John McPhee

Prof. John McPhee is Canada’s leading expert in system dynamics, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.  He has pioneered the mathematical development of graph-theoretic modelling and its application to the unified dynamics of multidisciplinary physical systems.  His 197 journal papers and 198 full-length conference papers have been recognized by 11 Best Paper awards, the NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation, and the Gold Medal from Professional Engineers Ontario. His graph-theoretic methods have been commercialized by Maplesoft and licensed to thousands of users worldwide. Applications of his work range from stroke rehabilitation robots to the reduction of harmful emissions from the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles.

Prof. McPhee is the former Chair of the International Association for Multibody System Dynamics, a co-founder of 2 journals and 3 international technical committees, and an Associate Editor for 6 leading journals in his field. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Institute of Canada. Prof. McPhee has supervised 126 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom are academic leaders at other universities in Canada and abroad.