Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 11, 2018
• Invested on: February 12, 2019

Peter A. Irwin, C.M.
Guelph, Ontario

Peter Irwin is recognized internationally for his contributions to understanding the effects of wind on man-made structures. He is the co-founder and former president of Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., which has become the world’s largest private wind engineering company, one that is consulted by prominent structural designers and architects on signature projects. Notably, he has supervised the wind engineering for such projects as Petronas Towers, Taipei 101 and Burj Khalifa. A pioneer in the field, he developed a wind speed sensor now used in wind tunnel laboratories worldwide.