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the University of Alberta, and the University of Calgary. She started a geological consulting firm and later was hired by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (now the Alberta Energy Regulator). For the past 20 years she’s worked at ARC’s Alberta Geological Survey, where she’s currently a senior geology advisor. She’s also the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific articles, maps, and books. Over the years, Dr. Hein has introduced hundreds of elementary students and Girl Guides to the world
of geology. She helped pilot a Geological Survey of Canada training program on rocks and minerals for elementary school teachers. Dr. Hein has also mentored dozens of young geology professionals, and as a university professor, she’s supervised more than 30 graduate and post-doctoral students. Dr. Hein and her husband raised four daughters — although none of them went into geology. “The closest is a cultural anthropologist. We figure they got too much geology when they were kids,” she jokes.
FOUR STUDENTS GIVE THE OLD SUMMER RECAP — AFTER RECEIVING IVAN FINLAY LEADERSHIP AWARDS FROM THE APEGA FOUNDATION AND APEGA’S PAST-PRESIDENTS Writing a master’s thesis. Doing field work in Nunavut. Searching for gold. Tackling a seismic research project. That covers how four recipients of APEGA’s Ivan Finlay Leadership Award spent the summer — each with an extra $500 in hand. The award, from the APEGA Foundation and APEGA’s past-presidents, recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities within the engineering and geoscience university communities of Alberta. The award is named after the late Ivan Finlay,
P.Eng., the Association’s first full-time Registrar. Kurtis Broda, E.I.T. , expects to finish his thesis- based master’s in mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering this September. He’s researching a new method to measure the composition of nanoscale pollution particles released during fossil fuel combustion. The tiny particles pose an environmental hazard, but their size makes them hard to measure. Analyzing their composition is key to understanding and mitigating their adverse effects. Mr. Broda recently spent almost half a year in Cambridge, U.K. On a $15,000 scholarship, he was there conducting research for a manufacturer to implement new measuring software. The technology is now being used by the company’s customers. Outside school, Mr. Broda volunteers as President of the Alberta Whitewater Association. He spends his free time international bike touring, backcountry skiing, and taking part in triathlons. The other three recipients are all APEGA student members registered under the APEGA Student Advantage Program (ASAP). Skye Lybbert completed his geology degree this spring in the U of A’s Faculty of Science. He graduated with honours and received the Dean’s Silver Medal in
LEADERS OF TODAY, LEADERS OF TOMORROW APEGA Registrar & CEO Jay Nagendran, P.Eng., QEP, BCEE, left, along with APEGA COO Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), right, present Ivan Finlay Award cheques to (centre, from left) Jessica Zerb, Skye Lybbert, Kurtis Broda, E.I.T., and Daniel Baker.
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