Laguë, Claude
Dean and Professor
Ph.D. (University of California - Davis, 1990)
M.Sc. (Université Laval 1986)
B.Sc.A. (Université Laval 1982)
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Research Interests:
Engineering of Farm Machines and Equipment
Engineering of Manure Management Systems
Biography:
Dr. Claude Laguë, P.Eng., ing. was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering in August 2006. An agricultural engineer holding degrees from Université Laval and from the University of California – Davis, Dr. Laguë specializes in the engineering of agricultural machinery and manure management systems.
He began his professional career as a project engineer for the consulting engineering firm Urgel Delisle et Associés. From 1989 to 1999 he held a faculty position at Université Laval, where his teaching and research activities focused on agricultural machinery engineering. While at Université Laval, Dr. Laguë also served as Vice-Dean (Research) of the Faculté des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation and he was the founding chair of the département des sols et de génie agroalimentaire. In January 2000, Dr. Laguë was appointed to the Sask Pork Chair in Environmental Engineering for the Pork Industry industrial chair at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering and he served as Dean of the College between 2002 and 2006.
Dr. Laguë is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, Québec, and Saskatchewan. He is a member of a number of engineering societies, including the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Canadian Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food and Biological Systems (CSBE/SCGAB). Dr. Laguë is also a member of the Club of Bologna, an international association of experts in agricultural mechanization. He received the Young Engineer of the Year and the Glen Downing awards from CSBE/SCGAB in 1998 and 2001 respectively. In 1995, the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) presented Dr. Laguë with an award for the best extension article written by a university professor. A member of the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS/CCDISA) since 2002, Dr. Laguë has been chairing that organization since May 2008. In that capacity, he represents Canadian engineering schools at the Canadian Engineering Leadership Forum (CELF/FLGC).