If your best friend had to describe you in 10 words or less, what would she say?
Hard-working. Compassionate. Resourceful. Honest. Loyal. Socialite. Fun.
What do you want to accomplish in the next 10 years?
First off, I’m most excited to finish my Master’s. After that I would either like to continue with more education in clinical research or something work related. I would really like to work on small projects that would help or make a significant impact on society’s health care system. I would also like to find ways to give back to the engineering community, specifically to programs that help with exposure and out reach, like GoEngGirl.
Who is the most inspiring engineer you know or have heard of?
First, my late grade 11 physics teacher, who was a civil engineer, who greatly inspired her students, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them. The year I had her, she brought a few female students to an outreach event, Design Tomorrow’s World, hosted by Carleton University’s Women in Science and Engineering. It was there where I met and was further inspired to pursue biomedical engineering by Dr. Monique Frize. She is very well known in her field of work, and is a role model and inspiration to many women in pursuit of science and engineering careers.
Why did you choose your program of study?
The final decision came down to my love of math, sciences (physics, chemistry and biology), design and technology; not being able to choose actually became the deal breaker. I could not just pick one to pursue and focus on so I chose a field where I could combine them all.
What has been your favourite course?
Interactive Networked Systems and Telemedicine. It was a course I took that was unrelated to the work that I am presently doing, but the course subject matter was very interesting. I learned a lot about haptic interfaces, human computer interaction’s in medicine and telemedicine applications: like telesurgery, tele-monitoring, and tele-diagnosis.
What has been the best part of your engineering education?
I’d say, how it has helped my personal growth as an individual. Through engineering I have been greatly academically challenged, exposed to all sorts of learning experiences and have had the chance to take on many great opportunities. There has been a lot of social growth as well from being involved in the engineering student community and throughout I have met many great people; friends, peers, colleagues, mentors, role models, researchers and professors. It hasn’t all been a walk in the park. In everything there are the good days and there are the bad, but through the challenges I have learned about where my strengths lie and where I need to grow. The main limiting factor in the things you want to do is yourself, if there is something you want to do or accomplish you at least need to try. Another thing I’ve learned is to not to give up too easily either. In many ways I believe my engineering education has helped shaped me into the person I am today, and I wouldn’t change that for the world.
