CUE appoints visiting fellow
Magdy Salama
Ryerson's Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) announced the appointment of Magdy Salama as its first Hydro One Visiting Fellow. Dr. Salama will be Visiting Fellow at CUE for the year 2011.
Dr. Salama comes to Ryerson from the University of Waterloo, where he is a University Research Chair and Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the author or co-author of 215 Journal Publications, 245 International Conference Papers (a total of 460 publications) and 16 Technical Reports.
Dr. Salama's appointment is a significant step forward for the Centre for Urban Energy, whose mission is to find innovative, next-generation solutions to keep cities powered, now and for many years to come. The CUE aims to attract the world's leading experts in urban energy to work collaboratively with Ryerson faculty, students and the Centre's founding partners.
Today, over 50 per cent of the world's population are living in cities. As population densities increase, the effective use of energy to power urban living becomes increasingly important. The 21st century cannot continue to support urban sprawl and the use of energy-consuming luxury SUVs and appliances without significant efforts to enhance power generation, distribution and storage.
Ryerson's CUE research teams are investigating solutions for major issues facing cities in the future, including renewable power generation, energy storage, electrical power systems, smart grid systems, and their related business and social policy issues. Through the CUE, Ryerson intends to play a key leadership role in helping to find solutions to the challenges of urban environments.
Dr. Salama specializes in Energy Systems research in a number of areas, including Power Quality Analysis, Smart Grid Analysis, Renewable Energy Analysis, Power System Asset Management and Risk Analysis, Grounding System Analysis, and Distribution System Analysis.
Hydro One has contributed $2.5 million over five years as a CUE founding partner, along with similar contributions from Ontario Power and Toronto Hydro, providing funding for student awards, visiting fellows and research projects.