Movers & Shakers
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Environment and Sustainability The Fort McMurray Wildfire Cleanup, which earned the Environment and Sustainability Summit Award, required swift and coordinated remediation. After the May 2016 wildfire ripped through the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, 203,000 tonnes of waste was removed—with more than 70 per cent it being reused or recycled. More than 50 companies directly contributed to the project, which was developed, implemented, and managed by APEGA members Steve Taylor, P.Geo., Gregory Parker, P.Eng. , and Josh Ruud, E.I.T. Research Excellence A researcher whose studies are making it easier and cheaper to build location technology into electronic devices is the recipient of the Research Excellence Award. Dr. Yang Gao, P.Eng. , of the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering, has put a precise point positioning algorithm into service to improve, correct, and simplify satellite navigation for things like smartphones and drones. Excellence in Education Dr. Simaan AbouRizk, P.Eng. , is a University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor who's been instrumental in enhancing construction engineering and management education in Alberta. The 2018 recipient of the Excellence in Education Summit Award, he has received recognition around the world for his educational model. Dr. AbouRizk is also renowned as a supervisor and mentor of master's degree and doctoral students in computer simulation for construction planning, productivity improvement, constructability
than 110 technical presentations, co-edited a book, and filed seven patents. Dr. Nassar is associate professor in chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering. Community Service Since 1996, Landmark Homes has donated more than $11.5 million to charitable and community initiatives, focusing on post-secondary education, health care, the arts, and programs for newcomers and the homeless. One of the people behind those millions is Reza Nasseri, CM, AOE, P.Eng. , a co-founder of the construction company that became Landmark and the recipient of the 2018 Community Service Summit Award. Mr. Nasseri and his family donated $10 million in 2014 to the Faculty of Engineering at his alma mater, the University of Alberta, to create and run a space for fostering industrialization and sustainability in the Brian Thicke, P.Eng. , has helped his mentees "stand a little taller," as one of them has put it, in the world of forensic engineering. Semi-retired now from a career of investigating the causes of fires, explosions, mechanical failures, and other things gone wrong, the Edmonton resident and past employee of Atomic Energy of Canada received our 2018 Outstanding Mentor Award. Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Anyone called "Dr. Mum" must have a special relationship with the people around her. So it is with the recipient of the Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Award, Dr. Lynne Cowe Falls, P.Eng. , a civil engineering professor at the Schulich School of Engineering. Dr. Cowe Falls, who commonly has students queuing outside her door for advice, is noted for her practical and resilient approach to being a professional and a community contributor—which construction industry. Outstanding Mentor
review, and risk analysis. Early Accomplishment
Having received his APEGA designation in 2011, Dr. Nashaat Nassar, P.Eng. , is just getting started in his engineering and academic career, yet the Early Accomplishment Award recipient has already written more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, given more
is especially impactful for those of her mentees and students who are women.
Nominations Now Open APEGA has been presenting the Summit Awards every year since 1990. For information on nominating a person or project for the 2019 awards, visit apega.ca.
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