Rare opportunity to learn field skills from professionals!
What’s going on?
The Environmental Chemistry Course Union is working with local environmental professionals to teach students real life career skills that will give them an edge in the job market.
We will be hosting two weekend modules this March. Students can register for any or all of them. The tentative cost is $25 for each module.
Format of each individual module:
Background reading (less than 1 hour)
In-person field work (2-3 hours)
Desktop component (1-2 hours)
What you will gain:
Certificate of completion
Experience in the environmental sector
Professional contacts at local firms
Contaminated Sites - Stages 1 & 2
Saturday March 12th - 8AM @ Glenmore Landfill
Noelle has 4 years of experience in the role of an environmental scientist. Most of her work has been in the realm of contaminated sites where she has been involved in carrying out field work and technical report writing, and has had opportunities to help with coordinating and managing projects.
Her field work was focused on water quality sampling, intrusive soil investigations, soil vapour sampling and remediation programs.
Noelle will be introducing Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs).
This course will cover:
The purpose and fundamentals of Phase 1 and Phase 2 ESAs
Common field techniques for Phase 2 assessments
Noelle Richardson, M.Sc., G.I.T. - Environmental Scientist @ Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Megan Ludwig, M.Sc., P.Ag. - Water and Soils Resources Scientist @ Associated Environmental
Land Capability Classifications for Agricultural Planning and Permitting
Saturday March 19th - 11AM @ front of UNC building
Megan has 6 years of experience in applied water resources and soils research and consulting. She has worked on a variety of projects, with a focus on sustainable development of agricultural lands in BC, water quality and water resource management, and agricultural impact assessments.
Megan will be introducing the basics of agricultural planning to students.
This course will cover:
High-level soils identification
The classification of lands potential for agricultural use