Áine Brazil Explained

Áine Brazil is an Irish engineer.

A chartered engineer, Brazil is a fellow of Engineers Ireland and vice chair of Thornton Tomasetti, a New York engineering firm. A graduate of the University of Galway, Brazil won the award for International Engineer of the Year at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards in 2014. She was conferred with a Doctor of Engineering (honoris causa) by NUI Galway in June 2015.^[1]

Brazil was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for her leadership in the design of innovative buildings and contributions to engineering literacy.

External links

• News: NUI Galway to name iconic building after first woman to earn an engineering degree . 2 March 2017 . Galway Advertiser . 8 June 2020 .
• News: World-renowned engineer pays tribute to parents who valued education . 26 July 2018 . Galway Advertiser . 8 June 2020 .
• https://connachttribune.ie/tag/aine-brazil/
• https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/people/aine_brazil/
• http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2017/06/20/aine-brazil-thornton-tomasetti-engineer/
• http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2018/07/24/world-renowned-galway-engineer-aine-brazil-honoured-concern-worldwide/
• http://www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2015/nuig/Brazil_Aine.pdf
• https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/realestate/a-shoulder-for-buildings-to-lean-on.html

Notes and References

1. News: Honorary Conferrings. Cois Coiribe. Winter 2015. 49.