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Dr. Jagmohan Humar

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

  • Member of the Order of Canada

    Awarded on: 2020-10-21
    Invested on: 2022-11-03
    Jagmohan Humar, C.M. Ottawa, Ontario Engineer Jagmohan Humar has devoted his career to protecting our built environment. A distinguished professor at Carleton University, he has made pioneering contributions to earthquake-resistant design and has written an authoritative textbook on structural dynamics. In addition to consulting on such projects as Toronto’s SkyDome and the seismic rehabilitation of heritage buildings, he has helped shape the National Building Code of Canada. Lauded as a community leader, he has presided over several cultural organizations, and supports education both in Canada and in his native India.