CELEBRATING TOMORROW’S LEADERS
Every year, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) recognizes engineering and geoscience graduates at the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan for outstanding academic achievements and leadership. Meet the next generation of innovation.
GOLD MEDAL AWARD WINNERS
Katelynn Brown was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and earned her Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Geology at the University of Saskatchewan. Katelynn’s rock collection (and her passion for geology) began to flourish at the age of nine after she stumbled across a brachiopod fossil in an alleyway one fateful evening. Over the past three years, she has taken great pleasure in working as a mineralogy teaching assistant at the U of S and as a summer student in the exploration and mining divisions at Cameco Corporation. Katelynn has been an executive member of the Ore Gangue Students’ Society for the past two years, holding the positions of treasurer, vice president and president. She has also received a number of awards over the years for her academic and leadership accomplishments. With a sincere fascination of the earth sciences—and an endless devotion to upgrading her rock collection – Katelynn ultimately strives to fulfill her childhood dream: getting paid to play with rocks. Daniel McCloskey was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta before coming to the University of Saskatchewan to study engineering. He is graduating from Physics-Engineering Physics with a program average of 95 per cent. During his studies, he has been a research assistant for the University Waterloo’s Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Group and for the University of Saskatchewan’s Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Group (Beamteam). He was a co-author of a paper on “Certifying the Presence of a Photonic Qubit by Splitting It in Two” for the Physical Review. He is the recipient of over 16 awards, scholarships and prizes. He has pursued his passion for science in his free time by serving as vice-president of SaskInvent, as a design team member at Cameco Spectrum 2016 and other volunteer student activities. He plans to continue his studies by pursuing his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Britney Laturnus has earned her B.Sc. at the University of Regina graduating in Spring 2017. She is very passionate in all areas of geology and is particularly interested in stratigraphy, hydrogeology and mining practices. During her undergrad she completed two work terms in the Mine Engineering department at Mosaic Potash, where she especially enjoyed spending time in the field. Britney was actively involved in student activities serving as Vice President of the DM Kent Club of Geology in 2015-2016. Since completing her undergrad, Britney is now pursuing a Masters in Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in which she plans to expand her knowledge in the oil and gas industry and its relations to hydrogeology. Adam Tilson’s academic career has achieved a final UGPA of over 94 per cent. He has been on the Dean’s Honor List eight times and has achieved a TGPA of over 90 per cent every semester in his academic studies. He has been the recipient of a substantial number of prestigious scholarships and awards. In addition to the APEGS Gold Medal, he is receiving the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Medal. Adam chose to pursue a degree in software systems engineering. With hard work and dedication, he has accomplished several significant and challenging projects. His final Capstone Project was entitled, “marbl” which is a 3D physics-based networkmultiplayer Android game made with the Unity engine.
Adam volunteered with the Regina Engineering Students’ Society, including serving as the VP Academic for one year. Adam started an Extra Life Gaming Team which raised money for Children’s Hospitals. He led tutoring sessions in engineering and math, assisted in software systems engineering research and faculty web design, was a Supplemental Instruction Leader in computer science, and was a teaching assistant in the Faculty of Engineering for seven semesters.
Adam has been accepted to the Master’s of Applied Science, Software Systems Engineering Program. He is looking forward to new and challenging opportunities in the future. In an increasingly global economy, Saskatchewan’s professional engineers and geoscientists provide the insight, innovation and confidence necessary for sustainable growth. Find out more about APEGS and ACECSK at www.apegs.ca and www.acec-sk.ca.