Department
Position | Contact | Email: first.last [at] mcgill.ca | Roles & Responsibilities |
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Department Chair |
chair.bme [at] mcgill.ca (chair.bme) |
Responsible for planning and executing Departmental strategies for Research, Education, and Innovation & Translation. |
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Program Officer |
Trisanna Sprung-Much
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programofficer.bme [at] mcgill.ca (programofficer.bme) |
Supports the Department Chair in the strategic planning and execution of departmental initiatives. |
Administrative Coordinator |
Trang Q. Tran |
admin.bme [at] mcgill.ca (admin.bme) |
First point of contact at the Department and to the Department's Chair. Responsible for general coordination and communication. |
Graduate Program Director |
gpd.bme [at] mcgill.ca (gpd.bme) |
Administers the Master's and Graduate Certificate programs in Translational BME. |
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Student Affairs Administrator | Roumaan Issemdar | info.bme [at] mcgill.ca (info.bme) | Responsible for matters related to student affairs. |
Postdoc Liaison | David Rudko | admin.bme [at] mcgill.ca (admin.bme) | Representative of BME Postdocs students for McGill's Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS). Handles administrative duties and evaluation of awards applications. |
Internship Coordinator |
Jesse Ehrlick |
mt.bme [at] mcgill.ca (j)jesse.ehrlick [at] mcgill.ca (esse.ehrlick) |
Manages industry internships for the Master's in Translational BME. |
Director of Technical Services |
Ross Wagner |
services.bme [at] mcgill.ca (services.bme) |
Manages technical issues with resources within the Department. |
Administrative Excellence Centre (AEC)
The AEC is our administrative link between the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the School of Biomedical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. See the list of AEC support staff.
Committees
Detailed information regarding committees and membership may be found on the BME SharePoint site (sign in required).
(Updated on 2024-03-01)
Committee | Responsibilities |
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BME Faculty Awards |
To help and guide faculty who would like to apply for an award in response to regular OSR 'Call for Awards and Prizes' emails. |
BME Fellowships |
- Develops policy for distribution of GPS funds for graduate support and submits to the Program Executive Committee for approval (relevant to BBME students having primary supervisor in BME) |
BME Merit |
Evaluates the performance reports of individual faculties, scores them according to guideline criteria, and transmits the results to the Department Chair in preparation for the performance meeting with the faculty members. |
BME Operations |
Implements the academic policy operational procedures and strategic planning as determined by the Department Chair. |
BME Recruitment |
Responsible for recruiting a new faculty position in Wearables & Digital Health in BME, in collaboration with the RI-MUHC. |
BME Safety |
- An advisory body that reports directly to the Department Chair and the Central Safety Committee. |
BME Space |
Planning, advising, and operations related to the space allocation of the BME Department. |
BME Technical Services |
Planning, advising, and operations related to technical service at the Department |
BME Translational Programs |
Planning and operations of translational programs in Biomedical Engineering, including the Graduate Certificate in Translational BME, the MedTech Talent Accelerator (NSERC-CREATE), and proposed Master’s in Translational BME |
Education Champions |
Members from basic sciences, and health professions provide a driving force in implementing the plan across their respective departments, schools and clinical settings. |
Faculty Council (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences) |
- Represents the Department at a forum for discussion of the Faculty’s governance, strategic direction and general management, as well as for advising and decision-making, where appropriate, on matters relating to its tripartite mission. |
Schulich Library Advisory |
Advises the Head of the Schulich Library on policy matters relating to collections, services and specific user needs, and to consider questions under review by the Senate Committee on Libraries |
Committee Membership
(Updated on 2024-09-03)
BME Faculty Awards
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Maryam Tabrizian |
Chair |
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BME Fellowships
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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David Rudko |
Chair |
Y |
Danilo Bzdok |
Member |
Y |
Emily Porter |
Member |
Y |
Pina Sorrini |
Member |
N |
Robert Funnell |
Member |
Y |
Sebastian Wachsmann Hogiu |
Member |
Y |
BME Merit
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Guojun Chen |
Chair |
Y |
David Rudko |
Member |
Y |
Emily Porter |
Member |
Y |
BME Operations
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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David Juncker |
Chair |
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Johans Fakhoury |
Member |
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Ross Wagner |
Member |
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Roumaan Issemdar |
Member |
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Trang Tran |
Member |
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Trisanna Sprung-Much |
Member |
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BME Safety
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Satya Prakash |
Chair |
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Ross Wagner |
Member |
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Sabrina Schaly |
Secretary |
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BME Space
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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David Juncker |
Chair |
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Danilo Bzdok |
Member |
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Satya Prakash |
Member |
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Trisanna Sprung-Much |
Member |
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BME Technical Services
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Ross Wagner |
Member |
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BME Translational Programs
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Emily Porter |
Chair |
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Johans Fakhoury |
Member |
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Robert Kearney |
Member |
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Roumaan Issemdar |
Member |
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Education Champions
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Emily Porter |
Member |
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Faculty Council (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Robert Kearney |
Member |
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Schulich Library Advisory
Member | Member Role | Voting Member |
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Robert Funnell |
Chair |
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