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Pearl Sullivan | |
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| Born | 1961 |
| Died | November 28, 2020 |
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| Institutions | Nanyang Technological University, University of Waterloo |
Pearl Sullivan (1961 - November 28, 2020) was a Canadian Malaysian engineer and the former Dean of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, the first woman to hold the position.
Sullivan was born in 1961 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and immigrated to Canada in the 1980s.[1][2] She graduated from Dalhousie University in 1985 with a Master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering.[1] Following her time in Halifax, Sullivan completed a PhD in materials engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1990.[1] Shortly after she accepted a position at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 1991. Sullivan returned to Canada in 2004, where she joined the University of Waterloo in 2004 as a professor of mechanical engineering.[3] She served as chair of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering from 2006 until January 2012.[4] In 2012 Sullivan was named the Dean of Engineering, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She held the role until December 2019.[5]
Sullivan died on November 28, 2020 of cancer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituary of Pearl Sullivan". erbgood.com. Erb & Good Family Funeral Home. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "UW mourns Pearl Sullivan, pillar of engineering community". CBC News. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Pearl Sullivan stepping down as Dean of Engineering". Engineering. University of Waterloo. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Truemner, Carol (29 November 2020). "Waterloo mourns the loss of Dean Pearl Sullivan". Waterloo Stories. University of Waterloo. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Pare, Mark (30 November 2020). "First female dean of engineering at UW passes away". KitchenerToday.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.