User:Georgiapitblado

Georgia Pitblado is a second-year Mechatronic Systems Engineering student at Western University and a 2025 Schulich Leader in Engineering. She is interested in robotics, sustainable technology and entrepreneurship. She especially enjoys engineering work that takes her into the field and opportunities to introduce younger students to STEM. She hopes to pursue a dual degree in engineering and business through Ivey Business School.

• Bachelor of Engineering Science, Mechatronic Systems Engineering, expected 2029
• Western Scholar and Dean’s Honour List, 2025–2026

• Engineering Co-op Student, Ridge Landfill, Waste Connections of Canada (summer 2026)
  • Measured liquid levels in more than 300 landfill gas wells to identify where leachate was interfering with gas collection.
  • Assisted with environmental sampling, leachate management and operations at the renewable natural gas plant, where landfill gas is purified before entering the Enbridge pipeline.
• Bridge Design Team Member, Western Engineers in Action (September 2025–present)
  • Contributes CAD models and project documentation to a bridge project in Eswatini that aims to give children a safer route to school and other community members a safer way to travel.
• CarePath, Hospital Asset Tracking System (January–April 2026)
  • Helped develop a Java-based web application that lets hospital staff locate equipment on a map and see when it moves outside a designated area. CarePath placed second in its division at Western’s Engineering Showcase.
• Underwater Museum Exhibit, Stained-Glass Design (September–December 2025)
  • Used CAD modelling and 3D printing to design a stained-glass installation for an underwater exhibit. Investigated how different wavelengths pass through the glass and helped develop a sensor system to monitor light intensity, temperature and wavelength.

• Robotics and control systems
• Sustainable technology, particularly renewable energy from waste
• CAD and 3D printing
• Educational robotics and hands-on engineering design for children

• Schulich Leader Scholarship in Engineering, Western University, 2025
  • Received a $120,000 scholarship to study engineering at Western.
• Governor General’s Academic Medal, Ursuline College Chatham
  • Awarded for the highest overall graduating average.
• YMCA Celebration of Youth Awards
  • Received Honourable Recognition in the Science and Technology category.

• Co-Founder and Director, NucleHER (2025–present)
  • Co-founded a community of more than 4,000 followers that highlights women in STEM through interviews, student features and outreach. Built local and international partnerships with companies such as Erlia Pilates, GURU Energy and BioSteel.
• Co-Founder and Co-President, Try It Once (2026–present)
  • Co-leads a 19-person executive team that organizes monthly activities for more than 120 Western students. By partnering with local businesses, the club helps students meet people outside their programs, try something new and explore London beyond campus.
• Co-Founder, Grade 8 STEM Outreach Program (2025)
  • Co-founded a program that introduced more than 300 Grade 8 students across local schools to STEM.
• Big Sister Mentor, Women in Engineering at Western (2026–present)
  • Mentors first-year engineering students as they adjust to university. Previously served as a Marketing Ambassador (2025–2026).
• General Member, Women in Technology at Western (September 2026–present)

• SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Associate (CSWA)
  • Dassault Systèmes, October 2026
• Design and fabrication
  • CAD modelling, 3D printing and prototyping
• Programming
  • Java and C

• Western News, “Western welcomes 2025 cohort of Schulich Leaders” (2025)
• Chatham Daily News, “UCC grad Georgia Pitblado receives $120K Schulich leader scholarship” (2025)
• The Chatham Voice, “UCC’s Pitblado earns $120K scholarship” (2025)

Georgia Pitblado on LinkedIn