Today we
will be starting a series on the students who have been the primary organizers
of the research field trip. We will start the series with Jaylem Manhas. He is
one of the two Graduating Class Representatives who are the responsible for the
organization of the trip. Bradley St. Pierre is the second Graduating Class
Representative.
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| Jaylem in Colombia |
Name: Jaylem Manhas
Bio: Jaylem was born in Nanaimo, BC.
His parents are both from India, having both immigrated at an early age. Jaylem
was raised in Victoria and attended elementary and high school there. Next, he
spent one year at the University of Victoria studying sciences. He then
transferred to UBC and into the engineering program.
Why He Went
into Mining: "If
you asked me if I wanted to be an mining engineer when I was 18 I would have
called you crazy. Before coming to UBC I was in Sciences at Uvic
(Chemistry). I decided that I needed to pursue something more practical
so I came to UBC thinking I would take CHBE. In my first year I made the
effort to get exposed to all disciplines and liked what I saw in mining.
After going to a few information sessions, meeting and hanging out with
some students and speaking with professors I decided the mining industry is
where I belong."
Work
Experience:
- Taseko Mines (Gibraltar) -
Williams Lake, BC Canada
- Imperial Metals (Mt Polley)
- Williams Lake, BC Canada
- Cerrejon Coal
(Cerrejon) - Mushaisa, La Guajira Colombia
- Teck Coal (Fording River) -
Elkford, BC Canada
Future
Work: Jaylem
will be working for Kinross (one of our sponsors) as part of the Generation Gold
program.
Travel
Experience: USA,
Mexico, Japan, China, England, France, Italy, Colombia
Research
Trip Responsibilities:
- Getting students motivated to work together as a group in organizing and planning the field trip
- Ensuring we are able to
raise the funds necessary to make the trip successful
- Create a timeline and set
deadlines for milestones that help us move towards making the trip
possible. Holding students to those deadlines
- Run the weekly seminar
updating students on progress
- Facilitating students in
completing their tasks. Ex: helping with mine contact, booking
flights, etc…
- Coordinating other
graduating activities. Ex: grad fees, iron ring…
Jaylem's
vast work and travel experience is a true asset to the graduating class field
trip to Turkey. His organization, determination and problem solving have
allowed the field trip planning to progress ahead of schedule and on budget.
Jaylem and Bradley have been the root cause of the success of the field trip
planning so far.
In the
next post in this series, we will profile Bradley St. Pierre, Graduating Class
Co-Representative.
