Kimberly A. Woodhouse

Dr. Kimberly A. Woodhouse (B.Eng. McGill University; PhD McMaster University) is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University and holds adjunct appointments in the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. She was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University from June 2007 to June 2017.

Dr. Woodhouse is a professional engineer, has extensive international experience in management and educational consulting, holds several patents, and co-founded a biotechnology company. She is an expert in the design of novel materials made from both synthetics and recombinant proteins.

She currently serves on the Ontario Research Fund Advisory Board. She has received a number of awards, including the Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education from Engineers Canada, the Premier’s Research Excellence Award and the Professional Engineers Ontario Engineering Medal. In May 2008, she was named a Fellow of the Society of Biomaterials and, in June 2008, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.