Leading Lady Blog

Every month, WGC features a woman geoscientist, who is just like you and me. The blogs tells how they entered the field, how their careers have evolved, and what diversity and inclusion mean to them.

This month, Anelda van Staden

WGC Webinar October 2022 

Please join Women Geoscientists Canada for our September webinar with Nichola McKay PGeo

When: October 19th, 2022
at 1:00 PM PST/ 4:00 PM EST

Talk title: Geometallurgy- an interesting blend of Geology and Metallurgy

Register Here

Join WGC for Fall 2022 Summit

When: Nov.4

Virtual

10 AM-1 PM PT Or 1 PM- 4 PM EST

Join WGC for the Fall 2022 summit with 4 interesting talks and a virtual networking event!

Here is the list of talks and speakers:

1- Feeling relieved: A roadmap for creating bathroom-positive fieldwork culture
Speakers: M. E. Snyder, M. A. Reynolds, A. C. Brett-Adams
Snyder (they/them) is an Assistant Professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Merilie has a PhD in economic geology and has also worked in the minerals exploration industry.

2- The Role of Microbes in Mine Wastewater Treatment
Speaker: Donya Saghattchi, Founder, COO, Amplytica Inc.

3- We measure what we value: WIM Brasil KPI's
Speaker: Julia Mattioli, PhD candidate, UQAM (Montreal)

4- Close encounters of the Mineralogy kind.
Speaker: Anelda van Staden
Anelda holds a Ph.D. in geology and is a senior process mineralogist with Teck Metals and a current WGC director!

More about our speakers and the talk abstracts will be updated on WGC website during this month!

Love geoscience too?

Present your work!

Please email womengeoscientistscanada@gmail.com to book a webinar slot !

Got field photos from this summer featuring women in geoscience?

Share them with us and we'll show them on our social media, website, etc

Email womengeoscientistscanada@gmail.com

Looking for a new opportunity?

The #jobs channel in our Slack community is lit! See all sorts of job listings for junior and senior positions, geologists and geophysicists, all across Canada!