For her contributions as a materials engineer whose efforts have reduced corrosion and improved the performance of reinforced concrete structures.
Carolyn Hansson has helped create sustainable habitats by improving our ability to build and maintain concrete infrastructure. She is a professor and former vice-president of research at the University of Waterloo, and is a materials engineer who has made innovative contributions to identifying and preventing the corrosion of metals and alloys in cement and concrete. Notably, she pioneered a monitoring system for evaluating the integrity of concrete structures that is used in bridges and marine structures in several provinces.