Graduate Program Committee (GPC)

About GPC

The Graduate Program Committee (GPC) at the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering is the administrative body responsible for overseeing the graduate programs. These programs include the Master of Applied Science (MASc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, all of which are crucial in nurturing the next generation of experts in sustainable energy engineering.

Key areas of responsibility and oversight by the GPC include Admissions, Required Curriculum and Technical Elective Courses, Procedures and Process Development, Awards and Scholarships, Curriculum Development, Degree Completion and Graduation.

The committee works closely with the Graduate Student Association to address issues and concerns related to the cohort of graduate students. This collaboration ensures that the student body's needs and feedback are considered in program improvements and decision-making processes.

GPC is not involved in teaching assistant assignments, or in individual student research activities or scholarship support.

GPC members (2023-2025)

Members:

Colin Copeland, Associate Professor
Taco Niet, Assistant Professor
Mina Xu, Lecturer
Vincenzo Pecunia, Associate Professor
Gordon McTaggart-Cowan, Associate Professor
Mariana Resener, Assistant Professor

Admin:

Vahid Hosseini, Associate Professor/GPC Chair
Tara Smith, Manager, Operations and Admin Services
Kami Kaler, Program Assistant

News and Updates (2023-2025)

The School of Sustainable Energy Engineering is offering 8 travel awards to be granted to graduate students enrolled in SEE. Applicants must hold a minimum CGPA of 3.5, be travelling from December 1, 2023– August 1, 2024, and should serve as the primary or presenting author of an approved paper in a scientific conference. The award amounts to $750 for domestic conferences and $1500 for international ones. The application deadline for the award is expected to be before April 2024. The travel award applications will not be reviewed until the deadline. The TARA is awarded as a reimbursement and you’ll receive the funds after your travels.

To apply, please complete the CourSys form: https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/see-see-graduate-student-conference-funding-applic/.

This round of GF applications will be finalized in the first week of December. If you do not receive a GF in this round, you are still eligible to receive it in the next round (April 2024). If you applied in this round, you will not need to apply again.

The new PhD Minimum Funding policy has been approved by Senate as of December 6, 2023.

This means that all PhD admits starting Fall 2024 will be guaranteed a minimum funding of $28,000/year for their first 4 years (12 terms) of their PhD program.

You can read the approved GGR 1.17 on the GPS website.

Contact GPC

Please reach out to the SEE program assistant, Kami Kaler, at faspgm@sfu.ca.