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Coffee-cubicle/work-dinner-bed: Repeat x 5Pfff….try again! There is so much more to Eng life than working. Newsflash! Engineers are people too, they like things and stuff and things and stuff just like everyone else!

3 Super Cool Engineering Traditions

By wemadeit | January 19, 2021 | Comments Off on 3 Super Cool Engineering Traditions

Engineering has a very rich history with many fun traditions that have been performed by engineers all around the world for decades. Many of these traditions are still alive and well and are practiced regularly by engineering students in Canada and many other countries. Today we are going to learn about the history of three […]

5 Weird things you can do with a Chemical Engineering Degree

By wemadeit | January 19, 2021 | Comments Off on 5 Weird things you can do with a Chemical Engineering Degree

What is chemical engineering? Chemical engineering is a discipline of engineering that involves transforming raw materials and creating innovative processes in products to solve global issues. However, a chemical engineer is NOT a chemist. In fact, the two are quite different! Chemists spend most of their time conducting research with novel substances in a laboratory. […]

Self-Employed Civil Engineers

By wemadeit | September 10, 2020 | Comments Off on Self-Employed Civil Engineers

Being Your Own Boss is very Compelling Making your own rules, and having complete control over your workload and earnings. This comes with freelance work and running your own business. Unfortunately, when people think of freelancers they often only think of IT workers. However, self-employed IT workers only make up 15% of the industry and […]

enghero: Natalie Shears

By wemadeit | September 3, 2020 | Comments Off on enghero: Natalie Shears

Who inspired you to be an engineer? Shows like Mythbuster or MacGyver inspired me when I was a kid. I just thought it was so cool to see someone make something so incredible with just their imagination and some tools. Why did you choose to be an engineer? I always loved figuring out how things […]

Strutting the STEM Runway

By wemadeit | August 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Strutting the STEM Runway

We all know that a lot goes into engineering, and there are endless possibilities in the field. But, with all of these options, it’s easy to overlook some of the most exciting ones. Have you ever been interested in fashion, and love STEM just as much? Well, there is a new community and event just […]

Have you gotten WISE?

By wemadeit | July 31, 2020 | Comments Off on Have you gotten WISE?

University of Toronto WISE Ottawa Guelph University York University Being a woman in technology comes with a lot of barriers given the lack of representation. However, that hasn’t stopped women from pursuing their dreams and passions by joining STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) related fields. In fact, society and culture are changing for the […]

ENGHERO: Baraa Daher

By wemadeit | July 17, 2020 | Comments Off on ENGHERO: Baraa Daher

What is one thing you wish you knew about engineering when you were in high school? I wish I knew about the different engineering disciplines and research opportunities available within this field. Engineering was not something I knew a lot about in high school, so I did not consider applying to Engineering at Western. I thought […]

Recycling old Batteries into Fertilizer

By wemadeit | July 17, 2020 | Comments Off on Recycling old Batteries into Fertilizer

In 2019, Canada produced over 1.33 billion metric tonnes of waste, leading every country in the world in the most garbage produced per capita. Included in this collection of waste are potentially harmful products such as batteries and electronic waste (e-waste). While placing a small number of normal alkaline batteries in the trash is not […]

ENGHERO: Elizabeth Norman

By wemadeit | July 7, 2020 | Comments Off on ENGHERO: Elizabeth Norman

Elizabeth Norman has an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Biomedical Engineering. What is one thing you wish you knew about engineering when you were in high school? One thing I found surprising in first year was the diversity of courses that I was required to take. Courses I […]

Why I Stayed

By wemadeit | March 11, 2020 | Comments Off on Why I Stayed

An exploration into why women choose to stay in STEM professions and pursue their professional goals. Positivity is infectious and really affects your everyday. Women in engineering are something that is often looked at through the lens of “Why aren’t more women becoming engineers?”, but today we are going to explore why women choose to […]

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