Personnel and sources

Personnel

  • Instigators: Prof. Philippe Tortell, Prof. Christian Schoof
  • Project leads: Prof. Roger Beckie, Prof. Christian Schoof
  • Project coordinator and researcher: Francis Jones (Lecturer)
  • Student workers: Kristie Tai (ATSC student, summer 2022)
P. Tortell

P. Tortell

F. Jones

F. Jones

C. Schoof

C. Schoof

R. Beckie

R. Beckie.

 

 

 

 

The complete list of 22 EOAS faculty listed as team members on the proposal includes: Philippe Tortell, Christian Schoof, Eldad Haber, Phil Austin, Stephanie Waterman, Susan Allen, Ali Ameli, Roger Beckie, Uli Mayer, Michael Bostock, Catherine Johnson, Mark Jellinek, Richard Pawlowicz, Valentina Radic, Roland Stull, Rachel White, AnaÏs Orsi, Mitch D’Arcy, Tara Ivanochko, Erik Eberhardt, Scott, McDougall, and Brett Gilley.

Others who contributed time and expertise: Carrie Hunter (CTLT), Kimberly Rawes (UBC Career Services), Craig Nichol (UBC-OK), Alison Jolley (STLF in EOAS, 2018-2020).

Funding: AER funding approved. Department has assigned a lead, committee members, and dedicated support of one part time geophysicist / education specialist.

Sources

This is a list of source types, not a reference list. It includes information gathered prior to and during the QuEST project.

  1. Information about geoscience careers from AGI, NAGT, AGU, EGBC, SERC, etc..
  2. Scholarly literature about career preparation, student motivation and learning. See references.
  3. Valuable advice was obtained from – and several research reports were generously prepared by – UBC educational experts, mainly Carey Hunter at UBC’s CTLT and Kimberley Rawes at UBC’s Career Services.
  4. General information from UBC sources (course outcomes, demographics, degree programs, courses, etc.).
  5. Engagement with peers and alumni individually or at conferences & workshops, (eg C. Nichols, BCGS and KEGS members, Earth Educator’s Rendezvous 2023, email exchanges with academic peers).
  6. Interviews or discussions with EOAS faculty.
  7. Information about teaching, learning and courses gathered from EOAS instructors.
  8. Student survey data, including course or program feedback.
  9. EOAS course materials (eg. syllabi).