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Dr. Martin Habekost

Associate Professor
OfficeHEI 205
Phone416-979-5000 ext. 556951

Education

Doctorate, Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
 

Biography

Before joining Toronto Metropolitan University in 2005, Martin Habekost worked in the printing ink manufacturing industry in Germany and in Canada for 10 years. Before being selected Chair of the School in July 2021/2022 Martin Habekost held various different roles at GCM from SRC coordinator to technology coordinator to Associate Chair. His involvement with various aspects of school and student life resulted in being awarded the Dean’s Service award in 2020.

Martin teaches courses in the areas of press, printing technologies and also introductory pre-media. Since joining the School of Graphic Communications Management Martin has been involved with the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) (www.taga.org (external link, opens in new window) ) and started the TMUTAGA (www.tmutaga.com (external link) ) student chapter in 2006. Every year student chapters from other universities in the US and France compete for the Helmut Kipphan Cup for the best student publication of student research. The TMUTAGA student chapter won the cup seven times and the award for best undergraduate student research paper nine times since 2007.

Martin Habekost is also promoting international exchange activities at the School with our current international exchange partners in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, South Korea and Sweden.

Martin’s research interests are in the areas of colour measurement, the application of colour differencing equations, colour measurement of metallic inks, paper topography and its influence on print quality and expanded gamut printing. Altogether he has published chapters in books, refereed journal articles, research papers in conference proceedings and articles for PrintAction magazine.

More detailed information about me can also be found at https://people.ryerson.ca/mhabekos/.
 

Professional memberships

TAGA – Technical Association of the Graphic Arts – Member of the TAGA Advisory Committee

GCEA – Graphic Communications Education Association – General member
 

Awards

Dean’s Service Award (2020)