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Sending astronauts to space, building an instrument to scan an asteroid, discovering and exploring new planets, developing new technologies that will find their way back to Earth and better the lives of Canadians: These are some of the themes of my daily meetings.

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As the Hebron Project Accounting Coordinator, I work with my team to steward all project expenditures and ensure we stay within budget (no small feat for a multi-billion project).

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Whether it is instructing some games to play at recess, asking companies for sponsorship or answering emails, my role encompasses anything and everything.

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As a University professor, I teach and lead students in research projects. I am also the Curator in Charge of the collection of Invertebrate Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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Like most nursing jobs, I never really know what to expect when I get in to work each day. However, this role is very different from what people would commonly call nursing.

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Procurement is the process of obtaining the goods and services required by an Organization. This is usually done through contractual arrangements we put in place and we make sure that our contractors or suppliers follow their contract and deliver these items on time, for the agreed upon costs, and of the quality stated.

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In this role I interface regularly across the project team and our external stakeholders. I report to and support the senior project manager. I also lead focused teams to resolve a wide range of issues. I am responsible for making sure our partners are informed on the progress of the project and have been engaged when necessary on decisions.

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I examine geologic information to understand oil and gas reservoirs. To do this I use seismic data, well logs, and core samples. I use this information to estimate how much oil and gas is in the reservoir. I then create 3-dimensional models of the subsurface. These models are used to determine where to drill and how to best produce the hydrocarbon reserves.

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My main job is to evaluate data that are collected in wellbores drilled deep into subsurface oil fields. This data provides information to help us understand the distribution of hydrocarbons deep underground. It also tells us the amount of hydrocarbons present and helps in planning where future wells will be drilled.

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At BCCDC, I use DNA sequencing to understand how outbreaks of infectious disease start and how they spread. When not tracking bugs, I can often be found on CBC's The Nature of Things, guest-hosting science documentaries!

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