[7] She studied engineering at the University of Toronto where she completed her Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

[3] Her PhD on the influence of fluoride on bone quality was supervised by Marc Grynpas[1] in the Department of Materials at The University of Toronto.

[10] Chachra has contributed to The Atlantic, Untapped,[11] MIT Technology Review,[12] and the comic Bitch Planet.

[16] Her newsletter Metafoundry was described by Wired magazine as being 'like being plugged Oculus-style into her brain while she meditates on science and culture'.

[24] She writes a column for American Society for Engineering Education's magazine Prism called Reinvention.

[25] At Olin College she is looking at how women and minority students engage with engineering education, designing interventions to improve retention and diversity.

[33] Chachra received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to work on engineering education.