Dr. Rehan Sadiq appointed Provost and Vice-President Academic pro tem, UBC Okanagan

I am pleased to announce that, effective February 1, 2022, Dr. Rehan Sadiq will serve as Provost and Vice-President, Academic pro tem, for UBC Okanagan.

Dr. Sadiq is a professor of Civil Engineering and a Distinguished University Scholar, and currently holds the position of Executive Associate Dean in the School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan. He is also a co-lead of the Life Cycle Management Laboratory at UBC.

Dr. Sadiq holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Memorial University and has been a registered Professional Engineer in BC since 2010. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, Engineers Canada and Engineering Institute of Canada. Dr. Sadiq is a world-leading researcher in the areas of asset management of water supply systems, environmental risk analysis and lifecycle assessment of built environment, with over 600 peer-reviewed publications to his name.

I am very pleased that Dr. Sadiq has accepted this position and will bring his considerable experience to the role while we search for a new Provost and Vice-President, Academic, for UBC Okanagan.

I would also like to thank Dr. Ananya Mukherjee Reed for her leadership, expertise and passion over the course of her time as Provost and Vice-President, Academic, at UBC Okanagan. Her many significant contributions will continue to shape our campus and the university for the better for years to come.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Sadiq to his new role at UBC Okanagan.

Lesley Cormack
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan