Heidi Ploeg
Heidi-Lynn Ploeg (born 1965)[1] is a Canadian biomechanical engineer, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Chair for Women in Engineering at Queen's University at Kingston in Ontario.[2] Her research involves the biomechanics of bone and bone implants, and the use of motion capture in biomedical applications.
Education and career[edit]
Ploeg was a student of mechanical engineering at Queen's University. She earned a bachelor's degree there in 1988, and a master's degree in 1991. From 1992 to 2002 she worked as a researcher and project manager for Centerpulse Orthopedics, a Swiss company in Winterthur; during this time she continued her studies at Queen's University, and completed a Ph.D. in 2000.[3][4]
From 2003 to 2018 she worked at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an assistant and associate professor of mechanical engineering. In 2018 she returned to Queen's University as an associate professor, and in 2022 she was promoted to full professor.[3][4] She was named as the inaugural Queen's Chair for Women in Engineering in 2020.[4][5]
Recognition[edit]
Ploeg was named as an ASME Fellow in 2021,[6] and as a Fellow of the Orthopaedic Research Society in 2024.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Birth year from VIAF and ISNI authority control records, retrieved 2024-04-02
- ^ "Heidi Ploeg PhD, P.Eng, FASME", Faculty & Staff Directory, Smith Engineering, Queen's University, retrieved 2024-04-02
- ^ a b "heidi-lynn ploeg", ORCiD, retrieved 2024-04-02
- ^ a b c McMackon, Cassidy (22 October 2020), "Closing the gender equality gap in engineering: In conversation with Dr. Heidi Ploeg: Ploeg is the first Chair for Women in Engineering", Queen's University Journal, Queen's University, retrieved 2024-04-02
- ^ "Dr. Heidi Ploeg appointed as inaugural Chair for Women in Engineering", Smith Engineering News, Smith Engineering, Queen's University, 15 October 2020, retrieved 2024-04-02; "Chair for Women in Engineering Heidi Ploeg discusses progress, challenges on International Day of Women and Girls in Science", Smith Engineering News, Smith Engineering, Queen's University, 11 February 2022, retrieved 2024-04-02
- ^ All fellows (PDF), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2022, retrieved 2024-04-02
- ^ Heidi Ploeg selected as a 2024 Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Fellow, Centre for Health Innovation, Queen's University, 16 February 2024, retrieved 2024-04-02
External links[edit]
- Meet Queen's Engineering professor Dr. Heidi Ploeg (video)
- Heidi Ploeg publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Canadian bioengineers
- Canadian mechanical engineers
- Canadian women engineers
- Women bioengineers
- Women mechanical engineers
- Queen's University at Kingston alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- Academic staff of Queen's University at Kingston
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers