2nd Inspiring Women Series with Dr. Isabelle Catellas

Hello ladies (and assorted gents)!

uOttawaWISE will be having our second awesome Inspiring Women Series speaker of the year lined up.

Dr. Isabelle Catelas received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Engineering at the University of Technology of Compiègne in France in 1995, her Master’s degree at Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal in 1997, and her Ph.D. at McGill University in 2002, the latter two in Biomedical Engineering.

Professor Catelas joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa in May 2008, with a cross-appointment at the Faculty of Medicine. As a Canada Research Chair holder (Tier II), in “Bioengineering in Orthopaedics”, her research interests include the study of implant wear particles, their biological effects and possible approaches to modulate these effects, as well as bone regeneration.

Dr. Catelas will be talking mainly about her career path, and will touch lightly on her work in the research field.
She will be speaking about various aspects of her experiences from her position as a faculty member at uOttawa, to her experience in Vienna, establishing a cell biology laboratory.

Join us Wednesday, December 5th in STE5084 (conference room) at 6:30pm for what will undoubtedly be another fantastic evening.

There will also be yummy catering from Ottawa’s own Whattasandwich!

Bring your friends and see you all there!

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Bonjour mesdemoiselles et à tous!

Le groupe WISE de l’Université d’Ottawa présentera notre deuxième conférence de la Série des Femmes Inspirantes de l’année.

Dr. Isabelle Catelas reçu son baccalauréat en génie biologique de l’Université de technologie de Compiègne en France en 1995. De plus, elle reçu sa maitrise de l’école Polytechnique de Montréal en 1997 et finalement elle acheva son doctorat à l’université de McGill en 2002, ces dernières étapes de sa carrière universitaire se firent dans le domaine du génie biomédicale.

Professeur Catelas se joignit au département du Génie Mécanique ici à l’Université d’Ottawa en 2008 avec une nomination à la Faculté de médecine.

Étant titulaire d’un poste en tant que Chaire de Recherche Canada (Tière II), en ‘‘Biogénie en orthopédie’’ Ses recherches comprennent l’étude des particules d’usure d’implants, leurs effets biologiques ainsi que les différentes méthodes afin de moduler ces effets, et puis la régénération osseuse.

Dr. Catelas nous fera part de son expérience de travail et de vie incluant un peu d’informations sur les projets qu’elle entreprit en recherche et puis sur d’autres niveau tel que son temps à Vienne, en Autriche, essayant d’établir un laboratoire de biologie cellulaire.

Joignez-vous à nous lors de cette présentation qui sera sans aucun doute un grand succès, Ce mercredi 4 Décembre à STE5084 (salle de conférence) à 18h30.

Il y aura aussi des collations délicieuses fournies par Whattasandwich!

Invitez vos amis et nous espérons vous voir en grand nombre!

Don’t forget to stay connected:

Facebook Group: Women in Science and Engineering (uOttawa)

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Twitter: @uOttawaWISE

Email: wise@uottawa.ca

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Articles, Reviews, and Inspiring Women

Here is a wonderful article, written by the Arts Editor for the Fulcrum (uOttawa Newspaper.) It also contains some information about up and coming events and our goal as an association.

Stress management tips – By: Levannia Lildhar

As a student in a cross-faculty program I experience a certain level of stress in my life. I worry that I’m not completing all the practice problems, not finishing the assignments with enough time to review, and worst of all not prepared for the midterm or final exam. I admit, I do require a certain level of stress to keep me motivated; however one of my worst nightmares is one I’m sure many of you have experienced. It may be considered a little juvenile, but I fear that I will one day miss or sleep through an exam or midterm.

So when the stress becomes too much and I find myself obsessively checking my midterm schedule, followed by the date and time I know I need to relax and ground myself. Sometimes I’ll read (something unrelated to my coursework, of course) to relax, other times I’ll call a close friend or my mother. Recently, I’ve started going to yoga classes in the morning as a stress preventative measure. Stress management is something I’ve found to be very personal, however, the most important thing, at least in my case is that I recognize the need to take time for myself and maintain balance.

Stress management tips – By: Elise Guira

There are several ways of coping with stress. But the first thing to do is to identify the sources of your stress. I find that for me, it is easier to deal with stress when I know what’s causing it. For instance, during school I tend to feel stressed about project deadlines, midterms and all other academic responsibilities (I am sure we all do!). With time, I have realized that the source of my stress is my procrastination. Therefore, I always try to manage my time accordingly in order to meet all the deadlines and not feel too overwhelmed. Hence, time management helps you avoid unnecessary stress. Some may think it is easy to say but not always easily done and I agree. However, if you make it a habit, it becomes natural and easy.
Another important thing that helps me is relaxing. Most of the time, I do that with a good workout, which helps sweat out the tension and free my mind from the responsibilities I have. Basically this can be achieved by doing something other than “mental work”, for example going for a walk, drinking some tea while watching a comedy, etc… I find that after doing such exercise or activity, I get more productive. In other words, you should find a time (in between study periods for example) to do something relaxing that will help refresh your mind and give you more energy to continue.

Mia Batchelor- Inspiring Women Series

Hello ladies (and assorted gents)!
uOttawaWISE has our first awesome Inspiring Women Series speaker of the year lined up.
Mia Batchelor is currently 3 years into her ‘new’ career as a public servant at Environment Canada. There, as a senior program engineer, she is part of a team that develops regulations which limit emissions from vehicles and engines. Prior to that she spent almost 10 years working as a process engineer for one of Ottawa’s high tech biomedical companies.
Mia’s informal talk will touch on her work and life experiences from the University of Ottawa’s Chemical Engineering Department to the 13th floor of Environment Canada’s primary office building. It will cover 3 challenging jobs, 1 difficult layoff, 1 supportive husband, 2 beautiful babies, and much more in between!
Mia doesn’t think that there is such a thing as work-life balance but still buys the occasional magazine promising the secret between its pages.
Join us Thursday, November 8th in STE5084 (conference room) at 6:30 pm for what will undoubtedly be another fantastic evening. There will also be yummy catering from Ottawa’s own Whattasandwich!
Bring your friends and see you all there!
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Bonjour mesdemoiselles et à tous!
Le groupe WISE de l’Université d’Ottawa présentera notre première conférencière de la Série des Femmes Inspiratrices de l’année.
Cela fera bientôt trois ans que Mia Batchelor est au service d’Environnement Canada. Elle y travaille entant qu’ingénieur en chef. Faisant ainsi partie d’une équipe responsable du développement de régulations qui délimitent la légalité des émissions de gaz provenant de véhicules et machines de toutes sortes. Dans le passé, elle occupa pendant presque 10 ans un poste entant qu’ingénieur de procédés et fabrications au sein d’une des compagnies biomédicales des plus avancées à Ottawa.
Lors de sa présentation, Mia nous parlera de sa vie, à commencer par son expérience au sein du département du Génie Chimique de l’Université d’Ottawa en allant jusqu’à son poste actuelle avec Environnement Canada. Elle nous fera part de sa vie en tant que mère de 2 bébés et en tant qu’épouse. Elle parlera de la mis a pied qu’elle subit et bien plus encore.
Mia ne croit plus au concept de séparation équitable entre travail et vie normale, cependant elle se laisse encore aller en achetant ces magasines qui nous parle donc de la recette miracle qui permet de bien balancer le tout.
Joignez-vous à cette autre présentation qui sera sans aucun doute un grand succès, le jeudi le 8 novembre à STE5084 (salle de conférence) à 18h30. Il y aura aussi des collations délicieuses fournies par Whattasandwich!
Invitez vos amis et nous espérons vous voir en grand nombre!
Don’t forget to stay connected:
Blog: http://uottawawise.wordpress.com/
Facebook Group: Women in Science and Engineering (uOttawa)

http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#!/group.php?gid=88075033117&ref=ts

Twitter: @uOttawaWISE
Email: wise@uottawa.ca

Hajra Mazhar’s Tips

I think we all might know that constant adrenaline rush we experience
during midterm seasons. Being constantly on edge and freaking out about
things that usually would not bother you. The only thing you can think is
negative. Sounds pretty familiar to me. This situation usually gets worse
the night before when you are cramming every single slide and every single
equation into your poor brain. So how do people live through these
horrible times? Personally, I start off with some square breathing.
Believe it or not, it really helps me calm down and clear my brain. Second
off, standing up and moving around. Perhaps a little yoga might help and
get your mind off of studying for a bit. Next, having a clean, well-lit
studying space. Have some peppermint tea and start being studious! Even if
it’s a class you dislike, make your self believe that the content is
interesting. Also from experience, caffeine overload only leads to
jittering, shaking and an overly racing and distracted mind. You’ve
probably heard this before, but sleep will honestly help! Go to bed and
wake up early to study. Even that extra 5 minutes of sleep might work
wonders for you.

All in all, stress sucks. But don’t be too harsh on it because for me, I
know stress is the driving force that actually gets me to be productive,
so I do owe it a little bit of credit. I hope you can look at stress in a
positive way too! 

November Theme- Stress management tips

It is that time of the year again. The jolly wonderful time of coffee-overdose-countless-sleepless-studying-procrastinating-nights. Some of us have midterms coming up after reading week, while others might have survived midterm week right before this break and of course there are also those of us who have “take-home exams which are just as stressful. Therefore, uOttawa WISE is proposing a “Stress-management” blog theme for the upcoming month of November. We strongly encourage all our readers to submit their blog posts, interesting articles, vlog posts, list of tips etc.. by sending them over to wise@uottawa.ca. It could end up being published on this blog. Let’s face it, most of us could greatly benefit from stress management tips even if we already have our own. You never know what innovations your fellow readers might come up with

Hope to see many of you participate.

have a lovely jolly midterm madness time!