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Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University since 1993 (Technical University of Nova Scotia prior to amalgamation of TUNS and Dalhousie in 1997). Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Research Professor since March 2022. Principal investigator of the NSERC Discovery Grant on 'Interacting Smart Composite Structures and Nano-Composites.' Awarded the CANCAM Gold Medal for outstanding contribution in the area of Applied Mechanics at the Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics in 2011. Member of several International Editorial and Advisory boards in the area of composite materials and smart structures. Published over 350 research publications, including more than 150 papers in refereed journals, 7 research monographs, and 2 US patents. Reported research results at numerous International Conferences and Seminars, and presented over 20 invited keynote lectures at International Conferences on composite materials and smart structures. Developed and chaired or co-chaired 21 international conferences in this area.