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Meet the 2023 Faculty of Science cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars

Top left: Agnes Totschnig; Top right: Jessie Meanwell; Bottom left: Minh Au; Bottom right: Sarah Rourke
Published: 26 April 2023

The has announced the thirty students from 10 countries who will form its first cohort of global scholars at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, arriving in September 2023. Among them are four students who will be pursuing degrees in the Faculty of Science.

Agnès Totschnig

MSc, Mathematics and Statistics

Agnès is completing a joint honours degree in mathematics and computer science at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. She led a team organizing Hack ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, the university’s largest annual hackathon, and started a similar event in Nigeria. Agnès co-founded and oversees events for the diversity in math club, and participates in the equity, outreach, and student well-being committee, and holds a part-time job. She has worked as a research assistant at the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence and will continue pursuing her research interests through a master’s degree in mathematics.

Jessie Meanwell

MSc, Mathematics and Statistics

A mathematics student at McMaster University, Jessie makes free educational math videos and serves as vice-president academic of the mathematics and statistics student society. She has led high school outreach workshops, volunteered as a homework helper at a community health centre, and contributed to several other campus groups. Jessie also worked part-time to build an inclusive program for incoming first-year math students and worked as  a camp counsellor. She will begin a master’s degree in mathematics at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.

Minh Au

MSc, Physics

An engineering physics student at the University of Saskatchewan, Minh leads a student group dedicated to design and innovation in biomedical engineering. She has worked and volunteered as an editor for the university’s student-run newpaper, tutored students at a Vietnamese language school, and managed social media for a financial literacy club. During the summers, Minh worked in research and taught kids at a science camp. She spent last summer conducting research at CERN, the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, and plans to study experimental particle physics at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.

Sarah Rourke

MSc, Physics

Sarah revived and leads a feminist physics club at the University of Waterloo, where she is studying physics and astronomy. One of the club’s recent initiatives was to host a mentoring night to connect over 100 students to diverse mentors. Sarah has also led a science orientation week, placed first in an international student research competition, and contributed to five public art projects. As a summer intern at SNOLAB, an underground science laboratory in northern Ontario, she served on the equity, diversity, and inclusion task force and volunteered at outreach events. Sarah will begin a master’s degree in physics at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.

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