News for February 2015

NSERC Prix Synergie/Synergy Award Winner 2014: Bravo Dr. Claire Deschênes!

Feb 23, 2015

Top row: Robin Sinha CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, Luc Deslandes, Voith Hydro, Normand Désy, Andritz Hydro, Michel Sabourin, ALSTOM Renewable Energy Canada.

Bottom row: The Honorable Ed Holder, State Minister Science and technology, Claire Deschênes, Université Laval, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Lloyd Johnson, Governor General of Canada, Anne-Marie Giroux, Hydro-Québec, B. Mario Pinto, NSERC president.  

Innovation paves the road to success in the new global economy.

The Synergy Awards for Innovation were launched in 1995 by NSERC to recognize partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development (R&D) between universities and Canadian industry.

In 2014 a category for colleges was added. Since their inception, the Awards have honoured the most outstanding achievements of these collaborations in the natural sciences and engineering.

By working together, award-winning companies and post-secondary institutions have proven that effective partnerships are the foundation of achievement.

Their success has enriched the academic and research programs within Canadian post-secondary institutions while providing tangible benefits to Canadians.

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Video credit: NSERC

Archives Workshop 2014

Feb 21, 2015

Creating the Memories and Celebrating the Legacy of the Bold and the Brave: Building the Archives of Women Scientists and Engineers in Canada

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: The history of women scientists and engineers in Canada is still in its infancy. This can be largely attributed to their invisibility in traditional and established archives, which collected male records and tended to privilege the life and work of men; but another major obstacle has been these professional women’s inclination to underestimate their own accomplishments, with the result that most did not seek to preserve their papers, and neither did their family, friends and colleagues.

At a time when the call for more women in science and engineering careers resonates strongly within governmental, economic and academic circles, and when there is a strong consensus regarding the benefits of gender equity and increased diversity in these fields, there is a pressing need to provide current and future Canadian women scientists and engineers with an accurate and inspiring understanding of their past, to learn about the lives and accomplishments of those “who came before them”.

 

Find out more about the project.