Sophie D’Amours is an

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

and a professor at

Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...

. On April 26, 2017, she was elected the 26th

rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of Université Laval, the first woman to hold the position.

Biography

Sophie D’Amours has been a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at

since 1995 and served as the University's vice rector of research and innovation from 2012 to 2015. She holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (1990) and a master's degree in business administration (1992) from Université Laval and a PhD in engineering mathematics from

École Polytechnique de Montréal École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

(1995). Her research focuses on business engineering, value chain logistics, and decision processes. In addition to her university duties, she has chaired the board of Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec since 2010 and was appointed Chair of the board of

Universities Canada Universities Canada (french: Universités Canada) is an organization that represents Canada's universities. It is a non-profit national organization that coordinates university policies, guidance and direction. Formed in 1911, as the Association ...

in October 2019. She also sits on the board of the

International Development Research Centre The International Development Research Centre (IDRC; french: Centre de recherches pour le développement international, ''CRDI'') is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions ...

and has been invited to join the board of the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (Fulbright Canada). She is a member of the

Canadian Academy of Engineering The Canadian Academy of Engineering (french: L'Académie canadienne du génie) is a national academy of distinguished professional engineers in all fields of engineering, who are elected on the basis of "their distinguished service and contribution ...

Distinctions

* Winner of the Henri-Gustave-Joly-de-Lotbinière Award bestowed by Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec for her contribution to the Québec forestry sector (2008) * Winner of the Brockhouse Canada Prize (2012) * International fellow of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry ( sv, Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien), formerly the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture (''Kungl. Lantbruksakademien''), founded in 1813 at the initiative of Crown Prince Charles XIV of ...

(2017) * Officer of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

(2018)

References

External links

Université Laval websiteSophie D'Amours élue rectrice de l'Université Laval
in ''impactcampus.ca''
Sophie D'Amours élue rectrice de l’Université Laval
in ''lefil.ulaval.ca'' {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Amours, Sophie Rectors of Université Laval Officers of the Order of Canada Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences 1966 births Academic staff of Université Laval Living people Université Laval alumni

Biography

Distinctions

See also

References

External links