Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Announce Two new Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 21, 2015) - Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), on behalf of the Government of Canada will announce two leading Canadian women researchers as new NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering. The announcement will coincide with the Creating Connections 4.0 conference at Simon Fraser University, where discussions will be held on the role of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.