Leah Daniel Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Create and distribute biweekly newsletter to help connect peers to opportunity
• Facilitate the organization of files, meeting times, and writing meeting notes succinctly
• Managing club's LinkedIn presence

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Co-created a ground-up mentorship program with around 30 participants, including McMaster student mentors, high school mentees, and Faculty of Engineering or Science moderators
• Planned events to expose high school students to concepts in STEM and engineering, with cultural context in mind

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Provided tutoring services in a safe, uplifting, and fun environment with the goal of empowering grades 4-8 students to feel confident in their math abilities

• Lead classes teaching students aged 7-15 concepts in computer science and math, on topics such as computational/ design thinking and coding in Python

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) recipient; Project focused on improving EEG analysis for diverse hair types, supervised by Dr. Omar Boursalie
• Continuing work on project in the form of an independent research course (IBEHS 3H03)
• Project will involve data/statistical analysis, machine learning concepts, signal processing, and prototyping
• Effectively presented poster on ongoing research at McMaster WiSE’s 16th annual Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology Conference (CREST)

• Customer service as a cashier, serving as a point person for questions

• Leadership role in welcoming first year students to McMaster and working to establish a sense of belonging for all students

• Responsible for overseeing operations are equitable and inclusive
• Planned workshops and events with the goal of education and sharing of experiences
• Represented program at Fall Preview Days, etc.

• Editor for the official iBioMed Podcast, “Brainwaves”
• Team mentor and tour guide for the “Design Like a Girl” workshops and designathon

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Lead, supported, and mentored about 60 grade 10-11 students in a prestigious 28-day STEAM enrichment program, including mentoring a team in the design challenge
• Educated students with an engaging introductory lecture on biomaterials

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Completed data entry and organizational tasks, including those involving specimens (i.e. labeling and creating relevant spreadsheets)
• Assisted in tasks such as cleaning/ replacing materials

• Volunteer for the McMaster Food Collective Centre

• Facilitated sessions regarding Black and Indigenous student safety in Hamilton schools for over 160 students, which informed the creation of a report and set of 13 recommendations by HS4J

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted patrons with the use of the change rooms in Recreation Centres
• Cleaned and maintained areas assigned by the manager/supervisor
• Disposed of garbage to a designated area - Monitored patron behavior

Bachelor'S Degree, Materials And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Materials Science and Engineering Society- AVP EDI (Sept 2022- Oct 2023) - Engineering Welcome Week Rep.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Programming team on FIRST Robotics Team 7623, "Morebotics" (2019-2020), STM Diversity Committee (2019-2021).