12 Facts About Adel Sedra

Adel S Sedra is an Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer and professor.

Adel Sedra served as chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1986 to 1993, and was vice president, provost, and chief academic officer from July 1,1993, to 2002.

On July 1,2003, Adel Sedra joined the University of Waterloo as dean of its Faculty of Engineering and as professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Adel Sedra served as Dean of Engineering until June 2012.

Adel Sedra is co-author with Gordon W Roberts of the text book SPICE for Microelectronic Circuits published in 1995.

Adel Sedra has published about 150 scholarly papers, has guided the research of about 65 graduate students, and has served as a consultant to industry and governments in Canada and the United States.

Adel Sedra was a founding member and a member of the board of directors of the Information Technology Research Centre, a designated centre-of-excellence funded by the Government of Ontario.

From 1990 to 1994, Adel Sedra was a member of the Scientific Assessment Panel for the Industry Research Program of Technology Ontario, and is currently a member of the Research Council of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

Adel Sedra served as a delegate to Oxford University Press and is currently editing the Oxford Electrical and Computer Engineering Series.

Adel Sedra is the recipient of several honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto, Doctor of Science degrees from Queen's University and McGill University, and a Doctor of Engineering degree from Ryerson University.

Adel Sedra was elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society of Canada.

In 2002, the "Adel S Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award" was created by the University of Toronto Alumni Association, to honor Sedra for his accomplishments during his nine years as vice-president and provost of the University of Toronto.