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Professor Jitendrapal (Jit) Sharma is the Inaugural Department Chair of Civil Engineering at Lassonde School of Engineering. He has extensive engineering experience globally, with prior academic positions in India, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Before joining Lassonde, he served as a Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan from 2001 until his current appointment. There, he taught courses on soil mechanics and foundation engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and he led interdisciplinary research projects in geotechnical engineering, collaborating closely with local industry specialists. Dr. Sharma is a licensed professional engineer in Saskatchewan and Ontario and holds permission to consult in Geotechnical Engineering within Saskatchewan. He was also an Associate Editor for the Canadian Geotechnical Journal between 2006 and 2018, a prominent journal in the field. Dr. Sharma is passionate about engineering education and has received awards for teaching excellence. He is particularly interested in utilizing web-based technologies to create out-of-classroom learning tools, aiming to enhance classroom learning through engaging, group-based problem-solving discussions. His vision aligns with the innovative approach to education at Lassonde.