Malgorzata S. Zywno

Malgorzata S. Zywno
OccupationProfessor of engineering
AwardsSharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education

Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education, Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

Order of Honour, Professional Engineers Ontario
Academic background
Alma materTechnical University of Lodz,
University of Toronto,
Glasgow Caledonian University
Academic work
DisciplineEngineering
InstitutionsToronto Metropolitan University

Malgorzata (Gosha) S. Zywno Ph.D P.Eng is a Canadian engineer, and professor of engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is a 3M Teaching Fellow.[1][2][3]

Life and work

Zywno was born in Poland and arrived in Canada as a government-sponsored refugee, after she refused to join the Polish Communist Party or work for the secret police.[4]

She graduated from the Technical University of Lodz, the University of Toronto, and from Glasgow Caledonian University. She received her P.Eng licence in 1984.[3]

In her role at Toronto Metropolitan University she is a member of the Ryerson Women in Engineering Committee which encourages young women to consider engineering as a field of study.[3]

Awards and honours

She has received several awards for her teaching work, and promotion of engineering to women:

Works

  • "Student Learning Styles, Web Use Patterns, and Attitudes toward Hyper-Media Enhanced Instruction". Frontiers in Education, 2003. FIE 2003. 33rd Annual. IEEE. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7803-7961-9. Retrieved 2017-12-26.

References

  1. ^ "Gosha Zywno- Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept - Ryerson". www.ee.ryerson.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  2. ^ "3M Teaching Fellows - Sorted by year | 3M National Teaching and Learning Fellows". 3mcouncil.stlhe.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2007 Member of the Order of Honour". peo.on.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ^ "Gosha Zywno (2002) | 3M National Teaching and Learning Fellows". 3mcouncil.stlhe.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-28.