Harriet Brooks Award
WiN Canada presents its annual Harriet Brooks Award to members who have made outstanding leadership contributions to the success of WiN Canada.
Harriet Brooks was the first female nuclear scientist in Canada; defying the odds in a male-dominated field. Her research discoveries were so important that they became foundational to subsequent research findings by other notable physicists. Ms. Brooks faced discrimination as a woman who wished to simultaneously have a career and a family, when this aspiration went against traditional views. She was posthumously recognized in 2002 as an inductee to the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.
Harriet Brooks Award winners are strong ambassadors for WiN Canada and effectively support the association’s objectives to:
- Develop a dialogue with the public to promote awareness around the factual contribution of nuclear technologies to people and society.
- Contribute to knowledge and experience exchange among members and Chapters.
- Promote career interest in nuclear engineering, science, technology, the trades and other nuclear-related professions, especially among women and young people.
Congratulations to the 2025 Winner:
- Amanda Rivers, Director of Business Improvements, Kinectrics
Past Winners
- 2024 – Laurie Fraser, Metamorphosis for People
- 2024 – Sam Liner, Fuel Handling Station Engineering, Bruce Power, Vice-Chair, WiN-Bruce
- 2023 – Laura Machan, Partner, Recruitment Solutions at Lee Hecht Harrison Knightsbridge
- 2023 – Anne Gent, Lead Environmental Scientist at Cameco Corporation
- 2022 – Tara Welbourn, Loyalist College, RADS
- 2021 – Sarah Foster, Bruce Power
- 2020 – Carla Carmichael, Ontario Power Generation
- 2019 – Daniela Heimlich, Nuclear Waste Management Organization
- 2018 – Kim Doyle-Maloney, Ontario Power Generation
- 2017 – Véronique Loewen, Orano Canada Inc. (formerly Areva Resources Canada)
- 2016 – Laurie Swami, Ontario Power Generation
- 2015 – Sharon Therrien, Ontario Power Generation; Judy Bartley, Ontario Power Generation; Wendy Huys, Ontario Power Generation
- 2012 – Cheryl McCulloch, Bruce Power
- 2011 – Janet Donegan, Ontario Power Generation; Rumina Velshi, Ontario Power Generation
- 2010 – Susan Brissette, Bruce Power
- 2009 – Judy Tamm; Tracy Gagne, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
- 2008 – Parva Alavi, EWM Consulting
Thank you to our sponsor
