Advancing Women in Engineering: Deciphering Key Factors in Training, Retention and Support

Bronwyn Chorlton is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, supported by funding from NSERC Canada. She received her engineering doctorate from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2021. Her primary research is focused on the discipline of structural fire engineering, and in particular the structural fire performance of historic and innovate timber products. In addition, Dr. Chorlton is a passionate supporter and advocate for equity, diversity and inclusivity in engineering and has led a multi-year research project supporting the retention of women in engineering.

John Gales is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There he leads the Fire Safety Engineering Research Group and is a member of the Structures Group. Dr. Gales primary research interest includes resilient structural fire design, and human behavior in emergency situations. He is Associate Editor of Fire and Materials International Journal, Associate Editor of Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering and is on the Editorial board of Fire Technology (Springer).

Bronwyn Chorlton 是加拿大安大略省金士頓女王大學土木工程系的博士後研究員，獲得了 NSERC Canada 的資助。她於 2021 年在加拿大安大略省多倫多的約克大學獲得工程博士學位。她的主要研究集中在結構防火工程領域，特別是歷史和創新木材產品的結構防火性能。此外，Chorlton 博士熱衷於支持和倡導工程領域的公平、多樣性和包容性，並主導了一項為期多年的研究項目，以支持女性在工程領域的留任。

John Gales 是加拿大安大略省多倫多約克大學拉索德工程學院土木工程系的副教授。他在那裡領導消防安全工程研究小組，並且是結構小組的成員。Gales 博士的主要研究興趣包括韌性結構防火設計和緊急情況下的人類行為。他是《Fire and Materials》國際期刊的副編輯、《Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering》的副編輯，並且是《Fire Technology》（Springer）的編輯委員會成員。