About the Education Committee
The mandate of the Education Committee is to identify and address issues and problems concerning all aspects of the continuing education of society members. The Education Committee is also concerned with the involvement of students in the Society, as well as the geotechnical education at Canadian universities.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Education Committee consists of the following members:
Chair
Pooneh Maghoul
University of Manitoba
Vice Chair
Kshama Roy
Northern Crescent Inc.
Secretary
E. Maria Skordaki
Royal Military College of Canada
Administrator
Student Competitions
Ryley Beddoe
Royal Military College of Canada
Chair
CFG Fellowship Selection
Paul Simms
Carleton University
Member
Ariane Locat
Laval University
Member
Nicholas Vlachopoulos
Royal Military College of Canada
Member
E. Maria Skordaki
Royal Military College of Canada
Member
Ahmed Fahmy
Golder Associates
Member
Mecckey El Sharnouby
Atlantic Industries Limited
Member
Ramy Saadeldin
Stantec
Member
Cheng Lin
University of Victoria
Member
Adam Sevi
Norwich University
Member
Ryley Beddoe
Royal Military College of Canada
Webinar Series: Future of Geotechnical Education at the University Level
Past webinars can be found here.
Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique Michael Bozozuk National Graduate Scholarship
The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship, valued at $5,000(CAD), was established by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique in 2007 on the occasion of the 60th Canadian Geotechnical Conference. Please check the “CFG National Graduate Scholarships 2023” in the “Reports/Documents” section for details on this award.
The Dennis Becker Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique M.Sc. Student Award
The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique is offering a $5,000(CAD) award to a full-time post-graduate student at a master’s level attending a Canadian university whose research focus is directly related to the field of geotechnique. The award is granted primarily based on academic excellence, the purpose and relevance of the research project to the practice of geotechnique, and the quality of the research summary. Please check the “CFG National Graduate Scholarships 2023” in the “Reports/Documents” section for details on this award.
GEOpardy!
Following the successful GEOpardy! event sponsored by Golder Associates at the Pan-Am Conference in 2011 and the annual CGS conferences since, the committee will work with WSP to continue this event for the 2023 conference in Saskatoon.