Thomas Brzustowski

Thomas Anthony Brzustowski
Born April 4, 1937 (1937-04-04) (age 74)
Warsaw, Poland
Alma mater University of Toronto
Princeton University
Awards Order of Canada

Thomas Anthony Brzustowski (Polish: Tomasz Antoni Brzustowski; born April 4, 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. degree in engineering physics from the University of Toronto in 1958. He received an M.A. degree from Princeton University in 1960 and a Ph.D. degree 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.

Honours

In 1997 Brzustowski was elected to Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.[1][2] 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, student # S143.

References

  1. ^ "Member List". Canadian Academy of Engineering. http://www.acad-eng-gen.ca/e/members.cfm. Retrieved April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17). 
  2. ^ "Alumni Accomplishments - The Canadian Academy of Engineering - 1997 CAE Fellows". University of Waterloo. http://www.engineering.uwaterloo.ca/alumni/medals/other%20-%20Canadian%20Academy%20of%20Engineering.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17).