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DESCRIPTION:GEEC Panel Talk: Women in STEM - Breaking Barriers in Graduate 
 Studies / Les femmes dans les STIM - briser les barrières dans les études 
 supérieures\n\nThis event will be held in English / Cet événement se dérou
 lera en anglais\n\nJoin GEEC (Graduate Engineering Equity Committee) for a
 n engaging and informative panel to deepen your understanding on the chall
 enges faced by women in graduate studies\, research\, and academia. The di
 scussion will touch upon current social settings\, the change of landscape
  over the years\, and future prospects for advancement.\n	\n	Open to all McG
 ill students\, posdocs\, faculty\, and staff. Food and beverages will be s
 erved!\n	 \n\nEvent Info\n\nWednesday\, May 29\n	10:30am-1:00pm\n	Macdonald E
 ngineering Building\, Room MD 267 (Downtown Campus\n	\n	Register here \n\n 
 \n\nPanel Speakers\n\nNia Fernandez\, Ph.D.\n	Nia Fernandez\, Ph.D. (they/t
 hem) is an award-winning scholar\, speaker\, artist\, mentor\, and advocat
 e for social justice in STEM. Dr. Fernandez majored in Biochemistry and Ch
 emical Engineering\, earning their doctorate in the field of regenerative 
 medicine in 2022. During their studies\, they also held multiple leadershi
 p roles driving mental health and EDI advocacy at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨. In 20
 23\, they voyaged to Antarctica as a member of Homeward Bound\, an interna
 tional network of women and non-binary STEM professionals collaborating to
 ward the UN sustainable development goals. In there current position headi
 ng the Office of Engineering Inclusivity\, Diversity\, and Equity Advancem
 ent (E-IDEA)\, Dr. Fernandez and their team support students\, staff\, and
  faculty to shift the culture of Engineering\, Architecture\, and Urban Pa
 nning through applied principles of inclusive leadership\, community build
 ing\, and collective action.\n\nProf. Ipek Türelli\n	Prof. Türelli is an As
 sociate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Architectures of Spatial Ju
 stice at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨. Her research interests include low-income hous
 ing\, participatory design\, civil protest and urban design\, and campus l
 andscapes. She is Coordinator of the research group on Democracy\, Space\,
  and Technology under the Lin Centre. She also serves as Senator as well a
 s a MAUT (´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Association of University Teachers) Council Member.\n\nPr
 of. Noémi-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne\n	Prof. Dorval Courchesne is an Associ
 ate Profess of Chemical Engineering at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ and the Canada Re
 search Chair in Biologically Derived Materials. She completed her Ph.D. in
  Chemical Engineering at MIT. Her research interests focus on developing f
 unctional protein-based materials for environmental and biomedical applica
 tions. She is also involved in various research initiatives and has receiv
 ed awards in recognition of her research excellence and leadership in the 
 field of Chemical Engineering.\n\nProf. Stephanie Loeb\n	Prof. Loeb is an A
 ssistant Professor of Civil Engineering at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨. She holds a 
 Ph.D. from Yale University\, where she explored the environmental virology
 \, her research focuses on materials science and environmental engineering
 . She is an active participant in the Society of Women Engineers and is pa
 ssionate about making STEM accessible to all with an interest.\n
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LOCATION:267\, Macdonald Engineering Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0C
 3\, 817 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:GEEC Panel Talk: Women in Stem - Breaking Barriers in Graduate Stud
 ies
URL:/engineering/channels/event/geec-panel-talk-women-
 stem-breaking-barriers-graduate-studies-357423
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