Madiha Kotb

Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb (born 1953) is an Egyptian-born Canadian mechanical and consulting engineer and former executive at the Régie du Bâtiment du Québec (RBQ),[1] who served as 132nd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2013–2014.[2]

Biography

Born in Giza, Egypt,[3] Kotb attended the Lycée Français du Caire, and studied materials engineering at The American University in Cairo in the early 1970s. In 1974 she moved to Canada,[4] where she continued her studies in Montreal, Quebec at the Concordia University, where she obtained her BSc in mechanical engineering in 1976, and in 1980 her MSc in mechanical engineering in 1981.[5][6]

In 1980 Kotb joined the workforce.[7] In the 1990s she joined the Régie du bâtiment, the engineering safety watchdog of the Government of Quebec, where she eventually headed of the Pressure vessel Technical Services Division.[8]

From 1989 to 2015 Kotb also served on the Canadian National Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels Inspectors,[9] and in the year 2013-2014 she served as 132nd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Selected publications

Articles, a selection
  • Kotb, Madiha El Mehelmy. "An Ability to Adapt and Change." Mechanical Engineering, 136.11 (2014): 36–37.

References

  1. ^ Thilmany, Jean. "Q&A: Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb." Mechanical Engineering-CIME, July 2013, p. 24. Academic OneFile, Accessed 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb Takes Office as ASME's 132nd President," at asme.org, June 25, 2013. Accessed 2017-09-22.
  3. ^ Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, "Changes I found and changes I took in my life," in: Samia Spencer (ed.). Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian Women Changing Their World. 2016. p. 239.
  4. ^ Nancy Salim, "Under Pressure: Engineering Is a Part of Life for Kotb [WIE from Around the World]." IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine 7.2 (2013): 45–46. (Abstract)
  5. ^ "Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb Begins Term as ASME President," at asme.org, June 25, 2013. Accessed 2017-09-22.
  6. ^ Concordia Magazine, Summer 2011. p. 27
  7. ^ National Academy of Engineering, et al. Career Choices of Female Engineers: A Summary of a Workshop. National Academies Press, October 2014. p. 36.
  8. ^ Scott McCulloch. "Engineering grad goes global, Concordia engineering graduate chosen as fourth woman to lead the American Society of Mechanical Engineers" In: Concordia University, 2013/09/03. Accessed 2017-09-22.
  9. ^ "Member Retirements Announced: Madiha El-Mehelmy Kotb, P.E., Québec," at nationalboard.org, 8/13/2017. Accessed 2017-09-22.