Team:Calgary/Safety
Safety in the project
Craig Shand, Co-owner and operator of Shand Farms Ltd. and an agronomist with Chinook Agronomists Inc., helped us tremendously at the beginning of our research period by giving us vital insights into how our project would affect the lives of Canadian farmers.
Randall Weselake, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta, used his years of experience in commercial oil processing to provide feedback on how our project could be scaled up to an industrial size.
Research Scientists at the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), was an excellent resource on oilseed processing, having served as a research scientist at the CGC for the last 19 years.
Angela Brackenreed, agronomy specialist at the Alberta Canola Council, informed us on the current procedures that canola farmers use to mitigate the occurance of green seed in their crops.
Kyle Makila, Darren Walkey, Peter Waldner, senior staff at Pleasant Valley Oil Mills, gave us a look into how oil processing companies function.
Dallas Gade, Manager of Engineering at Richardson Oilseed, was kind enough to respond to our cold-calling attempts and arranged for us to meet with his team in person at Richardson’s processing plant in Lethbridge. Our meeting gave us a lot of insight into the economics of the canola industry and the subtle nuances of the oil purification process.
Ward Toma, General Manager of Alberta Canola Producers Commission
Safety in the Lab
David Bailey, CEO of Genome Alberta ...
Anita Ludwar, Business Developments Operations at Genome Alberta, ...
Patrick Wu, Life Science and Synthetic Biology Marketing Consultant, was kind enough to watch our presentation and offer constructive criticism as to how to sell our narrative.Dr. Gijs van Rooijen, Chief Scientific Officer at Genome Alberta, having over 20 patents to his name, helped us understand the process of commercializing an agricultural biotechnology.