ISEEE Committees

Executive Committee

ISEEE is led by an executive director who chairs the ISEEE Executive Committee, which ensures the Institute meets the needs of key internal stakeholders. The ISEEE Executive Committee includes the U of C provost and vice-president (academic), the vice–president (research), deans of faculties and schools affiliated with ISEEE, and senior ISEEE faculty and affiliated faculty. The Committee is responsible for institutional-level advice and assistance in setting strategic priorities, developing programs and securing funds.

  • David Layzell, Executive Director, ISEEE; Professor, Department of Biology
  • Dru Marshall, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) – effective August 1, 2011
  • Edward McCauley, Vice President (Research) – effective July 1, 2011
  • Guy Gendron, Dean, Schulich School of Engineering – effective July 11, 2011
  • Ken Barker, Dean, Faculty of Science
  • Leonard Waverman, Dean, Haskayne School of Business
  • Robert (Bob) Page, ISEEE Fellow; TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability, Haskaine School of Business
  • Steve Larter, ISEEE Fellow; Professor & Canada Research Chair in Petroleum Geology, Department of Geoscience; Scientific Director, Carbon Management Canada Inc.

Appointments Committee

ISEEE's executive director chairs the ISEEE Appointment Committee that provides advice to the executive director regarding the appointments of ISEEE faculty and fellows.

  • David Layzell, Executive Director, ISEEE; Professor, Department of Biology
  • Joseph Arvai, ISEEE Fellow; Associate Professor & Svare Chair in Applied Decision Research, Haskayne School of Business
  • Jared Carbone, ISEEE Fellow; Associate Professor, Department of Economics
  • Jim Love, ISEEE Fellow; Professor & Chair in Sustainable Building Technologies, Faculty of Environmental Design 
  • Ashley Mercer, ISEEE PhD student 

Graduate Studies Committee

The Graduate Studies Commitee manages the admissions and scholarship for the EES Specialization offered by ISEEE.

  • Joe Arvai, ISEEE Fellow; Associate Professor & Svare Chair in Applied Decision Research, Haskayne School of Business
  • Joule Bergerson, ISEEE Fellow; Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • Janne Kettunen, ISEEE Fellow; Assistant Professor, Haskayne School of Business