2016 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2016

Advancing Women in Science and Engineering: 2016 Update of the NSERC Chair for Ontario

14 Jun 2016, 14:15

30m

SITE J0106 (University of Ottawa)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité Women in Physics / Femmes en physique (CEWIP-CEFEP) T2-8 Doing Physics-doing Gender: Should gender issues be of any importance in the physics community? (CEWIP) / Physique et genre : les questions de genre devraient-elles avoir de l'importance dans la communauté de physique? (CEFEP)

Speaker

Prof. Catherine Mavriplis (NSERC - Pratt & Whitney Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa)

Description

Chairholder Catherine Mavriplis will give an overview of the activities of the NSERC / Pratt & Whitney Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for Ontario. As the Chair approaches the end of its term, we'll look back at the impact it has had in several areas including interdisciplinary research in Communications, Education, Sociology and History. Since the Chair program launch, over 5000 people have been engaged in direct programming through 75 events, over 70 Canadian companies have been contacted, 15 Ontario universities have coordinated outreach efforts, a strong online following has been developed (900 Twitter and over 100 LinkedIn followers, 1400 monthly web visitors), and the Chairholder has made 10 media appearances. Learn how you can get involved in this and other regional and national activities.