International Women in Engineering Day

There's undeniably room for improvement, but we're trying to live International Women in Engineering Day every day. This collection of stories showcases achievements of our Women in Engineering: students, professors, and alumni.

22 June 2018

The 2018 UAlberta Diversity in Engineering Group

Students taking charge of Diversity in Engineering


Curiosity leads student to intersection of engineering and medicine	New associate dean: "We will create change."	Bringing more voices to the table	Proceed with confidence: from Lego competition to UK graduate school

Electrical engineering grad's career starts in Silicon Valley	Engineering and medicine the perfect prescription for materials engineering grad	Double degree holder says versatility is the key to success	Born to lead: Natasha Pye awarded prestigious C.D. Howe award

Research into bionic limbs is helping amputees reconnect with the world around them	Researchers unite in global call to save lives by speeding organ preservation process	Engineering professor appointed as Dean of Engineering at University of Saskatchewan	Person of influence: Computer engineering alumna moves from mentee to mentor

Megan Ogle is building a better model neck for helmet testing	Engineering program a passport to great things	Teaching award is inspiring professor to greater heights	4D printing could pave the way to engineering human organs

Lorna Harron and Enbridge's Feminen group are making a difference	WISEST summer gives students experience in cutting-edge research	Professor wins Canada's top engineering teaching award	Poet, actor, engineer: Titilope Sonuga is a multi-faceted role model

Filling the gaps to help create a level playing field	Professors shaped her career, she shapes buildings	That time your research paper became part of a global tribute to Marie Curie	Co-op jobs in Canada, the UK, and Germany help set career path

Lucy's top-secret adventure: a job at Intel	Laurel Roblin stayed at the U of A. She has the coolest job on campus.	Suncor Energy VP works to ensure mining's impacts are temporary	Scholarship to Cambridge opens doors to big, global ideas

Space agency funding starts countdown for second satellite	Thermodynamics duo wins teaching award	Graduate students shine light on the frontiers of discovery	Student opens doors to leading biomedical research

Engineering challenge: find new purpose for ordinary objects	In graduate school, "We took control of our lives."	Launching rockets, treating illnesses--it's all part of the journey	Women in IT conference gives girls an eye-opening view of opportunities

Engineers ask the question: How did the plesiosaur swim?	Engineering wins prestigious Google RISE Award for Girls Coding Club	Engineering grad builds on her father's success	There's no uncertainty in professor's Killam award

Engineering grad students awarded prestigious Canadian scholarship	Engineering Co-op helps students keep focused on their careers	High school students investigate biomedicine and clean energy	Engineering student exchanges knowledge during summer placement in Africa

Is concussion certification for helmets almost here?	First Go ENG Girl event a success, more in the works	Interested in aerospace? Come to Aero-Day!	Malcolm exchanges skates for white hardhat

The builder: Tegan Martin-Drysdale is taking infill seriously	Record-setting captain ends varsity track and field career with a bronze	Graduate is following through on tech commercialization plans	Girls explore energy and the environment at engineering camp

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