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Mary Wells will rejoin 蓝莓视频 Engineering听as听the Faculty's听next dean.

Wells, an accomplished materials engineer, is known for her strategic leadership in building collaborative and strong relationships within a university setting and for her work in attracting, engaging and retaining women in the engineering industry.

Wells currently serves as University of Guelph鈥檚 Dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, a position she has held since 2017.

Prior to joining the University of Guelph, Wells was a faculty member in听蓝莓视频 Engineering's听mechanical and mechatronics department for 10 years, beginning in 2007. In 2017, she听received the Faculty's听and the University of 蓝莓视频 award of excellence in graduate supervision.

Wells says she's looking forward to returning to 蓝莓视频 Engineering to build on and strengthen the Faculty's strong reputation as a leader in architectural and engineering education and research.

"I am excited by the outstanding research in 蓝莓视频 Engineering and the many ways this helps to improve life, including finding solutions to global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change," she says.

While at 蓝莓视频, she served as the Associate Dean of Outreach for 蓝莓视频 Engineering听from 2008 to 2017, chaired its Women in Engineering committee for many years, and was involved in numerous programs for girls, women, parents and teachers.听 听

Wells was Chair of the听(ONWiE) from 2013 to 2018.

Her outreach activities earned Wells both the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award for Science Promotion and the prestigious Support of Women in the Engineering Profession Award from Engineers Canada.

Mary Wells,听a respected university administrator and academic, is听蓝莓视频 Engineering's next听dean of engineering.

She began her academic career as a professor in materials engineering at the University of British Columbia from 1996 to 2007 and has worked in the steel industry in Canada and internationally.

Her research focuses on the relationship between processing, structure and properties for advanced metallic alloys used in the transportation sector.

A past president of the Metallurgy and Materials Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), she is the听co-author of two books on women in mining听published by CIM: Women of Impact and Women of Innovation.

Wells completed a BEng (metallurgical engineering) in 1987 at McGill University, and, following four years in industry, a PhD (metals and materials engineering) in 1996 at the University of British Columbia.

She will be听蓝莓视频 Engineering's听ninth dean and the second woman to hold the post. She succeeds Pearl Sullivan, who was the first woman named to the position she held until December 31, 2019, and Rick Culham, a mechanical engineering professor, who is currently serving as interim dean of the Faculty.

Wells begins her five-year appointment on July 1, 2020.