The Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Program

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<p>Caroline D¿Amours earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in Canadian military history from Université Laval. She earned her PhD in Canadian military history from the University of Ottawa in 2015. Her thesis focused on infantry reinforcement training for the Canadian Army during the Second World War (1939-1945). Dr. D¿Amours was then a postdoctoral fellow with the International History Institute at Boston University where she focused on the participation of the Lower St. Lawrence region in the Second World War. Her current research focuses on Quebec¿s contribution to the conflict and the combat training of the Canadian Army. She is also interested in the impact of culture on the behaviour of soldiers and populations in conflict situations.</p><p>Hannah Young is an associate in the McCarthy Tetrault Litigation Group in Toronto. She maintains a general litigation practice. Hannah received her Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees from McGill University, where she volunteered for the Legal Information Clinic as well as the Concordia Student Union Legal Information Clinic, and the Clinique juridique des artistes de Montréal. Prior to law school, Hannah obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in History from Queen¿s University. Hannah was called to the bar in 2022. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.</p><p> Catherine Mavriplis is Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Ottawa and was formerly a professor at The George Washington University. Her expertise is in high order numerical methods for direct simulation of turbulent and transitional flows. Since 1996, she has sustained multimillion dollar funding from federal and private sources to develop high-impact projects promoting the advancement of women in science and engineering, including four US National Science Foundation ADVANCE awards, and the ten-year Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for Ontario in Canada. Dr. Mavriplis has received the 2021 Engineers Canada Award for Support of Women and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and of Engineers Canada. </p>

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