Dr. Greg Naterer is the Vice–President, Academic and Research, at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) in Charlottetown. In this role, he is advancing the university’s vision of excellence in teaching, research, and public service, while enhancing partnerships across UPEI’s ten faculties including a new Faculty of Medicine. Previously he was the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Naterer has served in prominent national and international leadership roles in education and research, such as Chair of the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science of Canada. He has made significant contributions to research in the fields of energy systems, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Dr. Naterer is the Editor-in-Chief of the AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. Among his awards and honors, Dr. Naterer has received the Robert W. Angus Medal of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), Julian C. Smith Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada and CSME Jules Stachiewicz Medal.