ERIC HALDENBY, FRAIC

Rick Haldenby is a Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture where he served as Director for 26 years. Prof. Haldenby founded the Waterloo Rome Program, now in its thirty-ninth year. He won the University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award. He spearheaded the School of Architecture’s move to Cambridge in 2004. Professor Haldenby served as Chair of the Council of Canadian University Schools of Architecture and twice member of the Board of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He served on the boards of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the Canadian Architectural Certification Board. He chaired the juries for the Dundas Square and Nathan Philip’s Square design competitions in Toronto. Haldenby received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture, Special Jury Prize at the Kitchener Waterloo Arts Awards and the Dr. Jean Steckle Award for Heritage Education from the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation. In 2014 Haldenby presented Building Waterloo Region, eight separate exhibitions that traced Waterloo Region’s tradition of design excellence from first nations to the present. He currently serves as Architectural Advisor to the Stratford Festival.

HALEY GAMBLE, M.Arch

As project manager at fabrik, Haley brings professional architectural experience having worked at firms such as Farrow Partners in Toronto, IBI and ZAS in Vancouver and Arquitectonica in Los Angeles. Recently having completed her Master of Architecture at the University of Waterloo, her thesis work focused on researching the sociocultural impacts of mining and exploring landscape design applications for reclamation at Giant Mine.

KHRISTEN LOWE, B.A.Sc.

After recently receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Khristen seeks to put to good use his knowledge and expertise. His exposure to material engineering and polymer science allows him to provide a fresh perspective to the challenge of pandemic relief building design. Prioritizing sustainability as the foundation in all engineering design is an essential feature of his work which he has grown a passion for throughout his undergraduate years. With his sights set on attaining his Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) certification, he hopes to incorporate this key aspect into every project he contributes to along the way.

ELISIA NEVES, M.Arch., OAA, MRAIC

As the Founding Principal Architect of fabrik, Elisia brings a comprehensive and rigorous approach to Project design and delivery. Through ten plus years of practical work experience in the architectural industry, Elisia strives to pursue innovative, high quality design while exploring issues of cultural identity. Elisia’s talents for design are combined with local, national and international work experience. Elisia plays an active role in overseeing drawing production and has a great deal of experience navigating the many aspects of a building’s constructability and construction administration. Elisia believes that a team approach is essential to success, and ensures teamwork is one of the core values for how we work at fabrik.

WILLIAM A. ANDERSON, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Drawing on two decades of research into disinfection using ultraviolet (UV) light, Professor Bill Anderson is helping address a shortage of masks for front-line healthcare workers in the COVID-19 crisis. With his expertise in photochemical (UV) and other air and water pollution control technologies, Professor Anderson maintains industry research collaborations in the areas of hospital air emissions control, water testing, UV air and surface disinfection, and indoor air quality. His recent projects include automated UV disinfection in hospitals, rapid detection of microbial contamination of water, removal of ammonia from water, and antimicrobial materials for use in engineered infection prevention. Professor Anderson has consulted with corporations and clinical staff about UV disinfection equipment and applications to help ensure it is used in a safe and effective manner.

SUHANTA MITRA, P.Eng.

Professor Sushanta Mitra is the Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and a Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Before joining UW, he was the Associate Vice-President Research and Kaneff Professor in Micro & Nanotechnology for Social Innovation at York University. His research interests are in the fundamental understanding of fluid transport in micro and nano-scale confinements with applications in energy, water, and bio-systems.  Towards the global fight for COVID-19, Professor Mitra and his team are involved in the development of antiviral coatings and low-cost rapid detection kits for COVID-19. For his contributions in science and engineering, he is an elected Fellow of a number of professional bodies including the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the American Physical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

OLIVER MARKOVSKI, P.Eng.

Oliver Markovski brings over 16 years of practical industry experience in occupational health and safety, engineering, and quality control along with in depth knowledge and hands-on experience in risk-education implementation. Throughout COVID-19, Oliver has implemented pandemic-control safety protocols for food, and electronics manufacturing companies throughout Canada and North America.  Oliver’s COVID-19 response work has allowed essential service manufacturers to continue safe operation with human safety as a governing principle of operation.  Oliver holds a degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Guelph.  Oliver is also a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of Ontario and holds the CRSP designation as a Canadian Registered Safety Professional.  Over the last decade, Oliver has received numerous awards and recognition from local/municipal and corporate partners for his work in protecting the health and safety of employees and implementing safety risk reduction processes.

AMY GREER, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Doctor Amy Greer is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Population Disease Modeling and Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. Dr. Greer is also appointed as an Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Dr. Greer’s research program explores the introduction, spread, dynamics, and control of infectious diseases in populations. She integrates empirical data with mathematical models to test the mechanisms leading to the epidemic spread of pathogens and identify optimal intervention and control strategies.