{"id":270,"date":"2021-11-18T15:37:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/?post_type=about&#038;p=270"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:42:01","slug":"leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"about","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/about\/leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:20vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1950\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3484\" alt=\"Closeup of the Bergeron centre exterior\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Graduate-Student-Resources.png\" style=\"object-position:53% 29%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"53% 29%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Graduate-Student-Resources.png 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416-736-2100 x 77077<br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:leungsun@yorku.ca\"><a href=\"mailto:alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca\">alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/a><br>435D Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/m3.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\" style=\"filter:brightness(95%)!important;\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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