MEDIA: Looking for experts?

This database is intended as a resource guide for journalists seeking the opinion of subject matter experts members of the faculty of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario.

RMC has numerous academics that could make themselves available for media interviews by phone, in-person and for talk-back TV interviews.

Academics at RMC speak in their professional capacity or as private citizens because they have the right to freedom of expression. They are not speaking on behalf of RMC unless they have been authorized to do so.

To find an expert, please use the degree program links on the left or click on the word search icon above.

For more information about RMC or assistance, please contact the RMC Public Affairs Officer at (613) 541-6000 Ext 6484. 

RMC Experts

RMC Expert in
Aircraft Designs, LCol Billy Allan, PhD

(613) 541-6000 ext 6120

propulsion systems, Mechanical engineering (Aeronautical Engineering)

Billy.Allan@rmc.ca

ejection seats,
flight testing,
CF aircrafts, past and present.
auroras (aka Northern Lights and/or Southern Lights) Dr. J.-M. Noel

(613) 541-6000 ext 6037

Physics Department Jean-Marc.Noel@rmc.ca
electrodynamics, composition and energetics in the Northern Lights
numerical modelling
space weather
satellite drag
Canada's military history 1534 to present , Major Michael Boire  (613) 541 6000 Ext 8781
History Department Michael.Boire@rmc.ca
World Wars I and II ,
Urban warfare
astrophysics Capt Mac Giolla Chainnigh (613) 541-6000 ext 6042
radio astronomy Physics Department kenny-h@rmc.ca
symbiotic stars
colliding winds
late stages of stellar evolution
model imaging
Canada's military history - History of urban combats Prof. Roch Legault (613) 541-6000 ext. 6511
legault-r@rmc.ca
Canada-United States Security Relations, Major Bernard J. Brister 613-541-6000 ext 3693
Department of Politics and Economics Bernard.Brister@rmc.ca
Terrorism
Canadian foreign policy; Dr. Adam Chapnick (416) 482-6800 Ext. 6853
Canadian-American relations; Chapnick@cfc.dnd.ca 
history of Canada and the United Nations
Canadian Politics and Government; Dr. Christian Leuprecht (613) 541-6000 ext. 6428
(800) 352-8979
ethnic relations, christian.leuprecht@rmc.ca
conflict and violence;
demographic change, diversity, and recruitment;
federalism and constitutional politics
national security administration and policy
Chemical / Biological Defence and Counterterrorism Dr. Eva Dickson (613) 541-6000 ext. 6217
dickson-e@rmc.ca
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering - Corrosion Prevention and Control Dr. Pierre Roberge (613) 541-6000 ext. 6485

roberge-p@rmc.ca

Civil engineering infrastructures, Prof. Richard Bathurst (613) 541-6000
ext. 6479/6347/6391
Earthquakes bathurst-r@rmc.ca
Environmental Issues, Dr. Ken Reimer 613-541-6000 ext. 6161
Environment contaminants Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering reimer-k@rmc.ca
Arctic issues,
Arsenic, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Highway Design, Dr. Allen Stewart (613) 541-6000 ext. 6371
Transportation Planning, Dean of Engineering stewart-j@rmc.ca
Traffic Engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems
History (Canada-Quebec, Canada and wars, History independence movements) Dr. Magali Deleuze (613) 541-6000 ext. 6248
deleuze-m@rmc.ca
International relations, especially new information and communications technology; Dr. Pierre Pahlavi (416) 482-6800 ext. 6989
pahlavi@cfc.dnd.ca
public diplomacy; and
information operations.
Latin America, Dr. Hal Klepak (613) 541-6000 ext 6615
Canadian foreign and defence policy, History Department klepak-h@rmc.ca
NATO and Mediterranean affairs,
Terrorism, and the Middle East.
Leadership, Dr Al Okros (613) 541-6000 Ext 6017
profession of arms and Department of Military Psychology and Leadership Alan.Okros@rmc.ca
diversity
magnetic materials Dr. P. Schurer (613) 541-6000 ext 6416
magnetic anisotropy Physics Department schurer-p@rmc.ca
ferrites
Maritime strategy and history; Dr. Chris Madsen (416) 482-6800 ext. 6987
military law and LOAC; madsen@cfc.dnd.ca
industrial mobilization;
operational planning and logistics.
Mentoring LCol Janine Knackstedt, PhD 541-6000, ext 6016
Janine.Knackstedt@rmc.ca
Middle-East, Dr Ali Dizboni (613) 541-6000 Ext. 8402
Iran, Department of Politics and Economics dizboni-a@rmc.ca
Islam and
politics
Military and naval history, Dr. Michael Hennessy (613) 541-6000 ext. 6648
hennessy-m@rmc.ca
intelligence and technology
Military history Dr. Sean Maloney (613) 541-6000 ext. 6587
sean.maloney@rmc.ca
Naval strategy, Dr. Paul T. Mitchell (416) 482-6800 ext. 6867
network-centric warfare; mitchell@cfc.dnd.ca
RMA (Revolution in military affairs);
US defence policy.
The News Media and the Military, Dr. Steve Lukits 613-541-6000 ext 6965
War Literature. English Department lukits@rmc.ca
Non-state actors and conflict, Dr. Christopher Spearin (416) 482-6800 ext. 6857
spearin@cfc.dnd.ca
weak statism,
privatization of international security,
mercenaries,
aerospace studies.
Nuclear issues Dr. Hughes Bonin (613) 541-6000 ext 6613
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Bonin-h@rmc.ca
observational astronomy Dr. Gregg Wade (613) 541-6000 ext. 6140
Physics Department wade-g@rmc.ca
astrophysics,
stars
stellar atmospheres and stellar magnetic fields
astronomical spectroscopy and polarimetry
oceanography  Dr. R. Marsden (613) 541-6000 ext 6413
acoustic doppler profilers Physics Department marsden-r@rmc.ca
internal waves
turbulence
optics Dr. P. Rochon (613) 541-6000 ext 6451
light scattering Physics Department rochon-p@rmc.ca
azopolymers
electro-optics
photonics
Organic synthesis Dr. Olivier Lebel (613) 541-6000 ext 3694
  Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Olivier.lebel@rmc.ca
orbital mechanics and orbit determination (as practiced at Cheyenne Mountain) LCdr D. Burrell (613) 541-6000 ext 6258
Physics Department Douglas.Burrell@rmc.ca
infrared astronomy
fast Fourier transforms
rapid scanning Michelson interferometers
naval combat systems engineering
technical aspects and programmatics of ballistic missile defence (North America &/or NMD)
optical detection and tracking of resident space objects (active/inactive satellites, rocket bodies, etc)
nuclear physics (ion optics)
astrophysics (helioseismology)
sonars and acoustics (limited compared to other Physics faculty)
former fleet radiation safety officer
former fleet nuclear emergency response team
technical advisor with some expertise in nuclear weapons safety (theory only)
space systems
Peacekeeping, esp. contrasts to warfighting; Dr. Walter Dorn (416) 482-6800 ext. 6538
dorn@cfc.dnd.ca
Arms control and weapons verification;
International security and the United Nations;
Afghanistan, the Congo and other conflict regions
Phytoremediation, Dr. Barb Zeeb (613) 541-6000 ext 6713
Bioremediation, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Zeeb-b@rmc.ca
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
Organochlorines
Political Science Dr. Joel Sokolsky (613) 541-6000 ext. 6426
Dean of Arts sokolsky-j@rmc.ca
Political science - Canadian politics and public opinion Dr. Alan Whitehorn (613) 541-6000 ext. 6643
whitehorn-a@rmc.ca
Political science - Marine frontiers Dr. Georges Labrecque (613) 541-6000 ext. 6427
labrecque-g@rmc.ca
Political science - Ukraine and Eastern Europe in the 20th century; Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk (613) 541-6000 ext. 6390
Nazi and Soviet war criminals. luciuk-l@rmc.ca
Politics and Economics - Strategic and Military issues, Middle East, and Caspian Sea Basin Dr. Houchang Hassan-Yari (613) 541-6000 ext. 6424
hassan-yari-h@rmc.ca
Politics of globalisation and Economic warfare Dr. Nicole Schwartz-Morgan (613) 541-6000 ext. 6429
nicole.schwartz-morgan@rmc.ca
Post-Conflict & Disaster Reconstruction, Military Dr. Sarah Meharg (613) 520-2600 ext.5217
Pearson Peace-keeping Center meharg-s@rmc.ca
Geography,
Cultural Property
radar remote sensing Dr. J. Buckley (613) 541-6000 ext. 6275
satellite imaging of the earth Physics Department buckley-j@rmc.ca
ocean waves
general oceanography
remote sensing of arctic waters Capt R. Vincent (613) 541-6000 ext 6932
Physics Department Ron.Vincent@rmc.ca
satellite sea surface temperature algorithms
underwater acoustics
Robotics Capt Marc Fricker (613) 541-6000 ext 6860
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering marc.fricker@rmc.ca
Russia Dr Pierre Joliceour (613) 541-6000 ext 6061
ex-USSR Political Science Department Pierre.Jolicoeur@rmc.ca
Caucasus and Kosovo
federalism and conflicts about ethnicity
security in ex-USSR
Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Major John R. Grodzinski (613) 541-6000 Ext 3602
Department of History grodzinski-j@rmc.ca
American War of Independence (1775 - 1783) ,
War of 1812 (1812 - 1814) ,
Fortifications in Canada (1608 to 1905) ,
History of the Canadian Militia (1663 – 1871) ,
18th and 19th Century Warfare.
Terrorism; Dr. Barbara J. Falk (416) 482-6800 ext. 6871
National security law and International Law; falk@cfc.dnd.ca
Cold War history;
European politics;
Comparative public policy.
Women's writing, Dr. Laura Robinson, 613-541-6000 ext. 6253
feminist and queer theory, English Department Laura.Robinson@rmc.ca
children's literature.
L.M. Montgomery.
United Nations Security Council, Dr. Jane Boulden (613) 541 6000 Ext 6742
United Nations military operations, War Studies Department jane.boulden@rmc.ca
arms control and disarmament,
Canadian foreign policy