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Michael Kallos serves as Professor and Department Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering. He concurrently directs the Biomedical Engineering Calgary Initiative and holds full membership in both the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, where he also serves as a Child Health & Wellness Researcher and co-leads the One Child Every Child Technology Solutions initiative.
His educational foundation includes a B.Sc. (1995) and Doctor of Philosophy (1999), both in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary.
Dr. Kallos' research program centers on Stem Cells, Bioreactors, Stem Cell Bioprocessing, Biomanufacturing, Cell Therapy, and Regenerative Medicine, with significant cross-cutting involvement in university strategic initiatives including Child Health and Wellness (2020-2025), Engineering Solutions for Health (2015-2021), and One Health (2020-2025). His work bridges transdisciplinary health and life sciences through advanced biomanufacturing approaches.
His scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) (2025)
- Schulich School of Engineering Excellence Awards 2023 – Service and Leadership Award
- University of Calgary Peak Scholar in COVID-19 Innovation Excellence (2021)
- Multiple consecutive teaching excellence awards from 2004-2023
- Killam Annual Professor Award (2017)
- Avenue magazine's Top 40 Under 40 (Calgary) (2009)
As an accomplished educator, Kallos has received 14 teaching awards including eight Schulich School of Engineering Teaching Achievement Awards and six Engineering Students Society honors. His supervisory excellence is evidenced by the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program's "Best BME Supervisor" award (2018) and BMESS "Outstanding Professor Award" (2018-19). Major research funding includes the $20.3M provincial innovation grant for UCalgary projects (2023) and Peak Scholar recognition for COVID-19 innovation (2021).
He leads the Biomedical Engineering Calgary Initiative and co-leads One Child Every Child Technology Solutions, with research operations connected to the McCaig Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital. His strategic vision drives participation in Child Health and Wellness (2020-2025), Engineering Solutions for Health (2015-2021), and One Health (2020-2025) initiatives, positioning biomedical engineering as critical to Calgary's economic future through health-care system innovation.
