Beirut

Doug Perovic

Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
• Department
  • Materials Science & Engineering

Areas of Expertise

• Accident investigations
• Building and manufacturing materials science and engineering
• Characterization of materials
• Forensic engineering
• Product failure analysis

Office: 416-978-5635
Mobile: 416-409-1085
Languages (in addition to English): Serbian
Email: perovic@ecf.utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Jens Hanssen

Associate Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto

Director designate, German Orient Institute in Beirut (from July 1st, 2023)

• Campus
  • St. George
• Department
  • History
  • Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations

Areas of Expertise

• Culture and politics
• Egypt
• Germany
• Iraq
• Lebanon
• Middle East history
• Palestine
• Sheikh Jarrah district; Context of escalating tensions
• Syria
• The Arab Awakening (al-Nahda) in historical perspective
• Türkiye/turkey

Office: 416-978-3143
Home: 416-530-5701
Languages (in addition to English): German, Arabic, French, Turkish
Website
Email: jens.hanssen@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Wendy Wong

Professor of Political Science

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts & Science
• Department
  • Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
  • Political Science
• Centres
  • Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society

Areas of Expertise

• Digital activism
• Emerging technologies/Big Data/AI
• Global civil society
• Global governance
• Human rights
• Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
• Politics of organization
• Social movements
• Tech companies

Office: 416-946-8703
Website
Email: wendyh.wong@utoronto.ca
Media availability: Radio, Print/Online