Every year APEGS recognizes engineering and geoscience graduates at the University of Regina (UofR) and University of Saskatchewan(UofS) for outstanding academic achievements and leadership. Meet the next generation of innovation.
Congratulations 2019 Gold Medal Recipients!
Jamie Schmidt
Jamie Schmidt graduated from the UofR with a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Geology with a minor in Physical Geography in the fall of 2018. As a child, her father (also a geologist) taught her how to identify rocks and minerals, which ignited a life-long passion in geology and geoscience. In 2017, she was a part of a research team that travelled to central Madagascar to provide a preliminary study on the origins of the volcanic fields in the Ampefy area, leading to B.Sc. Honours thesis which was presented at both the Western Inter-University Geoscience Conference 2019 and the Saskatchewan Geological Society Open house. In Saskatchewan, Jamie has taught and done research at the UofR and worked for the Saskatchewan Geological Survey, SaskEnergy and the U of R Geology Department. Jamie is currently working towards distinguishing herself as a dedicated and professional Geoscientist in Saskatchewan.
Ashley Stock
Ashley Stock was born and raised in Saskatoon. She decided to study engineering while in high school after doing internships at a consulting company where her sister, an environmental engineer, worked. Initially she wanted to pursue environmental engineering but soon realized her passion for engineering physics and astrophysics when she began studying at the UofS. Throughout her undergraduate studies, Ashley has been deeply involved in student groups and has shared her love for learning with other students as a peer mentor with the Peer Assisted Learning program and as a teaching assistant in first year astronomy and physics courses. She has also done undergraduate research in atmospheric physics and astronomy, mostly focused on the emission of neutrinos from supernovae and near compact objects like black holes. She graduates with degrees in physics specializing in astronomy and engineering physics and will be continuing to pursue her research interests when she begins her PhD studies in astrophysics in the fall of 2019.
Lyndsay Hauber
Lyndsay Hauber received her Bachelor of Science Honours in the Department of Geological Sciences at the UofS where she studied treatment of dissolved metals in petroleum coke leachate for her undergraduate research project. Over the course of her studies she has held several executive positions in the Ore Gangue undergraduate student group and in the organizing committee for the World Mining Competition – an international multidisciplinary undergraduate student competition held annually in Saskatoon. Her passion for geology shines through in her outreach work for the department, providing geology-focused presentations and activities tailored to elementary, middle and high school students. While completing her degree, she held several teaching assistantships in physical geology, mineralogy and geochemistry. Lyndsay is looking forward to putting her years of study to use in the mineral exploration industry.
Tristan Heisler
Throughout Tristan’s UofR studies he has received 31 prestigious engineering awards, scholarships and prizes, including the University Medal in 2017 and the UofR Academic Gold Prize three times. Tristan was also in the Cooperative Education Program and worked at iQmetrix in Regina for all four of his co-op work terms as a software design engineer and a software developer. Tristan’s Capstone Project was titled, “No Patience”, a web application that assists both patients and doctors by attempting to address the long wait times in medical clinics. Tristan was an exceptional leader throughout his four years in engineering. He volunteered with Regina Engineering Students’ Society in several executive roles. Tristan has already begun his career in software systems engineering and is working at iQmetrix as a software developer.