Dr. Aziz Rahman inducted as a new Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Engineering
On Juy 13, 2009, Dr. Aziz Rahman was formally inducted
as a new Fellow into The Canadian Academy of Engineering.
The Canadian Academy of Engineering sums up Dr. Rahman’s
achievements: “Dr. Rahman is internationally recognized for
his outstanding contributions to the design, development, analysis,
control and application of interior permanent magnet (IPM)
synchronous motors and associated drive systems. Dr. Rahman has
been repeatedly honoured by his peers for his technical
contributions and leadership in promoting IPM technology worldwide,
and he is the only person to receive highest awards from four IEEE
societies. His IPM design innovations have has significant economic
and environmental benefits worldwide, including reducing costs to
consumers and increasing energy efficiency of air conditioning
systems, and he is the father of modern energy-efficient hybrid
electric vehicles.”
Dr. Rahman is extremely grateful for this honour, yet humbled.
“I am very grateful for this acknowledgement. I am grateful
to this university, to my colleagues, the technical and support
staff. This is a shared honour – my wife, my family,
everybody contributes,” he said.
Dr. Rahman is an electrical engineering professor with
Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
“I am very pleased to see this national recognition for Dr.
Rahman’s continuous service to the engineering profession and
for his outstanding contributions. This achievement reflects well
on the faculty and Memorial University ,” said the
faculty’s dean, Dr. John Quaicoe, in learning of the
induction.
The Canadian Academy of Engineering is the national institution
through which ’s most distinguished and experienced engineers
provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to
Canada.
The academy works in close co-operation with other senior academies
in and internationally. It is a founding member of the Council of
Canadian Academies, along with the Royal Society of Canada and the
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Academy also works in
close collaboration with the other members of the Canadian
Engineering Leadership Forum, which brings together representatives
from Engineers Canada, the Engineering Institute of Canada, the
Association of Canadian Engineering Companies, the National Council
of Deans of Engineering, and the Canadian Federation of Engineering
Students, all working together to ensure a safer, cleaner,
healthier and more competitive Canada. The Academy is also a member
of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and
Technological Sciences, which includes some 25 similar national
bodies around the world.