Zakiah Kassam was the guest speaker at the 58th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference held in Ottawa, Canada, in 2008. Her poetry has also been published in “Running with Scissors” by Cumulus Press.
Zakiah A. Kassam holds a Chemical Engineering degree from McGill University and a Master of Environmental Engineering degree from the University of Calgary. She worked extensively in the energy sector prior to pursuing an MBA at the University of Toronto. Her work experience includes research in environmental bioengineering, process design for the oil and gas sector, and environmental consulting.
http://www.csche2008.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/5270/la_id/1.htm
For reference to her poetry collection: http://www.cumuluspress.com/runningwithscissors.html
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