The path to engineering studies wasn’t always straightforward for Kejah Bascon (MIE PhD student).
[Her] interdisciplinary passion led Bascon to pursue her PhD at U of T Engineering. She is one of the 2024 recipients of the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowships. As a fellow, she will receive financial support, mentorship, training and networking opportunities to reduce the systemic barriers for entry into academia.
While Bascon is still planning the direction of her PhD research, she aims to apply human factors and mechanical engineering principles to enhance robotic surgical tools so that they are more user-friendly for neurosurgeons.
Bascon will be working under the supervision of Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) to achieve her research goals.
Full article at: U of T Engineering News