Abbas S MilaniDr. Milani is a tenured full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His major scholarly and administrative roles to date include: Founding Director of the UBC Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute MMRI); Technical Director, of the Composites Research Network (CRN); Lead of Canadian-International Biocomposites Research Network; Lead of UBC-Pacific Economic Development Canada-Advancing Circular Economy (ACE) program; Lead of UBC-NRC IRAP National Circular Economy CtO (Contribution to Organizations) Program; and Lead of NSERC CREATE in Immersive Technologies (CITech).

His primary expertise falls into advanced modeling, simulation, and multi-criteria design optimization of composite/biocomposite materials, structures, and manufacturing processes. His research to date has resulted in over 300 publications, including six books. In 2020, Dr. Milani was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)-College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists which is Canada's first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Read More Read Less