Best of the WWEST

Best of the WWEST chats with Cybele Negris, CEO of Webnames.ca. What have been her most memorable moments in her career? What does she do to achieve work-life balance? And what is her dirty little secret? Find out in this episode! You'll also learn about board governance, what her university experience was like, and her advice for students and young people who are heading into university and the workforce. Find lots more info, full shownotes, and follow us on social media at http://i.sfu.ca/qLeIkm

WWEST Assistant Coordinator and new host, Vanessa, sits down with Anne Simon, PhD, a virologist, professor at the University of Maryland, and the Science Advisor for the "X-Files" television series. Dr. Simon gives an overview of her work and laboratory, gives advice for both students and professors in STEM, and speaks about her greatest accomplishments. We also get a small glimpse into the new and exciting "X-Files" season, and fun facts such as who - dead or alive - she would like to have dinner with.

This episode is a cross-over with Not Another X-Files Podcast Podcast.

For a full transcription of this episode, click here.

Links:

• Anne Simon at the University of Maryland
• CRISPR (family of DNA sequences in bacteria)
• Dressage (horse riding)
• Frances Kelsey
• Dr. Margaret Fearon, Canadian Blood Services
• The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants by Anne Simon
• Simon Lab's recent publications list
• The X-Files

Guest: Anne Simon, PhD (@annealiz1) Hosted by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford (@notanotherxfpod) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford

For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

WWEST Assistant Coordinator and new host, Vanessa, sits down with Anne Simon, PhD, a virologist, professor at the University of Maryland, and the Science Advisor for the "X-Files" television series. Dr. Simon gives an overview of her work and laboratory, gives advice for both students and professors in STEM, and speaks about her greatest accomplishments. Find lots more info, full shownotes, and follow us on social media at http://i.sfu.ca/HKLhUU

Danniele interviews Janet Fraser, PhD, BC Green Party MLA candidate. Janet lets us into her world of serving as a Trustee with the Vancouver School Board, studying chemistry and working as a project leader and manager of clinical trials; and juggling career and family. Janet dispenses advice to young STEM professionals and students, and gives us a rare glimpse into STEM in Vancouver schools.

Janet Fraser, PhD, was born in the UK and earned Chemistry B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Bristol. Since then she has been an academic researcher, a drug development project manager, an at home parent, a non-profit administrator, and a politician.

For a full transcription of this episode, click here.

Links:

• BC Green Party
• Field Hockey at the University of Bristol
• Indigenous Writes by Chelsea Vowel
• Janet's bio at the BC Green Party
• Julie Payette
• Kate Atkinson (author)
• Vancouver School Board budget vote

Guest: Janet Fraser, PhD (@janetrfraser) Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford

For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

Danniele interviews Janet Fraser, PhD, BC Green Party MLA candidate. Janet lets us into her world of serving as a Trustee with the Vancouver School Board, studying chemistry and working as a project leader and manager of clinical trials; and juggling career and family. Janet dispenses advice to young STEM professionals and students, and gives us a rare glimpse into STEM in Vancouver schools. Find lots more info, full shownotes, and follow us on social media at http://i.sfu.ca/yKibSg

This episode we're talking to Victoria Camp, an Engineer in Training working in geological engineering at BGC Engineering Inc. She talks to us about getting to explore many different facets of geological engineering, what her time at university was like, and the places she loves to travel (for work and fun!). Listen for her advice to young STEM professionals and students, and a fun fact about herself that up to this point, not many people have known!

Victoria is a geological engineer with BGC Engineering Inc, a geotechnical consulting firm based in Vancouver. In the past two years at BGC, after graduating from UBC, Victoria has been involved with a number of projects including performing seismic assessments for large infrastructure projects in BC and Alberta, as well as supporting the design and construction of a dam in the Northwest Territories.

For a full transcription of this episode, click here.

Links:

• Air Cadets
• BGC Engineering Inc.
• Dream Big: Engineering Our World movie
• impostersyndrome.com
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (please note: this is a correction from the title mentioned in the episode)
• WWEST's Imposter Syndrome White Paper

Guest: Victoria Camp Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford

For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

This episode we're talking to Victoria Camp, an Engineer in Training working in geological engineering at BGC Engineering Inc. She talks to us about getting to explore many different facets of geological engineering, what her time at university was like, and the places she loves to travel (for work and fun!). Listen also for a fun fact about herself that up to this point, not many people have known! Find lots more info, full shownotes, and follow us on social media at http://i.sfu.ca/XjfZUj

Danniele speaks with Gordana Pejic, a software engineer originally from Serbia, who immigrated to Canada to receive a masters degree in Software Systems. She fills us in on her volunteer work with the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Engineering (SCWIST), her future plans, and her exciting work developing software for autonomous vehicles. Make sure to listen for the lightning round, where she reveals what she wishes her superpower could be, and the one food she would eat for the rest of her life!

Gordana Pejic received her B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia and her Master of Software Systems from the University of British Columbia. She works as a Software Engineer for Wenco International Mining Systems designing fleet management software for Hitachi's autonomous trucks.

For a full transcription of this episode, click here.

Links:

• Argentine Tango in Vancouver
• Ballard Power Systems
• fSONA Communications
• Make Possible
• Océ Display Graphics Systems
• Press release on Hitachi's Autonomous Haulage System
• SCWIST Immigrating Women in Science
• Wenco International Mining Systems

Guest: Gordana Pejic Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford

For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

Danniele speaks with Gordana Pejic, a software engineer originally from Serbia, who immigrated to Canada to receive a masters degree in Software Systems. She fills us in on her volunteer work with the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Engineering (SCWIST), her future plans, and her exciting work developing software for autonomous vehicles. Find lots more info, full shownotes, and follow us on social media at http://i.sfu.ca/pqhCEd

Recently, WWEST Chairholder Dr. Lesley Shannon took a trip to the Yukon to visit women engineers who are part of an initiative called 30 by 30, a commitment made by Engineers Canada, in collaboration with the 12 provincial and territorial engineering regulators, to raise the percentage of newly licensed engineers who are women to 30% by the year 2030. Women make up more than half of the Canadian population, but are significantly under-represented in the engineering profession; less than 12% of practicing licensed engineers are women.

Join Dr. Shannon as she speaks with two successful women engineers, Sandra MacDougall and Alison Anderson, in a special on-location Best of the WWEST interview in Whitehorse, YT. You'll learn some Yukon history, hear about how climate change is affecting their region, and discover the Yukon's role in the 30 by 30 initiative.

For a full transcription of this episode, click here.

Links:

• 30 by 30
• Engineers Canada
• Engineers Yukon
• Highways and Public Works - Government of Yukon
• Mining and Geology Facts - Government of Yukon
• Permafrost 101

Guests: Sandra MacDougall and Alison Anderson (@YCTechOfficer) Hosted by: Dr. Lesley Shannon (@DrLesleyShannon) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford

For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.