Dr. Anis Haque (he/him) has over 30 years of university teaching and research experience. He received his undergraduate with honours, and first master’s degree in Applied Physics and Electronics and his second master’s degree in Computer Science from Cambridge University, England. Soon he found his new passion and completed Ph.D. in Nanotechnology and did postdoctoral research in Nanoengineering at Osaka University in Japan.

Anis has been a Program Director at Shad since 2013. Anis founded a registered charity named AASEE in 2010, and he served as the Chair of TISP Canada (Teachers In-Service Program) to advance STEM education across the country. Through AASEE, he has directly worked with over 14,000 pre-university students, including over 2,500 indigenous students in K-12 schools in the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Anis focuses his volunteering hours on underrepresented people in the STEM field. His model of creating passion in science and engineering among pre-university students has drawn international attention too. Anis is a long-time Director on the Board of Minerva Canada, a non-profit organization advancing health and safety education for engineering students across Canadian universities. Anis also volunteered as a member of the Board of Examiners at APEGA, and his community services go beyond his professional domain. Anis truly believes that working at Shad is a unique and rewarding opportunity where he devotes himself to cultivating the country’s brightest and most talented future leaders.

Anis received prestigious scholarships, awards, and fellowships, including the Commonwealth Scholarship, Japanese Government Scholarship, Minerva Canada Educational Award of Honour, various Teaching Excellence Awards, and Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Fellowship, patronized by the then Prince Charles. Anis loves travelling, watching nature, and studying ancient cultures.