Aim of Cansmart

1. Promote the research, development and use of smart materials and structures in all possible applications in Canada;
2. Regroup all the interested persons in the field from Industry, Consultants, Government, and Universities;
3. Facilitate the acquisition and interchange of technical knowledge among its members;
4. Establish contact groups for possible collaboration to promote smart materials and structures;
5. Organize meetings, workshops, conferences on smart materials and structures.

Board of Directors

• Eswar Prasad, President, SENSOR Technology Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario.
• Binu Mukherjee, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
• David Zimcik, Institute for Aerospace Research, NRC, Ottawa, Ontario
• Leon Cheng, DRDC-Atlantic, Department National Defence, Nova Scotia
• Hubert King, University of Victoria, British Columbia
• Cheng-Kuei Jen, IMI, National Research Council, Montreal, Quebec
• Xiaoyi Bao, University of Ottawa, Ontario
• Patrice MASSON, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec
• Ridha Ben Mrad, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
• George Akhras, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario