To dream and to act: Hind Al-Abadleh at TEDxLaurierUniversity

Hind is driven by a passion for science and discovery. Raised in the UAE, Hind found that the limitations imposed on her by the post-911 U.S. also served to increase her passion to bring her dreams into reality. Now a tenured chemistry professor and researcher at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada, Hind continues to learn and exposes her students to this 'central science' that helps us make sense of everything around us. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)