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Tyler Mohard wearing lab coat and hair net as he works in the SyLMAND lab

Tyler Morhart (video)

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Scientist, Beamline Responsible - SyLMAND

I am responsible for the SyLMAND beamline at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron facility.
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Learning About Lux: Light and Solar Eclipses

Lessons

Students will observe, measure, record and graph light levels during a real or simulated solar eclipse.

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Tyler Morhart (he/him)

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Scientist, Beamline Responsible - SyLMAND

I’m a staff scientist at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron facility. I am responsible for the SyLMAND beamline.
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Sarah Elliott-Le Dreff (she/her)

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Senior Manager, Project Controls

I lead a team that provides cost, schedule, risk, and reporting services to the Darlington New Nuclear Project, which will build Canada's first grid scale Small Modular Reactor.
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Michael Leger standing in front of a boat tied to dock.

Michel Leger (he/him/they)

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Hydrographer

I use sound and light to measure, describe and map the ocean floor.
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Chemistry in the Aluminum Industry

Backgrounders

Learn about the role of chemistry in the aluminum industry.

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Carillon Hydroelectric Power Station, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec

Generating Electricity: Hydroelectric Power

STEM Explained

Learn how moving water can be used to generate electricity. This is called hydroelectric power generation.

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Andrea Bellingham

Andrea Bellingham (she/her)

Career Profiles

Emergency Management Programs Officer (Nuclear Engineer)

I work to prevent potential nuclear emergencies.
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Jigang Zhou (he/him)

Career Profiles

Senior Industrial Scientist

I use synchrotron techniques to do scientific research that helps companies create new products.
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Brittany Tyler (she/her)

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Officer

I negotiate and implement Canada's nuclear non-proliferation import and export policy.
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Evaline Warmels

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Mechatronic Engineer

I design, build, and test devices that use electricity to do something that a human couldn't do on their own.
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Exploring Physical and Chemical Changes

Lessons

Students observe and classify physical and chemical changes of matter.

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Evaline Warmels with lunar rover in background.

Evaline Warmels (Video)

Career Profiles

Mechatronical Engineer

As an electrical engineer at Canadensys, I help build robots (lunar landers) that will explore the surface of the moon.
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Mike Stanzel

Career Profiles

Technical Sales Manager

I’m a sales professional who specializes in selling technical or scientific products.
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Megan Katz

Prosthetic Technician

Megan is a prosthetic technician who makes and repairs artificial limbs.
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