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Faculty of Science 2017 Year in Review

Dean's
Message

As we celebrated our five-year anniversary in 2017, we continued
to build on our reputation as a national leader in research,
teaching, science outreach and public engagement. This year
saw us welcome 836 first-year students and five new faculty and
staff whose perspectives will energize and enrich the Faculty
well into the future. We are planning for the future opening of
the Ryerson University Centre for Urban Innovation and the
opportunities for expansion into backfill space that will be
available as a consequence.
One of the great strengths of the Faculty of Science is that,
along with our commitment to excellence in teaching and
research, we are proudly diverse and intentionally inclusive.
Among our core values and competencies are awareness and
action in support of equity, diversity, community engagement,
inclusion and respect for Aboriginal perspectives. As such, we
are firm in our commitment to evidence-based, data-driven
approaches that identify and remove organizational, institutional,
structural and systemic barriers to full equity, diversity and
inclusion in science. We are moving toward a future where all
members of the Faculty of Science can contribute and achieve
their full potential.
In addition to our equity and inclusion efforts, we support
science outreach. As but one example of these efforts, we were
thrilled to award Dr. Bonnie Schmidt an honorary doctorate in
recognition of her vision and impact. Dr. Schmidt is Founder and
President of Let's Talk Science - a national outreach organization
that has enriched the lives of millions of youth across Canada by
providing them with STEM-based experiences.
On behalf of all of us at the Faculty of Science, I welcome
you to our Year in Review and I hope you enjoy this overview
of another successful year of connected science.

Leadership Team
Imogen R. Coe
Imogen R. Coe

DEAN, FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEAN

Michael Kolios
ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCH AND
GRADUATE STUDIES

Marcus Santos
ASSOCIATE DEAN, UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE
PROGRAMS AND STUDENT AFFAIRS

Warren Wakarchuk
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY

Eric Harley
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Dejan Delic
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Ana Pejović-Milić
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Suzana Pinto
COMMUNICATIONS AND WEB MANAGER

MANAGER OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Sandra Solomon
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Ryerson University

Andrei Cojita

Emily Agard
DIRECTOR, SCIXCHANGE

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