
l'Energie
RWTH Aachen University
Safe Kids Canada
Saskatchewan Research Council
Société de l'assurance automobile
du Québec
St. Joseph's Care Group
Transport Canada
Dr. Mohammad Jahazi
National Research Council
Canada
Public Sector Partners
Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation
Network
Alberta Innovates Technology
Futures
BC Innovation Council
British Columbia Ministry of
Transportation
Canada Research Chair Program
Canadian Institute for the Relief of
Pain & Disability
Canadian Institutes of Health
Research
Canadian Network for Public
Health Intelligence
Centre for Sustainable
Transportation
Czech Technical University
Research Center of Manufacturing Technology
Defence Research & Development
Canada
Fonds de recherche sur la nature
et les technologies
Government of Manitoba
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