Episode 35: Colleen Legzdins, PhD, Entrepreneur & Metals and Materials Engineer

How does someone who hates math and science with no role models of women in STEM end up as a Metals and Materials Engineer? Colleen Legzdins will tell you all about it in this interview with WWEST Manager Danniele. Rest assured - if you are interested in STEM but not much interest in science and math, you can still have a successful and rewarding STEM career, as Colleen demonstrates with her story. You'll learn how she pursued her education while starting a family, the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and making a real difference for the environment with her work. Dr. Colleen Legzdins has a background in metals and materials engineering and is a senior professional engineer with over 15 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment and fuel cells. Be sure to check out this blog post about Colleen by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, Petroleum! For a full transcription of this episode, click here. Relevant Links:   BC Tech Association Engineers & Geoscientists Awards & Recognition Global Cleantech 100 Awards Indira Samarasekera, former president of the University of Alberta Lady Godiva Ride at UBC Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott Holmes Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.