Sophie D'Amours
Sophie D'Amours | |
|---|---|
| 26th Rector of Université Laval | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Brière |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1966 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Université Laval (BS, MA) École Polytechnique de Montréal (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | Université Laval |
| Thesis | La planification des operations en reseaux manufacturiers symbiotiques (1995) |
| Doctoral advisors | Francois Soumis Benoit Montreuil |
Sophie D'Amours OC (born 1966) is a Canadian engineer and a professor at Université Laval. On April 26, 2017, she was elected the 26th rector of Université Laval, the first woman to hold the position.