The Outreach Effect
APEGGA and its members love to develop and nurture an interest in the sciences, math and engineering among Alberta students. A few samples of that outreach effect appear on this page.

Exhibit A (top) — Have Science, Will Smile. Grade 3 students at Timberlea School in Fort McMurray learn just how simple a science concept can be, thanks to a presentation on hearing and sound. Presenter was Christian West, E.I.T., the outreach coordinator for APEGGA’s Fort McMurray Branch.

Exhibit B (right) — Gold Medal Projects. Spencer Rozak, a Grade 6 student at Chinook Park Elementary School in Calgary, wants to become a mechanical engineer and is interested in robotics. Here, he poses after winning a gold medal — as well as an APEGGA award — for his project comparing the strengths of various engineered wood and natural wood structural beams. The project was part of the Calgary Youth Science Fair in March. “The science fair is a lot of fun and I learned tons. Thank you APEGGA for the award and for liking my project,” said Spencer. He comes from a family with many APEGGA members, including his father, Tom Rozak, P.Geol., and his uncle Barry Rozak, P.Eng.

Also receiving APEGGA awards at the science fair were Zachary Hall of the Calgary Jewish Academy, in the earth sciences, elementary, category; Oliver Horner, St. Gregory School, earth sciences, secondary; Varun Sriram, Tom Baines Junior High School, engineering, secondary.

Exhibit C (left) — Put It Into Words. The value of solid communications is widely recognized in the engineering community. Thanks to an invitation from Grant MacEwan College, APEGGA now presents an annual best essay award to a student enrolled in the college’s engineering transfer program and taking English 199.

Here, Chad Robinson, left, receives his award from Clint Dietze, P.Eng., chair of the APEGGA Edmonton Branch. The idea for the award came to APEGGA from instructor Paul Lumsden of the college and Dr. Shelley Lorimer, P.Eng., who chairs the college’s engineering program.