Ursula Franklin Women in Engineering Faculty Panel

Join us for the final event in our Ursula Franklin Women in Engineering Panel series, featuring U of T Engineering faculty. They’ll share insights from their academic and professional journeys, followed by a Q&A where you can ask any questions you may have.

Women and non-binary students are encouraged to attend.

Our panelists are:

Dr. Shoshanna Saxe is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering and holds the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure. Her research focuses on the intersection of infrastructure and sustainability, exploring the societal impacts of infrastructure and strategies for improvement, with past work examining transport infrastructure and its environmental effects. Recognized as an emerging environmental leader, she has received numerous accolades, including the Ontario 2019 Engineering Medal – Young Engineer, and her work has been featured in prominent media outlets like The New York Times and BBC.

Margaret P. Chapman is an Assistant Professor with the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on risk-aware control theory, and she also investigates different control-theoretic applications, including leukemia treatment.  In 2021, Margaret received the Leon O. Chua Award for outstanding achievement in nonlinear science from Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, and in 2023, Margaret received the Connaught New Researcher Award from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation at the University of Toronto.

Prof. Oya Mercan is a structural engineer specializing in structural dynamics, with a focus on earthquake and wind engineering, as well as vibration mitigation. She is the founding director of the Centre for Climate Science and Engineering. Her teaching portfolio includes mechanics, structural analysis, and advanced dynamics courses.