Shubham is a 4th year Chemical Engineering Student at Laurentian University. Previously, he completed an advanced diploma in Chemical Engineering from Sheridan College. He also recently completed an internship with a mining company where he worked in process control and optimization. He also has experience working as a research student, lab analyst and tutor. He has achieved many accomplishments in his academic career, including the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation (CMIEF) scholarship, certification of excellence in academics and an award for outstanding achievement in academics and community involvement award. He considers himself to be an engineering student with a strong work ethic, integrity and leadership skills. He is looking forward to completing his undergraduate degree next year and moving forward in his career.
François-Xavier Bonin is a current graduating geology student at McGill University. At 21 years old, he has already won several distinctions highlighting his academic and leadership skills: NSERC research award, Osisko Scholarship, John Steers Scholarship and many more. M.Bonin has been and is still currently working with Prof. Baker on meimechitic melts. He will pursue a Master’s degree at Laval University next year working on the Bellefond corridor of the Val-d’Or orogenic gold district with Prof. LaFlamme. Strong believer in community involvement and giving back, he always hopes to have a positive impact on his environment wherever he goes.
Knut is in his final year of a Bachelor of Science in engineering, majoring in geological engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He previously completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in geoscience from Vancouver Island University. He has worked in the mining industry for multiple consulting firms, working in exploration geophysics and mining hydrogeology. He is interested in continuing to grow a career in the mining industry following graduation and hopes to gain work experience in dam construction or a related field. The mining industry interests him as it is a dynamic and changing work environment, providing interesting challenges to overcome.
Jovana Plavšić is a Ph.D. student at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where she is doing research on virtual reality-enabled digital twins for remote monitoring and maintenance in the mining industry. Her areas of expertise are digital technologies and virtual reality visualization. She has completed several international virtual reality-based projects in the fields of architecture, urban and spatial planning, historical documentary film, business, higher education, and hydrology. Prior to joining UBC, she worked as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Digital Production at Educons University.
In her previous life, Lauryne Robertson was a French country girl, an equestrian and a bakery and pastry chef. She became interested and enthusiastic about mining when she met her husband, a Canadian mining engineer, in Mongolia. Today, she is an Albertan cowgirl, who spends her time between mining technology classes and chasing adventures and wildlife observation in the beautiful Rocky mountains. "Five years ago, I was baarely able to speak English and I couldn’t have imagined that I would be on the verge of a career in mining in Canada," says Lauryne. "I don’t know where this path will lead but I am proud of who I became and where I am today. I am looking forward to start my new work life."
Luis Urena is a second-year student at Laurentian University striving to become a Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineer. His passions are video games, cooking and sports. He considers himself a great communicator with the ability to utilize technology effectively and engage with clients and colleagues to meet goals. Additionally, he is able to make use of procedural knowledge acquired through on-the-job training and use basic information-gathering skills to solve problems and concerns in an organized manner. He is independent and resourceful, able to work in a fast-paced environment with little supervision. He is also continuously motivated to learn and gain more experience through challenging positions.
