CACSMA Automotive Career Hour
July 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
During this session, you will:
- Learn about the Canadian automotive industry and key organizations.
- Explore current and emerging industry trends.
- Discover actionable steps to kick-start your career and ask questions during the Q&A session.
Guest Speakers
Dr. Simon Baril-Gosselin
Dr. Simon Baril-Gosselin holds a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in mechanical engineering and is a research officer for the Automotive and Surface Transportation Research Centre of the National Research Council Canada (NRC). He specialises in the fabrication and testing of composite structures. Currently, he focuses on rapid manufacturing techniques such as stamp forming and injection overmoulding to help the automotive industry increase the energy efficiency and safety of its vehicles.
Dr. Andrew Hrymak
Dr. Andrew Hrymak (P.Eng, FCIC, FCAE) completed Ph. D. Chem. Eng., Carnegie Mellon University; B.Eng., Chem Eng., McMaster University. He is Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research at Western University. His research interests include modeling, design, and optimization of materials processing systems, with an emphasis on polymer composites.
Hosted by CACSMA, CKN, FIP-Composites@Western and National Research Council.