Hendrik Falck, a Northwest Territories-based geologist and geoscientist, is the recipient of the 2022 Canadian Federation of Earth Scientists (CFES) Mentorship Award.

FalckSA国际影视传媒檚 most recent award recognizes the SA国际影视传媒渟ustained and inspirational mentorship of colleagues and employees including peers, graduate students, undergraduate students and technicians,SA国际影视传媒� according to information from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), his employer.

CFES is an umbrella organization that represents a federation of earth science societies and associations across Canada.

Falck, manager of geology and resource royalty policy with the GNWT, said his role models demonstrated to him SA国际影视传媒渢he value of supporting peers and students to accomplish territory- and nationwide aims.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淭he goal is to solve problems together,SA国际影视传媒� he stated. SA国际影视传媒淢entorship is about working to create, encourage and support connections between academic, government and industry professionals in order find passionate people who want to engage in understanding and solving Northern problems. It is ensuring that those people access each otherSA国际影视传媒檚 skills, are capable of doing the work and do it safely.SA国际影视传媒�

Falck, who resides in Yellowknife, added that itSA国际影视传媒檚 gratifying to become colleagues with people whose careers he was involved with at their start.

His nomination was submitted by Garth Kirkham, a long-time colleague, with support from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

The nomination reads: SA国际影视传媒淲ith his broad experience and a generous mandate to conduct research that encourages exploration for the future economic engines of the territory, Hendrik has supported the research and experience of nearly 100 students and young professionals. Using his contacts with industry, academia and government, he has developed a wide array of research projects from identifying the research problem, advocating for the research funds, developing the logistics to support the project and participating in the fieldwork.SA国际影视传媒�

Falck previously received the nationally recognized Canadian Professional Geoscientist Award in 2020.

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