Jan Adamowski

Jan Franklin Adamowski is a Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill University. At McGill, he is a William Dawson Scholar (similar to a Canada Research Chair – Tier 2), the Liliane and David M. Stewart Scholar in Water Resources, and the Director of the Integrated Water Resources Management Program, as well as the Associate Director of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management at McGill. Jan has published over 300 research papers in refereed journals, as well as numerous books and monographs. Jan came to McGill University in 2009 after working as a Post-Doctoral Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA. He completed his graduate studies in the US and Europe at several universities and his undergraduate degree in Canada at the Royal Military College of Canada. His interdisciplinary research includes collaborative, integrated and adaptive water resources management; participatory socio-hydrological and social-ecological modeling; artificial intelligence applications in hydrology; sustainable agriculture; and water and food security. This interdisciplinary research has been conducted in over 30 countries in close collaboration with diverse stakeholders. A particular focus of his recent research has been the development of approaches to improve the inclusiveness of stakeholder engagement processes and empowering marginalized communities in water resources and agroecosystem modeling and management.

Travis Esau

Dr. Travis Esau is an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering in the Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University. Dr. Esau is both a Licensed Professional Engineer and a Professional Agrologist.

Dr. Esau is a mechanical engineer specializing in machine systems and automation engineering focusing on agricultural mechanized systems, digital agriculture, precision agriculture, data management, automation of agricultural operations and data-driven decision analysis for complex agricultural and biological systems. Traditional agricultural farming is not sustainable and severely requires new engineering advancements to remain competitive in both local and global markets. His research involving advanced mechanized systems increases farm efficiency and uses environmental resources more effectively. His research team at Dalhousie consists of Undergraduate, MSc, PhD, Postdoc, and technical research staff. Dr. Esau is also involved with graduate student supervision at University of Prince Edward Island where he holds an adjust position in Sustainable Design Engineering.

Dr. Esau is excited to help build the Canadian Society of Bioengineering (CSBE) membership especially with new undergraduate and graduate student members. He is looking forward to co-chairing with Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, the 2022 CSBE annual general meeting and technical conference being held in the Maritimes.