Product Design & Development (PD&D), a design engineering website, recently conducted an in-depth Q & A with Professor Cristina Amon, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

In the interview, Dean Amon discusses her early mentors, her research in heat transfer and fluid mechanics, and the wide array of engineering research activities and initiatives taking place at U of T Engineering.

Dean Amon recently received the 2011 Achievement Award from the Society of Women Engineers for her groundbreaking contributions to the field of fluid mechanics and heat transfer; achievements in integration of practice, research and education; and active commitment to gender diversity in engineering.

“I seek to contribute my skills and expertise as an engineer to improve society and the world in whatever way I can. I view that as a personal goal, and I hope it is a goal shared by any organization in which I am involved,” said Dean Amon on her major goals as an engineer and as Dean of U of T Engineering.

To read the full interview, visit the PD&D website.