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Martin Fandrich Full Interview
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Abstract: Mechanical engineer Dr. Martin Fandrich recalls feeling engineering was the right career when he recognized he could readily visualize cross sections of objects in an undergraduate graphics class. He received a prestigious scholarship to earn his PhD from the University of Cambridge, studying vibrations. He returned to work for Rolls-Royce in Montreal, in particular the conversion of gas turbine… more
David S. Weaver Full Interview
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Abstract: Dr. David Weaver describes his youthful interest in gasoline-engine powered go-karts, home-built radios, servicing cars, and how this led him to study mechanical engineering. He left his first job with the Ford Motor Company in Oakville to return to university for a Master's degree on satellites for Spar Aerospace and then a PhD in mathematics and physics. He found a university position and began… more
Madiha Kotb French Interview
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Le choix de devenir ingénieur s’est dessiné dès un jeune âge pour Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb alors que son professeur de 5e année du primaire a remarqué son « talent pour les mathématiques ». Ayant grandi avec un père ingénieur, Madiha découvre rapidement son intérêt pour ce domaine. Elle début le programme d'ingénierie des matériaux à l'université américaine du Caire, mais à la…
moreElizabeth Weckman Full Interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Elisabeth Weckman, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Weckman enjoyed math, sciences, history, and art in high school and eventually elected to take engineering at university instead of archeology or architecture. She started in systems design engineering but switched to mechanical, where her first co-op job was at a…
moreMadiha Kotb English Interview
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Abstract: Madiha Kotb's fifth grade teacher noted her "talent in math" and that, plus marking her 16th birthday with Niel Armstrong's moon walk, led to her decision to choose a career in engineering. She started the materials engineering program at the American University in Cairo, but with the unexpected passing of her father, she and her husband moved to Canada, and she completed her degree at Loyola in… more