Meet Hadeel Mohammad
Distributing certificates to participants in the 5G Toronto Summit held at University of Toronto in 2019.
Hadeel Elayan Mohammad graduated with a Highest Honours Masters of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Khalifa University in 2017. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. In her spare time, Hadeel enjoys reading, cooking, and collecting magnets and mugs.
When did your love of STEM begin?
My love of STEM began at a very young age. I actually got inspired by my father who, may his soul rest in peace, was a chemistry teacher. Perhaps my first exposure to the inquisition and curiosity involved in the STEM field were the times he took me with him to the chemistry lab and I watched him silently prepare different experiments. From there, my appreciation and curiosity for science truly blossomed. My father always told me that the future belongs to the curious. It belongs to the people who are not afraid to try it, explore it, question it and perhaps turn it inside out. This is why I was startled with everything that happened around me. I wanted to know why people have decided to go to the moon, or why they have chosen to climb the highest mountains, or even why have some bothered flying across the Atlantic. As I grew up, I learned that our goals will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills. I knew that success belongs to those who are goal-oriented, determined and preserving. Ultimately, this is what drove me in my pursuit to succeed as an engineer and beyond.
What is the best part about working in the field of STEM?
Engineering was a passion that I nurtured through my continuous quest to explore all what is new and dig deep into the problem until I find a solution. To me, that is the best part about working in the field of STEM, to steadfastly appraise one’s views and look at problems in a new light until the answer becomes clear. In addition, working in the field of STEM allows me to constantly rediscover myself as I am always exposed to the most novel technologies and trends. Finally and most importantly, it allows me to carry out the ‘reverse domino effect’, trying to lift up other women and pass on my gift of strength.
What advice would you give young women interested in a career in STEM?
An advice that I would like to give to young women interested in a career in STEM is to not not fear failure, but rather fear not trying and always remember that when one door closes, somewhere a window opens. It’s only through persistence that we can find who we are. Salute to all strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.