Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (Atlantic Region)

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This website is dedicated to the activities of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (Atlantic Region). Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal, Associate Professor in Biology at Mount Saint Vincent University, is the NSERC Atlantic Chair for 2011-2015. The NSERC awards five chair holders across Canada for a five year term.

The primary goal of WISE Atlantic is to encourage young women to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and to consider themselves as valuable potential contributors to these fields.

Please click here to read the key objectives for WISE Atlantic.

Tamara and her role model team

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• Register on line for our Girls Science Retreat for
June 1, 2013, 10:30 - 3:15 at MSVU. Including a chemistry lab workshop, robotics session, and meeting role models in STEM careers. The retreat is open to all junior and senior high school students, fee $10, includes lunch. If you have career questions and would prefer to only attend the 2-3 p.m. role model mentoring, there is no fee, but please RSVP to 457-6294.

• Register on line for our Girls Summer Science Camp for Junior High Girls (grades 7-9) from
August 12 - 16, 2013, 9:00 - 4:30 at MSVU.
Five intensive days of science-related workshops, games, demonstrations, and lab activities. The camp integrates women in careers in science, technology, engineering, and math-related (STEM) fields throughout the week.

Role model videos: Click here to view our most recent role model video.

•Girls’ Tech League Competition 2013 winners are the Fairview Jr. High Appstronauts. The league promotes technology to junior high girls and is supported by Comp Camp, WISE Atlantic and Students in Business.

•Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal has recently been appointed as a member of the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on “The State of Canada’s Science Culture."

• Mount prof paving way for more women in sciences

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