Heather Sheardown

Heather Sheardown
FAIMBE FCAE
TitleDean
Academic work
DisciplineEngineering
Sub-discipline Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
InstitutionsMcMaster University

Heather Sheardown is a professor in the Chemical Engineering department at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and holder of a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ophthalmic Biomaterials and Drug Delivery System from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).[1][2] Her research has focused on biomaterials and eye health, including bioengineered contact lenses,[3][4] and eye drops that can be used for targeted drug delivery.[5][6][7] She was the student of Professor John Brash.[8]

Sheardown is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering,[9] a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[10] and in 2020, she received the Hamilton YWCA's Women of Distinction award in Science, Technology, and Trades.[11][12] In 2021 she was appointed Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering,[13] and was confirmed as Dean of Engineering in 2022.[14][15]

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ^ "Ontario invests more than $9M in McMaster research". Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ "Mac team has contact lens comfort in view". The Hamilton Spectator. 2008-07-10. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ^ "Biomaterials research centre surfaces in city". The Hamilton Spectator. 2013-04-20. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. ^ "No longer lost in the blink of an eye: McMaster researchers create eye drops that last longer | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  6. ^ "Sparing patients a needle in the eye". The Hamilton Spectator. 2012-02-02. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. ^ "Biomaterials research centre surfaces in city". The Hamilton Spectator. 2013-04-20. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  8. ^ "Award is good medicine for Mac engineer". The Hamilton Spectator. 2009-05-01. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  9. ^ "New Fellows 2014 | The Canadian Academy of Engineering". Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  10. ^ "Heather Sheardown, Ph.D, PEng, FCAE COF-4116 - AIMBE". Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  11. ^ "Heather Sheardown honoured with YWCA Women of Distinction Award | Faculty of Engineering". www.eng.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  12. ^ "YWCA Hamilton honours 11 Women of Distinction". The Hamilton Spectator. 2020-03-06. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  13. ^ "New Acting Dean Appointed for the Faculty of Engineering". Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  14. ^ "Five things you need to know about McMaster Engineering's new Dean | Faculty of Engineering". www.eng.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  15. ^ "McMaster announces new Dean of Engineering; second term for Dean of Science". Retrieved 2022-06-27.