University of Ottawa Press
A Woman in Engineering
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Monique (Aubry) Frize is Distinguished Professor (Retired) at the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Carleton University, and Professor Emerita at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa. She was made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 1992 and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993, the latter in recognition of being “well-known in the field of biomedical engineering” and for being “a role model and an inspiration for women seeking careers in science.” In 2010 she received the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and the Professional Engineers Ontario’s joint Gold Medal, and became a Fellow of Engineers Canada. In 2013, she became a Fellow of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society.
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Glossary of Acronyms
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Foreword
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Preface
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1 Magic Moments: Young Years
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2 The Road to Engineering
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3 Transition from University to the Workplace
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4 My First Engineering Job
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5 A New Beginning
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6 The Road to Recognition
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7 Back to the Land
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8 Life in the Maritimes
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9 Global Clinical Engineering Outreach
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10 A Period of Ups and Downs
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11 The Winds of Change
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12 Striving for Success
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13 A National Chair and a Massacre
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14 A Response to the Massacre?
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15 Hitting the Ground Running: Adventures in Academia
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16 A Unique Chair Program
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17 The Road to Feminism: The Message and the Media
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18 Accelerating the Pace
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19 Clinical Engineering Missions in Developing Countries
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20 Incidents of Harassment
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21 Escape and a Time for Renewal
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22 Ottawa-Bound
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23 Research and Grants
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24 Work with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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25 Merrickville: An Historical Meeting
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26 INWES: Successes and Negative
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27 A Battle for Survival
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28 Endings and Beginnings
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29 Life after Retirement, or a Permanent Sabbatical?
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30 Winding Down … Sort of
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APPENDIX 1 My Legacy: Books and Articles
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APPENDIX 2 Chronology
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APPENDIX 3 Excerpt of a December 6 Speech by the Author
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Biographies and Memoirs
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