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Education and Engineering
Maxine Greene |
Maxine Greene has been the William F. Russell Professor in the Foundations of Education at Columbia University's Teachers College since 1975. The author of six books, scores of articles and several monographs and book chapters, Greene has influenced the thinking of educators across the continent. In 1973, she earned the Educator Award for best educational book of the year for Educational Philosophy in the Modern Age. She has been named Educator of the Year, Phi Beta Kappa, at both Columbia University and Ohio State University. She has also received a Fullbright Award and the Teachers College Medal. The first-ever president of the Centre for the Arts, Social Imagination and Education, Greene has been the director of the Teachers College-Lincoln Center Project in the Arts and Humanities and "philosopher-in-residence" at the Lincoln Center Institute for Arts in Education since 1976. |
Eric Adler |
Eric Adler first came to McGill in 1958 as a demonstrator in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He became an assistant professor in 1961 and taught while working on his PhD at the University, which he completed in 1966. As a researcher, Adler has studied acoustoelectric effects, thin film transducers and acoustic amplification. His most influential work dealt with surface acoustic waves (SAW). Working with his students, he developed a computer program which became the industry standard for SAW device designers. This is no small accolade -- every television set includes a SAW filter. In 1994, the Ultrasonics Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) appointed Adler a Distinguished Lecturer of the Society. Adler was also elected as a Fellow of the IEEE in 1989. As the Faculty of Engineering's associate dean (academic) from 1977 to 1985, Adler played a key role during a period of major curriculum development. A well-regarded and empathetic teacher, Adler has served on a number of important University committees dealing with issues such as staff relations, appeals and McGill scholarships. |
Robert Gum Hong Lee |
After earning a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from McGill in 1947, Robert Gum Hong Lee went to work at Canadian Liquid Air Ltd., where he stayed until 1990. He served as the company's director of research and technology for more than 10 years. Since 1990, he has been an independent technical adviser for the company. Lee invented and improved several techniques related to the processing of molten metals. His research efforts also led to discoveries in the processing of pulp and paper, the determination of flammability of gas mixtures at high pressures and temperatures, energy efficiency and environmental protection. He has won a number of awards for his innovations -- including Air Liquide's Claude Delorme Medal, the Manning Award of Distinction and the American Society of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers' U.S. Steel Benjamin F. Fairless Award. As a technical adviser, Lee's clients include the universities of British Columbia and Utah and the American Iron and Steel Institute. |
Wilson K.L. Wong |
A modest man who shuns the spotlight, Wilson Wong has quietly made significant contributions to McGill, where he earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1959. Born in Hong Kong, Wong returned there after completing his studies at the University. He worked for an American chemical company for a year before taking a post at the Hong Kong Technical College. In 1964, he co-founded Raymond Industrial Limited, a toy manufacturer. The business switched to the production of small household appliances in 1972 and has become very successful -- establishing markets around the world and employing 3,000 people at a plant in Guangdong, China. In the 1980s, he joined forces with other members of the Hong Kong business community to begin building Wuyi University in Jiangmen, Guangdong. |
   
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