“Canadian Women of Innovation” is a virtual exhibition whose opening
coincides with International Women’s Day. Ms. Veronique is among the
six Canadian women who are highlighted as those who changed the face of
science. She finds herself in the company of five other women whose
achievements are listed in the timeline zone beginning 1981 onwards.
“The Canadian Women of Innovation virtual exhibition is an excellent
testimonial of the great contributions of Canadian women to
engineering, and to our lives in general,” said Engineers Canada’s
Chief Executive Officer Kim Allen in a press statement released on 6
March 2013. “We are proud to have worked with the Canada Science and
Technology Museum to raise Canadians’ awareness of these heroes. They
are great models for our young girls to look up to,” Kim Allen
added.
Courtesy her background in civil engineering and disaster
preparedness, Veronique is credited for “researching the effects that
cyclones, flooding, wind and water have on populations.” The citation
adds – “Her studies in disaster have taken her to the Caribbean and
Southeast Asia, both areas that are very vulnerable to natural
disasters. Her research deepens our understanding of the effects of
natural disasters on communities.”
Besides highlighting the role of Canadian women changing the world,
the portal also highlights Science and Technology milestones and
Canadian life.
Ms. Veronique is a doctoral student of Disaster Preparedness
Mitigation and Management (DPMM: http://dpmm.ait.ac.th), an
interdisciplinary program between AIT’s School of Environment,
Resources and Development (SERD) and School of Engineering and
Technology (SET).
The virtual exhibition can be viewed at this link: http://women-dev.technomuses.ca/
To view the profile, click on the pink dot (Women Changing the World:
1981 – Today), or visit the html view.
Screenshot of the virtual
exhibition.
