Quantum Leaps Burnaby

Quantum Leaps Burnaby The conferences are facilitated by role models and speakers who will be able to educate young women in science and technology-based fields.

April 26th Women in STEM Livestream PST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWndMIYxDtlzOv1fpcd15jg

We empower young women to achieve their dreams in pursuing careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). We will have workshops with fields of biological sciences, practical medicine, computer science, and engineering.

Sharing an important initiative from one of our 2026 conference speakers, Zelyn Lee:Chinese Canadian youth often face un...
05/03/2026

Sharing an important initiative from one of our 2026 conference speakers, Zelyn Lee:

Chinese Canadian youth often face unique challenges to accessing mental health care, including cultural stigma, language barriers, and a lack of culturally appropriate resources. We developed MyHEARTSMAP-C, a culturally adapted psychosocial self-assessment tool available in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, to better support youth mental health. We need your help to test how well our tool is able to recommend appropriate resources for Chinese Canadian youth!

On March 27th, 2026, high school students from across the Lower Mainland gathered together at UBC’s Abdul Ladha Student ...
03/30/2026

On March 27th, 2026, high school students from across the Lower Mainland gathered together at UBC’s Abdul Ladha Student Science Center to explore various fields of STEM and hear from female-identifying STEM leaders.

We had over fourty participants attending workshops ranging from Anthropology to Psychology to Civil Engineering. We held a challenge of creating a bridge and a design challenge with teams ideating solutions to the guiding question, “How might we increase the amount of water saved throughout the world?”

Our judges were very impressed with each team’s designs and our winning team won $10 gift cards.

Quantum Leaps would like to thank sponsors McCreary Centre Society, SCWIST, and DIVERT Mental Health. We have great appreciation for our workshop leaders Dr. Aleksa Alaica, Ruchika Bhatia, Dr. Tamara Etmannski, and Zelyn Lee.


1 day left until 2026 Quantum Leaps STEM Conference! See you there!
03/26/2026

1 day left until 2026 Quantum Leaps STEM Conference! See you there!

2 days left until 2026 Quantum Leaps STEM Conference! We look forward to seeing everyone participate in our design chall...
03/25/2026

2 days left until 2026 Quantum Leaps STEM Conference! We look forward to seeing everyone participate in our design challenge!

3 days left until 2026 Quantum Leaps STEM Conference! Check your email for more details!
03/25/2026

3 days left until 2026 Quantum Leaps STEM Conference! Check your email for more details!

Zelyn is finishing her Master’s in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences program at the University of British Columb...
03/17/2026

Zelyn is finishing her Master’s in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences program at the University of British Columbia and is a 2024 fellow with DIVERT, Canada’s first multidisciplinary digital mental health research platform. Her research focuses on improving accessibility in mental health care. Over the past two years, she has worked on culturally adapting MyHEARTSMAP, a digital youth mental health screening tool, into Chinese to better support Chinese youth and their families in identifying concerns and seeking help earlier.

Maya Taylor is a fourth-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of British Columbia. She has previously wo...
03/17/2026

Maya Taylor is a fourth-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of British Columbia. She has previously worked as a Hardware Electrical Engineering Student at Solidigm, supporting the testing and design of solid-state drives, and as a Field Engineering Student at Vermilion Energy, operating oil and gas facilities. During the academic year, Maya works as a Senior Residence Advisor in first-year residences and as a Teaching Assistant for a second-year computer engineering course. Maya also helps organize the UBC Women in Engineering High School Mentorship Program. In her spare time, Maya enjoys cycling, running, and birdwatching!

Dr. Tamara Etmannski is an environmental engineer and award-winning educator at the University of British Columbia. She ...
03/17/2026

Dr. Tamara Etmannski is an environmental engineer and award-winning educator at the University of British Columbia. She teaches engineering leadership and sustainability while inspiring students to use engineering to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. She is passionate about empowering girls and young women to see themselves as future leaders in STEM.

Ruchika Bhatia is a strategic technology and program management leader with over 18 years of experience driving large-sc...
03/17/2026

Ruchika Bhatia is a strategic technology and program management leader with over 18 years of experience driving large-scale digital transformation across healthcare, enterprise technology, and financial services. She has led large scale Agile product delivery, SaaS platforms, and AI-driven digital transformation initiatives. Ruchika holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and is PMP and cloud-certified. She guides cross-functional and executive teams to deliver complex programs that enhance operational performance and business outcomes.

Introducing 1 of our 5 speakers at this year’s conference! Aleksa K. Alaica is an anthropological archaeologist and Assi...
03/17/2026

Introducing 1 of our 5 speakers at this year’s conference! Aleksa K. Alaica is an anthropological archaeologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at UBC. She employs social sciences approaches and STEM methodologies to study human-animal interactions in the past, with a focus on the Andes region of South America. Mobilizing zooarchaeology (the study of animal bones from archaeological contexts) and isotope analyses, she seeks to elucidate the way that past societies of present-day Peru were managing llamas, alpacas, guinea pigs and dogs, while hunting, collecting and exploiting wild species. She is particularly interested in diverse ethnotaxonomies and how different worldviews and cultural perspectives categorize and define the natural world. Trained in archaeology at the University of Toronto for BA and PhD work and osteoarchaeology at the University of Edinburgh for MSc work, Aleksa hopes to showcase how questions we have about the past can influence our choices today and into the future.

The Quantum Leaps Conference is a free, in‑person STEM event created to inspire youth, to explore the wide range of oppo...
03/09/2026

The Quantum Leaps Conference is a free, in‑person STEM event created to inspire youth, to explore the wide range of opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math. Join us on March 27, 2026 from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM at the Abdul Ladha Science Centre @ UBC for an engaging day of workshops and panels led by five experienced mentors from diverse STEM fields. Students in Grades 8–12 are invited to discover new interests, learn from professionals, and connect with other young scientists. Lunch and snacks are provided, and speaker bios are coming soon! 

For registration, click the link in the bio!

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