Executive Council
​2017 - 2018

President
Matthew Hardman

I am a PhD student working with Drs. Graham Pearson and Thomas Stachel. My project focuses on the geochemical discrimination of crust- and mantle-derived garnets, and improving the utility of eclogitic garnet in the exploration for diamond deposits.

Vice President
Denelle Smyth

​I am a Masters student working under Dr. Graham Pearson.  My project involves the geochemistry and geochronology of the Pikoo kimberlites in Saskatchewan.

Secretary/Treasurer
Elaine Lord

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Social Convenor
Anna Serdetchnaia

​I am a second year Master's student under the supervision of Dr. Martin Sharp. I am looking at how glacier mass balance has changed across the Arctic over the last 20 years. 

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ATLAS Talk Series Organizer
​Maya LaGrange

I'm a second year master's student with Dr. Murray Gingras. My project focuses on the sedimentology and geochemistry of the Devonian Canol Formation in the Northwest Territories.

ATLAS Talk Series Organizer
Ben Gruber
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I am a second year Master's student studying the lower crust and work under Graham Pearson and Tom Chacko. I received my Bachelors degree from Washington State University in the Spring of 2015 and am excited to be researching again!

Webmaster/Calendar Coordinator
Joe Young
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I'm a Master's student with Duane Froese.  My research is centered on glacial Lake Agassiz and its link to abrupt climate change.

ATLAS Symposium Organizer
Brette Harris

Hi, I'm Brette and I'm a master's student working with Dr. Murray Gingras on the Hare Indian Formation in the Northwest Territories.
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Outreach Coordinator,
Department Council Representative
Christopher Noyahr

GSA Representative
Alison Thomas

Hey, I’m a second year MSc student supervised by Dr. John Waldron.  My project examines salt expulsion in the Antigonish sub-basin in Nova Scotia.
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Field Trip Organizer
​Theron Finley

I am a master's student supervised by Drs. Martyn Unsworth, Stephen Johnston, and Jonathan Banks. My research is focussed on fault-hosted geothermal systems in the Canadian Cordillera.
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Diversity Chair
Mei Lai

Undergraduate Liason,
Michael Duvall

Remote Sensing and GIS Representative
Carlos Campos

Geology Representative
Ian Beitz

Glacial and Quaternary Representative
Sophie Norris

I am a PhD student supervised by Dr. Duane Froese. My project looks at the deglaciation of northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Urban and Regional Planning Representative
Jared Candlish 

Human Geography  Representative
Jake Papineau

I am a PhD student supervised by Dr. Leith Deacon. My research examines the role of innovation in the context of resource-based communities in Canada's North.