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Mechanical Engineering

Dustin Olender

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Assistant teaching professor

Mechanical Engineering

Contact:
Office: Engineering Office Wing, Room 227
Credentials:
BASc (Queen's), MASc (RMC), PhD (UVic)
Area(s) of expertise:
Mechanical Design, Leadership, Project Management, FEA/CFD simulation, Manufacturing
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About Dustin

 Dr. Olender brings over 15 years of experience in mechanical design, product development, and engineering leadership within technology companies, including forestry, oceanographic instrumentation, and water purification. He has led multidisciplinary teams to deliver award-winning products, scale prototypes to commercial systems, and secure major international contracts. His expertise spans mechanical design, manufacturing, project management, and business and IP strategy.

As an Assistant Teaching Professor, Dr. Olender focuses on capstone design courses, connecting students with industry partners and guiding teams to translate innovative ideas into viable concepts and functional prototypes. He also supports student teams by helping identify funding opportunities, and providing mentoring in design, project management and team dynamics. In addition, he is actively working to create new experiential learning initiatives within the department.  

He maintains strong ties with industry through consulting, product development projects, and professional networks, ensuring that students benefit from current practices, emerging technologies, and real-world challenges. By integrating these industry perspectives into his teaching, Dr. Olender prepares students for professional engineering careers, and helps them develop the skills needed to tackle complex, interdisciplinary problems.

Publications

 Top 5 papers:

  1. MacKenzie, A. F., Maltby, E. A., Harper, N., Bueley, C., Olender, D., & Wyeth, R. C. (2019). Periodic ultraviolet-C illumination for marine sensor antifouling. Biofouling, 35(5), 483–493. 
  2. Bueley, C., Olender, D., and Bocking, B., (2014) In Situ trial of UV-C as an anti-foulant to reduce biofouling induced measurement error, Journal of Ocean Technology, 9(4):49-67
  3. Olender, D., Wild, P., Byrnes, P., Ouellet, D., and Sabourin, M. (2007) Forces on Bars in High-Consistency Mill-Scale Refiners: Trends in Primary and Rejects Stage Refiners. Journal of Pulp and Paper Science. 33(3): 163-171
  4. Olender, D., Francescutti, P., Wild, P., and Byrnes, P. (2007) Refiner Plate Clash Detection Using an Embedded Force Sensor. Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal. 22(1): 124-130
  5. Benabdallah, H., and Olender, D. (2006) Finite Element Simulation of Wear of Polyoxymethylene in Pin-On-Disc Configuration. Wear. 261(11-12): 1213-1224

Office Hours

Office hours are TBD