Student Bio
Stephanie Dadzie’s passion in aerospace engineering developed from a young age after her first encounter with a commercial jet aircraft soaring through the sky in Ghana, West-Africa, a passion that continues to this day. Eager to learn more about aircraft systems and design, she moved from Ghana to Canada after high school to purse a bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2015.
During Stephanie’s undergraduate studies, she was involved with various team and individual projects related to aircraft structures and systems design such as the Blended Wing Body – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (BWB-UAV) Capstone Project as a Loads Engineer, responsible for designing the landing gear system of the aircraft, conducting Hard Landing Load Evaluation (HLLE) simulations, and FEA analysis to determine loads experienced at landing. She also pursued the opportunity to participate in a directed studies under the supervision and tutorship of Professor Dr. Jeremy Laliberté on Unmanned Aerial Systems design in relation to precision agriculture in monitoring moisture content on crops and overall crop health. She also completed a sixteen-month internship with Bombardier Aerospace as an In-Service Engineering Systems Engineer and gained experience in troubleshooting CRJ aircraft systems for issues encountered in during operation. In 2020 she graduated from Carleton University, obtaining her bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering with a specialization in Structures, Systems and Vehicle Design.
Stephanie’s interest in gaining hands-on and industry experience, coupled with a curiosity in understanding mechanical systems lead to her working with Lochhead Haggerty Engineering and Manufacturing as a Mechanical Engineer-In-Training, where she gained experience in developing manufacturing drawings for heavy duty equipment such as rotary kilns, retorts, calciners and coolers for manufacturing in shop. She also gained experience as a Process Engineering Intern with MTU Maintenance Canada, working on fixtures and tooling for jet engines such the CF60-50 engine, and as a Mechanical Engineer with FVT Research working on developing Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) for mining purposes. Further immersing into mechanical Engineering only intensified her passion to gain more knowledge about aircraft systems, as such, lead to her taking a course in Uninhabited Aircraft Systems Training, Innovation and Leadership Initiate to gain further knowledge in UAS design including its major components, performance, regulations, and policies involved with using UAS for research and commercial purposes.
Stephanie is a strong believer that building a strong foundation is needed in achieving one’s goal. As such, she decided to pursue a Masters of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University to gain the necessary tutorship and skills in the field she is passionate about. Stephanie’s goal is exploring the bridge between aerospace engineering, medicine, and agriculture, specifically in combining the knowledge and expertise in these fields in developing advanced, reliable and efficient technology beneficial to improving the standards of living of people in her society. As such, her research interest is a further extension of her undergraduate work in precision agriculture, through using Unmanned Aerial Systems and Remotely Piloted Systems in ensuring good crop health through monitoring, assessing and responding to environmental issues encountered. The UTILI program provides a platform for Stephanie to gain training, networking and professional skills necessary for her development in the direction towards success.