Mojgan Daneshmand

Engineering professors Pedram Mousavi and Mojgan Daneshmand were married with two daughters, all of whom perished on the flight.

An internationally recognized scholar, Daneshmand was appointed as a Canada Research Chair in Radio Frequency Microsystems when she joined the U of A’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2008.

Celebrated locally with the awarding of the U of A’s Martha Cook Piper Research Prize in 2018, she earned a global reputation for her research expertise and national recognition for her commitment to mentoring and supporting women in science and engineering.