Invitation for International Women in Engineering Day at UNSW

The Faculty of Engineering at UNSW is the largest in Australia and is consistently ranked amongst the nation's best. We are recognised as a leading provider of engineering education in the Asia Pacific region, and this underpins our strong international reputation.

UNSW Engineering

International Women in Engineering Panel Discussion and networking
Friday June 23rd, 12pm-2pm 
UNSW Design Next Studio

Design Next, Level 5, J17 (Mechanical Engineering)

The Staff Gender Equity and Diversity Working Group and the Associate Dean EDI Engineering are planning an event again for this year on June 23rd. The theme of the Panel discussion this year is on Diverse Careers and Pathways and we’d like to hear from a broad range of views from academics and industry. This will be a 1hr panel discussion followed by networking opportunities. Light lunch to be provided.After lunch, you’re also invited to stay for the <a href="https://www.nssn.org.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN)</a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-in-sensing-international-women-in-engineering-day-tickets-643382493357">‘Women in Sensing: Research Translation and Commercialisation’</a> panel. The Women in Sensing series aims to profile women leaders from across the network and provide inclusive platforms for networking and identifying collaborative opportunities. The panel of experts from all parts of the research ecosystem will share their insights and experiences on creating impactful opportunities. Register <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-in-sensing-international-women-in-engineering-day-tickets-643382493357">here</a>

Name: Jasjit BavejaTitle: Associate Director, Medical Technology Association of AustraliaPronouns: She/HerBio:Jasjit has completed her BE (Electrical)/MBiomedEng and Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales. Her previous roles have included regulatory affairs at ResMed in both the Ventilation and the Healthcare Informatics divisions, Johnson &amp; Johnson Medical with responsibility for the Orthopaedics portfolio, and Boston Scientific where she was responsible for the regulatory affairs function for the ANZ region. Jasjit is also a lecturer at the University of Newcastle, teaching regulatory affairs and serves on the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering’s Industrial Advisory Board.

Name: Chasna Harper, FHEATitle: Academic Management and Teaching Support Officer, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Pronouns: They/Them Bio: Chas Harper currently works in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in academic management, course administration and teaching support. Prior to that she worked as an Academic Language and Literacy Lecturer at the University of Sydney. She also has a background in museum education, research and management. For example, as Senior Education Officer at the Australian National Maritime Museum, she launched the Sustainability and Ocean Science Programme which used a 3D printed mini sea bin and an operational Sea Bin to demonstrate the sustainable STEM in action to primary and secondary students and created a Human Rights Trail highlighting the hidden histories of women, CARM, CALD and LGBTQI+ communities throughout the museum as part of Refugee Week 2019. These days, she is the professional staff representative member for UNSW Ally Steering Committee, Faculty of Engineering Gender, Equity and Diversity Working Group, WiRN Executive Committee and a proud mother of three. Publications and Conference Presentations:2021, March GEM UK (currently researching and writing)Paper: Environmental Literacy: Lessons from museums, galleries and heritage sites2020, Vol 36 (1) EAJ – the Australian Journal of English Language TeachingPaper: Beyond the classroom: Harnessing museum and gallery spaces for embedded language learning2019 Australian Association for Environmental Education 34th Environmental Education Conference – Active Nature ‘Learning, Citizenship, Activism for Sustainability’

N﻿ame: Laura Poole-WarrenT﻿itle: ProfessorP﻿ronouns: She/HerB﻿io:L﻿aura Poole-Warren is a Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Deputy Director of the Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering at UNSW Sydney. She leads a research group focussed on design and development of novel neural interfacing materials for bioelectrodes and on understanding biological performance of materials and medical devices. Throughout her career, Laura has held senior leadership roles across academia, industry, and government, and was the Lead of the inaugural Athena Swan team at UNSW culminating in the Bronze Award in 2018. Laura was awarded honours in 2020 as a member of the Order of Australia for service to Biomedical Engineering and Education and has been elected as a Fellow of four learned academies, ATSE, AIMBE and IUSBSE and the Royal Society of NSW.

N﻿ame: Inma Tomeo-ReyesT﻿itle: Senior LecturerP﻿ronouns: She/HerB﻿io:Dr. Inma Tomeo-Reyes is an education focused senior lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at UNSW. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2020. Inma is very enthusiastic about teaching and supporting students. She consistently implements strategies to improve student engagement, collaboration and active learning, especially in large first-year classes. She has won the UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in 2022, UNSW Engineering Excellence Award (Equity and Diversity) in 2020, UNSW Student's Choice Teaching Award in 2019 and QUT Vice-Chancellor's Award for Best Learning Experiences in 2017.

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