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2020 PEO Lambton AGM
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The Lambton PEO held it’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 at the Best Western in Sarnia and included 6 licence presentations.
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Women's representation and persistence in STEM undergraduate studies
/Katherine Wall at Statistics Canada conducted a study on women's representation and persistence in STEM undergraduate studies. It is interesting to note that although women make up approximately 44% of the overall STEM undergraduate student body, only 19% of engineering and engineering technology students are female. Additionally, the author notes that women's underrepresentation in STEM is mostly related to the majors chosen by men and women upon initial enrolment into undergraduate studies, and their subsequent career paths, rather than as a result of switching majors once enrolled in post-secondary studies. Although further study is required, this would imply that the difference in engineering representation between genders begins much earlier than perhaps anticipated, highlighting an important reason why PEO Lambton Chapter continues to offer and support many education outreach activities for students at various levels of schooling.
The Statistics Canada report can be found in full here: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2019001/article/00006-eng.htm
Women in Engineering - How engineers of the Montreal Massacre generation are changing the world
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On Dec 6, 1989, the tragic Montreal Massacre took place at École Polytechnique. We remember the obstacles women in engineering faced and, in some respects, continue to face in this field. Despite this, many women engineers continue to make an impact in our everyday lives. Here is an article from CBC outlining just some of those achievements.
2019 Mathletics→
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Mathletics was a great success again in 2019! Click here for results, photos, and information for 2020.
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2019 PEO Lambton Fall Meeting
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The Lambton PEO held it’s Fall Membership Meeting on Thursday, October 24th, 2019 at the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park. Chris Gould, Chief Operating Officer of Bluewater Regional Networks, gave a great presentation about the Sarnia-Lambton Intelligent Community Team’s recent efforts in the world-wide competition.
Read MoreEngineer Michele Romanow Speaking in Sarnia (Oct 10th)→
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The Sarnia-Lambton Business Development Corporation has arranged for Michele Romanow to speak in Sarnia on October 10th. You can purchase tickets through EventBrite.
Note: This event is not hosted by PEO. For all information or follow-up questions, please contact info@slbdc.com.
Read More2019 PEO/OACETT Charity Golf Tournament Summary
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The annual PEO/OACETT Charity Golf Tournament was held on Saturday, September 14th at the Greenwood Golf Course and raised over $600 for the Inn of the Good Shepherd.
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2019 Lambton Science Fair - Lambton PEO Award Winners
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The 46th annual Lambton County Science fair took place on April 5th and 6th. Nearly 100 projects were entered from students in Grades 3 to 12. The PEO Lambton Chapter proudly sponsored seven awards for this event across all age divisions. Click to read about the winning projects.
Read More2019 PEO Lambton AGM
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The Lambton PEO held it’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, January 24th, 2019 at the Best Western in Sarnia. Krista Singh, P.Eng presented about her recent trip to India with Pollinate Energy, a social enterprise company based in India, Nepal and Australia.
Read More2018 Burger and Beer Social Night
/On Thursday, January 3rd, the Lambton Chapter hosted a social event at Refined Fool on London Road. The event involved a burger from Burger Rebellion, beverage, and fantastic tour of Refined Fool’s brewing facility. The tour was led by Greg, a retired engineer, which made for a very informative evening.
Read MorePEO Lambton Photo Contest: "Engineering in Lambton"
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The Lambton Chapter hosted a photo contest at the end of December 2018. The winners were:
1st - Nicholas Theoret
2nd - Richard Dompierre
3rd - Eli Stewart
2018 Mathletics
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Mathletics was a great success again in 2018! Click here for results, photos, and information for 2019.
Read MoreGo ENG Girl 2018
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2018 was the second year the Lambton chapter of the PEO was able to team up with Western University to bring Go ENG Girl to Sarnia. Between the London and Sarnia events, we had over 120 girls and 110 parents participating.
Read MoreFall Membership Meeting 2018
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On Monday, October 22nd, the chapter hosted its Fall Membership Meeting. Marc Alton from Alton Farms Estate Winery discussed The Art of Wine Making and Marketing, which included some great samples of their locally produced wine.
Read MoreDonna Strickland first woman to win Nobel Prize in Physics since 1963
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It’s not news that women in STEM fields are often underrepresented. Comprising about half of the human population, women make up a significantly smaller portion of fields such as math, science, and engineering. This doesn’t mean that they cannot make a big impact in their field of expertise. Take Donna Strickland, for example, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, who has recently won the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work as a PhD student on laser physics.
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