Áine Brazil is an Irish engineer.
A chartered engineer, Brazil is a fellow of Engineers Ireland and vice chair of Thornton Tomasetti, a New York engineering firm. A graduate of the University of Galway, Brazil won the award for International Engineer of the Year at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards in 2014. She was conferred with a Doctor of Engineering ( honoris causa) by NUI Galway in June 2015. [1]
Brazil was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for her leadership in the design of innovative buildings and contributions to engineering literacy.
References
- ^ "Honorary Conferrings". Cois Coiribe. Winter 2015. p. 49.
External links
- "NUI Galway to name iconic building after first woman to earn an engineering degree". Galway Advertiser. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "World-renowned engineer pays tribute to parents who valued education". Galway Advertiser. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- https://connachttribune.ie/tag/aine-brazil/
- https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/people/aine_brazil/
- http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2017/06/20/aine-brazil-thornton-tomasetti-engineer/
- http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2018/07/24/world-renowned-galway-engineer-aine-brazil-honoured-concern-worldwide/
- http://www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2015/nuig/Brazil_Aine.pdf
- https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/realestate/a-shoulder-for-buildings-to-lean-on.html