The following members of the local geoscience community that will be presenting are:

• Jim Bamburak, Industrial Minerals Geologist, Manitoba Geological Survey
Title: Earth Resources - Applied Geology & Sustainable Development
Biography: Jim Bamburak received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geology (Stratigraphy) from the University of Manitoba. He has \worked for the Minerals Division of the Provincial Government, since 1975 in various positions. Since 1990 he has been an Industrial Minerals Geologist with the Manitoba Geological Survey. Jim currently focuses on Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn mineralization and shallow gas potential in Manitoba. Jim has a long association with EdGEO dating back to the 1970s.


• Bill Mandziuk, Instructor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba


• Karen Mathers, TetrES Consultants
Title: Earth Resources - Soils and Groundwater
Biography: Karen Mathers earned her Masters Degree in Geological Sciences from the University of Manitoba in 1999. She is a Registered Professional Geoscientist in Manitoba. Her specialty is in the detection, evaluation and rehabilitation of contaminated groundwater and soils. A Principal at Tetr/ES/ Consultants Inc. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she is responsible for Tetr/ES/’ Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) practice and has managed and/or conducted more than 100 such assessments since 1998.


• John Murray, K-12 Science Consultant, Manitoba Education & Literacy


• Graham Young, Curator of Geology and Paleontology, Manitoba Museum
Title: Using Tyndall Stone Fossils in Science Teaching
Biography: Graham Young received a B.Sc. in biology from the University of New Brunswick and an M.Sc. in paleontology from the University of Toronto. After completing a Ph.D. at the University of New Brunswick in 1988, Graham spent two years in Newcastle, England, studying fossils from the Island of Gotland, Sweden. He moved to Winnipeg in 1990 and has worked at the Manitoba Museum since 1993.


At the Museum, Graham’s curatorial work involves all aspects of geology and paleontology. He is responsible for building the collections, dealing with public inquiries, and preparing exhibits. Over the years, Graham’s research has become broader in scope, moving from specialist studies of fossil corals, towards research on ancient environments, ecosystems, and unusual fossils such as jellyfish and horseshoe crabs. Most of his current field research is on sites in the Grand Rapids Uplands and elsewhere in northern Manitoba.


• Jeff Young, Instructor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba
Title: Using Minerals to Teach Concepts in Science
Biography: Jeff Young received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Manitoba. He has taught at the University of Manitoba since 1992. He has a varied teaching porfolio, but focuses on courses with a significant outdoors or hands-on component, including structural geology, field mapping, volcanology and planetary science. Jeff coordinates outreach activities for the Department of Geological Sciences. Over the years he as given numerous presentation at SAG and visited many schools in the Winnipeg area and surrounding communities. School presentations largely focus on the Grade 4 and 7 curricula, but Jeff has also visited high schools to discuss such topics as absolute and relative age dating and kindergarten classes to discuss minerals and teeth.