Dr. Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu is an immigrant Tamil woman. She received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from McGill University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford funded by the Government of Québec. She is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology here at McMaster University, and since September 2022 serves as the Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity (EDII) in the Faculty of Science. Her office hopes to shape a cohesive vision and network of EDII for the Faculty, seek respectful pathways for collaboration with Indigenous scholars and students, develop anti-racist and equity-focused curricular content and scholarship, integrate equity-based best practices in policies and processes, develop youth outreach, and continue individual conversations and consultations. Her research group in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology carries out interdisciplinary work that combines chemistry, optical physics, and applied engineering to study unusual interactions between light and matter.
In this week's session of ARC Grand Rounds, participants will explore the significance of data in identifying, prioritizing and assessing equity, diversity and inclusion efforts, and understand the complexities and different facets of demographic data collection, stewardship and analysis.
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