Interim Coordinator

Mount Royal University

International Director CFES

Katherine is fascinated by the processes that form the “Earth beneath our feet”. She is the Director for the Community Science Liaison program that strives to embed place- and curriculum-based citizen science programs in Canadian kindergarten to grade 12 classrooms. Teachers appreciate these projects because they bring the real world into their classrooms, students feel empowered because they contribute towards improved understanding of their scientific-environmental backyards and scientists get rejuvenated passions for their disciplines through these student’s enthusiasm and energetic approaches to these programs.

Katherine is also a very passionate promoter of the geosciences and has just recently developed a model to change the general public perception of the geosciences through national and international collaborations across these geoscience communities represented by various components of this Canadian bid to host IGC 2028.

In addition to being the Chair for the CNC – IUGS and the International Director for the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences; Katherine developed significant management, leadership and communication skills through her 33 years in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserves (RCNR) where she was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee medal for her combined service to the RCNR and the geoscience academic community.

Mount Royal University

Benjamin G. Daniels is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Mount Royal University. He is interested in numerous topics in geoscience, including sedimentology, stratigraphy, geochronology, basin analysis, and hydrogeology.

University of Alberta

President CNC IAH

Brian is a Research Associate and Instructor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. His work focuses on discovering and sharing the story of groundwater through a blend of isotopic, geochemical, numerical modelling, and physical hydrogeology techniques. He is the current president of the International Association of Hydrogeologists - Canadian National Chapter (IAH-CNC).

Scientific Program Subcommittee Co-Chair

Board of Directors - Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada

Charles Beaudry is a seasoned mining executive with over 40 years of experience in project generation, business development, and international project management. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from University of Ottawa (1979) and a Masters degree from McGill University (1983). Charles is a Professional Geoscientist and permitted to work in Ontario (PGeo) and Quebec (géo). He has been involved in a number of deposit discoveries during his carreer and worked with Noranda/Falconbridge (now Glencore) from 1989 to 2006 and worked overseas in Brazil (country manager 1996-2001) and Papua New Guinea (2004-05). In 2008-2009 he was General Manager for Iamgold Inc. and from 2010 to 2013 he was founding President of Xmet Inc., outlining a 850,000 ounce gold deposit in the Abitibi greenstone belt. Charles is currently VP Exploration for QC Copper and Gold Inc. and just published a 100MT copper-gold open pit deposit in Chapais, Quebec.

University of Calgary - Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment

cmhender@ucalgary.ca

(403) 975-9011

Charles Henderson has a BSc and MSc from the University of British Columbia and PhD from the University of Calgary.

He worked for Esso Resources following his MSc and is currently a Professor at the University of Calgary since 1989. He was head of the department from 2012 to 2015.

His research focuses primarily on refinement of the International Time Scale for the Permian System and the Permian-Triassic boundary interval. He has conducted this research on six continents, but especially in Arctic Canada, western Canada, western USA and South China. Recognition of his research career on conodont biostratigraphy, evolution and paleobiology culminated with the award of the Pander Medal in 2024.

Previously he chaired the XIV International Congress on Carboniferous and Permian (ICCP) in 1999 and the 2nd International Conodont Symposium (ICOS) in 2009 at the University of Calgary. He is a past-Chair of the Subcommission on Permian Stratigraphy (SPS) and incoming Secretary-General of the International Commission on Stratigraphy. He is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Geological Society of America.

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Craig Scott is the Director of Preservation & Research at the Tyrrell Museum. He is a vertebrate palaeontologist that specializes in mammals from the Late Cretaceous and early Palaeogene of western Canada.

Ducks Unlimited

Cynthia is a geoscientist and conservationist who blends her industry background in the energy sector with a focus on safeguarding Canadian watersheds and ecosystems. With a cross-disciplinary outlook, she facilitates industry engagement in protecting and enhancing biodiversity, sensitive ecosystem preservation, watershed protection, and nature-based carbon sequestration solutions.

CGS

David is a bachelor in geological engineering with an emphasis on geotechnics, and graduated from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal in 2007. He has since then spent 17 years in the consulting industry, with experiences and projects spanning across Canada and internationally. David has had the opportunity to participate in various small scale to big scale projects in both mining and civil engineering. In recent years, David was heavily involved in the geotechnical design and construction support for the Centre Block Rehabilitation project in Ottawa.

David is currently the Group Manager for Ground Engineering on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and is an accredited engineer in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario.

Mount Royal University

Jerry is an enthusiastic geoscientist and a member of the International Venus Research Group (IVRG). He advocates for community engagement and volunteerism, fostering collaboration among geoscientists across Canada and globally.

Jerry is a dedicated adventurer, nature lover, and marathon runner, who is excited to contribute to the International Geoscience Conference  with a passion for education, research, and exploration.

Simon Fraser University

University of Calgary

Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria

Martin is a Senior Staff Scientist at Ocean Networks Canada and an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria. He earned a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington and holds an M.Sc. in Exploration Geophysics from Leeds University. His current fields of work are gas hydrates, seafloor dynamics and geological storage of CO2.

Scientific Program Subcommittee Co-Chair

University of Waterloo

Murdoch McKinnon is completing his PhD in Geography at the University of Waterloo. His research is focused on the restoration of ecosystem function in wetlands disturbed by industrial development. He seeks to improve our understanding of environmental controls on vegetation re-establishment in support of developing novel restoration strategies.

Emeritus GSC

Peter Bobrowsky is an Engineering Geologist interested in Quaternary studies primarily related to landslides and paleotsunamis, as well as geoethics, medical geology, aggregate research and paleoenvironmental studies. Former President of CANQUA, the International Consortium on Landslides and the Geological Association of Canada and Secretary General of the International Union of Geological Sciences. His vitae includes almost 500 technical publications and work experience across the globe (Canada, China, Europe, India, Africa, South America, etc.).

Research Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada

Vice President, Geothermal Canada

Steve is a geochemist whose research focuses of geothermal energy as a source of clean an renewable energy to meet demands in Canada. He also works on extreme environments from the modern through to ancient earth history. His work includes study of drivers of mass extinctions and other hyperthermal events throughout the Phanerozoic.