Academic Leadership & Staff
The department is supported by a dedicated team of academic personnel, administrative, professional and technical staff.
Title |
Name |
|
| Department Chair | Dr. Muthukumaran Packirisamy | chair-mie.encs@concordia.ca |
| Associate Chair | Dr. Masoumeh Kazemi-Zanjani | masoumeh.kazemizanjani@concordia.ca |
| Undergraduate Program Directors | ||
Curriculum |
Dr. Farjad Shadmehri (Jul. to Dec. 2025) |
farjad.shadmehri@concordia.ca |
|
Dr. Mojtaba Kheiri (Jan. to Jun. 2026) |
mojtaba.kheiri@concordia.ca |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
Dr. Carole El Ayoubi | carole.elayoubi@concordia.ca |
Industrial Engineering |
Dr. Onur Kuzgunkaya | onur.kuzgunkaya@concordia.ca |
| Graduate Program Directors | ||
PhD and Graduate Programs |
Dr. Ramin Sedaghati | ramin.sedaghati@concordia.ca |
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MASc.) |
Dr. Lyes Kadem | lyes.kadem@concordia.ca |
Aerospace Engineering and Case Studies (M.Eng.) |
Dr. Charles Kiyanda | charles.kiyanda@concordia.ca |
Mechanical Engineering (M.Eng.) |
Dr. Sivakumar Narayanswamy | siva.narayanswamy@concordia.ca |
Industrial Engineering (M.Eng.) |
Dr. Kudret Demirli | kudret.demirli@concordia.ca |
| Co-operative Education Programs | ||
Co-op Program Director |
Dr. Sorin Voiculescu | coop_miae@concordia.ca |
Email: assistant-to-chair@mie.concordia.ca
Duties:
- Provide administrative support to the department Chair
- Coordinate academic workload with the unit
- Ensure critical CUPFA and CUFA deadlines are met
- Order textbooks for faculty members
- Process contracts for students, research assistants/associates, visiting professors, teaching assistants and part-time faculty members, etc.
Email: maureen.thuringer@concordia.ca
Duties
- Manage the department’s day-to-day operations and budgets
- Implement policies and procedures
- Manage department events
- Supervise administrative staff
- Card access
Email: leslie.hosein@concordia.ca
Duties
- Advise prospective and current students in the Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. program on their course requirements, deadline dates and academic progress
- Coordinate the Master of Engineering in Aerospace program
- Manage all graduate awards and scholarships
Email: charlene.wald@concordia.ca
Duties
- Advise prospective and current Master of Applied Science, Master of Engineering and Graduate Certificate students on their course requirements, deadline dates and academic progress
- Prepare and submit documentation for the Curriculum Tracking System (Graduate)
Email: sabrina.poirier@concordia.ca
Duties
- Guide prospective and current students regarding programs, courses, registration and polices
- Work with the Institute for Co-operative Education to help Co-op students maintain acceptable standing and follow the determined course sequence
- Process ENGR 411 Technical Reports, ENGR 412 Honors Research Projects and Mechanical option selections
- Provide information to all faculty members regarding student-related regulations and issues
- Provide assistance to the Undergraduate Program Directors as required
- Prepare and submit documentation for the Curriculum Tracking System
- Liaise with the examinations office for final exams, deferrals, supplementals, and any other special circumstances
- Maintain and update the department website to ensure all items are current
Email: aero-pa@concordia.ca
Duties
- Guide prospective and current students regarding programs, courses, registration and polices
- Work with the Institute for Co-operative Education to help Co-op students maintain acceptable standing and follow the determined course sequence
- Provide information to all faculty members regarding student-related regulations and issues
- Provide assistance to the Undergraduate Program Directors as required
- Prepare and submit documentation for the Curriculum Tracking System
- Liaise with the examinations office for final exams, deferrals, supplementals, and any other special circumstances
Email: natalie.charles@concordia.ca
Duties
- Receive and direct visitors and students in person and on the phone
- Provide general office assistance
- Order office supplies
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