Aastha Goyal

2022 McCall MacBain Scholar

McGill Faculty of Engineering, MSc, Materials Engineering

Education:

McGill University (BEng’22)

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Aastha served as president of the Engineering Undergraduate Society at McGill, leading a team that oversees over 60 student clubs, committees, and teams. She started Engaged Learning in Engineering (ELINE), a committee that hosts events to help students improve their learning methods, and she led outreach for a student club seeking to improve the presence of women in engineering. Aastha also led an intramural volleyball team. She worked as a teaching assistant for four terms.

Aastha began a Master of Science in Materials Engineering to research the design of new materials, which may be used for production of batteries, solar panels, and semiconductors to meet clean energy demands.