Thomas Brzustowski

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Thomas Anthony Brzustowski (born 1937) is a Canadian engineer, academic, and civil servant.

Born in Warsaw, he came to Canada with his family when he was 11. He received a B.A.Sc. in engineering physics from the University of Toronto in 1958. He received an A.M. from Princeton University in 1960 and a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering in 1963.

He then joined the University of Waterloo teaching in the department of mechanical engineering. From 1967 to 1970 he was the chairman of the department and from 1975 to 1987 he was Vice-President, Academic. From 1987 to 1991 he was the Ontario deputy minister of Colleges and Universities. In 1995, he was appointed president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and was re-appointed in 2000.

In 2000, he was granted an honorary [D.Sc.] degree by the University of Alberta. In 2001, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2006, Brzustowski was granted an honorary degree by the University of Northern British Columbia. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada.