Hoda ElMaraghy
Hoda ElMaraghy CM OOnt (Arabic: هدى المراغي; born 1945[1]) is an Egyptian-Canadian professor and director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Center at the University of Windsor, Canada which she founded together with her husband Prof. Waguih ElMaraghy in July 1994.[2] In 1994, she was the first woman to serve as dean of engineering at a Canadian university. She is also the first Canadian woman to obtain a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering.[3] She was appointed as Canada Research Chair (CRC) in manufacturing systems in 2002.[4] She has published more than 450 articles.[1] She received the order of Ontario in 2015.[5]
Personal life
She was born as Hoda Abdelkader ElGammal (Arabic: هدى عبد القادر الجمال) to a father from Alexandria and a mother from El Mahalla El Kubra. ElMaraghy family of her husband is the same family of Mustafa al-Maraghi, the former rector of Al-Azhar.[6]
Career
ElMaraghy got a Bachelor's with Honours in mechanical engineering from Cairo University, Egypt. She got a Master's and Ph.D. both in mechanical engineering from McMaster University, Canada[7] in 1972 and 1976 respectively.[8] She was a Professor and founding Director of the Flexible Manufacturing Systems Centre at McMaster University until joining the University of Windsor as the Dean of Engineering in 1994.[9] Her research on flexible manufacturing has helped manufacturers around the world adapt and respond to market changes.[5]
References
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- "Welcome | Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Centre - University of Windsor". www1.uwindsor.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
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- Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". Retrieved 2018-11-20.
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- "زواج الحب والهندسة الأولى فى السيارات والأول فى الإنتاج .. هدى الجمال .. وجيه المراغى : السياسة غيرت مسارنا.. ومصر قلب الثورة الصناعية الرابعة". الأهرام اليومي (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- "Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy". Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- Oakley, Simon. "Hoda ElMaraghy elected international membership by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences | Faculty of Engineering". www.eng.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- "Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy | Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Centre - University of Windsor". www1.uwindsor.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-20.