Congratulations to Mark Daymond, who has been elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
Daymond is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, as well as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mechanics of Materials, and the UNENE Research Chair in Nuclear Materials.
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.
“I am delighted to welcome the new Fellows to the Academy whose impressive accomplishments and leadership in their respective fields have significantly advanced engineering in both Canada and around the world,” said CAE President Catherine Karakatsanis at the announcement on May 15. “Their outstanding contributions and dedication to excellence serve as an inspiration to us all.” Read the full announcement (PDF).
From the citation:
Dr. Mark Daymond holds a Canada Research Chair in Mechanics of Materials and leads the Nuclear Materials Group at Queen's University, where his work supports the safe, economic operation of CANDU nuclear reactors. He has carried out groundbreaking research in several fields, including design and development of diffraction instruments for engineering applications, combining crystal plasticity modelling with diffraction data, and developing new capabilities emulating radiation damage in nuclear reactors by ion irradiation. He has published over 350 papers and trained more than 55 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have gone on to key roles in industry or academia.