Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
| When: | Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 |
| Time: | 4:00 pm — 5:00 pm |
| Location: | Online via Zoom |
| Audience: | Current Students |
| Contact: | Rachel Deneault, WiE@carleton.ca |
Description
In this Candid Conversation, you will hear from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) Aidan Leach (Nuclear Facilities Site Inspector) about his experience going from university into the workforce and how he’s set her career up for success. This is a small group setting, with a maximum of eight women students, where back and forth conversation is strongly encouraged.
Who is this for? Women students in a Carleton University Bachelor, Master’s or Doctoral program, of: engineering, IT, applied science, computer science, mathematics, or physics. Current Carleton University women students interested in engineering and IT.
*BONUS* Receive a $10 Starbucks giftcard when you attend a Candid Conversation.
This will be run as a Zoom meeting, where attendees will have the ability to turn their camera and microphone on and type in the chat.
About CNSC
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment. CNSC also implements Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public.
Speaker
Aidan Leach, Nuclear Facilities Site Inspector
Aidan Leach has worked for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for two years as nuclear facility site inspector at the CNSC’s Chalk River Laboratories Site Office. Here, he is responsible for coordinating facility inspections and providing compliance oversight of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Pressure Boundary, Maintenance, Criticality Safety, Environmental Protection and Radiation Protection programs. Aidan is also a co-lead of the CNSC WiSTEM Outreach Taskforce.
Aidan’s previous industry experience includes 4 years at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories as a Process Engineer and 4 years as a Health Physicist in the NRU Reactor. He was responsible for work planning and protection measures to ensure radiation doses were As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA).
Aidan has a Masters of Engineering Science in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario.
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Thank You
This event would not be possible without the support of CNSC.
