{"id":719,"date":"2021-12-02T20:21:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/?post_type=academics&#038;p=719"},"modified":"2025-09-07T18:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:14:23","slug":"graduate-program-team","status":"publish","type":"academics","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/academics\/graduate\/graduate-program-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program 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-3457\" alt=\"The bergeron Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About.png 1950w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-1536x567.png 1536w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-1920x709.png 1920w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-1200x443.png 1200w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/About-600x222.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container padding-v-lg\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left hero has-white-color has-text-color\">Graduate Program Team<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/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-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Graduate Program Director<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Garrett-Melenka-2022.png\" alt=\"Prof Garrett Melenka\" class=\"wp-image-2197\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Garrett Melenka<br><strong>Associate Professor &amp; 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