ABOUT THE INSTITUTE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS

The Institute Director and Principal Instructor is Hazem Gidamy, P.Eng. who is well-known to many of the municipalities and government officials.

Hazem Gidamy is also the Principal of the Consulting Engineering firm SS Wilson Associates which is one of the leading and first established acoustical consulting engineering firms in Ontario. SS Wilson Associates was founded in 1975 and Hazem joined the firm since 1986 following a 13 year career with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment head office in Toronto from 1974 where he reached the position of Supervisor of the Noise Assessment Section responsible for the Provincial noise control program.

Hazem Gidamy is a post graduate in 1974 from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with a Master of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering (aircraft and industrial noise).

Hazem is also a; full time practitioner in all fields related to acoustics, sound and noise control engineering for the private and public sectors with experience related to over 3,500 projects.

The following paragraphs highlight the experience of Hazem Gidamy as far as training courses for noise is concerned;

1. Delivery of several seminars on industrial and occupational noise to several industries in the Hamilton area while employed by McMaster University as a Research Assistant. Participated as a lecturer for a McMaster University undergraduate course on vibrations and noise.
2. Spearheaded the development of the first few editions of several MOE course manuals while employed by MOE from 1974 to 1986.
3. Organized and participated in teaching four MOE courses while employed by the MOE.
4. While employed by the MOE, developed and delivered 2 day training courses on occupational noise to assist the Ministry of Labour staff in enforcing their legislation.
5. Delivered and participated in numerous seminars to private, public and institutional forums such as U of T Medical School, Ontario Good Roads Association, York University, Cabinet Committee on Resources Development,…etc.
6. Part-time lecturer in Mohawk College in Hamilton on Occupational noise for 6 years as part of a diploma Certificate on Occupational Hygiene.

The Institute Adviser and course instructor is Professor Mo Dokainish, Ph.D., P.Eng. who received his B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Cairo University in 1956, M.A. Sc. in 1959 and Ph.D. in 1962 both from the University of Toronto.

Taught at U of T for two years before joining McMaster University in 1964, where he became Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1974. He also served as the Associate Dean of Engineering from 1988 to 1994.

Dr. Dokainish's research interests are in the general area of dynamics of solid systems, including vibration, finite element analysis, controls, nonlinear and random oscillations, vehicle and train dynamics, laminated fiber composites, and robotics.

Dr. Mo Dokainish is the author of numerous technical papers and recipient of several honours for his technical contributions to engineering.

At McMaster University, he successfully completed the supervision of 17 Ph.D. and 30 Master students. In his capacity as a Principle of DLR Consultants Ltd., Dr. Dokainish acted as a consultant on numerous projects throughout his engineering career.

Dr. Dokainish is also a well known acoustic consultant in the Hamilton area where he established a consulting practice, DLR Consultants with numerous noise and vibration studies related to land use planning and building design.