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<Original Signed By> Site C Clean Energy Project Joint Review Panel Public Hearing Procedures Attachment C – Public Hearing Registration Form This attachment outlines the process for registering to participate in the public hearing. When registering, please include the following information: Full name Organization Email address Mailing address Telephone In a general session – Location: In a community session – Location: I intend to In a topic-specific session – Location and Topic: participate In writing Orally (I request ___ minutes to present) If you require translation, specify language Please submit a synopsis of the information to be presented (attach a separate sheet if necessary) 1 Peter Bobrowsky, Ph.D. NRCan’s expert in engineering geology (landslides, paleoseismicity, aggregate studies) Natural Resources Canada Geological Survey of Canada 610, Booth Street Ottawa K1A 0E8 Current Occupation: Senior Research Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada (Natural Resources Canada), since 2002 Adjunct Full Professor, Simon Fraser University, since 2006 Education: 1989 Ph.D. (Quaternary Geology of Northern Rocky Mountain Trench, British Columbia) University of Alberta, Alberta 1982 M.A. (Paleoenvironmental studies using gastropods) Simon Fraser University, British Columbia 1979 B.Sc. (Geology) University of Alberta, Alberta 1977 B.A. (Anthropology) University of Alberta, Alberta Professional Experience: Dr. Bobrowsky has worked with the Geological Survey of Canada since 2002 where he has focussed his interests and obligations on landslide related research. During this period of work at the GSC he has worked on landslide issues around the world. From 1989 to 2002 he worked with the British Columbia Geological Survey Branch studying all aspects of terrain geology across British Columbia including NE BC. His PhD thesis was centered on the Northern Rocky Mountain Trench north of Williston Lake. Dr. Bobrowsky’s current research activities include the application and testing of various methods to monitor slope movement in British Columbia. He is also spearheading a government initiative to provide guidelines and best practices documents for landslide studies completed by the professional landslide community in Canada. During his career he has published over 300 maps, reports, abstracts, books and articles on a variety of topics. As an adjunct professor he taught several courses for 10 years at the University of Victoria, supervised 4 BSc and 5 MSc student theses; was a committee member for 9 MSc and 1 PhD theses and was an external examiner for 5 MSc., and 2 PhD theses. He has mentored 28 students and 2 international Visiting Scientists at the GSC since 2002. During his tenure at the BC Geological Survey he was responsible for coordinating, developing and publishing both the Terrain Mapping Guidelines and Terrain Stability Guidelines for the Province of BC now widely used by engineering geologists and others involved in forestry, fisheries, mining, etc. where surficial mapping and landslides are of concern. 1 Dr. Bobrowsky is currently the Past President of the Geological Association of Canada. He now holds or has held a number of other positions including: Secretary General and Vice President for the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), President and Vice President of the Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA), International Director for the Canadian Geoscience Council (CGC), Senior Scientific Advisor for the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE), Director for the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES), International Technical Advisor to the UNESCO Slope Instability Study of Petra, Jordan, Subject Matter Expert to Geoscientists Canada, Earth and Space Sciences Representative for the Committee on International Science, Engineering and Technology – National Research Council (CISET- NRC), Scientific Advisor to the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Heritage Programme (IUCN), Member of the Railway Ground Hazards Research Program Technical Committee (RGHRP), Member of the Canadian Geoscience Foundation (CGF), Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards, Associate Editor for Quaternary International, Associate Editor for the journal Landslides amongst others. Selected Publications: Bobrowsky, P.T., VanDine, D. and R. Couture (2014) Technical Landslide Guidelines and Best Practices for Professional Geoscientists. IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment) Congress, Turin, Italy 15 – 19 September 2014 (paper in press) Bobrowsky, P.T., Sladen, W., Huntley, D., Qing, Z., Bunce, C., Edwards, T., Hendry, M., Martin, D. and E. Choi (2014) Multi-parameter monitoring of a slow moving landslide: Ripley Site, British Columbia, Canada. IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment) Congress, Turin, Italy 15 – 19 September 2014 (paper in press) Bobrowsky, P.T. (2013) (Editor) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards. Springer, New York, 1141 pages. Couture, R., Blais-Stevens, A., Bobrowsky, P.T., B. Wang and D. VanDine (2013) Canadian technical guidelines and best practices related to landslides: a national initiative for less reduction. In: Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness, edited by K. Sassa. Springer Verlag Publishing; p. 327-334. Peppolini, S., Bobrowsky, P. and G. Di Capua (2013) Geoethics: a challenge for the research integrity in geosciences. Paper presented at the 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 5 – 8 May 2013 (paper in press) Bobrowsky, P.T. and M.J. Dominguez (2012) The Landslide Susceptibility Map of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 7228. Crow, H.L., Hunter, J.A. and P. Bobrowsky (2012) National shear wave measurement guidelines for Canadian seismic site assessment. Proceedings of the 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Society Conference, GeoManitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1-3 October 2012, 7 pages. Couture, R., Bobrowsky, P.T., Blais-Stevens, A., VanDine, D., and Wang, B. (2012) An Introduction to the Canadian Technical Guidelines and Best Practices related to Landslides. Paper accepted to the Joint 11th ISL & 2nd NASL, Banff (Canada), 4-8 June 2012, 6 pages. (Contribution to Chapter A). In: Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding, edited by E. Eberhardt, C. Froese, A.K. Turner and S. Leroueil, A. Balkema (Netherlands), pp. 217-222. Jackson, L.E., Jr. Bobrowsky, P.T. and A. Bichler (2012) Identification and Mapping – Canadian Technical Guidelines and Best Practices Related to Landslides: A National Initiative for Loss Reduction. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7059. 2 Couture, R., Bobrowsky, P.T., Blais-Stevens, A., Wang, B. and D. VanDine (2011) National Technical Guidelines and Best Practices related to Landslides: a national initiative for loss reduction. Proceedings, 5th Canadian Conference on Geohazards, Kelowna (BC), May 15-17, 2011, 6 pages, Paper #118 Clague, J.J. and P.T. Bobrowsky (2010) Natural Hazards in Canada. Geoscience Canada, 37(1):17-37. Hervas, J. and P. Bobrowsky (2009) Mapping: Inventories, Susceptibility, Hazards and Risk. In: Landslides – Disaster Risk Reduction, edited by K. Sassa and P. Canuti. Springer Verlag Publishing, p. 321-349. Lipovsky P., Evans, S.G., Clague J.J, Hopkinson C., Couture, R., Bobrowsky, P., Ekstrom G., Demuth M., Delaney K., Roberts N., Clarke G. and A. Schaeffer (2008) The July 2007 rock and ice avalanches at Mount Steele, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon. Landslides, 5:445-455 Highland, L. and P. T. Bobrowsky (2008) The Landslide Handbook – A Guide to Understanding Landslides. USGS Circular 1325. 129 pages. This book has been translated and published into the following languages: Mandarin, Spanish, Portueguese, and Japanese. The Ukrainian and Farsi versions are translated and await publication. It has won two awards. Best, M., Bobrowsky, P., Carlotto, V., Pari, W. and M. Douma (2008) Geophysical surveys at Machu Picchu, Peru: preliminary results for landslide hazard investigations. 21st SAGEEP Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 6- 10, 2008; p. 348-365. Bobrowsky, P. and H. Rickman (Editors) (2007) Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society: an interdisciplinary approach. Springer Verlag Publishing, 546 p. Awards or Honours: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 (in recognition for geoscientific contributions in Peru, China and India on behalf of the Government of Canada) International Programme on Landslides (IPL) World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Disaster Reduction (2011-2014) team recognition to the Geological Survey of Canada International Programme on Landslides (IPL) Award for Success for IPL Projects in 2011 (in recognition for Project M106 Best Practice Handbook for Landslide Hazard Mitigation 2002-2007) Edward B. Burwell Jr. Award – Engineering Geology Division, Geological Society of America for 2011 (in recognition for the co-authored publication entitled The Landslide Handbook) Eugene Shoemaker Communications Award for Best Book 2009 (in recognition for the co-authored publication entitled The Landslide Handbook – USGS Circular 1325) Government of Canada Earth Science Sector 2008 Merit Award (China-Canada and India-Canada research project success) Gold Medal 1999 - Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad (Cusco, Peru) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellowship) Geological Society of America (Student Research Award/Grant) Boreal Institute for Northern Studies
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