Monique Frize

Monique Frize, OC, née Aubry (born 7 January 1942[1]) is a Canadian biomedical engineer and professor, knowledgeable in medical instruments and decision support systems.[2][3] Notably, her scientific research and outreach efforts led her to receive the prestigious distinction of Officer of the Order of Canada.[4]

Monique Frize
Born (1942-01-07) 7 January 1942
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Distinguished Research Professor, Professor Emerita
Known forBiomedical Engineering and Women in Science Outreach/Promotion
HonoursOrder of Canada, Fellow IEEE, Fellow CAE, Fellow EC, Fellow IUPESM, Fellow CMBES

Education

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Frize received a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa in 1966 - the first Canadian woman to graduate from this program at the university.[5] From 1967 to 1969, Frize was an Athlone Fellow as she completed her Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree in Engineering in Medicine from Imperial College of Science and Technology in London.[6] In 1986, she received a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Université de Moncton. She received her Ph.D. degree from Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam in 1989.[1]

Career

Industry

Monique Frize worked as a clinical engineer for 18 years, starting at Hopital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec (1971-1979) before becoming the Director of the Regional Clinical Engineering Service in Moncton, New Brunswick.[7] While in Moncton, she became the first Chair of the Division of Clinical Engineering for the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering,[5][8] from 1985 to 1990 /.[8] Dr. Frize was elected Chair of the Council of Societies of the IFMBE 2015-2022 and a Council Member of the Federation.

Academia

In 1989, Frize was appointed the first holder of the Nortel-NSERC Women in Science and Engineering Chair (CWSE) at the University of New Brunswick and a professor of Electrical Engineering. In 1997, she was appointed Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University and Professor in the School of Information Technology and Engineering at the University of Ottawa.[7] She is currently a Distinguished Research Professor and Professor Emerita.[9] She is also a founding member of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) and was President from 2002 to 2008 as well as being President of the Education and Research Institute (ERI) from 2007.[10] In 2018, in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada and the University of Ottawa Library - Archives and Special Collections, as a member of INWES-ERI, she led an initiative to develop a centre of expertise to document the history of women who have contributed to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Canada.[11] INWES-ERI is now CIWES (Canadian Institute for Women Engineers and Scientists)[12]

Scientific research

Frize's research interests include medical imaging, medical decision support systems, medical technology management issues (clinical engineering) and technical services for hospitals in developing countries.[9]

Awards and honors

Monique Frize has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career. In 1992, she was made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.[13][14] In 1993, she was inducted into the Order of Canada, in recognition of being "well-known in the field of biomedical engineering" and for being "a role model and an inspiration for women seeking careers in science".[4] She has received several honorary degrees from the University of Ottawa, York University, Lakehead University[1] and from Mount St-Vincent University. She received the Gold Medal in 2010 from Professional Engineers Ontario[15] and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and she became Fellow of Engineers Canada in 2010.[16][17] In 2013, she was awarded the honour of Fellow of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society.[18] In 2019 she was a recipient of the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case.[19]

Publications
  • A Woman in Engineering: Memoirs of a Trailblazer. University of Ottawa Press, Ottawa, Canada.

References
  1. Lumley, Elizabeth (1997). Canadian Who's Who 1997. Vol. 32. University of Toronto Press. p. 425. ISBN 0-8020-4996-6.
  2. "Five New NSERC Chairs Awarded $2.6 million initiative to promote women in science and engineering". April 18, 1997. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  3. Mouch, Lila (16 April 2022). "Monique Aubry Frize, pionnière en ingénierie et militante pour l'égalité des genres". ONFR. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. "Order of Canada - Monique Aubry Frize". Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  5. "Celebrating women's achievements - Canadian Women in Science - Monique Frize". Collections Canada. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  6. "The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society 50th Anniversary Commemorative Journal" (PDF). THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF CANADA. February 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  7. "Biography - Monique Frize". UOttawa. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  8. "Clinical Engineering Division". International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  9. "Systems and Computer Engineering Faculty". Carleton University. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  10. "Monique Frize". University of Ottawa Library. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. "Canadian Archive of Women in STEM". Canadian Archive of Women in STEM. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. "Home". ciwes-icfis.org.
  13. "Member List". Canadian Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  14. "Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering". Awards and Recognition. University of Ottawa. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  15. "2010 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards". Professional Engineers Ontario. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  16. "Fellow of Engineers Canada". Professional Engineers Ontario. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  17. "Engineers Canada Fellowship" (PDF). Engineers Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  18. "CMBES Membership Awards - Fellows". Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  19. Canada, Women and Gender Equality (2022-02-24). "Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case Biographies of 2019 Recipients". women-gender-equality.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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