WEST

Partnering with industry and academia to provide female-identifying engineering students with opportunities to gain technical and hands-on skills!

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Interested in joining our Schneider Electric Project? The project will run from May to August 2023 and is open to all grade 12 and 1st UVic engineering students!

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Our newest project, in partnership with Schneider Electric, will be centred around promoting sustainability and empowering the city of Victoria to make the most of our energy systems!

Sign up to participate in our project through the “Student Sign Up Form” in our bio!

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WEST would like to welcome our newest project partner: Schneider Electric!

Schneider Electric is a digital automation and energy management company.

Thank you @schneiderelectric for joining WEST as our new project partner!

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On October 26th, 2022, the students participating in the FortisBC project delivered their final presentations to an audience of industry leaders and experts at the stunning Victoria International Marina!

A huge thank you to @FortisBC for their partnership and unwavering support!

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For our first-ever WEST project, we partnered with FortisBC – British Columbia’s largest energy provider!

The students were presented with a problem: how to optimize anaerobic digester heating methods.

Thank you @fortisbc for working with us to launch our first project!

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Meet Aislinn Dressler, one of WEST’s Project Developers!

She is in her second year of Civil Engineering at UVic. Currently, she is on co-op at RJC Engineers. Her hobbies include biking and reading.

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Meet Rachael Grant, one of WEST’s Project Developer.

She is currently in her second year of a Bachelor's of Engineering at UVic in Mechanical Engineering.
Before joining the leadership team, Rachael participated in the FortisBC West Program that ran last semester.

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Meet Emily Murray, one of WEST’s Project Developer.

She is currently in her first year of a Bachelor's of Engineering at UVic.
Before UVic, Emily studied at Okanagan College, where she developed a interest in Geography Information Systems and Software.

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Meet Isabelle Friesen, one of WEST's Project Developers

She is in her second year of a Bachelor's of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at UVic. Currently, Isabelle is an Engineering Intern at Commonwealth Automation Technology Inc.

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Meet Erica Attard , the WEST Director. She is currently in her first year of a Master's of Applied Science (MASc) in Civil Engineering at UVic.

Formerly, Erica studied Mechanical Engineering at the Toronto Metropolitan University where she was Team Captain of their FSAE team.

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Why participate in our projects?

We’re working hard to create opportunities for female-identifying students to build their resumes, network with industry leaders, and gain valuable engineering skills!

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So, who are we?
WEST is a student-led group at UVic that partners with industry professionals and academia to engage female-identifying students in real-world, industry-driven design projects, creating opportunities for them to gain technical and hands-on skills.

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Welcome to the official page for WEST!

WEST stands for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology. We are a student-led group at the University of Victoria!